1. the law
    President Trump Meets With Fraternal Order Of Police Members At White House
    The Losing Isn’t Over for Trump’s Justice DepartmentThey can reindict James Comey and Letitia James, but it’s a road to more failure.
    By Elie Honig
  2. department of war
    U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Attends Security Consultative Meeting
    Pete Hegseth Has Found the Real Enemy: The ScoutsThe Defense secretary is cutting the U.S. military’s ties with the group because it’s too “woke” or something.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. politics
    Lindsey Halligan Gets SunkA judge ruled that Lindsey Halligan’s U.S. Attorney appointment was “invalid” and her indictments of Comey and James “unlawful.”
    By Nia Prater
  4. the city politic
    Why Mamdani Is Unafraid to Turn on the LeftThe DSA mayor-elect quashes a DSA challenger to Hakeem Jeffries — and for good reason.
    By Ross Barkan
  5. politics
    Turns Out Prosecuting People Purely out of Rage Isn’t a Good Legal StrategyThere’s one big reason the government screwed up the James Comey and Letita James cases.
    By Cristian Farias
  7. politics
    What Happened After the Mamdani-Trump Meeting?Trump seems less inclined to send the National Guard to New York, Mamdani is doubling down, and Republicans are scratching their heads.
    By Nia Prater
  8. early and often
    DOGE Officially Dies After Brief and Useless ExistenceThe Elon Musk initiative was done in by his feud with Trump and left a legacy of failure and destruction.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. tremendous content
    Trump’s Latest Power Grab: Reviving the Rush Hour Movies?The president is reportedly pressuring Paramount to bring back his favorite buddy-cop action-comedy franchise.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. early and often
    MTG Quits Her Lousy House Gig But Not the SpotlightThe former MAGA icon is retiring from Congress, but it certainly won’t be the last we see of her.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. just asking questions
    What Larry Summers Has in Common With Donald TrumpThe Harvard economist faced many controversies before the greatest one of all involving Jeffrey Epstein.
    By Allison Quinn
  12. we’ll do it live
    Trump Gushes Over Mamdani at White House: As It HappenedIt was a weird, shockingly friendly meetup, during which Trump seemed totally bowled over by the mayor-elect. Here are the highlights.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  13. early and often
    Only the Supreme Court Can Save Trump’s Gerrymandering DriveAs Democratic and Republican gerrymanders cancel each other, SCOTUS could give the GOP a big edge in cases on Texas and on the Voting Rights Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    Trump Could Save Himself by Saving ObamacareHis ego, and his party, need a deal to restore subsidies in order to avoid an electoral disaster next year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the city politic
    NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani Visits New York City Police Memorial With Commissioner Jessica Tisch
    What Mamdani’s Staffing Choices Say About How He’ll GovernSo far it seems like the mayor-elect is looking to add age, experience, and opposing views.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    A Bipartisan Idea for Congress: Fewer Stupid Censure WarsAs rebukes and counter-rebukes escalate in the House, there’s a move to make it harder to point fingers and virtue signal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    Trump Shares Call to ‘Hang’ Democratic LawmakersIn a Truth Social posting spree, Trump said Democrats urging servicemembers to obey the Constitution is “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    Treasury Secretary Hopes You Don’t Cash Trump’s $2,000 ChecksNone of this is going to happen, but it’s amazing that Trump’s top economic adviser thinks his big idea is inflationary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. politics
    Larry Summers’s Epstein Fallout Is Getting WorseThe economist has quit OpenAI’s board and lost a few other jobs, and Harvard is launching an investigation, too.
    By Nia Prater
  20. early and often
    Dick Cheney and the False Nostalgia for the Good RepublicansThe hagiography began before the former vice-president’s death.
    By Ross Barkan
  21. early and often
    GOP Redistricting May Backfire Due to Team Trump’s IncompetenceFederal judges just canceled Trump’s original Texas power grab. Now Democrats could actually come out ahead in the 2026 remap.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    Trump Follows ‘Quiet, Piggy’ by Berating Another Female ReporterHe’s handling his Epstein-files stress by indulging in an old, comforting habit: hurling openly sexist insults.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. early and often
    The Chuy Garcia Rebuke Shouldn’t Tear Democrats ApartIf a relatively minor succession maneuver sparks a “struggle for the soul” of the party, that’s a very bad sign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. early and often
    The GOP’s Affordability Agenda: Promise to Give People CashThere’s talk of a reconciliation bill that may offer “tariff dividends,” health-account payments, and other goodies — right before the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. early and often
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Is the Ultimate Test of Trump’s StrengthRepublicans haven’t survived crossing him before. Next year may be different.
    By Ross Barkan
  26. early and often
    The Day Republicans Beat TrumpNothing like the Epstein-files loss has ever happened to him.
    By Ben Jacobs
  27. tremendous content
    7 Stupid Moments From Trump’s McDonald’s Summit SpeechTrump addressed Americans’ affordability concerns by rambling about the Gulf of Mexico, mocking Tom Cruise, and doing a weird Filet-O-Fish impression.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. we’ll do it live
    House Votes Overwhelmingly to Release Epstein FilesThe chamber voted overwhelmingly in favor of releasing the federal government’s files on Epstein with Republican Clay Higgins as the lone “no” vote.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  29. early and often
    Trump Could Have the Last Laugh on the Epstein FilesHis about-face on legislation forcing the disclosure of the files could be a strategic retreat, since Pam Bondi will still control what goes out when.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. roundup
    What Are the Big Takeaways From the Epstein Emails?A look at some of the commentary and analysis about what the massive new Epstein data dump reveals and means.
    By Chas Danner
  31. epstein files
    Will Creepy Epstein Emails Be the End of Larry Summers?The late sex criminal was his “wing man” for advice on dating a younger mentee. Now he’s stepping back from most of his public commitments.
    By Matt Stieb
  32. early and often
    The Message Trump Sends by Endorsing Tucker CarlsonIn the MAGA divide over white supremacist Nick Fuentes, the president came down hard on the side of extremism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    Trump Torches ‘Traitor’ MTG — But Georgia Might Burn HimTrump denounced his former friend Greene and called for a primary challenge. But his previous attempts to meddle in Georgia politics backfired.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. early and often
    If Trump Wants the Epstein Files Released, Why Not Do It Himself?Trump just reversed course, ordering House Republicans to support a vote to … force his administration to release the Epstein files?
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. tremendous content
    Trump Did Not Have Sexual Relations With ‘Bubba,’ Bill ClintonJeffrey Epstein’s brother said he was joking in his 2018 email and it wasn’t about Clinton. But the “Bubba” email conspiracy theories persist.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. politics
    Trump Suggests He’s Open to Meeting Mamdani“We’ll work something out,” the president said.
    By Nia Prater
  37. early and often
    GOP Can’t Stop Touching Hot Stove of Obamacare RepealRather than extending ACA subsidies, Republicans are eyeing another ill-advised push to replace them with Trumpcare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. political fiction
    How Historically Accurate Is Death by Lightning?The new Netflix miniseries about James Garfield’s election and assassination gets a lot right, but not everything.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. early and often
    Trump Really Wants to Mail Out $2K Checks With His SignatureHis latest scheme is “tariff dividends” that would help people cope with costs his tariffs imposed. The math is very fuzzy, though.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. tremendous content
    J.D. Vance Brags About Trump’s Appalling Lack of SleepThe vice-president claimed Trump barely sleeps yet has plenty of energy … though everyone saw him nod off in the Oval Office last week.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. early and often
    Why Trump Can’t Make MAGA Diehards Forget About EpsteinConspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein remain central to key elements of Trump’s base, regardless of how much he tries to wave them away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. poll position
    Trump Keeps Getting Less and Less PopularThe president’s poll numbers are a matter of slow erosion rather than a sudden lurch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. trump epstein files
    Read the Epstein Emails: All the Trump News & Sordid RevealsThe latest release is full of scathing claims about Trump, and exposes Epstein’s scheming and bantering with powerful friends.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and often
    The Solution to Chuck SchumerThe Senate Democratic leader isn’t going anywhere, at least not yet.
    By Ross Barkan
  45. the law
    Sandwich Guy street art in Washington, D.C.
    The Rise of the Anti-Trump JuryIt’s not just the Sandwich Guy trial. All across the country, juries are rejecting prosecutorial overreach.
    By Elie Honig
  46. the city politic
    Inside Zohran Mamdani’s Election DayA photo diary of the mayor-elect’s sprint to the finish.
    Photographs by Sinna Nasseri
  47. early and often
    Trump, of All People, Sues California for GerrymanderingThe administration is hoping the Supreme Court will soon kill voting rights as a motive in redistricting, leaving partisan gerrymandering in place.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. politics
    The Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas
    Ghislaine Maxwell Is Living It Up With Unlimited Toilet PaperWhat we know about the special privileges Epstein’s accomplice is reportedly receiving at her new federal prison camp in Texas.
    By Nia Prater
  49. early and often
    What If the Shutdown Actually Hurt Republicans, Not Democrats?An alternative theory of the conventional wisdom.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    Senate Reaches Deal To Fund Government, Advancing Legislation To End Shutdown
    The Longest Government Shutdown Is Over: How It EndedFederal employees’ paychecks should start going out this weekend. Here’s how the final drama played out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  51. early and often
    What Happens After Congress Votes on the Epstein-Files BillAdelita Grijalva’s delayed swearing-in means a bill to force disclosure of the Epstein files will reach the House floor, if not Trump’s desk.
    By Ed Kilgore
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