1. from the archives
    How New York Caricatured Richard Nixon Through the YearsTalking to the magazine’s original graphic-design team about capturing the crooked president, who appeared on our cover ten times from 1968 to 1974.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  2. democracy
    The Democrats Love Bipartisanship More Than They Fear TrumpAs Pelosi hands Trump a win on trade, and Biden defends the GOP’s good name, conservatives are entrenching their minority rule.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. fox news
    Tucker Carlson Guest Suggests Immigrants Make New York DirtyThe host did not reject writer Seth Barron’s argument: Last December, Carlson claimed that immigrants were making America “poorer and dirtier.”
    By Matt Stieb
  4. vision 2020
    Yang Qualifies, Busts Up All-White Debate StageNew polls show seven candidates set for the Los Angeles debate stage. It’s unlikely anyone else will make it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Trump’s Impeachment Is Partisan Because Republicans Changed Their MindsRepublicans and Democrats don’t really disagree on the facts of the Ukraine scandal anymore, they disagree if it’s okay.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. kentucky
    New Kentucky Governor Takes Oath, Swears He’s Never Fought a DuelThe commonwealth has a colorful oath of office.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  8. vision 2020
    Does Joe Biden’s View of the Republican Party Make Any Sense at All?Intelligencer staffers discuss the Democratic front-runner’s latest head-scratching comments.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Eric Levitz
  9. trump impeachment
    House Democrats Go Narrow With Just Two Articles of ImpeachmentDemocrats who wanted a broader and longer impeachment effort will be unhappy, but the die is cast for impeaching President Trump by year’s end.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. impeachment
    House Democrats Announce Two Articles of Impeachment Against TrumpTrump is charged with abuse of power and obstructing Congress.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  11. vision 2020
    How Bloomberg Could Shake the 2020 Race on Super TuesdayThe billionaire probably can’t win the nomination, but his monstrous spending could create big problems for survivors of the early state contests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. impeachment hearings
    A Timeline of the House Judiciary’s Second Impeachment HearingLawyers for the Judiciary and Intelligence Committees made the case for and against Trump’s impeachment.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Matt Stieb
  13. the national interest
    GOP Lawyer Refuses to Admit Trump Even Had a Motive to Discredit BidenThe most surreal defense of Trump’s extortion yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. russia investigation
    Inspector General Finds Russia Investigation Wasn’t an FBI Witch HuntYes, Michael Horowitz says mistakes were made in pursuing a wiretap on Carter Page, but no political bias in investigating the Trump campaign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. impeachment
    How Republicans Can Use an Impeachment Trial to Mess With the Democratic PrimaryPutting Joe and Hunter Biden in the spotlight and imprisoning senators in a trial could interfere with the nominating process.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. impeachment
    Protester Shouting ‘Treason’ Interrupts Impeachment HearingThe man, who drew a few bemused chuckles, was quickly revealed to be an Infowars host.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. vision 2020
    Is Candidate Bloomberg Actually Good for Biden?What changes for donors with a (second) billionaire in the race.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  18. president trump
    Trump Expresses Anti-Semitic Sentiments Before a Jewish Audience AgainJewish leaders promptly condemned the “least anti-Semitic person you’ve ever seen in your entire life” for his anti-Semitism.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. vision 2020
    Joe Biden: America Needs the Republican PartyBiden also said that he was ‘really worried’ that Democrats would trounce Republicans in 2020, a concern that is not shared across the aisle.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. impeachment
    Trump’s Attorney Won’t Say Whether He’ll Participate in Impeachment ‘Charade’We have to guess that means the White House won’t participate in the last stage of impeachment proceedings.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. michael bloomberg
    Michael Bloomberg Thinks You Proles Are Stupid and UngratefulThe only reason he waited so long to apologize for “stop and frisk” was that no one ever asked about it before, the billionaire baldly lied.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. nikki haley
    Haley Says Dylann Roof ‘Hijacked’ Confederate Battle FlagMost of us thought Haley got it when she took down the Battle Flag from South Carolina’s statehouse in 2015. That assessment may have been premature.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    Trump Blames Environmentalists, Not Makeup, for Turning Him OrangeAlso claims toilets now routinely require 10 to 15 flushes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. politics
    The Blundering Brilliance of Boris JohnsonBrexit has given the U.K’s self-seeking Prime Minister the opportunity to show he actually knows what he’s doing.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  25. impeachment
    Republicans Aren’t Alone in Opposing a Speedy Trump ImpeachmentSome progressives who want a broader and more thorough impeachment process are upset at Pelosi’s sprint to get impeachment done this year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the economy
    Jobs, Jobs Everywhere, But Most of Them Kind of SuckIn today’s economy, jobs are plentiful. But for millions of Americans, good ones are getting harder to find.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. the national interest
    Elizabeth Warren Tells Poor Parents to Fix Their Own SchoolsPresidential candidate boasts of helping to kill effective reform, tells urban parents to deal with it themselves.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. the national interest
    Giuliani Not Even Waiting for Impeachment to End to Resume Ukraine ShakedownPresident Trump’s lawyer is back in Ukraine, making a mockery of every Republican defense of Trump’s actions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. trump impeachment
    Trump Warms to Idea of a Long Impeachment Show TrialAfter pushing Senate Republicans for no trial, or at least a quick one, Trump may try to put the Bidens and other Democrats on trial in the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. gop
    House Ethics Committee to Duncan Hunter: Please Stop Doing Your JobThe committee effectively banned the congressman — who pleaded guilty to misusing some $150,000 in campaign funds — from voting on the House floor.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. vision 2020
    Poll: Democrats Can Reduce Third-Party Voting in 2020 by Getting High on WeedA new survey suggests that a Democrat who supports marijuana legalization would lose far fewer votes to third parties in 2020 than one who doesn’t.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. foreign policy
    Trump’s Plan to Make the World Respect America Is Succeeding — on His TermsTrump doesn’t care about global respect. He cares about appeasing his supporters.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  33. bernie sanders
    Sanders’s ‘Secret Weapon:’ Strong Latino SupportIt mostly has to do with Sanders’s great strength among young voters, but it will help him survive any early setbacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. the national interest
    Why Did Democratic Candidates Get Stampeded Into Endorsing Berniecare?Anatomy of a political debacle.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. democratic primaries
    Biden Calls Iowa Man a ‘Damn Liar’ After Challenging Him on UkraineThe former VP also challenged the man, who said Biden’s too old to be president, to a push up contest.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  36. politics
    William Barr Is Trump’s Most Powerful LawyerThe Attorney General is exercising the full force of the Justice Department to defend a president in crisis.
    By Andrew Rice
  37. politics
    How Bad Are Billionaire Politicians for Democracy?Intelligencer staffers discuss the implications of superrich public servants.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti, Benjamin Hart, and Eric Levitz
  38. impeachment
    Trump’s Buddy in Congress Wants to Impeach ObamaIt’s theoretically possible, albeit insane.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    Biden Ad Mocks Trump for Getting Laughed at by World LeadersFor years, Trump has said the world is laughing at the U.S. Now it’s laughing at him.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. politics
    Reverend William Barber on the Political Power of Poor People“We have the Republicans racializing poverty and the Democrats running from poverty,” the Poor People’s Campaign leader says. But that can change.
    By Sarah Jones
  41. trump impeachment
    Pelosi Announces Trump Impeachment SprintLooks like the House will adopt articles of impeachment in three areas involving investigations of foreign election interference — and do it quickly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. vision 2020
    Can Bernie Sanders Solve the Democrats’ Medicare for All Dilemma?The party is mired in debate over a bill that won’t pass anytime soon. It may fall on Sanders to explain why incremental reform comes first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. gop
    GOP Cuts Aid to House Candidate Over Death Threats to Ilhan Omar, AOCIt was the second time Omar faced a death threat from a Republican candidate for the House that week.
    By Matt Stieb
  44. president trump
    Former Trump Domestic Workers Detail His Bizarre Habits on Clothes and Tic TacsTrump demanded his bedroom always have two full boxes and one half-empty box of Tic Tacs, and that no one else on his courses could wear a red hat.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. impeachment hearings
    A Timeline of the House Judiciary Trump Impeachment HearingsHighlights from the first impeachment session from the House Judiciary — including the strange conflict over the invocation of Barron Trump.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Matt Stieb
  46. voter fraud
    Bevin Blames His Defeat on ‘Vote Harvesting’ Among Students and Black PeopleLike a lot of Republicans, Bevin considers anything that helps poor people vote illegal or unethical.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. democratic primaries
    Julián Castro Might Be a BelieverHis floundering campaign seems committed to advancing moral — but unpopular — issues. What’s the long game?
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  48. trump impeachment
    In Jonathan Turley, Republicans Find Ideal ‘Impartial’ Witness for TrumpThe law professor seems like the perfect non-partisan opponent of Trump’s impeachment — until you look at his underlying views.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    Barr: People Who Disrespect Police Should Lose Protection (Unless It’s Trump)Warning does not apply to criminal presidents.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. grinches
    Work or Starve, Trump Administration Tells Poor PeopleA new food-stamp rule will harm hundreds of thousands of people.
    By Sarah Jones
  51. trump impeachment
    Republicans Offer Feisty Trump Defense at House Judiciary Impeachment HearingUnlike Devin Nunes, Doug Collins doesn’t ask you to accept wild right-wing conspiracy theories. But he and his colleagues want to convey pure outrage.
    By Ed Kilgore
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