1. 9/11
    Rand Paul Blocks Senate From Unanimously Passing 9/11 First-Responders FundingThe Kentucky senator joins a long and unsuccessful line of Republicans who have attempted to stymie funding for 9/11 victims and first responders.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. 2020 elections
    Is Steve King Finally Running Out of Money and Luck?The old racist’s prospects for reelection don’t look great, but he has exceeded expectations before.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. supreme court
    John Paul Stevens and the Legacy of Liberal Republican JudgesStevens’s long career on the Court as the Republican-appointed leader of its liberal wing remains a cautionary tale for conservatives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    First Look Media Is Pivoting. But to What?The company recently shuttered two prestigious sites. Employees are worried about what comes next.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. the national interest
    Republican: ‘I Believe Calling the President a Racist Is Personally Offensive’A party credo takes hold.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. donald trump
    Trump’s ‘Love It Or Leave It’ Jingoism Was Predictable All AlongRoss Douthat’s suggestion that Trump perverted an initially healthy skepticism about American virtue misses the authoritarian impulses he represents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. politics
    The House Rule That Sent the Chamber Into Chaos on TuesdayThe House fell into nearly two hours of delay and debate when Nancy Pelosi called Trump’s language “racist,” violating a precedent from 1984.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. gubernatorial recall
    Oregon Republicans Aim to Recall Democratic Governor Over Climate Change PlansAfter their legislators left the state to thwart a cap-and-trade bill, Republicans want to depose Brown for threatening executive action on emissions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. intelligencer chats
    Will Trump’s Racist Tweets Work?They’re morally indefensible. Are they politically indefensible, too?
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Margaret Hartmann
  11. vision 2020
    Septuagenarian Candidates Are Still Challenging Each Other to Physical ContestsThe septuagenarians in the race are staying busy. On Tuesday, Sanders challenged Trump to a footrace and Biden challenged Trump to a push-up contest.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. racism
    Kellyanne Conway Accusingly Asks Reporter: ‘What’s Your Ethnicity?’Seems the president’s counselor thinks the best defense is to get really offensive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. vision 2020
    Mark Sanford Mulls Long-Shot Primary Challenge to TrumpSanford’s career has been full of pratfalls and comebacks. He is an authentic representative of traditional conservatism, but no threat to Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. eric garner
    Officer Won’t Face Federal Charges in Eric Garner’s DeathA day before the five-year anniversary of Garner’s death, the DOJ lets Daniel Pantaleo off the hook.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. foreign interests
    Trump’s Unlawful Asylum Policy Is a Jab at MexicoTrump needs our southern neighbors’ help to fix the migrant crisis – so he’s forcing them into illegal agreements that come with unmanageable burdens.
    By Jonah Shepp
  16. the national interest
    Trump Is the Most Unpatriotic Presidential Candidate in American HistoryTrump’s campaign is trying to take the “white” out of his white nationalism and run on the flag.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. vision 2020
    Sanders’s Slow Bern-OutBernie has plenty of durable assets in the 2020 race, but he now has some major strategic problems as Warren and Harris gain strength.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. e jean carroll
    E. Jean Carroll ‘Exploring’ Lawsuit Against Trump After Rape AllegationCarroll said if she hires “a really smart attorney, we might be able to get around” the five-year statute of limitations for rape cases prior to 2006.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. politics
    Another Person Has Died From Rationing InsulinRising insulin prices are stoking a public health crisis. In June, Jesimya Scherer-Radcliff died rationing insulin after losing his health insurance.
    By Sarah Jones
  20. ilhan omar
    Ilhan Omar: Trump Has ‘Agenda of White Nationalists’At a press conference responding to Trump’s attack on four congresswomen of color, Omar repeated the call for Democrats to impeach the president.
    By Matt Stieb
  21. vision 2020
    Why High Turnout May Not Help Democrats in 2020Democrats need a backup plan in case turning the presidential election into a polarized frenzy drives untapped Trump voters to the polls, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. migrant crisis
    The Flaw in Trump’s Intimidation-Based Immigration StrategyThreatening painful and controversial actions, like ICE raids, may work in the short term, but eventually he’ll have to deliver — or admit defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    Republicans Baffled Why Trump Keeps Saying Racist ThingsThe Republican response to Trump’s racism imagines a Trump who can do better.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. immigration
    New Trump Rule Would Virtually End Asylum for Central AmericansThe rule, which is sure to face legal challenges, would not allow anyone who has passed through another country to claim asylum in the U.S.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. the national interest
    An Interview With ‘A Thousand Small Sanities’ Author Adam GopnikA discussion of a new defense of liberalism against its critics on the right and the left.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. migrant crisis
    Lindsey Graham: ‘I Don’t Care’ if Migrants Stay in Detention for ‘400 Days’After visiting two migrant detention centers in Texas, the South Carolina senator was not filled with sympathy.
    By Matt Stieb
  27. racism
    Trump Attacks Democratic Congresswomen With White Nationalist RhetoricWith his reelection campaign now underway, the president is trying out an even bigger dog whistle.
    By Chas Danner
  28. vision 2020
    The Case for Biden’s ‘Electability’ Fades Under ScrutinyThe more you examine the reasons Democrats desperate to beat Trump think Biden’s the one, the more fragile the arguments look.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the top line
    Is the New Bipartisan Consensus on Interest Rates an Illusion?Republicans and Democrats have found rare alignment on monetary policy. But will “the hack gap” reopen if a Democrat becomes president?
    By Josh Barro
  30. foreign interests
    The Jeffrey Epstein Scandal Has Even Spread to Israel’s ElectionWhy is Benjamin Netanyahu highlighting lesser rival Ehud Barak’s link to Epstein? Because the prime minister knows he needs every edge he can get.
    By Jonah Shepp
  31. iran
    House Votes to Require Congressional Approval for War With IranA good number of Republicans, including Trump fans, want to avoid war with Iran and give peace a chance – but the defense bill is far from resolved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Is Acosta Just the First Epstein Enabler to Fall?A bipartisan cesspool of elites allowed Jeffrey Epstein to flourish for years. Now they’re hoping to cover their tracks before we can get answers.
    By Frank Rich
  33. the national interest
    Trump: Paul Ryan Was Bribed to Call Me Stupid“For him to be going out and opening his mouth is pretty incredible. But maybe he gets paid.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. revolving door
    Acosta Resigns in Wake of Epstein Plea-Deal ScandalThe Labor secretary’s press conference didn’t convince anyone, and was embroiling Trump even more in the Epstein scandal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. vision 2020
    Buttigieg Tries to Win Black Voters With a ‘Douglass Plan’ for Racial JusticeA “wine-track” candidate with a police-shooting problem in South Bend, Mayor Pete lays out an agenda for “black empowerment.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. jeffrey epstein
    An Expert Thinks Jeffrey Epstein Built His Wealth Through Fraud and BlackmailA professor working on a book about the mysterious financier believes he acquired his wealth through shady means.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. 2020 census
    Trump Caves on Census Citizenship Question, But Hints at a Broader Fight AheadIt was a classic Trumpian retreat, disguised in a cloud of obfuscation, lies, and threats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    President Trump Says Only Trump Supporters Deserve Free Speech“To me free speech is not when you see something good and then you purposely write bad.” Uh, yes it is?
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. jeffrey epstein
    What We Learned From James Patterson’s Jeffrey Epstein BookAccording to Filthy Rich, Epstein has odd physical characteristics, used a camera hidden in a clock, and rejected a 23-year-old as too old.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  40. the national interest
    Why a Climate Debate Is a Terrible IdeaOnce you start with the single-issue debates, there’s no end.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. vision 2020
    Why Are Governors Doing So Poorly in the 2020 Race?In reality, the governors-run-best assumption hasn’t been accurate for years. And many senators in the race have other things going for them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the law
    Acosta’s Legal Explanation for Epstein’s Plea Deal Doesn’t Add UpAs a former U.S. Attorney, I found the Labor secretary’s defense woefully inadequate. Now, a state prosecutor claims he’s trying to “rewrite history.”
    By Barbara McQuade
  43. politics
    What Does Nancy Pelosi Think She’s Doing?The Speaker of the House needs to give people a reason to vote for her party. She isn’t.
    By Sarah Jones
  44. jeffrey epstein
    Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta Defends His Role in Jeffrey Epstein CaseIn a press conference Wednesday, Acosta said were it not for his office, Epstein would have walked free.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. racism
    Tucker Carlson’s Latest Attack on Ilhan Omar Is a Pack of Racist LiesThe Fox News host is living proof that right-wing political correctness has become dangerous for this country.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. obamacare
    Suit to Destroy Obamacare Slouches Toward Supreme CourtIf oral arguments in the Fifth Circuit are any indication, SCOTUS and the GOP will receive a “gift” they don’t need: the extinction of Obamacare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. tariffs
    Does Trump Love Tariffs More Than He Loves the Bible?Trump’s beloved tariffs against China, as proposed, could devastate production of Bibles to the dismay of his conservative Christian base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Trump Angry Iran Is Breaking Deal Trump Already BrokeThe president does not seem to understand what “deals” are, or how they work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. college athletics
    California’s ‘Fair Pay to Play’ Bill: An Idea That’s Long OverdueThe rotten hypocrisy of college “amateur athletics” needs to yield to fair treatment of the kids who are creating wealth for everyone else.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. democracy
    America’s Political System Is Rigged Against Liberals (and Always Has Been)The left’s underrepresentation in U.S. politics isn’t new, and ending gerrymandering won’t fix it. But the liberalization of suburbia might.
    By Eric Levitz
  51. profile
    The Civil-Rights Lawyer Starting a Legal Crusade Against Police BrutalityBen Crump has represented the families of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Tamir Rice — and he may be the hardest-working attorney in the country.
    By John H. Richardson
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