1. the national interest
    Trump Delivers Historically Illiterate Lecture on TariffsEverything he says about this is wrong.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. tremendous content
    Giuliani Tries to Protect Trump, Despite Unpaid $2 Million Legal BillHe argued the defamed Georgia election workers should be temporarily barred from collecting the money, as it might look bad for the Trump campaign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. what we know
    The Key People Caught Up in the Eric Adams InvestigationsFederal agents have grabbed a lot of phones. Here’s who they belong to.
    By Nia Prater, Chas Danner, and Benjamin Hart
  4. politics
    Trump Definitively Closes Door on Second DebateAfter CNN and Fox News made last-ditch attempts to schedule a sequel, Trump wrote on Truth Social, “THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH!”
    By Nia Prater
  5. early and often
    Why Trump Is Holding Rallies in Blue States He Can’t WinIs he being frivolous in campaigning in Colorado, California, and New York? Maybe, but there are some reasons that fit his modus operandi.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    The Election Choice Is Divided Government or Unrestrained TrumpismHarris won’t be able to implement her plans. Trump will.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. tremendous content
    Highs and Lows From Melania Trump’s Baffling BookFrom the generic college-admissions-essay tone to the half-baked political takes, the former First Lady’s memoir is a perplexing literary endeavor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. higher education
    In College at 40, in Debt for a LifetimeMillions of older Americans owe student loans. Is relief possible?
    By Sarah Jones
  10. early and often
    Can Nikki Haley Voters Win It for Kamala Harris?Haley voters aren’t very attracted to the Democrats, but a rising percentage really don’t want to back Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    2024’s House Races Are As Close As the Presidential ContestNo party has ever flipped the House while losing the White House. But we could see an unprecedented triple flip of Congress and the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Why Republicans May Join Trump’s Coup This TimeThe GOP will be an unmanageable mess if he loses, which means the party may go far to help him deny defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. games
    Why Isn’t LeBron James Talking About Kamala Harris?Four years after peak sports activism, top athletes have been notably quiet about an existential election.
    By Will Leitch
  14. social studies
    The Election Is Almost Here. Time for Canada?A cottage industry of expatriation consultants has emerged in time for 2024 anxiety.
    By Esme Benjamin
  15. the national interest
    Donald Trump Sure Seems to Collude With Putin a LotIt’s still happening!
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. poll position
    Harris vs. Trump Polls: A Rock Fight, But Kamala Has a Slight AdvantageThere’s really not much movement in the polls lately, so it may come down to the ground game, and Harris could have a small but crucial edge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    Has Kamala Harris Outfoxed Trump As the ‘Change’ Candidate?Polls show her beginning to look fresher to persuadable voters than Trump’s tired act. But that, too, could change.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. just asking questions
    Why Russia Is in More Trouble Than It LooksMilitary analyst Michael Kofman on where the war in Ukraine is headed after two and a half years.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. the national interest
    The Race Is Close Because Harris Is Running a Brilliant CampaignStop complaining; the centrism is working.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. crime
    Inside the Patriot WingJanuary 6 rioters are running their jail block like a gang. They’re leaving more radicalized than ever.
    By Tess Owen
  21. hurricane helene
    Donald Trump Visits Areas Affected By Hurricane Helene In Georgia
    Trump’s Politicization of Hurricane Helene Is Scandalous, Even for HimTrump and his allies are appropriating the suffering of Helene’s victims into their own preexisting narrative.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. tremendous content
    What We Learned From Melania’s Maria Bartiromo InterviewWhile promoting her book on Fox News, Melania voiced her support for both abortion rights and her anti-abortion husband’s reelection campaign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. early and often
    Kamala Harris Campaigns For President In Ripon, Wisconsin
    Harris and Trump Are Deploying Party Defectors Very DifferentlyHer Republican validators reinforce her claim to be closer to the mainstream than Trump. But his ex-Democrats are aiming for “I hate everyone” voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Harris Addresses Childless Jab During Call Her Daddy AppearanceSarah Huckabee Sanders said the vice-president has nothing to keep her humble. Harris responded that many women “are not aspiring to be humble.”
    By Nia Prater
  25. the city politic
    City HaulHow much longer can the Eric Adams machine last?
    By Andrew Rice
  26. the national interest
    In Defense of the Biden-Harris Plan to Reform, Not Pack, the CourtsOnly one candidate threatens the republic.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. just asking questions
    How Israelis Are Feeling One Year After October 7Political scientist Dahlia Scheindlin on the country’s collective state of mind today.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. what we know
    A List of Everything Trump Claims Is ‘Election Interference’Trump and his followers already have a big menu of options for how to justify overturning another defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. early and often
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP
    Elon Musk Jumped for Trump at Butler RallyThe billionaire X owner joined Trump on stage at his big rally in Butler, Pennsylvania — and it was weird.
    By Chas Danner
  30. the system
    US-POLITICS-HARRIS
    Kamala’s ComedownHow the Harris campaign became a grim slog.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. early and often
    Will a Generic Republican Beat Tester and Flip the Senate?Once a prize recruit with a gold-plated résumé, Tim Sheehy is now mostly counting on Trump’s coattails in the race that may decide Senate control.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Oklahoma Wants a Trump Bible in Every Public-School ClassroomFor state school superintendent Ryan Walters, not any old Bible will do for the edification of Oklahoma’s children.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. politics
    New Poll Paints Extremely Bleak Picture for Eric AdamsMore than two-thirds of New Yorkers indicated in a new Marist poll that the mayor should resign in the wake of the federal indictment against him.
    By Nia Prater
  34. the national interest
    Why A Second Trump Term Might Go Full Social DarwinistTax the poor, slash the welfare state, tax cuts for the rich…
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. foreign affairs
    Samantha Power
    The Price of PowerAmerica’s chief humanitarian official rose to fame by speaking out against atrocities. Now she’s trapped by one.
    By Jonathan Guyer
  36. politics
    NY Congressman in Tight Race Wore Blackface in CollegeMike Lawler confirmed to the New York ‘Times’ that he wore bronzer while dressed as Michael Jackson.
    By Nia Prater
  37. politics
    What’s in Jack Smith’s Unsealed January 6 Motion?In the 165-page filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith lays out his election subversion case against Trump with some new details about the alleged scheme.
    By Nia Prater
  38. the national interest
    Kamala Harris Is Right to Get Endorsements From Right-Wing RepublicansBetter late than never.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. eric adams
    The Flamboyant Lawyer Trying to Keep Eric Adams From PrisonAlex Spiro has won big for Jay-Z and Alec Baldwin. The mayor may be his toughest case yet.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  40. early and often
    Trump Is the Only Presidential-Election Loser Who Denied Being a LoserJ.D. Vance claims Democrats, especially Hillary Clinton, have denied defeat as well. But actually, Trump stands alone in refusing to concede.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    How Will Hurricane Helene Affect This Wildly Close Election?Barring Katrina levels of government incompetence, Helene hit long enough before Election Day to mitigate much of the political fallout.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the money game
    Betting on Trump or Harris to Win Is Now Legal in the U.S.A courtroom win by Kalshi, an online betting market, opens the door for everyone else.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  43. early and often
    Snap Polls Show VP Debate Was As Close As the Presidential RaceWith no clear winner and no big viral moments, the debate will simply confirm a very close presidential contest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. social studies
    The Return of Ta-Nehisi CoatesA decade after “The Case for Reparations,” he is ready to take on Israel, Palestine, and the American media.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  45. vance-walz debate
    J.D. Vance Blasted for Non-Answer on January 6 in VP DebateThe Harris campaign is running with a clip of Vance refusing to admit Trump lost in 2020, turning it into an ad and blasting it on social media.
    By Nia Prater
  46. liveblog
    Who Won the Shockingly Normal VP Debate? Here’s What HappenedA running account of the Walz-Vance debate with commentary and analysis from the entire Intelligencer team.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  47. early and often
    Weirdly Civil VP Debate Won’t Change Many MindsVance and Walz each scored some important points, but what was most striking is that they didn’t go after each other with claw hammers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns In Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Trump’s Inane ‘Play by Play’ on VP Debate: What You MissedHe issued a panicky all-caps statement on a national abortion ban on Twitter, then retreated to Truth Social to post weak jabs at “Tampon Tim.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. politics
    The Heavy Hitters Who Could Run to Succeed Eric AdamsPublic advocate Jumaane Williams and ex-governor Andrew Cuomo are among the possible candidates.
    By Nia Prater
  50. 2024 election
    Planned Parenthood Rally To End 6-Week Abortion Ban Held In Orlando
    Abortion Wins Elections? I’m Not Sure After Visiting Florida.What I saw spending a weekend following “Yes on 4” canvassers in a bellwether county.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  51. early and often
    What J.D. Vance and Tim Walz Need to Do in the VP DebateVice-presidential debates are rarely game changers, but in this close race, both candidates will need to tread carefully.
    By Ed Kilgore
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