1. politics
    What Was Really Behind Trump’s Endorsement of Mike LawlerIt wasn’t about helping Elise Stefanik run for governor.
    By David Freedlander
  2. early and often
    Why MAGA May Have Lost Its Appetite for Slashing MedicaidLots of Trump supporters rely on Medicaid now, as MAGA activists like Laura Loomer are reminding Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. tremendous content
    George W. Bush Snubs Melania Though She’s Honoring His MomThe tables have turned on the First Lady of Snubbing as W. has opted not to attend the unveiling of a Barbara Bush stamp at the White House.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and often
    Newsom Wants Trump to Subsidize HollywoodThe California governor wants Trump to switch from tariffs on foreign films to a federal film tax credit. It’s swapping one bad idea for another.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the city politic
    Cuomo’s Rivals Want to Use One of His Supposed Strengths Against HimHousing policy made a difference in the 2013 mayoral primary, but New York voters should be skeptical of any candidate’s sweeping claims.
    By Errol Louis
  7. politics
    A Trump supporter prays at a service inside the Fiserv Forum, in Milwaukee, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Thalassa Raasch/The New York Times)
    The Christians Who Believe Empathy Is a SinWhen suffering is irrelevant, anything can be justified.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. politics
    Trump Admin Gets Aggressive on Student-Debt CollectionAs of this week, the Department of Education will resume collections on defaulted student loans for 5.3 million borrowers, including wage garnishment.
    By Nia Prater
  9. liveblog
    Polite Sparks Fly As Canadian PM Mark Carney Meets With TrumpThe two rival leaders mostly kept things civil.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. early and often
    Trump Might Already Be Losing Low-Information VotersIt appears the marginal voters who turned so strongly against Joe Biden in 2024 are turning against the new incumbent now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. tremendous content
    Trump Declares Two New Holidays, Says You Still Have to WorkHe claimed he wants to celebrate U.S. victories in WWI and WWII. The real aim was saving face after his failed attempt to rename Veterans Day.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. early and often
    Former President Donald Trump Iowa football
    Can Trump Fix College Football?Nick Saban is urging the president to do what Congress can’t by putting limits on players’ compensation. But that could create a legal morass.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and often
    As Kemp Bows Out of Senate Race, Is It MTG Time?The popular Georgia governor won’t run against Jon Ossoff in 2026. But Marjorie Taylor Greene may be eager to run, which is good news for Ossoff.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. tremendous content
    Trump Wants to Reopen Alcatraz Solely Because It Sounds CoolReopening the prison, which closed in 1963, is yet another Trump proposal that seems ripped from a Nicolas Cage movie.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. early and often
    Trump’s Pope Post Shows His Unholy NarcissismHe didn’t let showing respect to Catholics after the death of Pope Francis get in the way of a good self-aggrandizing joke.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the city politic
    Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayoral candidate
    Which Generations Will Decide New York’s Mayoral Race?Zohran Mamdani is dominating among younger New Yorkers, but it might not be enough to overcome Cuomo’s advantages with older ones.
    By Ross Barkan
  17. just asking questions
    How Much Damage Have Trump’s Tariffs Already Done?Bloomberg chief economist Tom Orlik explains why things may never quite get back to normal.
    By Benjamin Hart
  18. early and often
    The ‘Liberal Tea Party’ Moment Is Here for DemocratsIt’s going to be a long, hot summer for incumbents.
    By David Freedlander
  19. tremendous content
    Everything Wrong in Trump’s May 4 Lightsaber PicDid the White House just admit that President Trump is evil? Does anyone there even understand Star Wars?
    By Chas Danner
  20. foreign interests
    Labor's Anthony Albanese Claims Victory In 2025 Federal Election
    Trump Loses Another Election AbroadAustralia’s Labor Party looked doomed a few months ago. Now, thanks in part to Trump, it’s expanding its majority.
    By Chas Danner
  21. what we know
    An U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in New Orleans.
    U.S. Citizens Keep Getting Caught Up in Trump’s Immigration CrackdownAn updated list of all the times American citizens have been questioned, detained, or deported by the Trump administration.
    By Chas Danner
  22. early and often
    Trump’s Federal Government Cuts Are Just Getting StartedRussell Vought has plotted out wave after wave of budget cuts to programs Team Trump dislikes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. free country
    The Politics of CourageThe young and vulnerable are risking their futures. Why aren’t their elders?
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  24. politics
    Can Trump Really Pull Funding for NPR and PBS?The president has long vowed to end government involvement with the outlets, but he is on shaky legal footing.
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    Trump’s Second-Term Court-Packing Now UnderwayEven as Trump battles the judiciary, he will seek to shape it through his own nominations, which a GOP-controlled Senate will rubber-stamp.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the power trip
    John Fetterman’s StruggleThe senator insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.
    By Ben Terris
  27. early and often
    Marco Rubio Might Have His Jobs, But He’s No Henry KissingerRubio is now both secretary of State and national security adviser, like Kissinger. This just shows his shows his pliability, not his power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. tremendous content
    Trump Desperately Wants New Air Force One, Gets Used Plane InsteadBoeing’s Air Force One project is so overdue and over budget that Trump is settling for a jet previously used by the Qatari government.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. early and often
    Democrats Pritzker
    Pritzker’s Total-War Message Is a Hit Among Angry DemocratsThe Illinois governor turned the volume up to 11 in his searing anti-Trump speech, putting himself at the top of the 2028 pack.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. trump 2.0
    President Trump Departs White House For Florida
    Mike Waltz Demoted to UN Ambassador After SignalgateThe former national security adviser is now leading the charge at the United Nations after his group chat disaster last month.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. politics
    President Trump Holds Cabinet Meeting At White House
    Elon Musk Is Winding Down His Work Destroying the GovernmentMusk said he will be focusing mainly on his companies, not DOGE, and denied a report that Tesla’s board is considering finding a new leader.
    By Nia Prater
  32. early and often
    GOP Plots Sneak Attack on the Obamacare Medicaid ExpansionCongressional Republicans need to cut Medicaid to pay for Trump’s agenda. Under their latest proposal, millions would lose health insurance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. politics
    Freed Columbia Student to Trump: ‘I’m Not Afraid of You’A judge ordered the immediate release of Mohsen Mahdawi, who was arrested during a citizenship interview, as his case proceeds.
    By Nia Prater
  34. early and often
    Trump’s Megalomania Undermines Biden Blame GameAs markets gyrate, the economy lurches toward stagflation, and polls tank, it’s too late for the 47th president to blame his predecessor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. politics
    Trump Says He Doesn’t Feel Like Returning Abrego GarciaIn a tense interview with ABC News, President Trump undercut his administration’s legal position on the high-profile case.
    By Nia Prater
  36. foreign affairs
    Trump and Bukele’s Concentration CampCECOT is no regular prison. It is also a warning.
    By Andrea Pitzer
  37. early and often
    Will Trump Be Impeached a Third Time?If Democrats flip the House next year, the case for a third impeachment will be stronger than the first two, even though a conviction is unlikely.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. poll position
    At 100 Days, Trump Approval Rating Is As Low As First TermAfter a short time back in office, the 47th president has used up most of the political capital that made his comeback possible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    Amazon May Be Off Enemies List After Trump/Bezos Phone CallAmazon appeared to walk back a plan to display an item’s tariff costs following a phone call from President Trump to Jeff Bezos.
    By Nia Prater
  40. early and often
    Trump Is Bad for Your Health Care, But Health Care Is Bad for TrumpHis agenda depends on Medicaid cuts, which could prompt a 2017-like backlash.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    Trump Is a Triple Loser in Canada’s ElectionHis threats to sovereignty helped defeat his allies there without rallying Americans, who were reminded of his unpopular and inflationary tariffs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. early and often
    Trump Wasted First 100 Days on Indulging His MAGA BaseThe 47th president could have built a successful administration from his 2024 victory. He chose to amuse himself and his true believers instead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. early and often
    What Will It Take to Stop Politicians From Insider Trading?From Donald Trump to Marjorie Taylor Greene, corruption is taking on new heights.
    By Errol Louis
  44. the group chat
    The Group Chat Is Where the Tech Elites Drive One Another MadSome major figures on the big-tech right have found themselves a new safe space.
    By John Herrman
  45. tremendous content
    Trump Is ‘Reinstating’ Columbus Day, Which Was Never CanceledThe president said “Christopher is going to make a major comeback,” though he’s had his own federal holiday for nine decades.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. politics
    White House Assures America It’s Deporting Plenty of PeopleAmid slow progress on its immigration goals, White House displayed migrant mugshots on its lawn and announced harsh new policies.
    By Nia Prater
  47. liveblog
    A anti-Trump protester holds up a pro-Harvard sign in Harvard Square in Cambridge.
    Harvard and the Trump Administration Are Still at WarThe school has become the new front line in Trump’s battle against higher education. Here, the latest developments.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  48. poll position
    Polls Show Another Downward Lurch in Trump’s Approval RatingsWith Trump’s support on immigration eroding rapidly, there’s no counterweight for continued unhappiness with how he handles the economy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the law
    Judge Dugan’s Arrest Has Nothing to Do With Public SafetyThe FBI’s arrest of a Milwaukee judge over her alleged obstruction of ICE was just a political public spectacle.
    By Cristian Farias
  50. unnatural disasters
    Severe Weather
    Trump’s Most Unhinged Policy May Be Starving MAGA Arkansas of Disaster ReliefTrump’s ill-conceived attempt to destroy FEMA is already blowing up in his supporters’ faces.
    By Ross Barkan
  51. early and often
    Trump Should Have Stuck With Border Security, Not Mass DeportationsThe president could be dancing in the end zone over radically reduced border crossings. But he’s moved the goalposts to something much less popular.
    By Ed Kilgore
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