1. early and often
    Does Trump Even Need Congress?Team Trump prefers executive-branch power grabs to legislation, and soon rescissions will present another test of congressional GOP subservience.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Trump’s Hypocritical Threat to Revoke Harvard’s Tax StatusHe was fine with tax exemptions for churches that wanted to endorse his candidacy from the pulpit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Trump Sees Defying Courts on Deportations As Good PoliticsMany see the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case and similar judicial battles as a constitutional crisis. But MAGA thinks it’s a winning issue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Cambridge protesters urge Harvard not to concede to Trump demands: 'We have some demands, too. Back off.'
    Harvard Knows One Big Thing: Trump Is Not All-PowerfulUnlike the quislings at Columbia.
    By Ross Barkan
  5. early and often
    MAGA’s Class Warfare Against Knowledge Workers Is PersonalTrump and Musk want to destroy, not simply vanquish, a whole class of Americans considered incorrigible obstacles to American Greatness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. what we know
    Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro's Residence Set On Fire In Suspected Arson Attack
    Suspect in Shapiro Attack Planned to Attack Him With HammerCody Balmer has been charged after allegedly setting the governor’s home on fire while Shapiro and his family slept inside.
    By Chas Danner
  8. tremendous content
    President Trump Arrives At Trump National Golf Course In Doral, Florida
    Trump Health Report Notes His ‘Frequent Victories in Golf’Trump’s doctor capped off a weirdly normal medical report with some dubious praise for the president’s golfing skills.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. past is prologue
    Mike Huckabee Is Both a MAGA Predecessor and SurvivorHow the newly confirmed ambassador to Israel anticipated Trump in Republican politics in several important respects.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. screen time
    Meta Wants to Tilt Its AI to the RightAre Mark Zuckerberg and Meta just trying to dodge a fight with Trump, or will they end up promoting his biases and agenda, too?
    By John Herrman
  11. early and often
    Trump’s Tariffs Can Fix One Thing: The Resistance’s ExcessesLast time, it focused too much on symbolism. This time it will be largely about substance — the economy.
    By Ross Barkan
  12. early and often
    DOGE’s Methods May Be Chaotic, But They’re Also IneffectiveA new report shows that DOGE’s assault on federal employees and contracts isn’t reducing federal spending at all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. tremendous content
    Melania Skips Tiffany’s Baby Shower: Wasn’t ‘Any Reason’ to GoThe First Lady has been Tiffany’s stepmother for 20 years, but a source said that wasn’t reason enough to attend.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. screen time
    How Worried Should We Be About a $3,500 iPhone?Tariff-spooked Americans are panic-buying at the Apple Store.
    By John Herrman
  15. the law
    Attorney General Pam Bondi and President Donald Trump
    Trump Threatens to Imprison Critics — and Bondi Might Do ItWill the attorney general cross the line that even Bill Barr, her crooked predecessor, would not?
    By Elie Honig
  16. early and often
    Wealthy Trump Donors Try to Make Sense of the Tariff Circus“I just, I just …”
    By David Freedlander
  17. trade war
    President Trump in the Oval Office
    The Craziest Details About Trump’s Tariff PauseHow reality finally sank in enough for the president to partially back away from an obviously terrible plan.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  18. early and often
    Democratic Voters Hate Tariffs. Do Their Politicians Agree?The uncertain note officials like Gretchen Whitmer are sounding in opposition to Trump’s trade policies could squander a great opportunity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. early and often
    Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune
    House Passes Budget After Senate Tees Up Medicaid CutsThe House Freedom Caucus got onboard after Thune agreed to $1.5 trillion in spending cuts — which will almost certainly mean hammering Medicaid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
    Trump’s Madman Act Isn’t Just for Foreign Policy AnymoreIn his first term, Trump wanted foreign adversaries to fear he’d lost his marbles. Now he’s extending that strategy to every policy arena.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. politics
    Trump Blinks on Tariffs and Markets SkyrocketThe president announced he would be pausing his reciprocal tariffs for three months, just days after officials rejected such a move was in the works.
    By Nia Prater
  22. tremendous content
    Trump Praises Hannibal Lecter for Helping Him Win ReelectionThe president insisted the “late great Hannibal Lecter” was a “very important force.” But his rant was still almost entirely wrong.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. politics
    GOP Pushback on Trump Tariffs Was Getting Loud Before PauseSome Republicans were voicing their opposition, but reining in Trump’s trade powers may be a doomed mission.
    By Nia Prater
  24. politics
    D.C. vs. NYC: How Trump Is Targeting New York CityTrump has sought to impose his will on the city as his administration has revoked FEMA funds and moved to end congestion pricing, among other acts.
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    Trump’s Plan for Laid-Off Federal Workers: Get a Factory JobScott Bessent explains how tariffs and DOGE layoffs will work together to create a manlier workforce filling real jobs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Trump May Get a Military Parade for His BirthdayD.C. officials say White House officials have reached out about making Trump’s long-thwarted dream a reality this June.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. poll position
    What Do Polls Say About Public Support for Trump’s Tariffs?Americans aren’t big fans of tariffs, and they’re also worried generally about Trump’s ability to rein in prices.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    If Trump Breaks the Economy, He Will Own ItTrump is aggressively pursuing a destructive agenda, particularly on tariffs. Now he bears the burden of American’s unhappiness with government.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. early and often
    Gutting Medicaid to Cut Taxes Is the GOP’s Problem From HellThe budget math makes going after the very popular Medicaid program, or lying about the math itself, almost mandatory for Trump & Co.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. liveblog
    An anti-Trump protest sign showing the falling stock market.
    World Financial Turmoil Continues Over Trump Tariffs: Live UpdatesNumerous market indicators are blinking red.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  31. early and often
    This Is What You Get When You Cede All Power to TrumpIt isn’t surprising that Trump is refusing to follow market signals on his disastrous tariff policies, as most limits on his power have been removed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    RFK Jr. Plugs Measles Vaccine, Along With Dubious TreatmentsThe HHS secretary posted more inconsistent measles messaging after attending the funeral of the second child to die in the Texas outbreak.
    By Nia Prater
  33. early and often
    ‘Don’t Be a PANICAN’: Trump Name-calling to End Market CrashThe president is trying to stop this self-made economic meltdown using his favorite strategy: Hurling idiotic nicknames at his haters.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the law
    How Much Will Amy Coney Barrett Actually Stand Up to Trump?She would like to keep you guessing.
    By Irin Carmon
  35. politics
    US-POLITICS-DEMONSTRATION-GOVERNMENT
    Scenes From the Nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ Protests Against Trump and MuskSaturday’s demonstrations were the largest act of defiance yet against the second Trump administration.
    By Chas Danner
  36. early and often
    Democrats’ Two Hidden Weapons in the 2026 MidtermsTicket-splitting is making a comeback among Latinos, and Democrats now turn out more reliably than Republicans in non-presidential elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the city politic
    Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo in 2021.
    New Yorkers Deserve a Mayor With Good CharacterBoth Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo have become experts at dodging hard questions and avoiding accountability. Voters shouldn’t accept that.
    By Errol Louis
  38. trade war
    Trump Tariffs Drive US Tech Shares To Brink Of Bear Market
    How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Upended World MarketsA recession now looms after two days of market mayhem. Here’s how it all played out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  39. free country
    It’s Time for Jews to Refuse Trump’s ‘Protection’Liberals say antisemitism is being misused. The truth is more complicated.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  40. early and often
    There’s Nothing Conservative About Trump 2.0To an administration that regards destruction of existing institutions as a worthy end in itself, there’s nothing worth conserving.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. extremely online
    Trump Gives TikTok Another ExtensionNow, the app won’t go away until at least Juneteenth.
    By Jason P. Frank
  42. early and often
    Will the Tariff Fiasco Screw Up Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’?The GOP legislative agenda is already on a knife’s edge. The political and economic fallout of a trade war won’t help get it done.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. early and often
    Trump on Tariffs: Relax, I’m ‘Purposely Crashing the Market’On Truth Social, the president insisted that he knows exactly what he’s doing and Americans just need to “HANK TOUGH.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. politics
    AOC Leads Schumer in Hypothetical 2028 Matchup, Says (Just One) PollA new Data for Progress poll found the congresswoman leading Schumer by double digits in a head-to-head primary for his Senate seat.
    By Nia Prater
  45. the system
    The Purpose of Trump’s Cruel Deportation TheaterAs the economy teeters on the brink, the president is banking on his hardline immigration policies more than ever.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  46. politics
    How Many Innocent Men Did Trump Deport to El Salvador?A federal judge has ordered the government to arrange for the return of a Maryland father who was deported despite his protected legal status.
    By Nia Prater
  47. early and often
    Senate Republicans Decide Against Having a Real BudgetThere are huge differences between the House and the Senate on taxes, spending, and debt levels. Republicans have decided to ignore them for now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. politics
    Democrat Eric Adams to Run As Independent, Is Still DoomedThe mayor said the drawn-out dismissal of his federal case made it “impossible” to mount a reelection campaign in time for the Democratic primary.
    By Nia Prater
  49. politics
    Good-bye, Pamela PaulThe contrarian columnist showed us the intolerable side of liberalism.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  50. past is prologue
    Then They Came for People With DisabilitiesThe right-wing effort to roll back civil rights finds a new target.
    By Sarah Jones
  51. early and often
    Cory Booker’s Speech Is the Broad Trump Indictment Democrats NeedThe party has been searching for a precise silver-bullet argument against Trump 2.0. Booker has shown another way forward.
    By Ed Kilgore
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