Readers, take out your crystal ball and write the script for what you think (not wish) will happen on Election Day and in its aftermath. Possible plot elements: Will the same candidate win the popular vote and the Electoral College? Will there be challenges and chaos? Will courts get involved? We plan to publish a […]

Security forces in Nigeria open fire on protesters. By Natasha Frost Good morning. We’re covering the killing of protesters in Nigeria by security forces, Pope Francis’ support for same-sex civil unions and Azerbaijan’s enthusiasm for war. At least 12 protesters killed in Nigeria Tens of thousands of people have been protesting for weeks against a […]

A potentially game-changing lawsuit against Google. By Natasha Frost Good morning. We’re covering the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against Google, a mysterious string of illnesses in U.S. diplomats and spies and deepening ties between Israel and the U.A.E. Britain initiates plans for human challenge trials Scientists at Imperial College London plan to deliberately infect volunteers […]

To the Editor: The number of justices on the Supreme Court is not fixed by the Constitution. Republicans denied President Obama his right to nominate a justice to the court using less than fair and honorable means. Joe Biden has the right to keep all his legal options open, and is trying to do what […]

The common view of American politics today is of a clamorous divide between Democrats and Republicans, an unyielding, inevitable clash of harsh partisan polarization. But that focus obscures another, enormous gulf — the gap between those who follow politics closely and those who don’t. Call it the “attention divide.” What we found is that most […]

In January, in what now seems like a bygone age, the writer George Packer delivered a memorable speech, “The Enemies of Writing,” for the honor of winning the Hitchens Prize. “Why is a career like that of Christopher Hitchens not only unlikely but almost unimaginable?” Packer asked. “Put another way: Why is the current atmosphere […]

What should Joe Biden’s economic policy be if he wins (and Democrats take the Senate, so that he can actually pass legislation)? I’m pretty sure I know what his economists think he should do, but I’m not equally sure that everyone on his political team fully gets it, and I’m worried that the news media […]

Before I became the center of a QAnon conspiracy theory, I followed the news about this internet cult with alarm, but also from afar. I saw it as a scary thing happening to people I didn’t know. Then QAnon followers sent me over a thousand death threats. What happened to me was a perfect QAnon […]

To the Editor: “End Our National Crisis” (editorial, Sunday Review, Oct. 18) echoes the Declaration of Independence, our country’s founding document, in style, form and substance. It offers a clear statement of purpose; a call to our past; a list of grievances; and a solution. This time, however, we are called on to vote, not […]

Bret Stephens: Good morning, Gail. I was reading on social media that Osama bin Laden is alive and well and that he’s living inside Donald Trump’s brain. Care to comment? Gail Collins: Bret, we’ve spent a lot of time listening to Trump trying to destroy Barack Obama’s legacy. Obama didn’t save the auto industry — […]