1. jeffrey epstein
    MAGA Isn’t Done With Epstein Even If Trump IsHe once promised supporters big revelations on the alleged sex trafficker. Now, they’re not accepting his pleas to move on from the story.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. early and often
    The Democratic Revival Starts With a Non-DemocratDan Osborn, an independent in a red state, knows how to fight Republicans.
    By Ross Barkan
  3. foreign affairs
    You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians AreThere’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  4. early and often
    America Would Be Better Off If Trump Won in 2020Joe Biden’s 2020 win was a Pyrrhic victory for Democrats, and the four-year gap just made Trump’s second term more horrific.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. screen time
    The Future of Tech Regulation Is Both Stupid and ScaryMissouri’s attorney general is trying to force AI companies to make their chatbots give partisan answers. Will they fight back?
    By John Herrman
  7. the city politic
    Inside the Well-Funded, Likely Doomed Plan to Stop MamdaniA lot of donors “are not behaving rationally,” one operative said.
    By David Freedlander
  8. politics
    The Anti-Mamdanis Are Still Fighting Among ThemselvesWhile Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa try to elbow one another aside, donors are just lining up behind the idea of stopping Mamdani.
    By Nia Prater
  9. early and often
    Iowa’s Joni Ernst May Just Hang It Up and Go HomeThe once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests over Medicaid cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign PolicyAlong with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan foreign-policy traditions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Here Comes the Backlash to Trump’s Immigration CrackdownGallup found that 62 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the issue, and there are signs of erosion among Republicans, too.
    By Nia Prater
  12. tremendous content
    The Long History of Donald Trump Pretending to Be SupermanThe modern version of Lex Luthor is based on Trump, yet he’s been posing as the Man of Steel for decades. Here’s a timeline of his obsession.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. the law
    U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 8, 2025.
    Nobody Trusts Pam BondiFrom hopeless partisanship to constant bullshitting to her botched handling of the Epstein files, the attorney general has alienated nearly everyone.
    By Elie Honig
  14. early and often
    Will MAGA Cred Let Ken Paxton Survive Yet Another Scandal?The Texas attorney general’s divorce could upend his effort to oust John Cornyn from the U.S. Senate — or loyalty to Trump could save him once again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. early and often
    Trump Pushes Texas Republicans Into Risky Midterms Power GrabIt’s going to be tough for the GOP to hang on to the House. But tilting the map via redistricting in Texas and Ohio could help.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
    Trump’s EPA Just Released an Infomercial for Conspiracy Theorists“To anyone who’s ever looked up to the streaks in the sky and asked, What the heck is going on?,” Lee Zeldin has an answer for you.
    By Allison Quinn
  17. politics
    Why Did Trump Tap an ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer for Ambassadorship?Nick Adams, a prolific X poster who projects hypermasculinity, has been nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  18. natural disasters
    DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Kristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood ResponseFEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
    By Allison Quinn
  19. early and often
    Why the GOP’s Recycled Midterms Strategy Won’t WorkSadly for the Republicans, midterm turnout is always lower, they won’t have Biden to run against, and Trump may be losing ground.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the power trip
    The New Gold Rush for MAGA Lobbyists“I haven’t even had time to make it to the golf course since November,” said one lobbyist.
    By Ben Terris
  21. early and often
    President Trump Holds "Make America Wealthy Again Event" In White House Rose Garden
    Trump’s Tariff Letters to World Leaders Are Copied and PastedThe spam is coming from the White House.
    By Allison Quinn
  22. early and often
    Racial Profiling Could Create Mass Backlash to Mass DeportationsICE isn’t targeting violent criminals and perhaps not even noncitizens. As the hard-line crackdown accelerates, there could be political hell to pay.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. politics
    Bad News Piles Up for Eric Adams’s Reelection BidA new poll finds Adams trailing Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in the general election for mayor, and his corruption indictment is costing him, too.
    By Nia Prater
  24. early and often
    Supreme Court Normalizes Trump’s Unprecedented Mass FiringsThe Court’s conservative majority has, once again, shrugged off the administration’s authoritarian motives in bypassing Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. early and often
    Trump Has No Idea What Hegseth Is DoingThe biggest screw-up in the administration blindsided the president about halting arms shipments to Ukraine.
    By Allison Quinn
  26. early and often
    When We’ll See the Full Damage From Trump’s MegabillSafety-net cuts could be deferred and disguised by provisions tucked in the One Big Beautiful Act. But they’re coming.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    Trump and Mamdani Spar Over a Federal Takeover of New York CityTrump floated taking over the city under a Mamdani mayoralty, saying, “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to.”
    By Nia Prater
  28. politics
    Linda McMahon
    Trump May Weaponize Student Loans Against Public ServantsThe Department of Education is moving forward with a plan that could deny student-loan forgiveness to people who help those whom Trump wants to hurt.
    By Chas Danner
  29. social studies
    Why Calling RFK Jr. ‘Anti-Science’ Misses the Real PointBattling over truth, facts, and evidence doesn’t work in a post-expertise world.
    By Rachael Bedard
  30. early and often
    Trump DOJ’s ‘Full’ Epstein Video Is Missing One MinuteTrump officials tried to prove they’re being transparent by releasing prison footage with a weird time jump. Pam Bondi later blamed old technology.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. early and often
    IRS Approves Endorsing Candidates From Church PulpitsIt’s another blow to church-state separation just in time to get conservative churches revved up for the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Republicans Are Planning Even More Safety-Net CutsDays after passing Trump’s megabill, the GOP is already working to claw back funding and jam more cuts through Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the city politic
    Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?There is some panic within the city Establishment.
    By Errol Louis
  34. early and often
    Trump Megabill Will Supersize ICE’s Mass-Deportation PushThe new law dramatically increases funding for Trump’s immigration crackdown, making ICE the largest federal law-enforcement agency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Elon Musk’s Political Party Is the GOP By Another NameAmericans may have issues with the two major parties, but Musk’s proposed third party is just a new name for GOP fiscal hawks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Trump Admin’s Epstein Denial Backfires, Revives Elon Musk AllegationsTrump’s DoJ and FBI tried to shut down Epstein conspiracy theories. They just reopened the nastiest front in the Trump-Musk battle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. politics
    What We Know About the Mamdani-Admissions Story from the TimesThe Times report that Mamdani identified as “Black or African American” on a college application prompted criticism of the candidate and the paper.
    By Nia Prater
  38. early and often
    Poll Shows Public Knows Little About Trump’s Ugly MegabillThe battle to define this incredibly significant legislation has just begun, particularly for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. early and often
    Trump Betrayed His Base With the Big Beautiful Bill, and the GOP Will Regret ItIt won’t just hurt the country; it will devastate Republicans next year.
    By Ross Barkan
  40. early and often
    No President Has Ever Had Something Like Trump’s MegabillThe most sweeping single piece of legislation ever will fundamentally alter the U.S. and he’s not done yet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    Theme of America’s 250th Birthday Bash Is (Probably) Donald TrumpThis week, Trump kicks off a yearlong celebration that’s mean to be unifying and nonpartisan. But that’s not really his style.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. politics
    Jeffries Delays MAGA Megabill With Record-Breaking SpeechThe House minority leader made history as he spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes in opposition to the Republicans’ massive bill.
    By Nia Prater
  43. politics
    Bill Ackman Dumps Cuomo, Embraces AdamsThe billionaire said that Cuomo is “not up for the fight” against Zohran Mamdani.
    By Nia Prater
  44. early and often
    Elon Musk’s Third Party Is Pure FantasyMusk’s latest political idea has little chance of success. But fringe figures from Andrew Yang to the Libertarians are eager to take his money.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    House Begins Work On Final Passage Of Signature Budget Bill
    There’s No Plan B If Republicans Sink Trump’s MegabillHe tried to jam the House with a Senate bill, but the House is jamming him instead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. tremendous content
    Trump Turned ‘Lewinsky Room’ Into Oval Office Gift ShopThe Clinton-scandal landmark has long been a staple of Trump’s White House tour. Now he’s using it to store MAGA merch.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. politics
    US President Donald Trump.
    Trump Ramps Up Threats to Arrest MamdaniPresident Trump threatened to arrest Zohran Mamdani if he refuses to cooperate with ICE, and he kept up the rhetoric on social media.
    By Nia Prater
  48. early and often
    Trump Demands House Rubber-Stamp Senate’s (Not So) ‘Beautiful Bill’The Senate crossed all of the lower chamber’s red lines in its revisions to the megabill. Trump plans to make House members pass it anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    Official Results Show Mamdani Crushed CuomoThe final ranked-choice-voting tabulation is here.
    By Nia Prater
  50. early and often
    Republican Lawmakers Work To Pass Trump's "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" On Capitol Hill
    Senate Approves Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill by the Smallest Margin PossibleNow it’s on to the House, which the Senate and the White House hope to “jam” into rubber-stamping their work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. what we know
    Donald Trump arriving for a dinner during the 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague.
    Is Iran Trying to Kill Trump Again?A top Shia cleric in Iran issued a fatwa against anyone who threatens the supreme leader, but it poses far more danger to Iranians than to Trump.
    By Chas Danner
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