1. ex-felon voting rights
    Florida GOP Readies Poll Tax to Nullify Ex-Felons’ Voting RightsFloridians voted to re-enfranchise the formerly incarcerated last fall. Republicans want to make them pay off all court fines and fees first.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. 2020 presidential election
    Could Joe Biden and Stacey Abrams Form an Early Dream Ticket for 2020?There’s no real evidence to suggest it’s in the works, but it’s a fascinating possibility that could appeal to both pols.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. vision 2020
    Here’s Every Defense of the Electoral College — and Why They’re All WrongMost of the arguments for preserving our insane system are morally odious, unsubstantiated, and/or factually incorrect.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. the national interest
    Will Bernie Sanders Split the Democratic Party in 2020?Two high-profile hires suggest Angry Bernie might return.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. education
    The Promise of Integration Has Not Been Fulfilled in NYC SchoolsJust 190 black children were offered admission to New York City’s specialized public high schools on Monday, out of 4,800. Here’s why that matters.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  7. vision 2020
    America’s Second-Largest Teachers Union Is Trying Not to Make 2016’s MistakeThe American Federation of Teachers has rolled out its endorsement process for candidates, and says that it’s prepared to hold Democrats to account.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. checks and balances
    Why Is the Trump Administration Always Getting Shut Down in Court?A Washington Post analysis shows that federal judges keep blocking the administration because its legal explanations aren’t “supported by facts.”
    By Matt Stieb
  9. nepotism
    New Book Details Kushner’s Alleged Middle East Peace Plan, Which Is PreposterousAccording to Vicky Ward’s Kushner Inc., the senior advisor hoped to convince five countries plus Palestine to give aid or renegotiate boundaries.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. florida
    Florida Will Drop Solicitation Charges Against Robert Kraft If He Admits GuiltOffering to drop charges if Kraft admits he would have been found guilty has a tone of shaming, but could be due to a dubious use of warrants.
    By Matt Stieb
  11. scotus
    SCOTUS Eases Rules for Deporting Ex-Con ImmigrantsIt’s another ruling that makes it easier for the Trump administration to strike fear in the hearts of those it calls “criminal aliens.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump Promised 3 Percent Growth. His Economists Quietly Admit It Won’t Happen.Page 527 of the new Economic Report of the President contains a pretty big concession.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. health care
    Beto and Bernie Offer Competing Plans to Fix Health CareMedicare for All is still the dominant Democratic health-care idea for 2020, but the less ambitious plan backed by O’Rourke could be a competitor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. politics
    100-Person Poll: How Will the Trump Presidency End?We asked 100 New Yorkers (plus 14 pundits, journalists, academics, and activists) how they see the Trump administration ending.
    By Kelsey Hurwitz and Yelena Dzhanova
  15. donald trump
    Report: Trump Repeatedly Inflated His Net Worth in Deals With Deutsche BankOver two decades, the bank reportedly lent Trump $2 billion. In response, Trump inflated his assets on three occasions and defaulted on major loans.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. crime
    Man Suspected of Killing Gambino Mob Boss Drew QAnon Symbols on Hands in CourtCriminal conspiracy and far-right conspiracy theories overlap at the extradition hearing of a Staten Island man who allegedly killed a mobster.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. the national interest
    Devin Nunes Files Bonkers $250 Million Lawsuit Over Mean TweetsNunes claims that tweets from accounts like “Devin Nunes’ Mom” and “Devin Nunes’ Cow” run “contrary to every tenet of American Democracy.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. vision 2020
    White Evangelicals Are Still the Heart of Trump’s BaseYes, white Evangelical support varies modestly along with Trump’s overall standing, but it’s still his best demographic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. racism
    How Much Does ‘Racial Ideology’ Matter If Racism Itself Persists?A New York Times op-ed argues that Americans are divided less by their “race” than by what they believe about race and racism. Does it even matter?
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  20. vision 2020
    What Beto Backlash? Fundraising Haul Undercuts Reports of a Disastrous LaunchDespite negative reactions among journalists and on Twitter, his campaign raised $6.1 million in the first 24 hours, beating Bernie Sanders’s record.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Republicans Are Denying Trump’s Completely Open Bigotry Against MuslimsWhite House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney: “I don’t think anybody can say that the president is anti-Muslim.” Really? Anybody?
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. vision 2020
    George McGovern Proposed a Universal Basic Income. It Didn’t Go Well for Him.Long-shot presidential candidate Andrew Yang is proposing to mail every American a monthly $1,000 check. George McGovern tried that in the ‘70s.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. vision 2020
    Stacey Abrams Has a Big Decision to MakeGovernor? Senator? Veep? President?! The Georgian who is usually sure about everything finds herself conflicted about her future.
    By Rebecca Traister
  24. just asking questions
    Ta-Nehisi Coates Is an Optimist NowA conversation about the revived debate over reparations, the 2020 Democratic primary, and the power of pop culture to advance progressive change.
    By Eric Levitz
  25. politics
    Trump Wants Jeanine Pirro and Her Islamophobia Back on the AirFox News benched her over her Islamophobic comments. Trump responded with a rejection of political correctness and a strange call to arms.
    By Chas Danner
  26. the national interest
    Republicans: Pelosi Won’t Impeach Because She Knows Trump Is InnocentThat is not actually why Pelosi opposes impeachment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. vision 2020
    Klobuchar’s Alleged Staff Abuse Won’t Scare Vladimir PutinThe senator tried to put a positive spin reports that she’s “tough” on staff, but that doesn’t have much to do with competence on the world stage.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. the swamp
    Who’s in Trump’s Rolodex?His phone friends may be more important than his staff. So who’s he calling?
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  29. christchurch massacre
    What We Know About the New Zealand Mosque ShootingForty-nine people were killed and dozens were injured in a shooting at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. A 28-year-old man has been charged.
    By Sarah Jones and Margaret Hartmann
  30. independents
    There Aren’t Many True Independents, and They Aren’t Into PoliticsMost self-identified independents lean heavily toward one party. Howard Schultz and others banking on some silent centrist force should take note.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    No Collusion? Paul Manafort’s Partner Rick Gates Is Still Helping Robert MuellerRick Gates continues to rat out his old friends, so Manafort and the Trump campaign aren’t in the clear.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. vision 2020
    Howard Schultz and His Team Think the Backlash Means They’re ‘Onto Something’Schultz has been ridiculed on the left, and his own polls show that he could help reelect Trump. But his team thinks he’s struck an important nerve.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  33. birch bayh
    Birch Bayh, Liberal Lion of the Senate, Dies at 91Bayh’s proudest accomplishment was the Title IX law banning gender discrimination in higher education. He was also chief Senate sponsor of the ERA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. the city
    Sprint to Eliminate Cash Bail Raises Tough ChoicesLawmakers and DAs are at odds over who can be held in jail before trial, as Governor Cuomo presses to pass a bill by April 1.
    By Josefa Velasquez
  35. veto bait
    12 GOP Senators Join With Democrats to Reject Trump’s Emergency DeclarationTrump will veto the resolution of disapproval, but his inability to keep Republican senators in line is a major embarrassment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. gun violence
    Connecticut Supreme Court Rules to Allow Sandy Hook Relatives to Sue GunmakersThe U.S. Supreme Court may step in and stop the Connecticut suit, but it could expose the strategies by which gunmakers market their deadly wares.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. vision 2020
    Beto’s Cool, But Can He Win a Presidential Nomination?If O’Rourke can pass some early tests, his fundraising chops and his ability to mobilize young and Latino voters could make him formidable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    Trump Again Threatens Violence If Democrats Don’t Support HimThe president’s authoritarian rhetoric has been so normalized it hardly registers when he openly advocates fascism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Beto O’Rourke Has a Good Reason He’s Running. He Just Can’t Say It.Being a telegenic communicator is actually a good argument for heading up the ticket.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. 2020 presidential election
    Yes, a Contested Convention Could Actually Happen in 2020It’s still not likely to happen, but a vast Democratic field and proportional delegate awards could make things interesting in Milwaukee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. politics
    Why Kavanaugh Replacement Neomi Rao Is So ControversialRao, who was confirmed to the nation’s second highest court, faced flak for her views on everything from date rape to deregulation to dwarf-tossing.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. fox news
    See the Salaries of Fox News Alumni Who Have Served in the Trump AdministrationThanks to financial disclosures, the public now knows that Fox News paid John Bolton a $569,423 salary and Sebastian Gorka $4,320 for just a month.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. competition
    Spotify Takes On Apple’s Anti-Competitive Behavior in EuropeSpotify’s lawsuit mirrors Elizabeth Warren’s critique of the tech giants.
    By Brian Feldman
  44. politics
    Read New York State’s New 16-Count Indictment of Paul ManafortTrump wouldn’t be able to pardon Manafort for a potential state conviction. “No one is beyond the law in New York,” said Manhattan D.A. Cy Vance.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. the national interest
    Michael Cohen Has Email Showing Trump Obstructed Justice by Dangling PardonEven Trump’s attorney general admitted that would be a crime.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the national interest
    Brexit and Trumpism Have Failed Because Conservative Populism Is a LieDonald Trump doesn’t call himself “Mr. Brexit” anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. vision 2020
    With 2020 Election Advice, Paul Ryan Forgets Why Trump Won the Last ElectionIn a public appearance in Florida, the former House Speaker claimed that GOP policy, not Trump’s personality, would spur a Republican victory in 2020.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. data security
    63red Safe, the Yelp for the MAGA Crowd, Is Reportedly Full of Data LeaksA new app that helps Trump supporters find conservative-friendly restaurants is reportedly full of ways to leak users’ data.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. green new deal
    Labor Fires Warning Shot on Green New DealAn AFL-CIO committee makes some threatening noises, but it sounds like a request for a seat at the table.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. stormy daniels
    Michael Avenatti Is No Longer Representing Stormy DanielsThe adult-film actress announced that Avenatti would no longer represent her, though the media magnet said he “terminated the relationship.”
    By Matt Stieb
  51. national emergency declaration
    Will Republicans Save Trump From an Embarrassing Vote on Emergency Declaration?A deal may be in the works where Trump okays a curtailment of presidential power in future emergency declarations in exchange for approval right now.
    By Ed Kilgore
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