TAKING SIDESTrump Goes on Late-Night Rant Defending Far-Right LeaderThe president took exception to their financial crime conviction.Janna Brancolini
PENNED INMAGA Rages After Far-Right Leader Jailed and Banned From RunMarine Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling millions from the European Parliament. Tom Sanders
BON DÉBARRASJean-Marie Le Pen, Far-Right Politician and Antisemite, DiesThe Frenchman played down the Holocaust and went after AIDS victims, LGBTQ people, Muslims, Jews, and immigrants.Sean Craig
FINI!French PM to Resign After Shocking Defeat for Far RightLeftist leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon called the results an “immense relief for a majority of people in our country,” while French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he would resign.Corbin Bolies
LE CLIFFHANGERFrance Heads to Polls as Left-Wing Tries to Block Le PenAfter the first round of voting, Le Pen’s far right National Rally party seemed to be on course for securing an outright majority—prompting left-leaning parties to band together.Corbin Bolies
opinion‘CIVIL WAR’France Set for Most Feral Right-Wing Regime Since the NazisViolence is in the air as Marine Le Pen’s National Rally threatens to win national elections, which the president says could spark “civil war.”A. Craig Copetas
‘SINCERELY’Macron Sent ‘Sincere’ Congratulations From Vladimir PutinThe Russian president was believed to have favored a Le Pen victory.Tom Sykes
TWO TIME’S THE CHARMMacron Easily Beats Marine Le Pen in French ElectionBut voters stayed home in droves as Macron faced a surge in inflation concerns and anti-immigrant sentiments.Corbin Bolies
UN PETIT SELLECK, NON?Macron’s Chest Hair Brings Thirst to the French ElectionThe 44-year-old President of France was photographed lounging on a Vico Magistretti couch, buttons of his crisp white shirt undone, and a thicket of chest hair front and center.Helen Holmes
RIGHT-WING RESURGENCEFar-Right Votes Outweigh Macron Support but Prez Still LeadsThe combined votes from two far-right candidates exceeded votes for Macron—but the French president is still projected to come out on top of Sunday’s first-round vote.Corbin Bolies
opinionRISE OF THE ZEALOTSThe Putin Fangirl Who Could Screw Us All Beware the Putin apologists who weasel their way to the top. A. Craig Copetas