1. politics
    Polls Show Hopeful Numbers for New York DemocratsControl of the House runs through Long Island, and Democrats there have reason to be optimistic.
    By Nia Prater
  2. america’s mayor
    22nd Anniversary Of The 9/11 Attacks Observed In New York City
    All the Valuables Rudy Giuliani Was Ordered to Hand to His VictimsIt’s basically everything he has, including his apartment, watches, sports memorabilia, money Trump owes him, and even his television.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. tremendous content
    Trump Sells Shirt to Commemorate His Staged McDonald’s ShiftHe’s capitalizing on his 20 minutes of pretending to work by hawking a $35 MAGADonald’s shirt.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. 2024 election
    At McDonald’s, Trump Cosplays as a WorkerThe former president boasts an extreme anti-labor record.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. just asking questions
    Why There Are ‘More Warning Signs’ for Harris Than for TrumpCook Political Report’s Dave Wasserman on where he sees the toss-up presidential race two weeks out.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. early and often
    Wisconsin’s Trump Democrats Could Determine the ElectionThis is where white working-class voters remain up for grabs.
    By Ben Jacobs
  8. politics
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    Trump Gets a Participation Trophy: Election UpdatesHarris’s ads, Trump’s fries, Arnold Palmer’s package, Vance’s clean up, Monday’s swing-state polls, and more.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  9. early and often
    Speaker Mike Johnson and Donald Trump.
    A Scary Postelection Trump Coup ScenarioA new report highlights legal uncertainties Trump’s Supreme Court friends could resolve in his favor, along with help from House Speaker Mike Johnson.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    Early Voting Looks Good for Harris But Could Be an IllusionReporting on early voting is scattered and varies greatly in the battleground states. So Harris’s national lead should be taken with a grain of salt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Are Elon Musk’s 1 Million Dollar Giveaways to Voters Legal?Legal experts seem divided on whether the Tesla CEO’s promise to award huge prizes to voters who sign a petition runs afoul of election law.
    By Nia Prater
  12. the national interest
    The Insurrationalizers: The Wall Street Journal Plumps for TrumpA pathetic rationalization for empowering a madman.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. just asking questions
    Will Trump’s Detroit Demonization Cost Him Michigan?Detroit Free Press politics editor Emily Lawler on the state of play in the Wolverine State.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. the power issue
    Can the Media Survive?Big tech, feckless owners, cord-cutters, restive staff, smaller audiences … and the return of print?
    By Charlotte Klein
  15. tremendous content
    Trump’s Kitschy Nostalgia Is the PointThe schmaltzy music lets his followers feel what they want to feel.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  16. the inside game
    ‘I Would Rather Be Kamala Harris Than I Would Donald Trump’What Jim Messina, who guided Obama’s re-election, sees with two weeks left.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  17. tremendous content
    Trump Too ‘Exhausted’ to Do Interviews With Unfriendly OutletsIs he really too tired, or is he just avoiding the non-sycophantic press?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    At the End, It’s Trump Momentum vs. the Harris MachineThe Trump and Harris campaigns battle it out for every last vote.
    By David Freedlander
  19. early and often
    4 Good Reasons Democrats Are Terrified About the 2024 ElectionIt’s not some Democratic character flaw, but a realistic assessment of the threat posed by Trump 2.0.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
    Catholics Not Swayed by Pope’s Criticism of Harris and TrumpPope Francis called the U.S. election a “lesser of two evils” choice between the pro-choice Harris and anti-immigrant Trump. But Catholics disagree.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. poll position
    Harris vs. Trump Polls: Is the Trump Vibe Shift Real?It may seem like things are shifting in Trump’s direction, but the numbers are still dead even.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Elon Musk’s Dark Message to Pennsylvania VotersThe Tesla CEO has compared America to Mad Max and claimed Kamala Harris is a puppet.
    By Nia Prater
  23. politics
    Are Trump’s ‘Swiss-Made’ Watches From Wyoming?Neither the company behind Trump’s watches nor the male-enhancement honey store that shares the same Wyoming address is talking.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  24. roundup
    Who Won Kamala Harris’s Fox News Interview With Bret Baier?A look at some of the post-interview commentary.
    By Chas Danner
  25. the national interest
    Trump Says Harris Running Against Him Is a Criminal Act“Kamala should be investigated and forced off the Campaign!”
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. tremendous content
    Trump Offered Stormy Daniels More Hush Money … This Summer?It’s hard to imagine what else Daniels could say, but Team Trump reportedly offered to reduce what she owes him in exchange for her silence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. politics
    Hochul Denies Report She’d Leave New York for Harris AdministrationThe governor insists she is running for reelection in 2026 and blamed “bad actors” for implying otherwise.
    By Nia Prater
  28. the national interest
    How Progressive Overreach Gave Trump His Favorite Attack AdHarris’s 2019 campaign continues haunting her from the grave.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. encounter
    Code RedWatching the Tim Walz magic trick up close.
    By Kerry Howley
  30. tremendous content
    Trump Says ‘Fantastically Attractive’ Katie Britt Taught Him How IVF WorksIt’s kind of weird he didn’t know, since moments earlier he called himself the “father of IVF.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. politics
    Eric Adams’s Money Spigot Is Drying UpContributions to Adams’s reelection campaign and his legal defense fund have plummeted after his indictment.
    By Nia Prater
  32. early and often
    Trump’s Two-Prong Strategy to Ensure He Can’t LoseTeam Trump is working to suppress the Harris vote and throw sand in the election machinery. And if that doesn’t work, election denial might.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    The Revenge of Arizona’s McCain RepublicansThey’ve become one of the most critical voting blocs in the country.
    By Ben Jacobs
  34. tremendous content
    Trump Warns Harris Has ‘Dangerous’ Condition: Seasonal AllergiesThe 78-year-old claims his own medical report is “PERFECT - NO PROBLEMS!!!” But we still can’t see it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. early and often
    Whitmer Doritos ‘Communion’ Shows Danger of Being Too OnlineA viral video based on a popular meme came across as sacrilegious to the unhip, who are a sizable portion of the electorate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Trump Blurts Out Corrupt Plan to ‘Straighten Out Our Press’ by Extorting OwnersThe authoritarianism is right in the open.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. politics
    It Looks Like Eric Adams Is Safe From Hochul for NowGovernor Kathy Hochul has the power to remove the beleaguered mayor from office, but she expressed her support for him over the weekend.
    By Nia Prater
  38. early and often
    Donald Trump Is DeterioratingAnd as he does, the extremists around him move closer to power.
    By Sarah Jones
  39. just asking questions
    Nevada’s Election Oracle Says His Crystal Ball Is BrokenJon Ralston on why the Silver State is so hard to call this year.
    By Benjamin Hart
  40. the inside game
    The WhatsApp CampaignKamala Harris’s team is looking for hard-to-find voters just about everywhere, including one platform favored by Latinos.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  41. tremendous content
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    Trump Turned His Town Hall Into a Dance Party After Fans Got SickFor 40 minutes.
    By Chas Danner
  42. we’ll do it live
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Trump and Harris Battle With 22 Days to Go: Live UpdatesWe’re collecting all the campaign news, analysis, and commentary over the long weekend.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  43. the inside game
    Political strategist David Plouffe
    David Plouffe on Harris vs. Trump: ‘Too Close for Comfort’The veteran strategist on the state of play for his boss, Kamala Harris, and what he thinks of the “bed-wetters.”
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  44. the system
    University of Pittsburgh Obama Rally
    Barack Obama’s Tiresome Condescension Toward Black MenWhy the former president’s lectures feel so hollow.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  45. early and often
    Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
    Voters Expect Trump to Deny Defeat — and Many Don’t MindA big majority of voters think Trump, but not Harris, will claim victory no matter what the results show.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    J.D. Vance Says Trump Was Right to Try to Steal the Election, Because of TwitterThe most ludicrous rationale yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. early and often
    Democrats Fear Jill Stein Will Spoil Everything AgainThe non-major-party vote is likely to be small this year, but as 2016 showed, every vote matters in battleground states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. politics
    Why Trump Was on Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant PodcastAnd why it might just help him win the election.
    By Jesse David Fox
  49. early and often
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    We May See Another ‘Red Mirage’ on Election Night 2024Trump voters may again dominate in-person Election Day voting, giving him an early lead. That could be all he needs for a false victory claim.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    Kamala Harris Can’t Name 3 Virtues Donald Trump PossessesCan you?
    By Nia Prater
  51. poll position
    Harris vs. Trump Polls Are Close, But Somebody Could Win BigAll the battleground states could go either way, and control of Congress is up in the air as well.
    By Ed Kilgore
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