1. just asking questions
    What Kamala Harris’s Candidacy Means for Black WomenPolitical consultant Kimberly Peeler-Allen says there has been an outpouring of jubilation — tempered with fear.
    By Nia Prater
  2. the money game
    How to Buy a PresidentDonald Trump’s joke of a media company is also a $6 billion meme stock — and an unprecedented opportunity for corruption.
    By David Freedlander
  3. early and often
    Donald Trump And JD Vance Hold Campaign Rally In Michigan
    What’s the Trump Strategy to Beat Kamala Harris?The Harris-for-Biden switch has wrong-footed Republicans. They may respond by going way over the top with attacks that squander their advantage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. veepstakes
    Biden Campaign Holds Milwaukee Press Conferences On Trump Agenda
    Are Democrats Getting Walz-Pilled?The unlikely rise of Minnesota governor Tim Walz as a sleeper VP candidate.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  5. the inside game
    But Can She Win?Kamala Harris takes over a losing campaign, full of Biden loyalists, with barely 100 days to turn it around and beat Trump. So far, so good.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  7. politics
    House GOP Meeting Nov 14
    GOP Lawmakers Can’t Help Making Racist Remarks About HarrisMultiple congressional Republicans have called the vice-president a “DEI hire” since her ascent to the top of the Democratic ticket.
    By Nia Prater
  8. early and often
    US Vice President Kamala Harris visits San Francisco
    How Kamala Harris Can Fight the ‘Too Liberal’ LabelThe veep should learn from John Kerry and not put too much emphasis on her reputation as a tough prosecutor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the city politic
    The Fight for Eric Garner Isn’t OverOn police misconduct, City Hall and the NYPD have gone back to business as usual.
    By Errol Louis
  10. 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
  11. 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 How the DNC Will Work.Answers to all your questions about what’s next for Democrats now that Joe Biden has withdrawn his candidacy and endorsed Kamala Harris.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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. the inside game
    Joe Biden
    The Biden Presidency’s Tragedy and Remaining HopeHe has not yet escaped Trump.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 2024 rnc
    Photos: The Triumphalist Republican National ConventionScenes from Donald Trump’s party in Milwaukee.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. tremendous content
    US-REPUBLICAN-CONVENTION-PARTIES-ELECTION-POLITICS-VOTE
    ‘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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. the national interest
    Trump Invites China to Invade Taiwan If He Returns to OfficeAnother terrifying tail-risk outcome.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the national interest
    Opposing Both Authoritarianism and Assassination Is Not HypocriticalConservatives really don’t understand this?
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. 2024 rnc
    It Was Losers Night at the RNCOne by one, Trump’s former rivals kissed the ring.
    By Ben Jacobs
  49. politics
    The Gathering Conspiracy Against FreedomDemocrats shouldn’t stifle their rhetoric after Trump’s shooting.
    By Sarah Jones
  50. 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
  51. 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
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