1. ilhan omar
    Profiling Doesn’t Bother Conservatives Unless It Targets White PeopleA deceptively edited video of Ilhan Omar describing the pitfalls of racial profiling has conservatives accusing her of racism.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. the national interest
    Trump Tries to Think Up Crime by Obama, Comes Up With ‘Wrote Book’Trump is clearly freaked out by the idea of a president writing his own book, but it’s not actually illegal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. alabama senate race
    Tommy Tuberville: Roy Moore Without the Sex ScandalsThe former Auburn coach is working hard to dumb down the 2020 Alabama Senate race.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. vision 2020
    Trump’s Hate Offensive Could Turn Off White Working-Class WomenThere’s fresh evidence that the women in Trump’s key demographic don’t care for racism and divisiveness, even if they agree with his policies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. interesting times
    The American System Is Already FailingTrump is attacking both the rule of law and our constitutional norms – and the Mueller hearings underscored that he’ll largely go unchallenged.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  7. vision 2020
    Is ‘Doing the Right Thing’ Worth Increasing the Risk of a Second Trump Term?With respect to a doomed impeachment drive, or selecting an iffy 2020 candidate, Democrats need a sober look at the consequences of risky behavior.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. russia
    Senate Finds Russia Attempted to Interfere in Elections in All 50 States in 2016Released the day after Mueller’s testimony, a Senate report stated that Russia hacked into U.S. polls to an extent much greater than previously known.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. birtherism
    Trump Pick for Treasury Spokesperson Was a Birther, Believed Obama Was a MuslimBetween 2009 and 2015, Treasury spokeswoman Monica Crowley called birtherism “legitimate” and claimed Obama was “conforming US policy to Islam.”
    By Matt Stieb
  10. budget deal
    House Democrats Push Through Trump-Endorsed Budget DealEven two members of “the Squad” supported the deal, but Trump’s conservative buddies took a powder.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. impeachment
    Is It Time for Dems to Punt on Impeachment?Intelligencer staffers discuss whether the case for bringing charges against the president got any stronger after Robert Mueller’s testimony.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  12. justice
    The Death Penalty Is a Farce. William Barr’s Plan Might Make It Torturous.Capital punishment in America is racist and punishes innocent people at unconscionable rates. William Barr’s plan to use pentobarbital makes it worse.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  13. oops
    Trump Spoke in Front of a Parody Presidential Seal Altered to Mock HimThe fake seal references Russia and Trump’s golfing obsession, and no one at a conference for young conservatives seems to have noticed.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. death penalty
    Trump’s DOJ Brings Back Capital Punishment 16 Years After Last Federal ExecutionAfter three executions in the last 30 years, the Trump administration plans to execute five people in the next six months.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  15. the national interest
    Mueller Testifies Russia Had Blackmail on TrumpSchiff: “If the Russians had a tape recording, they could expose that, could they not?” Mueller: “Yes.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. vision 2020
    Cory Booker Has Lost That Loving FeelingBeing the candidate of love and unity hasn’t worked too well for Cory Booker. Looks like he is trying some angry aggressiveness instead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. mueller time
    Mueller Feared Election Tampering Is ‘New Normal,’ GOP Helps Ensure It IsRepublican Cindy Hyde-Smith blocked bills to secure the 2020 election hours after Mueller expressed fears of foreign interference becoming normalized.
    By Matt Stieb
  18. the national interest
    How Republicans Used Mueller’s Conservatism to Discredit HimMueller played it ultrasafe, and Trump weaponized his caution.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. the mueller hearings
    Robert Mueller Is Not Your TV Hero or VillainThe former FBI director may have been the protagonist of The Mueller Hearings, but he conducted himself more like a respectable side character.
    By Jen Chaney
  20. mueller time
    Adam Schiff Tells a Story of Disloyalty to Country, Greed, and LiesThe Intelligence Committee chairman provided the most compelling statement of the day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. mueller time
    At Least Mueller Gave Us the ‘I Take Your Question’ MemeWe didn’t learn much new Wednesday, but we did get a new meme.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. mueller time
    Robert Mueller’s Testimony Before the House: LiveblogContinuous updates on the former special counsel’s long-awaited appearance before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. mueller time
    Mueller Defuses His ‘Bombshell’ Exchange With Ted Lieu on Obstruction of JusticeSpeaking with Ted Lieu, Mueller appeared to say that he would have indicted Trump if he could have, a quote he clarified in the Intelligence hearing.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. mueller time
    A Glossary of References in Robert Mueller’s Congressional TestimonyAll the names and references you need to know, from Aaron Zebley to the OLC opinion.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. mueller time
    If Impeachment Depended on Mueller, It’s Not HappeningSome Democrats already thought there was sufficient evidence to impeach Trump, but Mueller’s testimony did nothing to add momentum to the cause.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. mueller time
    Conservatives Attack Mueller As ‘Doddering’ and ‘Semi-Senile’ in House TestimonyThe right wasn’t alone alone in noting Mueller’s shakiness, but they spun it into another reason to discredit the special counsel’s findings.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. mueller time
    Watch Giuliani Call Mueller an ‘Idiot,’ Nearly Swear on Fox NewsHighlights from an especially unhinged Giuliani, sporting a new hair color on the occasion of the Mueller testimony.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. mueller time
    Mueller Contradicts Trump, Testifies That Report Did Not Totally Exonerate HimAsked if he exonerated Trump, Mueller’s one-word answer was “no.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. the top line
    Why We Can’t Figure Out Why American Infrastructure Is So ExpensiveAnd why it’s going to be so expensive to find an answer.
    By Josh Barro
  30. racism
    Trump’s Efforts to Free A$AP Rocky Showcase His Malleability — and OpportunismPresident Trump’s ability to get people out of jail is used to further his racist agenda. A$AP Rocky is no exception.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. conspiracies
    A QAnon Supporter Is Challenging Ilhan Omar in 2020: ReportAccording to a spokesperson, Danielle Stella, a Republican challenger to Omar, “stands 100 percent behind the principles … that Qanon promotes.”
    By Matt Stieb
  32. vision 2020
    Democrats Should Attack Trump’s Racism, but That Won’t Be Enough to Beat HimThe campaign to defeat David Duke in 1991 showed the power of confronting racism, but Trump has greater political assets than the Louisiana Klansman.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawsuit to Keep His Tax Returns Secret Is Unbelievably SillyA legal brief that should have been written in crayon.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. mueller time
    What to Expect From Robert Mueller’s House TestimonyWhat time the hearings begin, where to watch, and what to expect from the former special counsel known for his discretion.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. obits
    RIP Mark Kleiman, a Wonk Whose Work MatteredWe’ve lost one of our greatest thinkers on drug and crime policy, just when we need his counsel most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. budget deal
    Will Conservatives Support Trump’s New Budget Deal? Will Trump?The deal could go through quickly, but Trump, conservatives, and House progressives could all play a role in blowing it up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. defense department
    Senate Confirms Mark Esper As New Defense SecretarySeven months after Jim Mattis quit, the Pentagon finally has a permanent leader.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. vision 2020
    Biden Seeks to Cleanse His Record With Criminal-Justice-Reform ProposalJust as Biden once sought “cover” with tough-on-crime policies, he’s now reversing course to protect his status with African-American voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Democratic Progressives and Centrists Are Both Committing Strategic SuicideActivists think the insiders are pathetic. Insiders think the activists are crazy. They’re both right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. vision 2020
    Trump Is Achieving Peak PolarizationYou either love him or hate him, and fact that the in-between is vanishing carries implications for 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. inexperience
    President Trump Disdains Inexperience When It’s Not His or His Administration’sTrump’s latest tweets deride AOC and Ilhan Omar for their ‘inexperience.’ He also wanted Ivanka, who is ‘good with numbers,’ to run the World Bank.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. foreign interests
    Britain Needs Strong Leadership. Now It Has Showman Boris Johnson.With the Brexit crisis and Iran conflict looming, the U.K.’s new prime minister must prove he’s more than just bluster – and do it fast.
    By Jonah Shepp
  43. encounter
    A Lobster Dinner With the ‘Billionaire Heiress’ Chair of the Manhattan GOPAndrea Catsimatidis, self-described “business bombshell, jet-setter, NYC native, and footballer” on the limits of idealogical purity.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  44. budget deal
    Trump, Pelosi Reach Budget/Debt Limit DealYes, the deal is a hamburger job that doesn’t satisfy anyone’s appetites, but that’s the price you pay for divided government.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Trump: India Wants Me to Mediate Kashmir Conflict. India: No, We Don’t.Trump wanders into delicate standoff he doesn’t understand between two nuclear powers. What could go wrong?
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. al franken
    Should Al Franken Have Resigned?Intelligencer staffers discuss a New Yorker piece that casts doubt on some of the allegations against the ex-senator.
    By Benjamin Hart, Margaret Hartmann, and Ed Kilgore
  47. commerce department
    Wilbur Ross Is Falling Asleep in Commerce Department Meetings: ReportAnd other dysfunctional highlights from a new report on the chaotic Commerce Department.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. immigration
    Trump Moves to Make It Easier to Deport Immigrants Without a Hearing“Send them back” isn’t just a slogan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. reapportionment.
    How the Political Map Is Likely to Shift After the 2020 CensusWhile congressional redistricting is a tricky game, we already have a pretty clear idea of which states will gain or lose House seats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. scandals
    What We Learned From The New Yorker’s Al Franken StoryThe USO skit wasn’t written for Leeann Tweeden, Sean Hannity knew about the groping photo a decade earlier, and Franken regrets resigning.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  51. abortion rights
    Trump’s Newest Abortion Restriction Won’t Take Effect Just YetClinics have been given a few months to comply with the onerous “domestic gag rule.”
    By Amanda Arnold
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