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As Donald Trump Refuses to Concede, America Is Caught Between Crisis and Confusion
As Donald Trump refuses to concede, Joe Biden prepares to take power
I’m Facing Life in Prison for Violence Against the Thai Queen. I’m Innocent
Student Bunkueanun ‘Francis’ Paothong on how he came to face a rarely used charge of violence against the Thai queen
Georgia’s Runoffs Are About So Much More Than Senate Power
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. The balance of power in the U.S. Senate now hinges on whether Republicans can hold onto two seats in Georgia that are heading toward a January runoff. But the…
Republicans Log Wins in State Legislatures. Democrats in Congress Should Worry
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. Think the current map of congressional districts is ridiculously gerrymandered in a way that gives Republicans unfair favor? Brace yourselves. It’s about to get worse. A week after voting…
Why Joe Biden Could Face a North Korean Nuclear Standoff Before He Even Takes Office
Joe Biden will take office with North Korea more isolated, more desperate and more dangerous than ever
‘They Deserve Any Mockery They Get.’ Prank Callers Flood Trump’s Voter Fraud Hotline, Forcing the President’s Campaign to Create New Ones
This isn't the first time that Trump has inspired social media users to take action against his campaign
Why Donald Trump’s Refusal to Give Biden Keys to Office Space Matters
This article is part of the The DC Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox every weekday. As Joe Biden stood on stage on Saturday night and watched the drones dance overhead, spelling out B-I-D-E-N and P-R-E-S-I-D-E-N-T E-L-E-C-T, a different kind of tango was taking place…
Hawaii Welcomes Back Tourists—and Reignites Old Tensions
After COVID-19 devastated its tourist economy, Hawaii is taking steps toward reopening. Not everyone thinks that's a good idea
Kamala Harris and Black Women Voters Helped Joe Biden Get Elected. Here’s How America Can Do Right by Them
When Americans elected Kamala Harris Vice-President, they symbolically completed a 150-year project of recognizing the right of Black people to exercise the full franchise as citizens. In 1870, the 15th Amendment gave African American men the right to vote. In 1920, the 19th Amendment secured the franchise for women. We commemorated both of these milestones…
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Return of Empathy When America Needs It Most
When election results first began to trickle in on Tuesday, I’d already been reliving several days’ worth of PTSD from what I’d experienced in 2016. I was still a single parent then, with two young girls safely asleep in the 660-square-foot apartment we had in low-income housing, but as votes were tallied, the world around…
How Donald Trump Lost The Election
It all finally caught up to him. The lies, the outrageous boasts, the disorder and disastrous management, the rants and the race-baiting, the predatory instincts and compulsion to dominate—all the things that made President Donald Trump the ringmaster of the American political circus at last compelled a majority of voters to drive him out of…
How Joe Biden Won the White House
The former vice president's message of decency made him the man for this turbulent moment