1. early and often
    From left, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) meet with reporters for a joint news conference outside Johnson's office on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday morning, April 10, 2025. (Haiyun Jiang/The New Y
    Will Republicans Start All Over on the Budget?As the House approaches a crucial crossroads on Trump’s “one beautiful bill,” Senate Republicans are muttering about having two or three.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. media
    Wendy McMahon, CEO of CBS News, speaks during the Axios BFD event in New York
    Another Ominous Sign for the Trump–60 Minutes LawsuitWendy McMahon stepped down as head of CBS News amid speculation that Paramount will cave to the president’s demands.
    By Nia Prater
  3. roundup
    Former President Joe Biden.
    What Doctors Say About Biden’s Prostate Cancer DiagnosisHis illness is serious, but it isn’t necessarily a death sentence.
    By Chas Danner
  4. early and often
    President Biden Briefed On Federal Response To Los Angeles Wildfires
    A Prostate-Cancer Survivor Reacts to Joe Biden’s DiagnosisThere’s a lot we don’t know about the former president’s condition and probably didn’t need to know it earlier.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    US-POLITICS-DEFENSE-BIDEN
    Biden Cancer Diagnosis: Response From Trump and Other LeadersWhile President Trump’s response was surprisingly muted, Don Jr. and J.D. Vance are already casting blame and floating conspiracy theories.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. power
    How Trump Defeated ColumbiaThe inside story of an unconditional surrender.
    By Nick Summers
  8. religion
    VATICAN-RELIGION-POPE-CONCLAVE
    Pizzagate at the VaticanMAGA Catholics play a familiar game of conspiratorial dissent, but to what end?
    By Rachel Donadio
  9. early and often
    Donald Trump Is a Crook, But He’s Their CrookWhat explains the president’s untouchable corruption.
    By Ross Barkan
  10. early and often
    Right-Wing Hard-liners Pull Power Play on Trump’s Big Beautiful BillHouse Freedom Caucus members threw some sand in the gears by blocking the reconciliation bill and demanding deeper spending cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    SALT Means Cutting Medicaid to Give Tax Cut to the RichThe GOP “moderates” pushing a big SALT deduction for wealthy folks are contributing to the big Medicaid cuts they say they oppose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. tremendous content
    If Taylor Swift Is ‘No Longer Hot’ Why Is Trump So Obsessed?Trump claimed he ruined the pop star in a ludicrous Truth Social post. It only proved he’s still can’t stop thinking about her.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. early and often
    GOP’s SNAP Cuts Are Worse Than Its Medicaid CutsHuge cost shifts to the states on the key food program could lead to benefit losses for millions of low-income families, even as grocery prices rise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. politics
    James Comey Under Investigation for Seashell ‘Threat’ to TrumpOfficials have vowed to investigate the former FBI director, alleging that a social-media post amounted to a threat against the president.
    By Nia Prater
  15. the law
    Mike Meyers as Dr Evil In "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me"
    The Trump Administration Is Channeling Dr. EvilThe White House’s plan to suspend habeas corpus over an imagined “invasion” is as ridiculous and convoluted as a supervillain scheme.
    By Elie Honig
  16. the law
    Trump Might Have Figured Out How to Trap the Supreme CourtLooking at the fine detail of the arguments over birthright citizenship.
    By Irin Carmon
  17. poll position
    Polls Show Trump Job Approval Stabilizing, But He’s Still UnderwaterAfter a steep drop in Trump’s popularity following the tariff nightmare of Liberation Day, he’s back where he was for most of his first term.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. tremendous content
    Trump Mocks France Because He’s Jealous of World War II CelebrationsIn a speech to U.S. troops, Trump bragged about his new pseudo-holidays, impersonated Macron, and said the U.S. did “more to win the war than France.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. politics
    Where Do Things Stand With the Abrego Garcia Case?It has been months since the high-profile detainee was deported to El Salvador.
    By Nia Prater
  20. trade war
    President Trump
    How Many Times Will Trump Backtrack on Tariffs?In less than four months, the trade-warring president has announced new tariff policies at least 50 times, and many of them just reversed the others.
    By Chas Danner
  21. early and often
    GOP’s Stealth Medicaid Cuts Mean Millions Will Lose CoverageHouse Republicans are using work requirements and other wonky proposals to pretend they aren’t gutting Medicaid. But the results will be the same.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. aviation
    The Curse of the Plane Qatar Is Giving TrumpThe 747-8 is an exquisite machine with a catch.
    By Clive Irving
  23. early and often
    Gavin Newsom Is Ending a Golden Age of California ProgressivismPausing health care for undocumented immigrants is the latest sign that California and its governor may be pivoting to the center.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Don’t Ask RFK Jr. for Medical Advice“I don’t think people should be taking medical advice from me,” the HHS secretary said after being asked about his vaccine views.
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    Biden’s Policies, Not His Age, Doomed Democrats in 2024A new book argues that Biden’s decline and late departure from the race did in Kamala Harris. But unpopular policies she shared were the real culprit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    It’s Still Cuomo’s Race to Lose, and Time Is Running OutA new Marist Poll shows the former governor leading the crowded Democratic mayoral field by double digits just one month out from early voting.
    By Nia Prater
  27. early and often
    Democrats Have a Real Shot at Retaking the Senate in 2026The odds may be long, but if Trump’s unpopularity holds through the midterms, flipping four seats is possible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    Federal Judge Removes Rikers Island From City ControlU.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that an independent manager be appointed to oversee the notorious jail complex.
    By Nia Prater
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    President Trump
    What If Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill Goes Belly-up?The fuzzy math and Republican factional divisions on key provisions, like SALT and Medicaid, keep getting more difficult.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. trump 2.0
    President Trump Makes First Middle East Trip Of His Second Term
    Why Did Trump Invite Travis Kalanick on His Trip to Saudi Arabia?The president had a strange lunch meeting in Riyadh featuring everyone from the ex-Uber CEO to the boss of the company that makes Fortnite.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. politics
    Trump’s Qatari Plane May Not Fly With RepublicansAs Trump defends accepting a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, many of his fellow Republicans have voiced concerns.
    By Nia Prater
  32. just asking questions
    What India Lost in Its Brief Battle With PakistanProfessor Manjari Chatterjee Miller says India’s triumphalism masks weaknesses exposed by its rival.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. the city politic
    Andrew Cuomo Is Going to Hate His Next JobHe campaigns like he’s barely interested in being mayor.
    By Ross Barkan
  34. early and often
    Trump’s Claim of Afrikaner ‘Genocide’ Strips the Word of Any MeaningAs he closes the door to victims of violence everywhere, Trump is using false claims of genocide to give refuge to white South African farmers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. what we know
    5 Big Questions About Trump’s Plan to Lower Drug PricesTrump’s new executive order doesn’t look very promising.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  36. tremendous content
    Trump Takes Credit for American Pope in Barely Coherent PostHe lashed out at Martha Raddatz for suggesting “Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” which she didn’t even say.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. big shiny things
    You’ll Pay for the Upgrades to Trump’s Luxury 747 From QatarThe “new” Air Force One is a grift.
    By Jeff Wise
  38. early and often
    Could Midterm Politics Curb Trump’s Second-Term Rampage?Some believe Trump is pulling his punches in order to help his party hang on to the House. It makes you wonder what he’d do if he didn’t care at all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. immigration
    A Mother Took Her Sons to an ICE Check-in. She Never Saw Them Again.No criminal records. Applying for green cards. Under Trump, it doesn’t matter.
    By Mark Chiusano
  40. roundup
    Pope Leo XIV Performs Regina Caeli Prayer In St. Peter's Square
    What to Make of the New American PopeSome of the most interesting commentary and analysis from the first few days of Leo XIV.
    By Chas Danner
  41. past is prologue
    How Souter’s ‘Stealth Liberalism’ Reshaped the Supreme Court“No more Souters” was a right-wing battle cry for years. It led to the intense ideological vetting that gave us today’s conservative Court.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    Newark Mayor Ras Baraka Arrested Outside ICE FacilityActing U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba confirmed Baraka’s arrest, saying that the mayor “committed trespass” at the facility.
    By Nia Prater
  43. politics
    A Few of the Many Lowlights of Jeanine Pirro, Trump’s Newest U.S. AttorneyShe got Fox News sued, for one thing.
    By Nia Prater
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    Trump Keeps Floating, Then Attacking, New Top Tax RateRepublicans hate the idea of even a symbolic increase in taxes on the very rich. But Trump keeps bringing it up, only to give them excuses to say no.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. tremendous content
    Trump Declares War on ‘Country’ of MattelIn a drastic escalation of his doll-rationing proposal, Trump threatened the Barbie maker with tariffs so high it “won’t sell one toy” in the U.S.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. tremendous content
    Barbie dolls are displayed for sale at a Walmart Supercenter.
    A Too-Deep Dive Into Trump’s Doll CommentsAn investigation into everything Trump and his advisers have said about dolls, which is a lot more than anyone could have expected.
    By Chas Danner
  47. politics
    Will Ed Martin Be Confirmed As U.S. Attorney?Trump said he will pull the embattled lawyer’s confirmation after a GOP senator said he will oppose Martin over his support for January 6 rioters.
    By Nia Prater
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    DOGE May Leave Behind Nothing But Stupidity and ChaosAs federal courts unravel DOGE attacks on government, federal spending continues to rise and Congress can’t or won’t ratify Musk’s raids.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    Fetterman in Alleged Meltdown: ‘Why Does Everyone Hate Me?’As the senator fends off questions about his behavior and mental health, he reportedly lashed out in a meeting with teachers last week.
    By Nia Prater
  50. early and often
    Polls Show Enthusiasm Gap Now Working Against TrumpAmericans who disapprove of Trump’s job performance are more adamant about it, just as in 2018.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Trump’s Agenda Will Hammer State and Local GovernmentsIt’s not just federal employees or beneficiaries who will suffer from all the pain and chaos. Medicaid cuts in particular will hit states hard.
    By Ed Kilgore
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