1. early and often
    Graham Platner’s Honeymoon Is OverThe Maine Senate candidate is being dogged by old internet comments. His political director has handed in her resignation.
    By Benjamin Hart and Nia Prater
  2. early and often
    Residents And Protesters Clash With Federal Agents In Chicago, Illinois
    Trump Is Trying to Brand Political Opposition As RebellionA panel of federal appeals court judges stopped a National Guard deployment in Chicago with a warning against the ultimate Trump power grab.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. tremendous content
    US-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Trump Admits He’s Building ‘Arc de Trump’ for ‘Me’The president briefly forgot to pretend that the arch is meant to mark America’s 250th birthday and beautify D.C.’s traffic circles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the city politic
    Andrew Cuomo Has 18 Days LeftHe lost the debate to Zohran Mamdani, and there isn’t much time left to recover.
    By Ross Barkan
  5. politics
    NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Holds "Our Time Has Come" Rally
    Mamdani Cracks 50 Percent for First Time As Mayoral Race Enters HomestretchIn a Fox News survey taken before Thursday’s debate, Mamdani hit a milestone.
    By Nia Prater
  7. early and often
    President Trump Hosts Finnish President Stubb At White House
    Trump’s His Own Attack Dog, So Vance Has to Bite Even HarderAs shown in his defense of nasty text messages from Young Republicans, the vice-president can’t let anyone outflank him on the right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. grand old problem
    Republicans Have a Real Nazi Thing Going OnA swastika American flag was found in a GOP congressman’s D.C. office soon after the Young Republicans’ “I love Hitler” Telegram leak.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. the law
    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Speaks At Harvard University
    The John Bolton Indictment Is DifferentUnlike the bogus Trump cases against James Comey and Letitia James, this one appears to have merit.
    By Elie Honig
  10. the city politic
    Zohran Mamdani, the Power BreakerWhy the Democratic Party, the New York Times, and the donor class got Zohran Mamdani so wrong.
    By Frank Rich
  11. early and often
    Trump’s New Refugee Plan: Only White Right-Wingers WantedA proposed overhaul of the refugee system would welcome people who share Trump’s politics and race while banning virtually everyone else.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Trump Brings Back Nixon’s Dirtiest Trick: Weaponizing the IRSLike the original paranoid advocate for an imperial presidency, Trump wants to use tax records to punish enemies. Unlike Nixon, Trump isn’t hiding it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. magalopolis
    Who Is Lara Trump? Donald’s Daughter-in-Law, ExplainedEverything to know about the Fox News host, aspiring senator, and activewear entrepreneur, who offered to sing at the MAGA Super Bowl halftime show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. politics
    Democrats Torch Mike Johnson for Blocking Grijalva Over the Epstein FilesJohnson is refusing to swear in the newly elected representative as Democrats step up their protests and Arizona’s attorney general vows legal action.
    By Nia Prater
  15. early and often
    Grocery Prices Are Rising. Trump’s Focused on Everything Else.The globe-trotting president and his immigrant-chasing and government-bashing White House should pay some attention to the issue that got him elected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the city politic
    Eric Adams Could Blow Up Mamdani’s Rent FreezeLandlords want him to Zohran-proof more than 1 million apartments.
    By David Freedlander
  17. politics
    Mamdani Directly Addresses Trump Via Fox News AppearanceOn Trump’s favorite network, Mamdani told the president he’s “ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.”
    By Nia Prater
  18. early and often
    Supreme Court Voting-Rights Ruling Could Blow Up MidtermsJustices seem ready to weaken the Voting Rights Act. The ruling could erase minority districts, locking in GOP House control in 2026 and beyond.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. early and often
    Democratic Divisions Loom in Fight to Take on Susan CollinsNational-party conflicts over age, experience, and ideology are playing out in the Maine Senate primary between Janet Mills and Graham Platner.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. politics
    New York Pols Attack One Another Over Racist GOP TextsAmid a texting scandal involving Young Republicans, Governor Kathy Hochul called out Representative Elise Stefanik for her past rhetoric.
    By Nia Prater
  21. early and often
    An Obamacare Deal Could End the Shutdown. It Won’t Be Easy.Midterms messaging, the abortion debate, and Trump’s confusing behavior are complicating the one issue that could reopen the government.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Pete Hegseth’s New Pentagon Press Policy Is a Miserable FailureEven the Defense secretary’s former employer, Fox News, is balking at the new restrictions.
    By Nia Prater
  23. roundup
    Gaza summit in Egypt
    Now What for Israel, Gaza, and Trump the Peacemaker?A roundup of commentary and analysis on the prospects for continued peace and what it all means.
    By Chas Danner
  24. the party of lincoln
    Turns Out Young Republican Leaders Are Really Racist in Group ChatsThe party’s young minds “love Hitler” and using racial slurs.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. tremendous content
    Trump Is (Half) Right About His Hideous Time Magazine CoverThe editors probably aren’t plotting against Trump, as he suggested in a Truth Social lament, but it is a “super bad picture.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. politics
    Airports Are Refusing to Air Kristi Noem’s Weird Shutdown VideoA jarring clip of the DHS secretary blaming Democrats for the shutdown faces resistance.
    By Nia Prater
  27. immigration
    What Happened to the Migrants the U.S. Dumped in Panama?Nearly 300 people were sent to a country they’d never lived in. The journey didn’t end there.
    By Tanvi Misra
  28. the city politic
    A Republican Grows in BrooklynCurtis Sliwa isn’t going away. In fact, he’s going where mayoral candidates usually don’t.
    By Errol Louis
  29. early and often
    Dwelling on the 2024 Defeat Is a Waste of Time for DemocratsForget about the election “autopsies” for now. 2026 will be an entirely different kind of election in multiple ways.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. early and often
    The Emptiness of Kamala HarrisThe lack of vision in her book tour shows why she lost.
    By Ross Barkan
  31. early and often
    New Pope Offers Same Headaches for TrumpThe MAGA movement wasn’t fond of Pope Francis. His American successor, Pope Leo, has been just as resolute on immigrants, poverty, and climate change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    Trumpworld Goes to War Over Nobel Peace Prize LossThe White House and Trump allies are attacking the Nobel Committee, which gave Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado this year’s prize.
    By Nia Prater
  33. politics
    It Looks Like Pam Bondi Is Being Undercut by Lindsey HalliganTwo new reports suggest Halligan presented the Letitia James case to the grand jury without giving a heads-up to Bondi or other top DoJ officials.
    By Nia Prater
  34. we’ll do it live
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN-GAZA-CONFLICT
    Could the Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire Mean Peace at Last?This deal may have a better chance than its predecessors. Here’s some of the commentary, analysis, and reporting on how it happened and what’s next.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  35. early and often
    The Trump DoJ’s Letitia James Indictment Is Just a Show of PowerThe whole point of the sloppy and nakedly political case against the New York AG is to demonstrate Trump’s ability to get revenge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    Trump Gets His Indictment of Letitia JamesThe New York attorney general, who pursued Trump in civil court, has been charged with fraud.
    By Nia Prater
  37. early and often
    Trump
    Trump’s Redistricting Power Grab Is Losing MomentumThe longer it takes Republicans to reshape congressional districts, the more public opposition to Trump’s gambit may grow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. politics
    Mamdani Leads and Cuomo Gains in First Post-Adams PollEric Adams dropping out has subtly shifted the race.
    By Nia Prater
  39. politics
    Is a New Congresswoman Being Blocked Over the Epstein Files?Democrats believe Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t sworn in Adelita Grijalva yet for a very specific reason.
    By Nia Prater
  40. the law
    Trump Is Not Entitled to a National Police ForceHow the hostile takeover of Democratic cities should end.
    By Cristian Farias
  41. early and often
    Katie Porter Should Have Something to Say to Trump VotersAn interview with the candidate for California governor went sideways when she was asked if she needed Trump voters to win. It wasn’t a hard question.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. roundup
    Members of the Texas National Guard assemble in Elwood, Illinois, at the Army Reserve Training Center in the southwest suburb of Chicago on Tuesday.
    The Dangers of Trump’s National Guard AggressionSome of the most compelling pushback and analysis regarding Trump’s attempts to deploy the National Guard to Portland and Chicago.
    By Chas Danner
  43. politics
    Why on Earth Is Eric Adams in Albania?Just days after dropping his reelection bid, the mayor visited a small Balkan country — naturally.
    By Nia Prater
  44. early and often
    MTG Blows Up GOP Shutdown Message With Health-Care RantThe party line is that nobody should talk about Obamacare costs until the government reopens. Greene — and for a moment, Trump — begged to differ.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Comey’s Legal Team to Seek Case Dismissal Due to Vindictive ProsecutionThe former FBI director entered a not guilty plea in his first court appearance as a new report suggests there are problems with a key witness.
    By Nia Prater
  46. early and often
    Republicans See an Upset in Violent Texts From Virginia DemocratDemocrats were cruising in Virginia’s off-year elections. Then horrific 2022 texts from attorney-general nominee Jay Jones emerged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. early and often
    Trump and Stephen Miller See Insurrection EverywhereThe White House believes any resistance to Trump is insurrectionary and warrants troop deployments. It’s a by-product of demonizing all opposition.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Trump’s Dumb Act on Ghislane Maxwell Pardon Fooled No OneHe tried to deflect with a noncommittal answer on pardoning Epstein’s accomplice but wound up getting a strong warning from Laura Loomer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. we’ll do it live
    Bondi, Dem Senators Trade Insults at Tense Hearing: How It HappenedTrump’s loyalist attorney general was defiant and pugilistic during a tense hearing on Capitol Hill.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  50. early and often
    Someone Should Inform Trump That He’s Actually UnpopularTrump claimed polls show he’s the most popular Republican president ever. He’s actually the least popular in the post–World War II era.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Johnson Seems to Be Stalling to Block Epstein-Files VoteThe Speaker claims he can’t swear in Adelita Grijalva, who plans to sign the discharge petition, during the government shutdown. That’s not true.
    By Ed Kilgore
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