1. impeachment
    No, the Supreme Court Is Not Going to Stop Trump ImpeachmentTrump’s threat to drag in the courts to stop the “witch hunt” is just another of his specious claims designed to stir up the MAGA base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. christian right
    Perry Says Trump Is the ‘Chosen One’Just what Trump does not need: the idea that he’s literally on a mission from God.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. ukraine scandal
    All the New Details About Rudy Giuliani’s Dealings in UkraineIt was a busy weekend in Ukraine-scandal news, and a bad one for Rudy Giuliani.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. the national interest
    Trump Lackey Devin Nunes Sues Over Another News Story, Won’t Even Deny It’s TrueTrump’s top congressional defender continues his crazy lawsuit binge.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the swamp
    A Reporter’s Guide to Texting With Rudy GiulianiDigital communication with President Trump’s 75-year-old personal attorney is a delicate exercise in optimism and patience.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  7. who were the 2010s?
    Ta-Nehisi Coates on What Changed in the ‘Obama Decade’ — and What Didn’tTalking reparations, Kaepernick, and the first black president with the writer who may be the definitive chronicler of racial politics in the 2010s.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  8. ukraine scandal
    Top House Conspiracist Devin Nunes May Be Subject to Ethics InvestigationAfter reports that Nunes visited Europe in 2018 to investigate conspiracy theories also pushed by Giuliani, Dems say an ethics inquiry is ‘likely.’
    By Matt Stieb
  9. defense department
    Navy Secretary Richard Spencer Fired Over War-Criminal ControversyRichard Spencer was fired for violating the chain of command and pushing Trump to allow accused war criminal Edward Gallagher to retire as a SEAL.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. rbg
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg ‘Doing Well’ After Brief HospitalizationRBG is “home and doing well” after a possible infection.
    By Marie Lodi
  11. immigration
    The Hostage Democratic VoteBiden wants to keep deporting people. Trump gives many voters no choice but to support the former vice-president.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  12. vision 2020
    Getting Hot Late Is Usually the Key to Winning IowaA good organization and momentum are both key to an Iowa caucus win, but this year there are signs of potential late shifts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. vision 2020
    Why Hasn’t Cory Booker Broken Through?Intelligencer staffers discuss the New Jersey senator’s campaign struggles, and whether he could still make a run.
    By Jonathan Chait, Zak Cheney-Rice, and Benjamin Hart
  14. president trump
    Trump: Xi Jinping Is a Bloodthirsty Tyrant – and an ‘Incredible’ FriendTrump said Friday that China would have killed “thousands” in Hong Kong if it wasn’t for him, then praised Xi as a “friend” and an “incredible guy.”
    By Eric Levitz
  15. vision 2020
    Which Rival Will Bloomberg Go After in His ‘Massive’ Ad Buy?A huge initial buy for the former New York mayor will probably target Trump — but a shot at Warren or Sanders wouldn’t be surprising.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. jfk
    JFK’s Complicated Legacy on the Anniversary of His AssassinationHis tragically shortened presidency was shrouded by myth and distorted by the family dynasty.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. impeachment
    Trump Has Committed an Impeachable Offense. A More Important Question Looms.Determining whether a crime has been committed is only the first step.
    By Barbara McQuade
  18. impeachment recap
    This Week in Impeachment: Snitches Get CricketsDemocrats arranged the most damning week of testimony yet. The GOP’s narrative lies in tatters — and Trump’s job is secure as it’s ever been.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. the national interest
    Gordon Sondland Is an Equal-Opportunity FlunkyThe ambassador’s definition of “acting on good faith” meant following orders, even orders he found morally troubling.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. 2020 elections
    Trump and Kemp Butt Heads Over Georgia Senate AppointmentTrump wants his impeachment pit bull Doug Collins in the Senate, but Brian Kemp wants someone — perhaps a woman — who can do well in the suburbs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Trump Just Repeated the Russian Conspiracy Theory Republicans Deny He BelievesTrump suggests Russia didn’t hack Democratic emails, the day after Republicans angrily denied he believes this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: Fiona Hill Is the Antidote to TrumpHer clear distinction between national security and a “domestic errand” lays bare the profound corruption in this presidency.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  23. the national interest
    Lindsey Graham Begins Biden Smear Probe Trump Couldn’t Get From UkraineRepublicans can’t even keep up the pretense that Trump’s goal was something other than discrediting his opponent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. vision 2020
    Could Pete Buttigieg Actually Become President?Mayor Pete’s minority voter problem is still a big obstacle to his “nominatability.” But as the nominee he could be the un-Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. impeachment
    Senate Republicans Mulling Two-Week Impeachment TrialLong enough to look like an actual trial, short enough to ensure the fix is in.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. trigger warning
    RNC Pays $100K to Protect Donald Trump Jr., a Precious Baby SnowflakeNobody wants president’s boy to get triggered by low sales.
    By Sarah Jones
  27. labor
    Union ‘Not the Right Direction for Hearst,’ Executive Says in Email to StaffHearst isn’t backing down from its anti-union campaign.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. vision 2020
    How White Racism Might Deliver Joe Biden the Black VoteThe fact that black voters think Biden is the best candidate in the primaries is an indictment.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. mueller time
    If Congress Doesn’t Impeach and Remove Trump, It Could Still Censure HimCensure resolutions may not be as satisfying, but they’d be much easier to initiate and pass, and could ramp up pressure on congressional Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. vision 2020
    Michael Bloomberg, Deval Patrick, and the Awful Specter of a Brokered ConventionThese late presidential entrants are more likely to help winnow the field than to deadlock a convention and win via an Establishment coup.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Republicans Are Excusing a Criminal ConspiracyIf the GOP cared about facts this week’s impeachment testimony would be apocalyptically damaging. But nothing will keep them from defending Trump.
    By Frank Rich
  32. nikki haley
    Haley Used Unsecured Emails for Classified Info Because She Lost Her PasswordIf she runs for president, will she face “Lock her up!” chants?
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. life in pixels
    How Should You Feel About Zuck’s Dinner With Peter Thiel and Donald Trump?It’s extremely normal for the president to dine with the head of the largest communications apparatus on the planet and his democracy-skeptic mentor.
    By Max Read
  34. democratic debates
    5 Winners From the Fifth Democratic Primary DebateIt was a great night for Booker, Buttigieg, and people who are not professionally obligated to watch Democratic primary debates.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. vision 2020
    Pete Buttigieg Is Worried That Free Public College Would Benefit BillionairesTuition-free college won’t attract the children of billionaires to America’s public universities. But it would be an even better program if it did.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. trump impeachment
    Trump Impeachment Hearing Who’s Who: David HolmesThe Ukraine embassy staffer’s testimony may further implicate both President Trump and U.N. Ambassador Gordon Sondland in the quid pro quo.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. trump impeachment
    Trump Impeachment Hearing Who’s Who: Fiona HillLike Gordon Sondland, Hill may implicate Trump’s staff in the quid pro quo. But Hill will also testify as to Sondland’s complicity and incompetence.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. democratic debates
    Did Anyone Lose the Democratic Debate?Intelligencer’s Gabriel Debenedetti, who attended the showdown in Atlanta, chats about an evening that didn’t go the way many expected it to.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  39. vision 2020
    The Expected Pete Buttigieg Pile-On Never Happened in the Atlanta DebateMayor Pete has been surging in Iowa and New Hampshire polls — but his rivals pretty much left him alone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. democratic debates
    Biden Says We Need to ‘Keep Punching’ at the Problem of Domestic ViolenceThe Democratic front-runner probably didn’t need to illustrate the problem with his fists.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. democratic debates
    Biden Campaign Sends Post-Debate Email Prior to Debate: ‘Did I Make You Proud?’The gaffe-heavy candidate’s campaign started with an early gaffe, sending a post-debate fundraiser — “Did I make you proud? — hours before the debate.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. impeachment hearings
    Gordon Sondland’s Testimony Is Damning for Trump — and HimselfThe ambassador’s self-defense is that he prioritized delivering aid to Ukraine above safeguarding democracy and rule of law in the U.S.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. vision 2020
    Buttigieg’s Electability Argument: Only Young Outsiders Win for DemocratsMayor Pete is comparing himself to past winners Carter, Clinton, and Obama, which is clever but not exactly a slam-dunk argument.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. trump impeachment
    Nunes to Sondland: Let’s Talk About My Conspiracy TheoriesGordon Sondland had some interesting testimony Republicans should have probed. Their top Intelligence Committee member preferred to rant and rave.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    ‘We Followed the President’s Orders’: Trump’s Scheme Was Directed by TrumpA top henchman turns on the president in explosive testimony.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. politics
    Ilhan Omar Urges Compassion for the Man Who Threatened to Kill Her“Who are we as a nation if we respond to threats of political retribution with retribution ourselves?”
    By Hannah Gold
  47. vision 2020
    Mayor Pete Will Have a Target on His Back at Wednesday’s DebateIntelligencer staffers discuss what to expect from the still-crowded stage in Atlanta.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  48. trump impeachment
    Gordon Sondland: ‘Yes,’ There Was a Quid Pro QuoThis is not something that the White House was hoping to hear.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. trump impeachment
    Trump Impeachment Hearing Who’s Who: Gordon SondlandThe E.U. ambassador may have to choose between defending the major gaps in his prior testimony or publicly implicating Trump in the quid pro quo.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. barack obama
    The Left/Right Convergence on Dissing ObamaObama cannot be both a corporate shill and an ironfisted socialist. Somebody — maybe everybody — is wrong.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. impeachment hearings
    Democrats Must Make Impeachment About Defending Democracy, Not ‘Ukraine Policy’The problem with Trump’s actions isn’t that they threatened Ukrainian self-determination, but that they threaten our own.
    By Eric Levitz
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