1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. the national interest
    Why Did Democratic Candidates Get Stampeded Into Endorsing Berniecare?Anatomy of a political debacle.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. impeachment
    Trump’s Buddy in Congress Wants to Impeach ObamaIt’s theoretically possible, albeit insane.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. grinches
    Work or Starve, Trump Administration Tells Poor PeopleA new food-stamp rule will harm hundreds of thousands of people.
    By Sarah Jones
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris’s Long Road to an Early ExitInside her promising rise and painful fall.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris Drops Out of Presidential RaceThe timing, though not necessarily the withdrawal, came as a surprise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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