1. magalopolis
    Trump
    Who Is Natalie Harp? Trump’s Most Ardent Aide, ExplainedTrump’s “human printer” has reportedly unnerved colleagues by sending him devotional letters and crafting his most unhinged Truth Social posts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. politics
    John Bolton May Be Going to PrisonThe former Trump adviser turned critic pleaded guilty to mishandling classified information and could serve at least some time.
    By Nia Prater
  3. early and often
    J.D. Vance Identifies With Nixon, Which Says a LotThe veep compared himself to the former president, painting him as another bad boy who overcame his snooty detractors and achieved supreme power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    Trump Claims He Changed California Election Results With a Phone CallThe bizarre assertion betrays Trump’s ignorance of how votes are actually counted and suggests he’s fine with election fraud that benefits him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. tremendous content
    President Trump Says Newly-Renovated Reflecting Pool May Need To Be Drained For Further Repairs
    A Guide to Trump’s Reflecting-Pool Enemies, Real or ImaginedIt’s not just bottom slashers and pro-algae agitators. Here’s everything the paranoid president has or could blame for his reflecting-pool problems.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  7. politics
    Tom Kean Jr. Suddenly Reappears As If Nothing HappenedThe New Jersey representative, who’s been absent for months, was spotted at his home by a reporter ahead of his planned return to Congress on June 30.
    By Nia Prater
  8. early and often
    Supreme Court Gives Trump Two Big Wins on ImmigrationThe conservative majority just made it easier for the administration to close the borders and deport refugees.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Trump Blows Up Housing Win Over His Loony Election BillHe refused to sign bipartisan housing legislation, escalating his demand that Congress pass his toxic SAVE America Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. tremendous content
    Only the Ninja Turtles Can Save Trump’s Reflecting PoolAmerica 250 needs fewer Trump rallies and more Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rapping in front of a toxic, ooze-colored pool.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. early and often
    Outside New York, Progressives Saw Much Different Primary ResultsBig progressive wins in New York didn’t extend to congressional primaries in Maryland and Utah.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. politics
    Mamdani and Democratic Socialists Rule Election Night in NYCThe mayor went three for three on endorsements as challengers from the left ousted a pair of congressional incumbents.
    By Nia Prater
  13. tremendous content
    Is Trump on an Experimental Weight Loss Drug? An Investigation.The FDA gave one well-connected 79-year-old early access to Eli Lilly’s new drug. Its sure sounds like the president, but let’s examine the evidence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. early and often
    Tucker Carlson and MTG Choose Irrelevance Over GOPThese high-profile apostates may claim they represent many unhappy MAGA folk. But the fact is they’re leading no one and going nowhere fast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    What’s at Stake on a Blockbuster NYC Election DayTuesday is make or break for everyone from Jack Schlossberg to Brad Lander and will serve as a major test of Zohran Mamdani’s clout.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    Trump and Mike Lee Want Long, Hot Summer of Election DenialThe Utah senator wants to force a “talking filibuster” of Trump’s beloved SAVE America Act. It would push every other issue off the agenda.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    Donald Trump Holds Primary Night Event In Columbia, SC
    Trump’s So Afraid of Losing That He’s Started Endorsing EverybodyAnd GOP candidates are learning it’s better to be his last pick instead of his first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. tremendous content
    The Trumps Had a Strange and Snub-Filled Father’s DayPresident Trump posted a photo of a “great daughter” who is not his kid. And the Trump Organization’s post reads like Eric is an only child.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. early and often
    The Empty Confessions of J.D. VanceThe vice-president’s memoir of religious conversion is long on hubris and short on wisdom.
    By Sarah Jones
  20. early and often
    Trump’s New GOP Midterm Strategy Is Pure ChaosHe thinks Republicans should stop fixating on voters’ concerns about prices and focus on his phony voter-fraud panic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Juneteenth Celebrates a Victory That Never Stays Fully WonThe latest assault on Black rights is part of a long cycle of racial progress, backlash, and renewed hope.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. foreign interests
    IRAN-US-ISRAEL-WAR
    Even Trump Can’t Sell This Crappy Iran DealNo amount of blowhard spin can make this into a win, but at least it will further wind down his dumb war.
    By Jonah Shepp
  23. early and often
    California Billionaire Tax Faces Last Hurdle Before BallotThe wealth tax has qualified for the November ballot, but a Gavin Newsom–brokered deal could still kill it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. tremendous content
    President Trump Hosts Law Enforcement Leaders Dinner In The Rose Garden
    Sure, the Trump Cabinet’s Weight-Loss Secret Is Definitely ‘Sauerkraut’RFK Jr., J.D. Vance, and Howard Lutnick claim a fermented-food-heavy diet changed their lives. But something doesn’t pass the smell test.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. magaland
    The Upstate Sticker King’s Wild Bid For CongressAnthony Constantino, merch mogul and part-time rapper, has Trump’s blessing—and local GOP opposition.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. early and often
    Georgia Republicans Pause Gerrymandering of Black DistrictsIn an encouraging sign for Black representation, southern Republicans are beginning to fear the wrath of the very voters they seek to disenfranchise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    Darializa Avila Chevalier Is Trying to Weather Her Own PostsThe Democratic Socialist is trying to win Adriano Espaillat’s House seat. Her old social-media posts may be the only thing standing in her way.
    By Nia Prater
  28. tremendous content
    Senator Ossoff Campaigns With Gubernatorial Candidate Lance Bottoms In Atlanta
    Trump Hits Jon Ossoff With Crude, Unpronounceable NicknameThis insult is really going to hurt the Georgia senator’s campaign! (If Republicans can figure out how to say it out loud.)
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. early and often
    Trump Has Turned John Thune’s Job Into a Total NightmareTrump is focused on breaking the majority leader, and every remaining Senate tradition, rather than working with his party to win the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. early and often
    GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Rick Jackson Holds Primary Election Night Event
    Trump Gets Burned Again in Georgia Republican PrimaryTrump’s candidate lost to rich outsider Rick Jackson in the GOP gubernatorial runoff. But his Senate pick, Mike Collins, will face Jon Ossoff.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Trump’s Iran Deal Doesn’t Solve His Big Midterms ProblemEven if prices start coming down before the election, it seems unlikely that Trump can remain focused on the GOP’s affordability message.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. tremendous content
    Turns Out Taxpayers Are Biggest White House Ballroom ‘Donor’Apparently, when Trump insisted his ballroom wouldn’t “cost taxpayers a dime,” he meant it would cost us 3 billion dimes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. politics
    Algae Joins the Resistance Against TrumpGreen algae has bloomed in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool despite Trump’s much-touted renovation by handpicked no-bid contractors.
    By Nia Prater
  34. early and often
    Today’s Georgia Runoffs Could Shape Politics for YearsRepublicans are selecting a challenger to rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff and a gubernatorial candidate who may oversee voting in 2028.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. crime
    Sam Bankman-Fried’s Prison ExperimentHis life behind bars and his desperate campaign to get free.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  36. early and often
    Trump’s SAVE Act Fantasy Is Paralyzing CongressHe’s demanding Congress pass an unnecessary voter-fraud bill filled with poison pills, bringing the political system to a standstill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. tremendous content
    Trump Hosts Brutal UFC Fights At White House For 80th Birthday
    7 Big Surprises From Trump’s White House UFC Birthday BashMelania and Barron actually showed up, a fighter mocked Michelle Obama, and the birthday boy didn’t fall asleep (for very long, at least).
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the city politic
    Mamdani Builds His MachineThe mayor has mostly compromised with the Democratic Establishment. This year’s midterms are different.
    By David Freedlander
  39. the power trip
    Building Back the BidensThe urgent, embarrassing, and occasionally convincing campaign to salvage their legacy.
    By Ben Terris
  40. politics
    Trump Will Have to Defy Court Order to Pay January 6 RiotersA federal judge has blocked the DoJ’s anti-weaponization fund indefinitely and ordered officials to assert in writing that it won’t go forward.
    By Nia Prater
  41. early and often
    Paxton Risks Senate Race for Gambling College-Football PlayerThe Texas Senate candidate’s aggressive intervention on behalf of Brendan Sorsby could prove to be a bad bet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. early and often
    Construction Continues Around D.C. As The Nation's Capital Prepares For America's 250th Events
    UFC White House: Trump’s Birthday Brawl, ExplainedThe UFC cage fight celebrates America’s 250th (or maybe Trump). Here’s a guide to the fight card, lawsuit, and drama over “the Claw.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. tremendous content
    Barron and Kai Battle for Top Trump Energy DrinkThe president’s son and granddaughter want America to run on their respective low-calorie caffeinated beverages.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and often
    Trump Won’t Sacrifice Bill Pulte to Save Spy-Powers BillThe president is digging in his heels on his unqualified DNI pick, though it’s jeopardizing tools allegedly needed to stop terrorists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. tremendous content
    Did Kim Guilfoyle Plot Revenge With a Chewing-Gum Tycoon?If you believe the latest gossip, Don Jr. and Bettina Anderson’s relationship survived a very silly scheme concocted by their exes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. early and often
    GOP Plots More Safety-Net Cuts to Fund Trump’s WarsTrump is demanding a third big bill this summer, which could be toxic to midterm voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. early and often
    Hilton’s California Primary Success Is Really a Becerra WinPresident Trump’s pick for governor officially finished in the top two — and unintentionally made life a lot easier for his Democratic rival.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. tremendous content
    Trump Shows Off Photo of (Imaginary) Reflecting Pool AdmirersActual “before and after” photos show the Reflecting Pool doesn’t look much different. And contrary to Trump’s post, there are no adoring throngs.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. early and often
    Graham Platner Survives Major Test in Maine Senate PrimaryAfter a fresh wave of scandals, the Maine progressive got a boost from primary voters that quelled opposition in Washington.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. early and often
    Nancy Mace Crossed Trump on Epstein — and Paid the PriceMace’s Epstein vote cost her Trump’s support in the South Carolina governor’s race. She lost badly, and now her volatile political career may be over.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Hegseth’s Faith Purge Creates a Holy MessThe Defense secretary drastically culled the Pentagon’s list of recognized religions, triggering a backlash from Mormons and other faith groups.
    By Ed Kilgore
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