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Trump Is Closing From Behind

His final plea to voters is not about the issues that matter the most to them.

Democrats Are Ready to Run Hegseth ‘Out of Town’

A new majority might push for impeachment, but could regret it.

The Epstein-Pizzagate Connection

The seminal conspiracy theory of the Trump era gets a facelift 10 years later.

How Elon Musk Turned on Ukraine

No reliable alternatives exist to Musk’s satellite network, and Ukraine cannot survive for long without it.

Why Wouldn’t Google Tell Me Who Won the 2020 Election?

The world’s most popular AI tool dodged a consequential question.

The Trump Aide Trying to Stop a Blue Wave

James Blair, the president’s top political strategist, planned for a different midterm cycle. Then Trump attacked Iran.

Hegseth Fires a Top General

The U.S. military may be planning a return to war, but the director of planning is out.

The Variety Bag Has Ruined Halloween

Corporate consolidation and changing tastes have made kids’ holiday hauls boring.

How American Girl Doll Lost Its Way

At 40, the brand faces a midlife crisis.

He Wanted to Save Children. Instead, He Unleashed Chaos.

The American tragedy of Edgar Maddison Welch

Corruption Catches Up to MAGA

Voters’ worries about inflation and gas prices have seemed to dominate the midterms—but late polling shows another issue vaulting to the top of their list of concerns.

Can Democracy Survive the Next Financial Crash?

If the AI bubble bursts, Donald Trump will control a bailout apparatus with essentially limitless authority.

How to Lose Texas

Latinos helped put Trump in office. Now they’re over him.

‘A Man Must Eat Meat’

Why Republicans keep falsely accusing James Talarico of being a vegan

DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest

People are discovering the truth about their biological parents with DNA—and learning that incest is far more common than many think.

The Truth Physics Can No Longer Ignore

The fundamental nature of living things challenges assumptions that physicists have held for centuries.

Five Movies Worth a Repeat Watch

Our writers and editors share which films they can enjoy over and over again.

Photos: Preparing for the Day of the Dead

Images from Mexico and other Latin American communities in recent years showing preparations for Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, when people pay homage to departed family members and honor death as a part of life

This Year’s Best Horror Movies Go Beyond Jump Scares

The genre remains one of the most creatively rewarding in Hollywood.