1. vaping
    Trump Sours on E-Cig Flavor Ban Amid Fear of Losing the Vaper VoteTeens don’t vote, but vapers do and Trump doesn’t want to lose them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  2. 2019 elections
    More Red-State Alarms for Trump in Louisiana Governor’s RaceTrump went all in for Eddie Rispone, but Democrat John Bel Edwards won on the strength of African-American turnout.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Retribution Against the Washington Post Owner Is Trump’s Gravest Abuse of PowerThe most dangerous and authoritarian act is hiding in plain sight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. stop-and-frisk
    Michael Bloomberg Apologizes for Stop and Frisk: ‘I Was Wrong’The former mayor was criticized for his stark turnaround on the unconstitutional profiling practice in the midst of a potential 2020 run.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. president trump
    Trump Visited Hospital for Unscheduled, Unannounced Medical Exam on SaturdayThough the White House states that he is in good health, Trump surprised Walter Reed Military Hospital staff with a two-hour visit on Saturday.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. civil service
    Ambassador Yovanovitch Led by ExampleHer steadfast testimony was civil service of the highest order, but she can’t save our democracy from Trump and his enablers by herself.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  8. vision 2020
    Did Elizabeth Warren Solve Her Health-Care Problem?Intelligencer staffers discuss whether the Massachusetts senator’s plan to go slower on Medicare for All is smart policy — and politics.
    By Benjamin Hart and Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Obama Tells His Party’s Elites to RelaxIn unusually topical remarks, Obama told Democratic elites to stop panicking. But he also had a word of warning for the party’s activist wing.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  10. impeachment
    How a Tweet from Trump Scrambled the GOP’s Impeachment StrategyEven the best laid plans are no match for a president who can’t stop weighing in.
    By Ben Jacobs
  11. 2020 elections
    New North Carolina Map Endangers At Least Two House RepublicansIf state courts reject this latest party-line map, Republican could lose more U.S. House seats, and the trend may spread to other states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. trump impeachment
    House GOP Treats Yovanovich With Respect As Trump Calls Her ‘Bad News’Once again, Trump’s defenders are claiming “no harm, no foul,” even as he continues to smear a career diplomat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Impeachment and the Stone Verdict Show Trump Is Surrounded by CriminalsRoger Stone is guilty, Trump’s goons shook down Ukraine, and Rudy Giuliani might be next.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: A Glimpse at the Intersectional Left’s Political EndgameA worldview where one is either oppressed or an oppressor will always tend to subordinate individual rights. A new book offers a clear example.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  15. vision 2020
    Warren Proposes Two-Step Plan to Implement Medicare for AllWarren’s timetable will appeal to Democrats who welcome Warren’s first step and think the second, which would kill private insurance, won’t happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. impeachment hearings
    Trump Accused of Real-Time Witness Intimidation Over Tweet Attacking YovanovitchWe may have watched Trump add to the articles of impeachment against him on Friday morning.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. the national interest
    Trump: Look, Here’s a Call I Did With No Crimes in It!We’re all very proud to learn the president sometimes does not commit crimes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. impeachment
    Do the Impeachment Hearings Need to Be Entertaining?Intelligencer staffers discuss the backlash to the idea that Democrats are failing if they don’t turn the show on Capitol Hill into a thrill-fest.
    By Benjamin Hart, Margaret Hartmann, and Eric Levitz
  19. ukraine scandal
    Rudy Giuliani Is Now the Subject of Three Different Investigations: ReportThe president’s personal lawyer is reportedly the subject of criminal, counterintelligence, and campaign-finance investigations.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. elections of 2019
    Bevin Concedes After Republicans Decline to Help Him Steal the ElectionThis could be a useful precedent for Republicans whose president has given reason to fear he might not accept 2020 defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. labor
    Little Rock Teachers Refuse to Relive the Bad Old DaysDecades after the school district integrated, a state proposal threatens progress.
    By Sarah Jones
  22. democratic primaries
    The Tragedy and Triumph of Julián CastroCastro has failed to qualify for the Democratic primary debate in November.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  23. tv ratings
    Over 13 Million People Watched the First Day of Impeachment HearingsWednesday’s congressional hearings drew a bigger audience than anything else on TV.
    By Josef Adalian
  24. immigration
    California’s Prop 187: A Perpetual Warning to Immigrant-BashersA quarter century ago, California Republicans won a smashing victory in part by demonizing immigrants. It was a bad idea in the long run.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    Two New Staffers Destroy Trump’s ‘Hearsay’ DefenseRemember “There is no direct linkage to the president of the United States”? Well now there is.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. trump impeachment
    William Taylor Drops a Potential Bombshell in Impeachment HearingsThe envoy’s staffer overheard Gordon Sondland and President Trump talking about pushing Ukraine to investigate the Bidens.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. wealth tax
    Study: Warren’s Wealth Tax Would Slow Growth (in an Alternate Universe)A new analysis of Warren’s wealth-tax plan pretends that it is a deficit-reduction scheme — and that America is suffering a capital shortage.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. jeffrey epstein
    Republican Congressman Hides ‘Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself’ Meme in 23 TweetsThe first letter of 23 tweets Gosar sent Wednesday spelled out the popular conspiracy meme.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. vision 2020
    Deval Patrick Is Officially Running for PresidentHis strength in New Hampshire, among black voters, and in the affections of Barack Obama will all be challenged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. impeachment
    The Impeachment Hearings Get Off to a Subdued StartThings may devolve into a circus later on, but the first day of the impeachment inquiry was business as usual.
    By Ben Jacobs
  31. vision 2020
    Buttigieg Bump Leads to Candidates Griping About Iowa AgainYou hear complaints every cycle, but fears that Iowa and New Hampshire will bleach the field or give an undeserved boost to Mayor Pete are rising.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. vision 2020
    Stop Entering the Democratic Party PrimaryOnly God should enter the Democratic primary now.
    By Sarah Jones
  33. democracy
    Universal Health Care Is a Pro-Democracy PolicyStudies suggest that expanding Medicaid increases turnout by giving nonvoters an opportunity to register – and a valued government service to defend.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. elizabeth warren
    Would a Warren Win Actually Tank the Market?Intelligencer staffers discuss whether to take some investors’ fears seriously — and whether an average person should care much.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  35. trump impeachment
    Trump Impeachment Hearing Who’s Who: George KentThe career State official may testify that Giuliani’s attempt to find “corruption” in Ukraine was a codeword for investigating Hunter Biden.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. the national interest
    Ben Shapiro: Trump Is Too Dumb to Commit an Impeachable OffenseBut smart enough to be president for a second term.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. trump impeachment
    Trump Impeachment Hearing Who’s Who: Bill TaylorTaylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, was the first administration official to call Trump’s quid pro quo for what it was.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. impeachment
    Trump’s Impeachment Defense Borrows an Old Karl Rove StrategyAnything Democrats have thrown at Trump, his team has thrown right back with nearly identical counteraccusations. It can be maddeningly effective.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. criminal justice
    Trump and Barr Don’t Care About Victims. They Care About Their Right to Kill.Executions of federal prisoners are set to resume in December. Victims’ families have lined up to oppose them.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  40. the national interest
    House Republicans Lash Out Because They Can’t Defend Trump’s ConductWhat Devin Nunes’s crazy rant reveals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. impeachment
    Could a Long Impeachment Trial Derail the Senators Running for President?If a Trump trial happens in prime presidential caucus-and-primary season, candidates could be imprisoned in the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. trump impeachment
    Some GOP Senators Pledge to Not Watch Trump Impeachment HearingsIt’s a political sideshow and I’ve got more important things to do.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. vision 2020
    Tulsi Gabbard’s Eclectic BaseShe has a pocket of support on the left and another one among Trump fans. Nearly all her backers are male. What does that add up to?
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the future issue
    What Life in 2019 Can Tell Us About Life in 2029A calendar of predictions about the near future as seen through the recent past.
    By The Editors
  45. nikki haley
    Nikki Haley’s Skillful and Opportunistic MAGA Balancing ActOnce again, Nikki Haley has figured out how to keep herself in the news as a potential Trump-Pence successor while declaring her Trumpist loyalties.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    Stephen Miller Sure Seems Like a White NationalistLeaked emails show that Miller is immersed in the alt-right.
    By Sarah Jones
  47. vision 2020
    Could Deval Patrick Shake Up the Primary?Intelligencer staffers discuss the latest moderate to dangle a last-minute presidential run.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  48. politics
    People Are Losing Loved Ones to a Health-Care System That Doesn’t WorkA new Gallup poll shows deep inequities in the American health-care system.
    By Sarah Jones
  49. environment
    Trump’s EPA Agenda Is Wildly Unpopular. Dems Should Make It a 2020 Issue.Air pollution kills 100,000 Americans each year. Voters hate it. Trump is trying to make the problem worse. So why don’t Democrats talk about it?
    By Eric Levitz
  50. racism
    Schumer’s Glowing Send-off for Peter King Illustrates Civility in PracticeThis is the nonsense that comes from fetishizing bipartisanship.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  51. the national interest
    Trump Tells Crowd Ivanka Has Created 14 Million New JobsOver 200 percent of all new jobs under Trump have been personally created by Ivanka. Impressive.
    By Jonathan Chait
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