1. tremendous content
    Melania Trump Book May Be More Money Grab Than MemoirIt seems likely that her her forthcoming book will be less like Michelle Obama’s Becoming and more like Donald Trump’s coffee-table burn books.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. early and often
    U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns in Fayetteville
    Is Kamala Harris the Nominee? How the DNC Will Work.Answers to all your questions about what’s next for Democrats now that Joe Biden has withdrawn his candidacy and endorsed Kamala Harris.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. politics
    Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Addresses Joint Session Of Congress
    Rashida Tlaib Holds ‘War Criminal’ Sign During Netanyahu SpeechMany Democrats weren’t happy with the Israeli prime minister’s defiant speech.
    By Nia Prater
  4. poll position
    What the Polls Say About Trump vs. Kamala HarrisShe’s basically as popular as the president but is likely to get a polling surge in the days just ahead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    Trump supporters storm Capitol building in Washington
    No, the Biden-Harris Switch Is Not a ‘Coup’Republicans’ claims that Harris’s nomination is a threat to democracy are a projection of their own refusal to accept any Trump defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the body politic
    The Thrill of Taking a Huge Risk on Kamala HarrisThe actual case for being unburdened by what has been.
    By Rebecca Traister
  8. just asking questions
    Kamala Harris’s Biographer Says She’s Always Been UnderestimatedDan Morain, author of Kamala’s Way, on the presumptive Democratic nominee’s ambition and opacity.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. early and often
    TOPSHOT-US-VOTE-POLITICS-TRUMP-VANCE
    Democrats Might Want to Take J.D. Vance SeriouslyThe very real populist aspirations of Trump’s new Republican Party.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  10. politics
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-HARRIS
    Kamala Harris Fires Up Dems at First Rally Since Biden DecisionMore than 3,000 people attended the Milwaukee event, where the presumptive nominee railed against Trump to an elated crowd.
    By Nia Prater
  11. early and often
    U.S. President Joe Biden hosts event on Affordable Care Act and Medicaid at the White House in Washington
    Harris May Follow Obama’s Path to the White House After AllHarris tried to emulate Obama’s coalition in 2020 and failed. She may have a better shot at reaching young, Black, and Latino voters this time around.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. politics
    House Oversight Committee Questions USSS Director On Attempted Trump Assassination
    Key Moments From the House Oversight Secret Service HearingSecret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was grilled by House members in both parties Monday on the agency’s actions on the day Trump was attacked.
    By Nia Prater
  13. early and often
    Vice President Kamala Harris Attends Get Out The Vote HBCU Event In South Carolina
    How Republicans Plan to Attack Kamala HarrisTrump’s allies are already trying out nasty smears, from referencing Harris’s dating history to calling her the “DEI vice-president.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. liveblog
    Vice President Kamala Harris Campaigns In Philadelphia
    Kamala Harris Is Now the Presumptive Nominee: Live UpdatesShe has quickly amassed the support of almost the entire Democratic Party. Here are the latest developments.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  15. the system
    President Biden Delivers Remarks On Attempted Assassination Of Former President Trump
    Joe Biden’s Accidental Bridge to Kamala HarrisIf she becomes the nominee, it will be thanks to Biden’s clumsy racial politics.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  16. early and often
    Can Harris Beat Trump? VPs Tend to Have Good Odds.While Kamala Harris’s candidacy is unprecedented in many ways, quite a few vice-presidents have gone on to win the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the inside game
    Joe Biden
    The Biden Presidency’s Tragedy and Remaining HopeHe has not yet escaped Trump.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  18. early and often
    Kamala Harris Needs to Move Fast for the Nomination, But Not Too FastShe should avoid a coronation and instead consolidate Democratic support and build some momentum.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    President Biden Hosts Fourth Of July Celebration At White House
    The Cop Against the Criminal. Let’s Do This.The Democrats turn out to be an organized political party, after all.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. early and often
    A DNC walkthrough in Chicago
    Biden Drops Out, and the DNC Will Be an ‘Open’ ConventionThe existing rules already contain an open process for selecting a presidential nominee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. liveblog
    President Biden
    Manchin Calls for Biden to Step Aside, TooHow the final days of the effort to nudge Biden out of the race played out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  22. early and often
    Trump 2024 vs. Project 2025The campaign denies anything to do with the blueprint for a second term, but his alumni are all over it.
    By Alec Dent
  23. early and often
    President Biden Campaigns In Detroit
    Biden Can Drop Out With Dignity — If He Just Tells the TruthThe best way for the president to stabilize his party and protect his legacy is to withdraw his candidacy right now and designate his successor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. 2024 rnc
    Photos: The Triumphalist Republican National ConventionScenes from Donald Trump’s party in Milwaukee.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  25. early and often
    President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Middle East From The White House
    How Can Biden Be Replaced? A Guide to Democrats’ Next Steps.Answers to all your questions about how the Democratic Party might go about changing candidates as President Biden faces pressure to step aside.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    The Push to Replace Biden Is Rapidly Gaining MomentumBut the president’s campaign claims that he has no intention of stepping aside.
    By Nia Prater
  27. tremendous content
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Trump Shouts Out ‘Late, Great Hannibal Lecter’ in RNC Speech (Yes, Really)Trump slipped his least coherent rally bit to his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. tremendous content
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    ‘Where’s Melania?’ Game Was the Only Fun Thing About the RNCThe former First Lady finally appeared on night four — and she got her own weird, dramatic entrance.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the national interest
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Donald Trump Cannot Even Pretend to Change Who He IsRepublican nominee blows golden opportunity to fake normality.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. liveblog
    Day 4 of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
    Trump’s Endless Speech, Hulk Hogan’s Shirt Rip, and Not Much Unity: RNC RecapTrump shared his survival story and gave the longest acceptance speech ever, Hulk Hogan made a scene, and unity speak was hard to find.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  31. early and often
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    The Old Ranting, Rambling Trump Was Back at the Republican ConventionSo much for “national unity.” He couldn’t even keep a pledge to avoid attacking Biden by name.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. 2024 rnc
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Republicans Are Waiting for Kamala Harris and Fearing Michelle ObamaThe talk of the RNC is what’s happening to the other party.
    By Ben Jacobs
  33. just asking questions
    An Early Democratic Critic of Biden on What Changed This WeekCongressman Adam Smith says Nancy Pelosi has “played a huge role.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. 2024 rnc
    Republicans Have Bed-Wetters, TooAt the RNC, some Trump campaign officials and allies think their good luck will run out and worry that their theory of the victory might be wrong.
    By David Freedlander
  35. the national interest
    The Presidential Nomination Is Becoming Worthless for Joe BidenA devastating polling nugget shows what happens if he stays in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. early and often
    2024 Republican National Convention: Day 3
    Who Is J.D. Vance? His Muddled RNC Speech Didn’t Tell Us.Trump’s running mate didn’t resolve the many contradictions in his record and right-wing populist ideology in his introduction to voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 2024 rnc
    Republicans Try to Explain Why They Were Wrong About TrumpJust about everyone used to call him a morally repugnant con artist, including his running mate. What changed?
    By David Freedlander
  38. the national interest
    Trump Invites China to Invade Taiwan If He Returns to OfficeAnother terrifying tail-risk outcome.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Opposing Both Authoritarianism and Assassination Is Not HypocriticalConservatives really don’t understand this?
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. 2024 rnc
    It Was Losers Night at the RNCOne by one, Trump’s former rivals kissed the ring.
    By Ben Jacobs
  41. politics
    The Gathering Conspiracy Against FreedomDemocrats shouldn’t stifle their rhetoric after Trump’s shooting.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. early and often
    Joe Biden Accepts Presidential Nomination At Democratic National Convention
    The DNC’s Plan to Nominate Biden Early Is a Bad IdeaIf the president has indeed quelled a revolt against his candidacy, making it official can wait a few weeks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. politics
    Former President Donald Trump Indicted In January 6 Investigation
    Judge Dismisses Classified-Docs Case in Huge Win for TrumpOn Monday, Aileen Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack Smith’s appointment was unconstitutional.
    By Nia Prater
  44. liveblog
    RNC Day 1: A VP, Trump’s Big Bandage, and a Lot of Biden BashingOur highlights of the weird but functional first day of the Republican National Convention — which so far is not a national unity convention.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  45. the republicans
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    Trump and the Republicans Have Found Their Ideal RealityThings could have been so different in Milwaukee. But on the opening night of the convention, the GOP is feeling lucky and confident.
    By David Freedlander
  46. 2024 rnc
    The 2024 Republican National Convention
    The Moment J.D. Vance Became Trump’s Official VP PickWith tears in his eyes and an awkward kiss with his wife, he became the heir apparent to MAGA.
    By Ben Jacobs
  47. the national interest
    J.D. Vance Joins Ticket With Man He Once Called ‘America’s Hitler’Apparently he meant it as a compliment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. early and often
    Senate candidate JD Vance campaigns in Boardman
    J.D. Vance Explains His Conversion to MAGATrump’s man in Ohio once called him “America’s Hitler,” but there’s an explanation.
    By Ben Jacobs
  49. early and often
    J.D. Vance Wins Trump Veepstakes. Here’s Everyone He Beat Out.The freshman Ohio senator was announced as Trump’s running mate on day one of the Republican National Convention.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York
    J.D. Vance As VP Means Trump Picks MAGA Over ‘Unity’In the Orbán-loving young Ohio senator, Trump has designated a successor to lead an extremist MAGA movement.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    The Case(s) Against Donald TrumpIt’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.
    By Nia Prater
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