1. homelessness
    Trump Trolls Homeless People in CaliforniaAs he rolled through California collecting campaign contributions, the president blamed Democrats for homelessness, and the homeless for pollution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 2020 elections
    So You Want to Be a U.S. Senator?Georgia governor Brian Kemp has thrown open the door to anybody who wants to apply to fill the seat Johnny Isakson is giving up at year’s end.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. house democrats
    Nancy Pelosi’s Drug Plan Pits Trump’s Base Against GOP OrthodoxyPrice controls on prescription drugs are deeply popular with the GOP’s aging base — and deeply antithetical to GOP lawmakers’ ideology.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. environment
    It’s Official: Trump Revokes California’s Power to Regulate Automobile EmissionsIt’s a sign of the administration’s adamant opposition to action on climate change, even at the expense of conservative states-rights principles.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Elizabeth Warren’s Balancing ActWarren’s avoiding Clinton’s biggest mistakes, but her path to the nomination is still difficult.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. trump administration
    Trump Loyalists Aren’t Being Ostracized After Leaving — They’re ThrivingSean Spicer, Kierstjen Nielsen, and Corey Lewandowski all made dramatic public comebacks this week.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  8. benjamin netanyahu
    Benjamin Netanyahu Appears to Be Running Out of OptionsThough he should never be counted out, it’s increasingly difficult to imagine that the prime minister will retain power in Israel.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. vision 2020
    No One Knows Whether Warren or Sanders Is in Second PlaceRecent polls from the first primary states show that Bernie Sanders is pulling even with Biden — or else plummeting out of contention.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. just asking questions
    Chris Hayes and Ali Velshi on How TV News Covers Climate ChangeA conversation with the hosts of MSNBC’s two-day Democratic-primary forum on climate change.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  11. guns
    White House Circulating Gun Proposal That Trump May Not SupportThe NRA is already denouncing the gun background-check bill that nobody in the Trump administration will openly embrace.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump Administration Covering Up His Disturbing Offer to Foreign LeaderWhat about his phone calls?
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. justin trudeau
    Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface Makeup to a Private-School Party in 2001A yearbook photo shows the Canadian PM in brownface at an ‘Arabian Nights’ party. And a new video shows him wearing blackface in a separate incident.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. vision 2020
    Biden’s Electability Advantage Will Be Hard to ShakeMost factors voters use to measure electability give Joe Biden an advantage, and Democrats are not in the mood to gamble on the 2020 outcome.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. ufos
    Jimmy Carter Saw a UFO on This Day in 1973Carter promised to come clean on UFO intel if elected president, but like all of them, he backtracked.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. john bolton
    John Bolton Is Mad at Trump for Firing Him Just Before Iran StandoffYou can’t always get what you want.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. vision 2020
    How Elizabeth Warren Should Talk About Medicare for AllA populist like her should show some empathy for those who fear big government and politicians as much as they fear insurance and drug companies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. federal reserve
    Decoding the Fed’s Interest Rate CutIntelligencer staffers discuss the Federal Reserve’s latest maneuver — and President Trump’s criticism of it.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  19. games
    Who Will Be the First Star Athlete to Make a Serious Run at the White House?In a world in which sports are politicized and politics has turned into a celebrity sport, the rise of the athlete-politician is inevitable.
    By Will Leitch
  20. andrew yang
    Will Andrew Yang’s Meeting With Shane Gillis Demand Anything From White Voters?Forgiving racists is easy in American politics. Demanding better from them is not.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  21. labor
    Democracy Dies When Labor Unions DoStrengthening unions should be at the heart of any agenda for reviving American democracy because labor’s weakness is at the heart of its decline.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. religion
    Christian Conservative Politics Are Driving Liberals Out of the PewsThe loud belief of militantly conservative Christians that being religious means being Republican may become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. world view
    Robert O’Brien Shows Republicans Still Put Trump Ahead of Personal CredibilityGOP establishment mainstays like Robert O’Brien lined up to be national security adviser, even after Trump ignored and humiliated John Bolton.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  24. the national interest
    How Electable Is Elizabeth Warren, Anyway?An assessment of a now-likely nominee.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris Really Needs to Turn Things AroundThe once-promising campaign of the Californian is in trouble. She needs a reboot, and also needs Biden or Warren to stumble.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Big Tech’s Big Divorce From DemocratsInside the collapsed marriage of Silicon Valley and the Democratic Party.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  27. iran
    Trump Hesitates on Iran Strike, As His Administration Draws Up PlansThe administration is reportedly considering cyberattacks and potential sites for retaliation, even as Trump is still wishy-washy on the idea.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. u.s. constitution
    Please, No Lectures on Fidelity to the Constitution From Josh HawleyThe Republican senator’s idea of the constitution is strictly as a vehicle for the authoritarian cultural order he prefers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. corey lewandowski
    The Wildest Moments From Corey Lewandowski’s House TestimonyThe Trump loyalist and Senate hopeful turned in an openly hostile performance that seemed designed to please the president.
    By Benjamin Hart and Matt Stieb
  30. vision 2020
    Polls Show de Blasio at Zero Percent in His City and StateMayor Bill de Blasio is a prophet without honor in his hometown of New York City and surrounding areas.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. judiciary
    Should Democrats Plan on Packing the Courts in 2021?Certainly the threat of judicial reform should stay on the table so long as conservatives use judges to thwart democracy, as they did in FDR’s day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. donald trump
    Trump’s Childhood Home Is Back on the MarketAfter failing to sell earlier this year for $2.9 million, the modest Queens home is going up for auction.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Bizarre Argument for Defending Saudi ArabiaU.S. weapons sales to Saudi Arabia have become the rationale for defending Saudi Arabia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. democrats
    AOC Endorses Primary Challenger to a Democratic PariahDan Lipinski, an anti-abortion champion in a strongly Democratic district, was absolutely the safest incumbent for AOC to oppose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. brett kavanaugh
    All the Unanswered Questions From Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation HearingsIn addition to the sexual misconduct claims, the confirmation process failed to fully resolve questions about Kavanaugh’s emails, debts, and finances.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. vision 2020
    Debate Poll Says Warren Won and Castro Lost – But the Race Didn’t ChangeThose who watched the debate didn’t move much in their views on the candidates, and those who didn’t watch barely budged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. state of the world
    It’s Greta Thunberg’s WorldBut it’s still burning. The extraordinary rise of a 16-year-old, and her Hail Mary climate movement.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  38. mar-a-lago
    Secret Service to Buy Jet Skis to Guard Trumps at Mar-a-LagoAt least Secret Service members won’t have to rent jet skis on their own dime anymore.
    By Matt Stieb
  39. green new deal
    Another Obstacle for Climate Action: A Conservative Supreme CourtA new study suggests SCOTUS could obstruct the Green New Deal just as it once obstructed the original New Deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. trump tax returns
    Manhattan DA Subpoenas 8 Years of Trump Tax ReturnsTrump may not be able to sue this subpoena into submission, as it’s part of a criminal investigation into the payoff of Stormy Daniels.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. vision 2020
    This Is Why Presidential Candidates Should Think Before They TweetDemocratic candidates might have waited a few days before invoking impeachment based on a New York Times story.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. iran
    Will the U.S. Strike Iran Over the Saudi Oil Attacks?Intelligencer staffers discuss another moment of major tension in the Middle East.
    By Benjamin Hart and Heather Hurlburt
  43. vision 2020
    Trump Relies on Maduro-Bashing to Win Florida Next YearTrump’s attacks on Maduro are key to winning Florida’s Latino immigrants and boosting his advantage among Cuban-Americans despite his other policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. vision 2020
    Kavanaugh’s Impeachment May Have Just Become a 2020 IssueMultiple Democratic presidential candidates said Congress should hold Justice Kavanaugh accountable in response to new sexual misconduct allegations.
    By Chas Danner
  45. the national interest
    Trump: I Can’t Be Corrupt Because I’m Losing Money (He Can)If Trump’s customers are fleeing because they hate him, it makes him more desperate for bribes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. brett kavanaugh
    NYT Makes Major Correction That Undermines Its Big Brett Kavanaugh StoryA woman who Kavanaugh reportedly sexually harassed at Yale does not remember the alleged incident.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. sexual assault
    What We Learned From the New Book on Brett Kavanaugh and His AccusersThe book from two New York Times reporters reveals a previously unknown allegation, and offers new details from Ramirez and Blasey Ford.
    By Sarah Jones
  48. joe biden
    The Return of the Joe Biden Vs. ‘Corn Pop’ RumbleOver the weekend, a bizarre video emerged of Biden describing a 1962 encounter involving a pool, a man named Corn Pop, and some straight razors.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. power
    Kavanaugh Accused of Exposing Himself to a Second Yale ClassmateThe New York Times uncovered a previously unreported allegation against the Supreme Court justice.
    By Marie Lodi
  50. world view
    Saudi Oil Attack Prompts More Incoherence From Trump AdministrationThe strikes disabled critical Saudi oil infrastructure and revealed how unprepared the Trump administration is to handle such a crisis.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  51. the swamp
    Mark Sanford and the Quest for the Mythical Reluctant Trump VoterIs the former South Carolina governor’s primary challenge to the president noble or pathetic?
    By Olivia Nuzzi
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