1. early and often
    Darline Graham Is Maneuvering Herself Into a Full Senate TermOriginally a temporary fill-in giving Republicans a chance to sort out their options, Lindsey Graham’s sister seems to be making a power move.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. tremendous content
    Now There’s No Escaping Trump International AirportUnited Airlines actually isn’t offering free flight changes to people who object to the Trumpification of the Palm Beach, Florida, airport.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. politics
    Todd Blanche’s Meeting With Epstein Survivors Did Not Go WellSeveral survivors said they were let down by the encounter, but Blanche will still probably be confirmed as attorney general.
    By Nia Prater
  4. early and often
    President Trump Addresses The Nation From The East Room Of The White House
    Trump Drags America Deep Down the Rabbit HoleIn a White House address, Trump spouted wild election conspiracy theories. Damage to the midterms could be profound.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. tremendous content
    Construction Continues At The White House
    Trump ‘Repairs’ White House Lawn With Unauthorized HelipadThe UFC was supposed to fix the South Lawn after the arena came down. Instead, Trump forged ahead with another unsanctioned project.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. politics
    Pete Hegseth Is Taking His Macho Shtick to New LevelsThe Defense secretary is green-lighting annual testosterone tests for servicemembers and defending a dangerously low Blue Angels flyover.
    By Nia Prater
  8. early and often
    Republicans Are Dreading Trump’s Speech — With Good ReasonFor years, many Republicans have tried to avoid engaging with his election denial. Tonight, he’s rubbing their faces in it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. oops
    Trump's Reflecting Pool Makeover Needs Speedy Review, Group Says
    The Reflecting Pool Is a Bad Paint Job, Not a Crime SceneLooks like the peeling is not what Trump made it seem.
    By Chas Danner
  10. politics
    Fetterman Reveals What Would Make Him Leave the Democratic PartyThe Pennsylvania senator, whom Republicans have courted, said he’d bail if Democrats become “the anti-Israel party.”
    By Nia Prater
  11. politics
    What Does It Mean to Be a Working-Class Candidate?Graham Platner’s campaign was fatally flawed. Its message is still worth examining.
    By Sarah Jones
  12. early and often
    Mike Johnson Tries to Appease Trump With Third Reconciliation BillThe Speaker is trying to break Trump’s legislative logjam by giving him Iran-war funding and a watered-down SAVE America Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. we’ll do it live
    Blanche Faces Senate Test Amid Harsh Criticism From Judge
    Will Todd Blanche Survive the Senate? Confirmation Hearing Highlights.Trump’s attorney-general pick fielded five hours of questions, attacks, and softballs from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Here are the key moments.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  14. early and often
    MAGA Won’t Stand for Limits on ICE BrutalityEfforts to rein in ICE tactics and poorly targeted mass deportations have been met with a backlash from Trump’s base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. early and often
    Congress Is Fixing Daylight Saving Time (Or Toying With Us)Once again, one chamber has voted to end biannual clock switching. But despite Trump’s strong support, the bill’s future is uncertain.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. early and often
    As Maine Goes, So Goes the Senate? Not Necessarily.Even if the Platner campaign’s implosion saves Susan Collins, Democrats have enough opportunities elsewhere to flip the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. politics
    What We Know About the Deadly ICE Shooting in MaineJoan Sebastian Guerrero, a 26-year-old man, was killed by a federal immigration agent in Maine on Monday. Details remain scarce.
    By Nia Prater
  18. foreign interests
    President Trump in the Oval Office
    Trump Abandons Absurd Hormuz Fee in Less Than a DayHis wildly impractical plan to charge his own toll for transit through the contested strait died before it could live.
    By Chas Danner
  19. tremendous content
    Mitch McConnell Conspiracies Alive and Well Despite PhotoExperts say the proof-of-life photo is not AI or a doctored 2023 image. But that hasn’t shut down the McConnell health mystery.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. politics
    Trump Defeated by Reflecting Pool ‘Vandals’On social media, Trump said the reflecting pool was being drained to make repairs and blamed “Country hating sleazebags” for the damage.
    By Nia Prater
  21. early and often
    Trump to Deliver Fireside Rant to the Nation This WeekHe has scheduled a prime-time speech for Thursday night and plans to deliver regular Oval Office addresses on a “potpourri” of topics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. encounter
    Alexis Lewis Doesn’t Mind the Rosario Dawson Comparisons“Maybe earlier in my life, if people compared me to someone’s ex-girlfriend, I would feel some kind of way,” the exec and wife of Cory Booker says.
    By Jazmine Hughes
  23. the law
    Todd Blanche Has Run Wild With DoJ. Now He Must Answer for It.At his confirmation hearing, the acting AG will reckon with the damage he has wrought on a once-independent institution.
    By Elie Honig
  24. early and often
    Lindsey Graham’s Sister to Fill His Senate Seat Until Year’s EndThe little-known sister Graham adored will occupy his seat on an interim basis. It also means nobody else gets a head start in the upcoming primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. legacies
    Lindsey Graham in the Oval Office with President Trump and others.
    Was Lindsey Graham an Opportunist, Operator, Failure, or Disgrace?Highlights from the raging debate regarding the senator’s legacy following his sudden death.
    By Chas Danner
  26. early and often
    The Republicans’ Congressional Mess Just Got Even WorseLindsey Graham’s death complicates their efforts to avoid a government shutdown and enact Trump’s agenda before the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    Trump’s Lindsey Graham Tributes Are (Mostly) Criticism-FreeTrump brought up his friend’s January 6 defiance and posted a weird photo of him. But he’s usually far nastier to the deceased.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. politics
    Of Course Nancy Mace Is Weighing Running for Graham’s SeatThe South Carolina representative, who flamed in her bid for governor, is already getting some pushback on the idea.
    By Nia Prater
  29. politics
    OMB Director Vought Testifies At Senate Budget Hearing
    Things to Know About the (Shocking) Death of Lindsey GrahamHow he apparently died, what happens to his Senate seat, Trump’s reaction, and more.
    By Chas Danner
  30. rip
    Senator Lindsey Graham
    Lindsey Graham’s Death Leaves Two Power VacuumsNeither the GOP nor his home state of South Carolina will have a simple time trying to replace him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Mitch McConnell Shares Very Normal Proof of Life PhotoA month into his mysterious hospitalization, the senator shared a health update and a picture in which he happens to be holding today’s paper.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. the media
    Times Vows to Fight ‘Legal Abuse’ From Trump AdministrationExecutive editor Joe Kahn condemned the administration’s “naked attempt to intimidate” five Times journalists by issuing subpoenas.
    By Michael Calderone
  33. early and often
    Southern Black Democrats See a Familiar BetrayalPost-Callais, Black leaders fear national Democrats are once again treating the assault on their political power as an afterthought.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. early and often
    How Trump’s Polling Lies Fuel His Election DenialTrump conditions his supporters to believe his election fables by regularly making delusional claims about his popularity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. politics
    GOP Governor Candidate Who Says He Killed a Man Wins PrimaryRepublican Victor Marx, who claims his father made him kill someone at age 7, enters the race as an underdog.
    By Nia Prater
  36. early and often
    What’s Really Going on With Mitch McConnell’s Health?McConnell has been in the hospital for weeks with no explanation and few updates, sparking macabre rumors. Here’s the latest news on the senator.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. early and often
    New Mitch McConnell Ambulance Video Adds to Health MysteryThe footage appears to show McConnell being loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher after EMS was called for a cardiac arrest.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. early and often
    Replacing Senate Candidates Is a Risky BusinessThere have been more losses than wins for substitute U.S. Senate candidates. But Graham Platner’s replacement in Maine isn’t necessarily doomed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    The MAGA Party Is OverSmall crowds, algae in the reflecting pool, a White House under construction. What is Trumpism without spectacle?
    By Sarah Jones
  40. early and often
    Are Democrats Moving Left or Just Rejecting the Establishment?The recent progressive primary surge may be fueled more by a demand for change than a shift in ideology.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. tremendous content
    US-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Trump Can’t Stop Hanging Ugly Gold Signs on the White HouseAt least now he’ll stop getting lost while commuting from his bedroom to the West Wing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. the body politic
    What Women Saw in Graham PlatnerOnce again, a man fails them.
    By Rebecca Traister
  43. foreign interests
    President Trump speaking at the NATO Summit in Ankara.
    Trump Acknowledges His Iran War Isn’t Really OverThe U.S. and Iran have been exchanging air strikes again, and Trump is now dismissing the cease-fire and negotiations.
    By Chas Danner
  44. early and often
    McConnell’s Wife Makes Health Mystery Even WeirderElaine Chao tried to dispel the rumors by saying the senator’s three-week hospitalization “did not warrant” her swift return from China.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. early and often
    Maine Democrats Don’t Owe Platner a Say on His ReplacementThe discredited candidate betrayed the movement he led. He should step aside and let others revive the anti-Establishment energy of his campaign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. trump administration
    Democrats Raise ‘Corruption Concerns’ Over Deal That Benefited Lutnick’s KidsLawmakers say they are expanding their probe into a deal between the Commerce Department and USA Rare Earth.
    By Bess Levin
  47. early and often
    Why the Vetting of Graham Platner FailedPlatner was shielded by his genuine grassroots appeal, missteps by his opponents, and the understandable reticence of his alleged victims — until now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Capitol Hill
    Why ‘Medicare for All’ Is Back on Democrats’ AgendaExploding health-care costs and a New Wave of progressive candidates are reviving calls for single-payer health care.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. games
    The U.S. Team Crumbled Under the Weight of the Soccer WorldA bruising loss to Belgium and a controversial Trump intervention threaten to overshadow the USMNT’s captivating World Cup run.
    By Will Leitch
  50. we’ll do it live
    Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino
    Trump May Have Just Broken the World Cup: Live UpdatesHis intervention and FIFA’s subsequent decision to unsuspend Folarin Balogun have made a complete mess of the tournament. Here’s the latest.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  51. early and often
    Platner on the Ledge After Sexual-Assault AllegationThe Maine Democrat again denies misconduct but is considering “the path forward,” which could mean withdrawal in favor of a new nominee.
    By Ed Kilgore
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