The Supreme Court Shredded America’s ‘Most Powerful’ Law

The Voting Rights Act turns 61 on Thursday, but a recent ruling by the Supreme Court has left the landmark legislation gutted. On this anniversary, we examine the legacy and future of the VRA.

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Will This Be AIPAC’s Biggest Defeat – Ever?

Prem was on hand in Michigan to witness the nail-biter between Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens, which appears to have gone down as an astonishing failure for AIPAC.

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LIVE From Michigan: Mehdi and Prem on Abdul El-Sayed

Ilhan Omar, Brad Lander, Chris Rabb, Kat Abughazaleh, and other special guests join Zeteo as the swing state counts the votes in a historic and nail-biting Senate Democratic primary race.

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Here Are 19 - Yes, 19! - Ways Trump and Republicans Are Plotting to Rig and Steal the Midterm Elections

Attacking immigrants and Black voting power. Gutting election security. Voter purges. Threats of arrests and raids. And so much more. Trump’s assault on elections is truly unprecedented.

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Americans Live in the 'United States of Oligarchy' With Elon Musk at the Top

Read an exclusive excerpt from journalist Casey Michel's new book exploring how the country's wealthiest are monopolizing U.S. democracy and propping up dictators and autocrats in the process.

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Israel Has Imprisoned a 16-Year-Old Palestinian-American Boy for Two Weeks

Adam Karakrah is one of at least two Americans in Israeli prison – both held while Trump hosted Netanyahu for the eighth time.

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First Draft: Michigan Braces for the Biggest Primary of the Year

Prem reports from Michigan on election day, where something astonishing is happening: Abdul El-Sayed, backed by a new leftist coalition, might be about to beat establishment candidate Haley Stevens.

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‘Doomsday Scenario’: How Trump and Republicans Could Steal Power – Even If They Lose

Jan. 3 could be the new Jan. 6 if Republicans challenge election wins by Democrats and try to steal power in the House.

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‘What Happened in Gaza Is Coming to the West Bank’: Experts Examine ‘Settler Terror’

Mehdi, Diana Buttu, Jasper Nathaniel, and Fadi Quran unpack U.S.-funded settlements, Israeli impunity under Biden and Trump, sexual violence against Palestinian women, and more in a Zeteo Town Hall.

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🚨TODAY, 1pm ET: ‘Settler Terrorism’ in West Bank – LIVE Q&A

Join Mehdi for a LIVE Town Hall with Diana Buttu, Jasper Nathaniel, & Fadi Quran to break down the ‘all-time high’ settler violence in the West Bank. Tune in at 1pm ET.

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First Draft: GOP Senator Says GOP Congressman Who Allegedly Abused His Daughter Is Unfit for Office. What Took Him So Long?

Senator Bernie Moreno finally spoke up amid appalling allegations against Rep. Max Miller but in Trump's party it seems not to matter. Elsewhere, Robert F. Kennedy dragged CNN to a new interview low.

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Latinos Are the Only True Swing Vote in the U.S. – But Can Dems Win Them Over in 2026?

Hispanic voters are ditching Trump. But it’s not for the reason you might expect.

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🚨 LIVE Q&A: 'Settler Terrorism’ in the West Bank - MONDAY 1PM ET

Let's discuss the escalating settler violence in the occupied West Bank. Bring questions for Mehdi, Diana Buttu, West Bank-based journalist Fadi Quran, and reporter Jasper Nathaniel. Space is limited.

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This Week in Palestine: Israeli Settlers Torch Mosques, Steal From Palestinian Homes, and Establish New Illegal Outposts

Zeteo’s weekly round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as Israel continues its genocidal war and apartheid policies.

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In Michigan, AIPAC Is Playing With Fire

As an ostensible defender of Jewish rights, it is unwise to behave like the stuff of antisemitic conspiracy theories.

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The Fake ‘Invasion’ of Spain: What You Need to Know

9 things you should know about the so-called ‘crisis’ of Moroccan migrants forcing their way into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta – and the hysterical response from the right in the U.S., UK, and EU.

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This Week in Democracy – Week 80: Musk Plans to Spend $100 Million to Help GOP in Midterms and ICE Ramps Up Airport Arrests

Zeteo’s weekly round-up, documenting the growth of authoritarianism in Trump’s second term.

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EXCLUSIVE: New Poll Shows Swing District Voters Prefer 'Outsiders' to Boring Centrists

Survey shared with Zeteo has a sample skewed towards Trump voters but shows strong support for Israel is the least appealing candidate trait. Plus, is Trump about to pull his controversial AG nominee?

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The Ugly Misogyny of Trump's Movement

MAGA gets lost in the ‘manosphere.’

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This Black Democratic Socialist Could Be the Next Democrat to Unseat an Incumbent

Donavan McKinney is vying to channel the new surge of socialism in Michigan, and show why Black voters shouldn't be treated as a monolith.

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Blame Elon Musk and Donald Trump for the Out-of-Control Ebola Crisis

Jeremy Konyndyk, who helped lead the U.S. response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak, writes about the deadly consequences DOGE's dismantling of USAID has had, as Congo struggles to contain the virus.

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📺 Trump Advisers Trash Fox for Nearly Convincing Him to Blow Up the World

Our TV-addled president took the world to the brink of calamity because a bunch of talking heads told him to do it. Their GOP allies, meanwhile, put Anthony Fauci through congressional torture.

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Why Did Iran Launch a Surprise Attack on U.S. Bases in Jordan?

Tehran is using a risky strategy that's based on the idea that deterrence now requires demonstrating a willingness to accept the risks of total war, writes Iranian-American analyst Trita Parsi.

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Mamdani Derangement Syndrome: Murdoch Media Lets Its Islamophobic Flag Fly

From Fox to the NY Post and WSJ, the media's embrace of anti-Muslim rhetoric just got worse. Plus, why CBS News staff are telling Zeteo its flagship news program is 'so f***ed.'

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Meet the Comedian Who Was Raised Republican, Then Became One of Mamdani’s Earliest Supporters

Mary Beth Barone joins ‘We’re Not Kidding’ to talk about why establishment Dems “should retire,” whiny male comedians, and why war criminals like Netanyahu shouldn’t get “cutesy” nicknames.

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EXCLUSIVE: Dem Poll Finds Trump’s Iran War ‘Expanded the Senate Map’

Trump’s war in Iran has cratered his approval on cost of living and created new toss-up races. The president gave one of the war's architects, Lindsey Graham, the embarrassing send-off he deserves.

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Are AIPAC and Haley Stevens... Working Together?

Mehdi explains in this video why it’s no coincidence that AIPAC’s ads look exactly like what pro-Israel candidate Stevens has been asking for, despite campaign finance laws banning any coordination.

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Meet All the New Progressives and Democratic Socialists Heading to Congress

The gravity inside Congress is already poised to radically shift – and the primary season is far from over.

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Mehdi Debates GOP California Governor Nominee on Iran and Slams Musk’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry

On ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored,’ Zeteo’s editor-in-chief gets into a row with Republican candidate Steve Hilton on his climate U-turns, Trump's war crimes in Iran, and the normalization of Islamophobia.

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First Draft: Why Is This Alleged Abuser Still in Congress?

Republican Max Miller, a top Trump ally, faces horrific allegations of domestic abuse and yet no condemnation from his GOP colleagues. Plus, Trump asks his pals on the Supreme Court for another favor.

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