1. the national interest
    Why President Biden Is Correct to Denounce Campus AntisemitismThe problem is not physical violence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    Kari Lake’s Worst Enemy Is a RepublicanFalsely accused of stealing the last election, Stephen Richer decided to sue. The lawsuit could bankrupt her.
    By Casey Quackenbush
  3. early and often
    Donald Trump Campaigns In New Hampshire
    Is 2024 Election Denialism a Trump VP Litmus Test?Tim Scott showed the way by refusing to answer a question about accepting the results of the next presidential election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    Japan Joint Meeting April 11
    MTG Push to Oust Johnson Is MAGA Theater, Not a Real ThreatIt’s clear Speaker Johnson will keep his gavel for now. But he wants to avoid relying on Democrats, and MTG needs a symbolic partial victory.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. tremendous content
    South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Speaks At The Coolidge And American Project Conference
    Kristi Noem Attacks ‘Fake News’ for Questioning Fake Kim Jong-un StoryThe governor’s reasons for writing about killing her dog and inventing a Kim Jong-un meeting keep changing. But somehow it’s always the media’s fault.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. past is prologue
    Vietnam in New York
    Gaza War Protests Don’t Yet Rival Anti–Vietnam War MovementToday’s protests are smaller, less focused, and less popular than those of the Vietnam era. But they are growing and could spur a similar backlash.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. that happened
    The Time Stormy Daniels Exposed Trump’s Weird Shark PhobiaOne question the hush-money trial probably won’t settle: Why is Trump so terrified of being eaten by a marine animal?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. early and often
    Donald Trump
    The Wildest Things Trump Said at His Private Mar-a-Lago Donor RetreatOver the weekend, Trump compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo and bragged he was bigger than Taylor Swift.
    By Chas Danner
  10. early and often
    Georgia's former lieutenant governor, Geoff Duncan, leaves the Lewis R. Slaton Courthouse
    Why Aren’t More Anti-Trump Republicans Endorsing Biden?It says a lot that former Georgia official Geoff Duncan is the most prominent Republican coming out for Biden in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    US-POLITICS-CONSERVATIVES
    Lara Trump Tees Up Another Premature Election Victory ClaimThe RNC co-chair’s absurd complaint about counting votes cast by mail lays the groundwork for more Trump election chicanery.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. tremendous content
    All the Weird Stories in Kristi Noem’s New BookFrom the “dog killer” story to a made-up meeting with Kim Jong-un, here are Noem’s most eye-popping claims.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. just asking questions
    A Columbia ’68 Revolutionary Takes Stock of Today’s ProtestsJames Simon Kunen wrote a famous memoir of the university’s most tumultuous year. He likes what he sees from the kids these days.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. tremendous content
    Commander Biden
    Kristi Noem Would Have Shot Biden’s Dog Commander, TooThe South Dakota governor, still under fire for executing her own dog, is now taking aim at the Biden family’s bite-happy former pet.
    By Chas Danner
  15. poll position
    Trump-vs.-Biden Polls: Don’t Be Fooled by Outliers!Excessive focus on single polls or even short-term trends in averages signifies spin rather than analysis.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the takeover
    Our Campus. Our Crisis.Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report by the student journalists of the Columbia Daily Spectator.
    Edited by Columbia Daily Spectator
  17. the takeover
    Should Columbia’s President Resign?And 27 other questions we asked the school’s students, faculty, and staff.
    Edited by Columbia Daily Spectator
  18. the takeover
    Listen Up, Columbia!Portraits from a campus in crisis.
    Photographs by Gabriella Gregor Splaver
  19. early and often
    Former President Donald Trump Rallies For Marco Rubio In Florida
    A Trump-Rubio 2024 Ticket Could Spark a Constitutional CrisisTrump is looking at Little Marco as a running mate. But because of the 12th Amendment, that would risk of saddling him with Kamala Harris as VP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. trump on trial
    David Pecker and Keith Davidson, the Gossip RacketeersAt the heart of the Trump trial is a sleazy caper gone wrong.
    By Andrew Rice
  21. early and often
    WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 20: Witness Kristi Noem, Governor, South
    Kristi Noem Killed Her Dog. Why Is She Telling Us This?Why does Trump’s potential VP pick tell a story about fatally shooting a puppy she “hated” in her new book? Here are the top four theories.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. the inside game
    It’s Not 1968 to Joe BidenThe president isn’t worried about campus protests sinking the youth vote. Should he be?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  23. early and often
    South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks to guests at the
    Kristi Noem Says Dog She Shot Was the Real KillerThe governor responded to the “dog killer” scandal on Hannity by emphasizing that Cricket was a “dangerous” jerk who killed “for fun.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. tremendous content
    Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York
    Trump: I’m Not Sleeping in Court, I’m Resting My ‘Beautiful Blue Eyes’The defense Trump posted on Truth Social is about as believable as claiming his dog ate documents about his hush-money payments.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. early and often
    politics-impeachment
    MTG and Gaetz Manage to Smear Both Jews and Fellow ChristiansThe House antisemitism bill rightly rejects the doctrine that Jews are responsible for Jesus’s death. They say it’s an essential Christian belief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Donald Trump Holds Rally In Wisconsin
    Are Libertarians MAGA-Adjacent Now?Trump’s speech to the Libertarian Party’s national convention will draw attention to the party’s takeover by a faction open to his transgressions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    The House Antisemitism Bill Is Bad for the JewsAnd free speech.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. politics
    New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward Caban and Mayor Eric Adams appear at a press conference in New York
    NYPD Attempts to Back Up ‘Outside Agitators’ Columbia ClaimOfficials claim a significant number of nonstudents were among those arrested this week.
    By Nia Prater
  29. the national interest
    Biden Is Losing the Election in the Center, Not the LeftThe voters he needs aren’t occupying college campuses.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. early and often
    House GOP Caucus Meets On Capitol Hill
    Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Attempt to Go Mainstream Is OverFor a moment, MTG was an adviser to Speaker McCarthy and on Trump’s VP shortlist. Now she’s an isolated crackpot once again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. life after roe
    GOP Presidential Candidates Speak At The Family Research Council Summit
    Two Big Lies Trump Is Telling on AbortionTrump is trying to justify his “states’ rights” flip-flop on abortion. But he’s just providing more evidence that he can’t be trusted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. poll position
    Biden and Trump–Hating Voters Aren’t Wild About RFK Jr. EitherPolling on voters alienated by both major-party candidates shows no big advantage for either and no exodus to Kennedy. They may just stay home.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Abortion-Pill Stance ‘2 Weeks Away,’ Which Is Trumpspeak for ‘Never’His secret plans are always two weeks away.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national interest
    Why the Right Loves the Anti-Israel EncampmentsThree reasons Trump and Bibi want the protests to continue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. stop the presses
    Do We Still Elect Nice, Boring Guys Like John Avlon to Congress These Days?The former CNN pundit is trying to flip the Hamptons congressional seat blue with his West Wing throwback politics.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  36. life after roe
    US-POLITICS-ABORTION
    Why Abortion Rights May Face New Setbacks in NovemberPost-Roe, pro-choice measures have won every battle at the polls. But anti-abortion activists have found new ways to push back in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. just asking questions
    Jim VandeHei on AI-Proofing the News and Ignoring ‘Twitter Nerds’The outspoken Axios CEO thinks the future is personalized, brief, and human.
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. politics
    Colin Jost’s Best Jokes at the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Dinner“Donald Trump has spent the past week falling asleep in court every morning — though Fox News said he was just being ‘anti-woke.’”
    By Hershal Pandya
  39. poll position
    Trump vs. Biden Polls: Will the War in Gaza Decide the 2024 Race?While the carnage in Gaza and protests on campus are dominating the political discourse, so far that isn’t reflected in presidential polling.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the clash on campus
    The GOP Is Making Campus Protests a 2024 Law-and-Order IssueRepublicans initially let Biden take the heat over Gaza. But pro-Palestinian protesters on elite-college campuses are too tempting a target.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Trump Second-Term Plan Includes Federal Reserve CoupThe next Trump administration will be far more chaotic.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. trump on trial
    Trump Had a Good Day in One CourtForced to listen to David Pecker in Manhattan, the Supreme Court offered hope in Washington.
    By Andrew Rice and Nia Prater
  43. me too
    What It Means That Weinstein’s Conviction Was ReversedLong after Me Too, the jury is still out on whether sex crimes deserve a different standard.
    By Irin Carmon
  44. the national interest
    Donald Trump Snatches Final Shred of William Barr’s DignityAn endorsement without total submission is not enough.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. early and often
    Trump vs. Biden Polls: Kennedy Now Threatens Both CandidatesInitially RFK Jr. was helping Trump build leads over Biden. Now the independent seems to be drawing votes equally from both major-party candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    Speaker Johnson Joins Former President Trump At Mar-a-Lago For Announcement On Election Integrity
    Was the Ukraine Aid Bill a Trump Defeat or a Strategic Retreat?Trump stood aside as his closest allies lost a big foreign-aid fight in Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    Biden Was Right About Both Antisemitism and the PalestiniansSometimes basic humanity means seeing “both sides.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. early and often
    CARTERSVILLE, GA - NOVEMBER 26- People are seen in line to vot
    2024 Turnout May Be High Despite Apathy for Biden and TrumpThis year, voters seem unmotivated by both presidential candidates, but close elections often produce high turnout.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the clash on campus
    Student Protesters Are Schooling Their UniversitiesPro-Palestinian demonstrators are using their minds, even if universities don’t appreciate it.
    By Sarah Jones
  50. tremendous content
    Former U.S. President Donald Trump appears at a court hearing in New York
    Trump Is Furious He Got Caught Sleeping in CourtHow dare these journalists and courtroom sketch artists accurately relay what he’s doing at his trial!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and often
    US-POLITICS-BIDEN
    Can Down-Ballot Races Lift Biden to Victory in 2024?Democrats hope strong state-level candidates and popular abortion-rights initiatives can make up for a lack of enthusiasm about the president.
    By Ed Kilgore
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