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Isaac Saul

I'm a politics reporter who grew up in Bucks County, PA — one of the most politically divided counties in America. I'm trying to fix the way we consume political news.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking in 2019. Image: Gage Skidmore

Yes, I'd like to briefly defend Gavin Newsom.

Gavin Newsom
Destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip on March 18, 2025. (Photo by Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

The war in Gaza resumes.

Inmates at El Salvador's 'Terrorism Confinement Center' (CECOT). (Photo by Press Secretary Of The Presidency Of El Salvador via Getty Images)

Trump, El Salvador, and the Alien Enemies Act.

Donald Trump
The USS Harry S. Truman departing Greece | U.S. Navy photo by Paul Farley

Trump strikes the Houthis.

Yemen
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer | wikimedia commons

Democrats split after short-term funding bill passes.

Senate
Your questions, answered.

Your questions, answered.

Reader mailbag
Can Senate Democrats prevent a government shutdown?

Can Senate Democrats prevent a government shutdown?

Congress
Image: Rawpixel | The National Parks Service

The U.S.–Canada trade war.

Canada
Gaza Solidarity Encampment at Columbia University on its fourth day | Wikimedia Commons

Columbia University's funding cut and Mahmoud Khalil's arrest.

Columbia University
Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a frightening turn.

Mahmoud Khalil's arrest is a frightening turn.

U.S. Department of Education | Chris Zuback-Skees, Flickr

Dismantling the Department of Education.

Education Department
Omri meeting his grandmother. Photo: Isaac Saul

My thoughts on parenting and politics after 6 weeks of fatherhood.

Personal essay
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