1. the national interest
    Rubio Defends Trump’s Collusion Offer As Not a ‘Real Request’It was … a pun?
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. vision 2020
    Warren Matches Sanders, Whips Biden, in Latest Fundraising RoundThere’s now a Big Three in the polls and a Big Four in fundraising, with Mayor Pete joining Warren, Biden, and Sanders in the money chase.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. abortion
    Here We Go: Supreme Court Accepts First Big Post-Kavanaugh Abortion CaseThe Court could begin the long march back to a pre–Roe v. Wade era by validating laws designed to shut down abortion providers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. vision 2020
    Will Progressive Democrats ‘Move to the Center’ When Facing Trump?There are different ways to skin the swing-voter cat, but Democratic primary voters must pick a general-election strategy along with a nominee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    The Only Issue Left Is Trump’s ‘Absolute Right’ to Solicit CollusionEither Trump gets impeached, or he spends the next year trading American policy for foreign dirt on his rivals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. trump impeachment
    Republicans’ ‘No Quid Pro Quo’ Defense of Trump CollapsesTexts from Trump staffers like “it’s crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign” aren’t helping GOP allies.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. trump impeachment
    Ally Says Trump’s Request for China to Investigate Biden Was Serious: ReportWhen a Chinese official asked a Trump ally if his request was serious, the ally reportedly said it would be an easy way to score points with Trump.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. police shootings
    Black Grace Is Celebrated When America Fears Its AlternativeBrandt Jean’s courtroom act shows that, too often, forgiveness is palatable only because it lacks institutional power.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  10. vision 2020
    Biden Has a Meh Fundraising QuarterWe won’t know its significance until Warren announces her third-quarter haul, but Biden’s not lighting up the boards like Sanders and Buttigieg are.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Rudy Fingers Trump for Firing Ambassador in Ukraine PlotTrump fired the ambassador after Giuliani said she was blocking the scheme to make Ukraine investigate the Bidens.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. vision 2020
    For Presidents and Candidates, Heart Disease Is Not So UncommonBernie Sanders’s mild heart trouble is of concern, but it’s not like candidates and presidents with worse tickers and lifestyles haven’t preceded him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. elizabeth warren
    In Good Tweet, Elizabeth Warren Stands Up for Free College, Thirsty CougarsTurns out, Warren also had a plan for the unlikely event that a far-right grifter libelously accused her of doing S&M with an ex-marine gigolo.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. rudy giuliani
    The Wildest Moments From Rudy Giuliani’s Ukraine Scandal Media BlitzTrump’s lawyer is still lobbing on-air insults, showing off his huge iPad font, and impersonating robot Romney. Here are the highlights.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Matt Stieb
  15. politics
    Another Trump Defender Is Accused of Being Drunk on TVCorey Lewandowski left a Fox Business host wondering if he’d had “a little Merlot with dinner.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  16. democrats
    Bernie Sanders Gives Update After Heart Surgery, Canceling Campaign EventsHe tweeted that he is “feeling good,” and reiterated his call for Medicare for All. The campaign says he’ll be at the next debate.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. vision 2020
    Warren Releases ’Ambitious’ Labor PlanAt a time of cautious optimism for unions in the fight against corporate power and the GOP, Warren and Sanders lead in addressing labor policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. vision 2020
    Biden Planning One-on-One Showdown With WarrenBiden’s plan for a Super Tuesday “firewall” in case he loses early isn’t novel. But for previous presidential candidates, it meant defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Trump Just Committed More High Crimes on the White House LawnPresident openly tells two countries to investigate his political rivals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    Trump Recommends Many Books But Never Says He Actually Read ThemThe president will sell his followers on the craziest lies, but not “I actually read a book.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. impeachment
    What We Can Learn From the First Presidential ImpeachmentLike Trump, Andrew Johnson defied Congress and the Constitution in multiple ways that were hard to capture in articles of impeachment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. president trump
    The President Is a Corrupt, Bloodthirsty Tyrant, Reports SuggestDonald Trump’s latest high crimes and misdemeanors are too blatant to be believed.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. immigration
    Trump Admin to Obtain Detained Migrants’ DNA for Use in Criminal DatabaseThe White House’s most blatant effort to criminalize migrants to date.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. the national interest
    Pence: I Participated in the Ukraine Plot But Only As a PatsyVice-president goes with stupidity defense because alternative is worse.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. donald trump
    Trump Attacks Democrats for ‘Bullshit’ Probes but Won’t Say ‘Jockstrap’The man is full of contradictions.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  26. bernie sanders
    What Does Bernie Sanders’s Health Scare Mean for His Campaign?Intelligencer staffers discuss the possible ramifications of the senator’s setback.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  27. border wall
    Trump’s Border Solutions Included Snake Moats, Shooting Migrants’ Legs: ReportMore evidence of the president’s internal conflict between stupidity and evil.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. impeachment
    Nixon’s Defenders Claimed He Was a Victim of a ‘Coup.’ So Did Clinton’s.It’s time for a bipartisan agreement to stop demonizing the entirely constitutional procedure of impeachment, before things get out of control.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. trump impeachment
    Rudy Giuliani Wants to Sue Democrats for Investigating Trump“This is worse than McCarthy!” he actually said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  30. foreign interests
    A Year Later, Khashoggi’s Murder Has Only Been a Good Thing for MBSThe U.S. and the world’s business community have failed to hold the Saudis accountable – but the murder sent a clear message to would-be dissenters.
    By Jonah Shepp
  31. vision 2020
    Left-Wing Policies Aren’t Risky for Democrats. Unpopular Ones Are.A new survey claims that Democrats risk losing support by moving left. But the data tell a more complicated story.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. vision 2020
    Trump Campaign and RNC Raise $125 Million in Third QuarterTogether, they’ve pulled in over $300 million this fiscal year, more than double what President Obama and the Democratic Party had this time in 2011.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. trump impeachment
    Did Trump’s Need to Stop Embarrassing Leaks Help Lead to an Impeachment Inquiry?The administration’s decision to bury Trump’s embarrassing calls to heads of state in a top-secret server have put the president in hot water.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. health care
    How America’s Health-Care System Makes Mass Incarceration WorseA report from AL.com and ProPublica unearths disturbing practices in Alabama.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  35. vision 2000
    Yang Gang Lights Up L.A.Yang may not be an entirely viable candidate just yet, but his style is currently getting as much attention as his substance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. trump-ukraine scandal
    Everything We Know About Trump’s Ukraine Whistle-blower ScandalThe declassified whistle-blower complaint has been made public. It describes White House efforts to cover up what Trump said during the Ukraine call.
    By Chas Danner, Margaret Hartmann, and Matt Stieb
  37. the national interest
    Report: Trump Bullies Giuliani in Private, but Rudy Can’t Quit HimAmerica’s mayor loses last tiny shred of dignity by becoming Trump’s lickspittle.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. vision 2020
    12 Candidates to Appear on Single Debate Stage in OctoberIt will be crowded, but many will cheer the single-night format.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    Pete Buttigieg Wooing Moderates in Hope of a Biden CollapseBut the successful Democratic moderates of the past all had solid African-American support, which Mayor Pete famously lacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    Trump-Picked Intelligence I.G. Debunks GOP Conspiracy TheoryIt turns out that when Marshall McLuhan tells a loudmouth he knows nothing of his work, the loudmouth doesn’t care.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. police shootings
    If Amber Guyger Is Reasonable, Who Isn’t?The former Dallas police officer’s absurd defense for killing Botham Jean in his own apartment.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. trump impeachment
    Behind the ‘Civil War’ Quote: Trump May Fear the Christian Right Wants PencePraising Robert Jeffress’s impeachment warning may signal that Trump wants to shore up support from the Christian right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. maga
    Trump Posts Animated Video of Himself Dancing, Hugging FlagIt’s as if a pharmaceutical rep had remade the animated parts of A-ha’s “Take on Me” video.
    By Matt Stieb
  44. the national interest
    Is William Barr Going After Trump’s ‘Deep State’ Enemies?Trump’s hatchet man appears to be sharpening his ax.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. gop resignations
    NY Republican Collins Resigns While Pleading Guilty to Insider-Trading ChargesCollins was in trouble in both the primary and the general election, but his very Trumpy district should be safe for some other Republican.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. trump impeachment
    House Intelligence Committee Subpoenas Rudy GiulianiAdam Schiff subpoenaed Giuliani to hand over documents related to Trump’s Ukraine contacts, rather than spill all the details on TV.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. vision 2020
    Will Impeachment Bring Back ‘Kamala the Prosecutor’ and Save Her Candidacy?The trouble with this idea is that there’s no natural venue for Harris to shine on TV without a lot of Republican cooperation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. gluten
    Trump Supporters More Likely to Identify As Gluten-Free: StudyConservatives mock gluten-free diets — and are also more likely to adhere to them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. trump tweets
    Trump Quotes Ally Who Predicts a ‘Civil War-Like Fracture’ If He Is ImpeachedThe remark – just one of Trump’s 46 tweets and retweets on Sunday – drew a rare rebuke from a House Republican.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. metoo
    Another Woman Says Al Franken Groped HerFranken said, “I feel terrible that anyone came away from an interaction with me feeling bad.”
    By Irin Carmon
  51. the media
    The Biden Campaign Wants Giuliani Off the AirThough Giuliani doesn’t have to worry: The networks will probably keep having him on, especially now that impeachment is finally happening.
    By Chas Danner
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