1. the national interest
    Biden and Harris’s Absurd Case for ComplacencyThe post-debate crisis isn’t going away, and Democrats need to make some hard political choices if they want to avoid catastrophe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the inside game
    Democrats Ask Who Can Make Biden Step AsideDemocrats watched the debate and stared into the abyss. Now they ask if he’s a lost cause.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  3. trump-biden debate
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-DEBATE-BIDEN-TRUMP
    I Let My 9-Year-Old Watch the Debate. It Was a Mistake.“It’s not supposed to be like this,” I told her again and again.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  4. early and often
    US-POLITICS-BIDEN
    The Biggest Decision of Joe Biden’s LifeDemocrats aren’t going to dump Biden from the 2024 ticket against his will. But he can choose to pass the torch to his vice-president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    US-POLITICS-STRIKE-UNIONS-TRUMP
    Trump’s Most Unhinged Plans for His Second TermHe’s openly plotting to persecute his enemies, assume kinglike powers, and deport millions of people. But at least we’ll all have flying cars!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. early and often
    President Biden Delivers Remarks Honoring Late Senator John McCain In Arizona
    Can Democrats Still Replace Joe Biden in the 2024 Election?While replacing Biden may be politically difficult even after his disastrous debate performance, technically it is possible right up to Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    President Biden Launches Black Voters for Biden-Harris Initiative During Campaign Rally
    If Biden Isn’t the Democrats’ 2024 Candidate, Harris Will BePolls show Democrats broadly like Harris, think she’s electable, and prefer her to other rising stars in the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. liveblog
    Biden Stumbles in First Presidential Debate: How It HappenedBy the end, the panic from Democrats and pundits was widespread and deafening. Here’s how it all played out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. trump-biden debate
    Republican Insiders Are Ecstatic About the Trump-Biden Debate“Trump was disciplined beyond what I could have expected.” Biden not so much.
    By Ben Jacobs
  11. trump-biden debate
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-DEBATE-BIDEN-TRUMP
    Biden, Trump Have Mortifying Exchange About Golf HandicapsIt was a night of horrifying moments for Democrats, but this one was just dumb.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. presidential debate
    Donald Trump And Joe Biden Participate In First Presidential Debate
    The Reason Biden Failed in the Debate Against TrumpFrom the beginning, Biden made himself the focus of the debate with a voice and appearance that alarmed his fans and reinforced fears about his age.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. trump-biden debate
    Celebrity Sightings In New York - June 21, 2024
    Where’s Melania? Not at Trump’s First 2024 DebateThe former First Lady didn’t fly up to Atlanta with her husband. But one of Trump’s least favorite family members is doing pro-Biden debate spin.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. early and often
    All the Details on Trump & Biden’s Weirdly Early 2024 DebateWhen is it? Which candidates have qualified? Why is this happening so early? Here’s everything you need to know about this very odd showdown.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. early and often
    CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT
    One Good Primary Night Doesn’t Signal a Moderate ComebackDespite losses by Squad member Jamaal Bowman and several Trump endorsees, polarization is as strong as ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. tremendous content
    Trump Can’t Accept That Taylor Swift Hates HimHe wondered if Swift, who accused him of “stoking the fires of white supremacy” and endorsed Biden in 2020, might secretly be MAGA.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. early and often
    US-VOTE-DEBATE
    What to Watch for in Biden and Trump’s First 2024 DebateTrump needs to exceed low expectations. Biden must highlight his opponent’s failures. And a few wild cards could derail both candidates’ strategies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. early and often
    Robert F Kennedy, Jr in Yorba Linda, CA.
    What the Polls Miss About RFK Jr. and Third-Party CandidatesRight now, national and battleground-state polls assume every candidate is running everywhere. That’s actually not the case.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. that happened
    The Time Trump Almost Gave Biden COVID on a Debate StageThe president tested positive for COVID ahead of their first 2020 showdown but kept that his little secret.
    By Benjamin Hart
  20. politics
    Jamaal Bowman Lost. Is Another Squad Member Next?Bowman’s resounding defeat may not bode well for Missouri’s Cori Bush, who faces a fierce primary challenge.
    By Nia Prater
  21. tremendous content
    Speaker Johnson Joins Former President Trump At Mar-a-Lago For Announcement On Election Integrity
    Trump’s Messy Mar-a-Lago Boxes: See All the New PhotosIn response to Trump’s complaints about the Mar-a-Lago search, prosecutors dropped more photos of White House documents stored among his junk piles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. early and often
    US-VOTE-DEBATE
    Could the Biden-Trump Debate Actually Be a Game Changer?Biden or Trump could make a calamitous misstep, but debates between two well-known candidates don’t usually move the needle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    The Great Awokening Is Over, But Trump Might Revive ItConservatives are still angry at 2020, don’t understand Biden wasn’t president then.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. the system
    Jamaal Bowman Campaigns One Day Before New York Primary
    How Gaza Has Shaken Black PoliticsLeaders associated with civil rights are caught in a trap of Israel’s making.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  25. early and often
    Jamaal Bowman’s Loss Is the Start of a New EraPro-Israel forces now have a blueprint to driving critics out of Congress.
    By Ross Barkan
  26. early and often
    Virginia 5th Congressional District Primary
    Bob Good Tries Election-Denial Tactics on Trump’s CandidateThe embattled House Freedom Caucus chairman is concocting conspiracy theories to undermine his apparent loss to John McGuire.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-COURT-TRUMP
    Trump Now Free to Go to Town on Jury in Hush-Money CaseJudge Merchan loosened a gag order on Trump, though there are still limits to how far the former president can go.
    By Nia Prater
  28. politics
    Donald Trump Holds Rally In Pennsylvania
    Trump Tries to Reset Debate Expectations in Bizarre FashionAhead of Thursday’s one-on-one, Trump is alleging that President Biden will be “jacked up” for the occasion.
    By Nia Prater
  29. early and often
    US-VOTE-2020-DEMOCRATS-DEBATE
    Trump Stokes Feud With Moderator Jake Tapper Ahead of DebateThe Trump Team has been playing up Tapper’s alleged anti-Trump bias, culminating in Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt getting kicked off CNN.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. the national interest
    How Jamaal Bowman Blew Up His Own CoalitionHe wants to be an AIPAC martyr, but this was a political suicide attempt.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. the inside game
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-BIDEN
    What Obama Is Whispering to BidenThe presidents’ plan to save their legacy from Trump.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  32. early and often
    Donald Trump outside a cage match.
    Trump Suggests Migrants Should Fight for SportHe’s finally found a way to combine two of his biggest passions: dehumanizing immigrants and cage fighting.
    By Chas Danner
  33. the national interest
    Why Conservatives Should Vote for Joe BidenA liberal’s plea to the rule-of-law right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the city politic
    A New Yorker votes in Queens.
    New York’s Judicial Elections Are a Lot Like the SubwayThe way New York judges get elected makes little sense to voters. It also works surprisingly well.
    By Errol Louis
  35. life after roe
    Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Would Trump Use a 150-Year-Old Law to Restrict Abortion?Trump allies are already planning to enforce the 1873 Comstock Act to ban distribution of abortion pills and equipment by mail.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    Jury To Begin Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial
    Alvin Bragg Has Been Deluged With Threats Since Trump’s ConvictionThe Manhattan district attorney’s office wants to extend a gag order against the ex-president, citing a surge in threatening behavior.
    By Nia Prater
  37. early and often
    Supreme Court Keeps Full Access to Widely Used Abortion Pill
    Supreme Court Backs Off on Gun-Rights AbsolutismIn an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court grudgingly accepted a federal law prohibiting firearm possession by domestic abusers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    Do Liberals Have It All Wrong About How to Beat Trump?Backed by Reid Hoffman, the centrist polling firm Blueprint picks a big fight in the Democratic Party: It needs to move right to win.
    By David Freedlander
  39. poll position
    Trump vs. Biden Polls: A Close Race Gets Even CloserTrump may have lost a bit of ground in a five-way race, but he still has a broader path to victory than Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention
    RFK Jr. Misses What’s Likely His Only Shot at Debate StageTechnically, Kennedy could still make the September debate. But it will be tough, as independent candidates tend to lose momentum.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. politics
    US-NEWS-NY-BODYPARTS-PROSECUTION-NY
    Poll: Congestion Pricing Is Unpopular, But So Is HochulA Siena College poll found that New Yorkers disapprove of Governor Hochul but largely support her pause on congestion pricing.
    By Nia Prater
  42. that happened
    The Time Trump Confused Finns About Forest FiresThe president made up a fake Nordic fact to blame California for its own natural disasters.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. lives
    Aaron Bushnell’s AgoniesBurning himself to death outside the Israeli Embassy turned him into an antiwar martyr. What could have led to such an extreme act?
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  44. early and often
    Indiana GOP Rejects Trump Lieutenant-Governor Pick for ExtremistIt’s another sign that Trump has unleashed forces in the Republican Party that make even him look moderate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    Tax Dollars Are Now Funding Christian-Nationalist SchoolsOwing to Republican school-voucher initiatives and a toxic 2022 Supreme Court decision, public funds are subsidizing a new breed of religious school.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    Rudy Giuliani Defamation Case Begins In Washington, D.C.
    Rudy Giuliani’s Financial Woes Are Getting Even WorseThe former mayor’s late, messy financial filings may have dire consequences.
    By Nia Prater
  47. the national interest
    Trump Adviser Admits He Lost China Trade WarHe’s going to lose the next one, too.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. just asking questions
    The Apprentice Is the Skeleton Key to Understanding TrumpRamin Setoodeh, author of a new book about the show, says a reality-TV mindset guides the ex-president’s entire life.
    By Will Leitch
  49. early and often
    J.D. Vance
    J.D. Vance VP Pick Could Solve Trump’s MAGA Succession ProblemTrump’s choice of running mate may show whether he sees MAGA as a long-term movement or simply a cult of personality.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Trump’s Tariff Is a Scheme to Shift the Tax Burden to the Non-RichWhy do we keep calling this “populism”?
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. just asking questions
    Is the Unthinkable About to Happen in France?Marine Le Pen’s party could be running Parliament after new elections. Analyst Mujtaba Rahman says the country’s center is collapsing either way.
    By Benjamin Hart
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