1. democratic primaries
    Maybe the ‘Obama Coalition’ Was Just That: Obama’sEvery Democratic candidate once seen as a potential heir apparent to Obama’s base is either floundering or out of the race.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. the national interest
    Devin Nunes Busted by House Intelligence Committee Phone RecordsLawsuit maven and lead Trump defender files latest suit at the worst possible time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. nato
    Watch Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron Appear to Make Fun of President TrumpIn a video published by the CBC, Justin Trudeau and Emmanuel Macron appear to ridicule the president for his tendency to ramble.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. impeachment
    House Intelligence Committee Sends Report to Judiciary, Setting Up ImpeachmentNow the venue for impeachment shifts to the Judiciary Committee, which will draft formal articles of impeachment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris’s Long Road to an Early ExitInside her promising rise and painful fall.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  7. the national interest
    Trump Extorted Ukraine in 2017 and 2018 Before Getting Caught This YearThe Ukraine plot didn’t go on for “months.” It almost certainly went on for years.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. democratic debates
    Does Harris’s Withdrawal Mean the Next Debate Will Be All White?Two nonwhite candidates have a good chance to make the stage, and the preferences of nonwhite voters are certainly being felt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris, Vice-Presidential Pick?Intelligencer staffers discuss the California Senator’s campaign mistakes and political future.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice, Benjamin Hart, and Sarah Jones
  10. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris Drops Out of Presidential RaceThe timing, though not necessarily the withdrawal, came as a surprise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. president trump
    Trump Chooses Metaphor Involving Orange to Illustrate the Evils of ImpeachmentHis choice of words seemed to make reference to a popular right-wing meme.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. trump impeachment
    It’s Decision Time on Trump’s Impeachment: Narrow or Broad?Getting impeachment done quickly could make a narrow range of articles necessary, though obstruction of Congress and of justice is on the table.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. segregation
    Pete Buttigieg’s Willful IllusionThe South Bend mayor claims he didn’t realize his city’s schools were still segregated. But it’s becoming less clear what he actually believes.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  14. the national interest
    Macron Uses Toddler Reverse Psychology Trick to Fool Trump Into Supporting NATOPresident who railed against Western alliance decides he loves it after being scolded by his rival.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. politics
    Attorney General Bill Barr Still Trusts Trump Over DOJ on Russia InvestigationBarr reportedly disagrees with the DOJ inspector general’s anticipated findings that the FBI was right to investigate the Trump campaign.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. vision 2020
    Bloomberg Poll Bump Shows That Money TalksHis unprecedented ad spending is getting everyone’s attention, but he’s got some high unfavorability numbers, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. senate
    Georgia Governor Will Defy Trump, Appoint ‘RINO’ SenatorBrian Kemp will tap executive Kelly Loeffler over Trump-approved Doug Collins, raising the possibility of a contentious future primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. politics
    Duncan Hunter to Plead Guilty to Misusing Campaign Funds, Leave HouseAfter first blaming his wife and his son for illegally spending over $200,000 in campaign funds on personal expenses, Hunter is now taking the blame.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. impeachment
    Washington’s Jam-packed December Will Cast a Long Shadow on 2020With impeachment proceedings, a big DoJ report on the Russia investigation, and a possible government shutdown in play, it could get crazy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. memes
    The Joe Biden Finger-Biting Meme Is DeliciousThe former VP nibbled on his wife’s finger at a campaign event over the weekend, and now it’s a meme.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. the national interest
    Trump Is Making the Al Capone Tax-Evasion Defense Against ImpeachmentYes, many Democrats were thinking about impeaching him for years — because he commits a lot of offenses!
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. vision 2020
    Bullock, Sestak Drop Out of 2020 Presidential RaceBullock had a great electability argument. But he got into the race late and then failed to make enough of a mark.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. vision 2020
    ‘Checks and Balances’ Voters Could Reelect TrumpVoters who oscillate between the two parties may produce the very abuses of power they claim to fear.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. vision 2020
    77-Year-Old Candidate Hopes ‘No Malarkey’ Bus Will Excite VotersAnother entry in the long tradition of lame campaign buses — and one that might not benefit Biden’s much-needed appeal to young Iowa voters.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. ice
    ICE Deports ‘Crucial Witness’ in New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel CollapseDelmer Joel Ramirez Palma raised basic safety concerns related to construction flaws that may have led to the accident, which killed three.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. wealth tax
    If You Can’t Have Wealth Taxes, You Don’t Have a CountryThe law-and-order-loving nationalist’s case for Elizabeth Warren’s tax policies.
    By Eric Levitz
  27. impeachment
    How Nadler’s Impeachment Hearings Will Differ From Schiff’sEach day of the upcoming House Judiciary hearings will be long and perhaps even more contentious than what we’ve already seen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. racism
    Melania Trump Will Be FineHer cold reception in Baltimore belies a life of staggering insulation, even compared to her predecessor.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. the national interest
    Rudy Giuliani’s Scheme to Line His Pockets in Ukraine Keeps Getting ShadierThere’s no world in which his business dealings in Ukraine are legitimate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. vision 2020
    Bill de Blasio’s Case Against Michael Bloomberg 2020Mayor de Blasio missed his chance to face his predecessor in the primary, but that won’t keep him from challenging Bloomberg’s White House ambitions.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  31. war on thanksgiving
    Trump Says Liberals Want to Change the Name of ‘Thanksgiving’“Some people want to change the name Thanksgiving. They don’t want to use the term Thanksgiving,” old man shouts at crowd.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. the national interest
    Report: Trump’s Business More Fraudulent Than Previously KnownIt seems relevant that Trump’s preparation for the presidency has been years of straight up swindling.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. virginia
    What’s the Point of Ralph Northam Anymore?If the knock against Republicans is that they’re racist and hostile to workers’ interests, this Democratic governor isn’t a bold enough contrast.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  34. who were the 2010s?
    DeRay Mckesson on the Black Lives Matter RevolutionFew American social movements shaped the 2010s as definitively as BLM, and few of its activists have proved to be as galvanizing as Mckesson.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  35. ukraine scandal
    Trump Knew of Whistle-blower Report Before Releasing Ukraine AidDespite his “no quid pro quo” claim, it seems Trump knew he’d been accused of abusing power when the White House released aid to Ukraine.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. the national interest
    Trump Claims Giuliani Was Acting Alone, Despite Massive Evidence to the ContraryOther than sworn testimony, public interviews, photos, video, and a transcript, there’s no evidence Trump directed Giuliani’s work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. vision 2020
    There’s Still No Clear Case for Bloomberg’s ElectabilityOne scenario has a Democratic Party panicking and nominating a billionaire they don’t particularly like who isn’t particularly electable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. impeachment
    Judiciary Committee Schedules Its Own Impeachment HearingsWith the Intelligence Committee likely wrapping up hearings, it’s time for the House Judiciary Committee to look at formal articles of impeachment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    Will Impeachment Matter in the Presidential Race?Intelligencer staffers discuss whether the story consuming Washington will make much of a ripple with voters come next fall.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  40. 2020 elections
    After Meeting, Trump and Georgia Governor Still at Odds on Senate PickAt this point, neither the president nor Brian Kemp is backing down on their favorites for the vacant spot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. christian right
    Christian Right Leaders Suggest Trump Critics Are Possessed by DemonsPoliticized conservative Evangelicals have talked themselves not only into treating the great heathen Trump as holy, but his critics as demonic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. impeachment
    Impeachment Polls Steady, Tracking Trump Job ApprovalIndications that political independents were souring on impeachment were probably premature.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. border wall
    Kushner’s Latest Task Is to Build the WallDesperate to keep a campaign promise, Trump has reportedly put his son-in-law in charge of the wall.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. the national interest
    Trump: Why Wasn’t 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage Observed ‘Years Ago?’President’s allies try to explain how time works. He still doesn’t get it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. vision 2020
    Deval Patrick’s Bid to Win Over Democratic Power PlayersWith his long-shot 2020 campaign in need of a boost, Patrick privately wooed a handful of influential figures, including some fellow Obama allies.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  46. geopolitics
    Trump and Xi Are Bending the Moral Arc of History Toward BarbarismAs the two great powers celebrate war crimes and funnel Muslims into concentration camps, the outlook for moral progress in the 21st century darkens.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. ukraine scandal
    Trump Ally Senator John Kennedy Walks Back Ukraine Conspiracy Theory“I was wrong,” Kennedy said Monday, after claiming the day before that no one knew if Russia or Ukraine had interfered in the 2016 election.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. war crimes
    Fired Navy Secretary: Trump Sends Message ‘You Can Get Away’ With War CrimesWell, duh — Trump reportedly wants to conscript the accused and convicted war criminals he pardoned to spread the good word about his 2020 campaign.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. death penalty
    Americans Are Souring on Capital Punishment. Will It Last?For the first time on record, Americans cite life imprisonment as their preferred punishment for people convicted of murder.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  50. impeachment
    Judge Orders McGhan to Testify in Trump Obstruction-of-Justice InvestigationThe ruling will be appealed, but could push John Bolton into testifying in the impeachment probe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. vision 2020
    Buttigieg-Gabbard 2020? Give Me a Break.A columnist takes license from Trump’s improbable 2016 election to pull an insanely unlikely Buttigieg-Gabbard ticket out of his … imagination.
    By Ed Kilgore
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