1. vision 2020
    Iowa State Fair Is for Fried Food and Politics23 presidential candidates are set to speak at the fair, which kicks off today, all trying to avoid gaffes and the consumption of perilous fair food.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. mass shootings
    Trump Spends Day Visiting Dayton and El Paso Victims, Lobbing Twitter AttacksDays after calling for “unity,” Trump marred his visits to the grieving cities with jabs at local officials and other perceived enemies.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. politics
    The Owner of SoulCycle and Equinox Is Throwing a Fancy Trump FundraiserTo the dismay of many fans of the gym chain and stationary-bicycle lifestyle cult.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  4. race
    The Black Art of Escape: A New Vision for Black Americans400 years have passed since the birth of a new people. Where do we go from here?
    By Casey Gerald
  5. impeachment
    House Democrats Can Impeach Trump Any Time They WantAn emerging argument is that any formal “initiation” of an impeachment “proceeding” or “inquiry” is unnecessary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. orange county
    Republicans Are Now Outnumbered in Conservative Bastion of Orange CountyRonald Reagan once called Orange County, California, “where all good Republicans go to die.” Now demographics and Trump are turning it blue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. vision 2020
    The Scary Proposition That Trump Is Gradually Becoming More PopularYes, Trump is fairly close to his highest job approval numbers, but there’s no real evidence he’s about to bust through his ceiling.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. ferguson
    5 Years After Ferguson, Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops Have Gotten WorseA big problem driving the 2014 unrest was black motorists getting stopped disproportionately. The gap between them and white motorists is now wider.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  10. politics
    Elizabeth Warren Makes a Progressive Pitch to Rural VotersShe joins Bernie Sanders in the hope that left-wing policies will appeal to rural communities.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. white supremacy
    White Nationalist Terrorism Is a Problem. Trump Is a Bigger One.Donald Trump has done more damage to our democracy with his bully pulpit than a psychopathic racist ever could with an AK-47.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. ufos
    Bernie Sanders Pledges to Reveal UFO Evidence If Elected PresidentHe told Joe Rogan that if there’s anything to report, he’ll do it on Rogan’s podcast.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. 2019 elections
    Mississippi GOP Favorite Tate Reeves Forced Into Governor’s Race RunoffIf he survives against Bill Waller, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves will face an unusually strong Democrat, Attorney General Jim Hood, in the general.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. politics
    Joaquin Castro’s Doubles Down After Tweeting Names of Trump DonorsThe congressman and brother of presidential candidate Julián Castro has been accused of inciting violence and inviting harassment.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. vision 2020
    Will the Greens and Libertarians Affect the 2020 Election?Fears about third-party candidates persist, but it’s doubtful that they gave Trump the win, and we can expect fewer “protest” votes in 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Is There Hope for America After Trump?The Republic already looks like Rome in ruins.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  17. republicans
    Why Trump’s Takeover of the GOP Doesn’t Mirror Goldwater’sTrump won. Goldwater never had a chance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. vision 2020
    Polls: Warren Won the Debates (But Debates Don’t Matter Much)The first post-debate polls find that Elizabeth Warren’s performance won Democrats’ hearts — but Joe Biden is still winning their votes.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. vision 2020
    Democrats Made Big Gains With ‘Anti-Immigration’ Voters in 2018: StudyA new analysis of the midterm electorate sheds light on what happened last fall – and what to expect in 2020.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. mass shootings
    What We Didn’t Need the El Paso Killer’s Manifesto to Tell UsUnderstanding the El Paso shooter is helped by understanding 8chan troll culture — but it’s not a requirement.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  21. gun violence
    The Push to Expand Gun Background Checks: What You Need to KnowAfter the El Paso and Dayton shootings, Democrats and a handful of Republicans have renewed efforts to pass new gun laws, but they face major hurdles.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. guns
    Republicans’ Love of Guns May Cost Them Votes in the SuburbsBeing a slave to the NRA is not the safest position to be in heading toward a 2020 election in which suburban voters are already leaning Democratic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. politics
    Talking Teaching With Elizabeth Warren, the Most Professorial Candidate EverShe has been instructing students since she was 8 years old. But does America want to be taught?
    By Rebecca Traister
  24. past is prologue
    Four Years Ago Today, the Trump Circus Came to Town — and Never LeftDonald Trump’s first Republican-debate appearance set the low standard he has maintained ever since.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. barack obama
    The President (No, Not That One) Speaks Out On the ShootingsObama spoke clearly on a subject his successor addressed as though he was speaking at gunpoint.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. trade war
    What Does a Trade War Worst-Case Scenario Look Like? Intelligencer staffers discuss the intensifying economic battle between China and the U.S.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  27. mass shootings
    In Trump’s Hands, the Second Amendment Is a Threat to Our Civil LibertiesWhen the government is unwilling to significantly restrict access to firearms, it responds to gun violence by curtailing more basic freedoms.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. mass shootings
    Trump’s Plan for Stopping Anti-Hispanic Terrorism: Fewer HispanicsBefore abandoning mention of gun control altogether, Trump suggested he’d consider it — as long as Democrats supported the GOP’s immigration agenda.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. steve king
    Iowa Democrat Aims to Knock Off Steve King, If Republicans Don’t Do It FirstJ.D. Scholten nearly beat King in the 2018 midterms. If the old demagogue survives his primary, Scholten will be waiting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. vision 2020
    If Lone Star State Goes Blue, GOP Could Be Texas ToastHouse Republican retirements in Texas may be an omen the state is finally competitive again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Trump Calling His White Nationalist Fans Crazy Not the Defense He Thinks It IsFor Trump, “crazy” is a kind of metaphysical demarcation between conservatism and terrorism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. el paso shooting
    Trump’s Shooting Response: Blame Media, Call for New Immigration LawsDon’t bother looking for a measured response to the weekend’s carnage from the president.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. power
    Ivanka’s Eternal AmbitionsAfter the White House, she probably can’t go back to the city that made her. So she has cannily devised another exit strategy.
    By Vanessa Grigoriadis
  34. vision 2020
    Where Does Marianne Williamson Actually Stand on Vaccines?The candidate’s prescriptions for the structural, spiritual revival of the body politic often fail when it comes to the human body.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. vision 2020
    Trump Outperformed His Polling in 2016. Will He Again in 2020?He won as the most unpopular major-party nominee in memory. But he benefited from a desire for change that won’t favor him in 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Putin’s 2020 PlaybookOur electoral vulnerabilities are so extreme, the next hack could easily be worse.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the national interest
    Trump: I Skip Vetting Nominees, Pass the Savings on to YouTrump has some ideas about where to cut costs in government.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. vision 2020
    Gravel ’20 Is DoneIt was an improbable social-media based effort run by teenagers bristling with hostility to the “American empire,” but they made a mark.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    With Some Elbow Room, Amy Klobuchar Could Have a MomentThe Minnesotan could become the candidate of Bidenism Without Biden, but she needs a lot of breaks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    Trump Directs Government to Punish Washington Post OwnerTrump is going after Amazon as retribution for Jeff Bezos’s ownership of the Washington Post.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. republicans
    The Last Black Republican in the House Waves the White FlagFive years ago, Republicans thought they had to become more diverse to win. Will Hurd’s departure symbolizes their abandonment of that path.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. politics
    Joe Biden Is the Reason Obama’s Legacy Is on TrialIt’s difficult for other candidates to run against Joe Biden without running against the Obama presidency.
    By Sarah Jones
  43. podcasts
    This New Ivanka Podcast Is the Juiciest Show of the SummerIntroducing Tabloid, a new podcast from New York and Luminary.
    By the Cut
  44. elijah cummings
    Trump Seems Thrilled That Someone Broke Into Elijah Cummings’s HouseThe president rejoices in the misfortune of a man he’s been attacking for days.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. the national interest
    Why Don’t Democrats Attack Trump’s Middle-class Tax Hike?Tariffs are taxes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. andrew yang
    What Andrew Yang Gets Wrong (and Right) About RobotsAutomation isn’t going to take all our jobs. But it could make them less time-consuming, if we let it.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. vision 2020
    Texas Representative Will Hurd Joins GOP House Retirement WaveThe GOP’s only black House member announced his retirement, marking an opening in Texas’s most competitive district and the party’s eighth 2020 exit.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. politics
    Struggling California Town Wants to Be ‘Sanctuary City’ for GunsIt’s an effort that combines “sticking it to the liberals” with true economic desperation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. vision 2020
    Does It Make Sense for Democratic Candidates to Criticize Obama?Intelligencer writers discuss the wisdom of tweaking an exceedingly popular party figure.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  50. budget deal
    Senate Sends Budget Deal to TrumpSome conservatives whined ritualistically, but in the end Republicans joined Democrats in pushing big fiscal fights past the next elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. u.s. senate
    Corey Lewandowski Might Actually Run for Senate in New HampshireDonald Trump’s first campaign manager is “seriously considering” a challenge to Democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen.
    By Adam K. Raymond
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