Politics

How Pittsburgh became the early alarm bell for the DSA's rise

PITTSBURGH — The rise of the Democratic left in Pittsburgh did not happen overnight. It was built over years through patient organizing, disciplined recruiting, and a clear-eyed focus on the races that mattered most: low-turnout primaries where entrenched power was vulnerable.

America's Peak Socialism

The emergence of the Democratic Socialists of America and their political victories, from New York City across the fruited plains of Michigan and Wisconsin, all the way to Colorado, strikes many as a new thing in U.S. politics.

The Political Fight That Could Decide 2028

Jonathan Chait on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the attacks on Barack Obama’s legacy, and the Michigan Democratic Senate primary that will decide the future of the party. Plus: more Trump tariffs and Eric Cline’s 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed.

Your worst fears about cultural collapse might be true

Writer Sarah Wilson argues we’re hurtling toward the same end as ancient Rome and the Mayan civilisation – but there’s plenty to fight for

DC agency confirms police rigged crime stats the Left pinned against Trump

The Left repeatedly used local police statistics to suggest President Donald Trump was overreacting to crime in Washington, D.C. — but a watchdog agency’s report casts further doubt on the data.

Scientists who nominated Fauci for prize money received millions in NIAID funding

Two immunology researchers who nominated Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for awards that carried substantial cash prizes went on to receive millions of dollars in NIAID research funding after nominating the agency’s chief.

Fauci diaries, released by Sen. Rand Paul, touch on COVID origins and tense relationship with Trump

Updated on: July 28, 2026 / 10:57 PM EDT / CBS News

We’re Not One Election Away From Ruin

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How OBBBA Became Law: Energy Tax Credits Spark Intra-Party Feud

Hard-line Republicans in the House had won. They’d taken a sledgehammer to former President Joe Biden’s tax credits for wind and solar projects in their House-passed bill, and they had President Donald Trump’s full backing.

Five states selected as candidates for nuclear waste storage

The Trump administration has selected five states as candidate locations to take atomic waste, in the latest attempt to solve the United States’s decadeslong deadlock over long-term storage for spent nuclear fuel.

A Columbia Professor Shilled for the Confederacy. Now What?

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With the Saudi Deal, Trump Risks Aiding and Abetting a Nuclear Arms Race

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