1. politics
    Fulton County Court Holds Hearings Ahead Of Trump Georgia Election Case
    Judge Rules Fani Willis Can Stay on Trump Case, Her Ex-Boyfriend ExitsWillis wasn’t disqualified from the Georgia-election case, but the judge called her relationship with Nathan Wade a “tremendous lapse in judgment.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. poll position
    Trump vs. Biden Polls: No State of the Union Bounce for JoeThe president’s big SOTU speech might ultimately represent a turning point for his reelection bid. But the numbers don’t show it happening just yet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    US-POLITICS-VOTE-DEMOCRATS-BIDEN-HARRIS
    Will VP Candidates Really Matter in the 2024 Election?Running mates usually matter only at the margins, but Biden dumping Kamala Harris or Trump making a risky pick could affect the race.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    US-VOTE
    Is Trump Gearing Up for Another Premature Victory Claim?Trump has abandoned an RNC voting-by-mail initiative. It could be a sign that he’s looking to demonize mail ballots and replay his 2020 strategy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. dirty jersey
    US Senator Bob Menendez Indicted Again in US Bribery Case
    Not Only Will Bob Menendez Refuse to Quit, He Might Run As an IndependentFederal charges and the Democratic Party be damned.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. early and often
    AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am - Round One
    Aaron Rodgers Only Kind of Denies Sandy Hook ConspiracyThe quarterback has not aced his tryout as a politician.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. politics
    US-NEWS-NY-SERIAL-KILLINGS-NY
    Wife of Suspected Gilgo Beach Serial Killer Says He’s ‘Not Capable’ of MurdersIn a statement issued through her lawyer, Asa Ellerup said she plans to “withhold judgment” until after her husband Rex Heuermann’s trial.
    By Nia Prater
  9. the national interest
    Explain to Me Why China Has to Control TikTokIf it’s just a great app, why can’t somebody else run it?
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. life after roe
    Fox News' Super Tuesday 2024
    Republicans Have More Than a ‘Brand Problem’ on AbortionAs long as Republicans support extremist abortion bans that the public doesn’t like, all the reframing in the world won’t help them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. games
    New York Jets v New England Patriots
    Aaron Rodgers Would Probably Regret Getting Into PoliticsThe attention-loving conspiracist has faced a compliant sports press. That would change if he landed on a ticket with RFK Jr.
    By Will Leitch
  12. early and often
    Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Rome, GA
    Biden and Trump Begin Longest General Election EverResults from the March 12 primaries make it official: Biden and Trump have clinched their parties’ nominations, far earlier than usual.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. that happened
    The Time Trump’s Hair Looked Normal for a DayIn 2019, the ex-president abruptly debuted a totally new hairstyle, then just as abruptly cast it off.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. early and often
    US-CONGRESS-INTELLIGENCE
    Ken Buck’s Resignation Shows Conservatism Just Means TrumpThe Coloradan congressman is as far right as ever. But his refusal to worship Trump makes him persona non grata in today’s GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Trump Appeases Putin, Republican Russia Hawks Appease TrumpViktor Orban admits Trump’s “peace plan” is to let Russia win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. politics
    2023 New York City Veterans Day Parade
    FDNY Searching for MAGA Firefighters Who Booed Letitia JamesThe attorney general, who recently won a $454 million judgment against Donald Trump, was met with chants of his name at an FDNY ceremony.
    By Nia Prater
  17. politics
    NYPD Used Stun Gun on Migrant Holding His 1-Year-Old SonA video obtained by the New York Times shows officers violently detaining a migrant at a Queens shelter on Friday.
    By Nia Prater
  18. life after roe
    US-POLITICS-WOMEN-RIGHTS-ABORTION
    Anti-Abortion Activists Have Republicans in a ViseThe sudden controversy over IVF has exposed Republicans to intense pressure from their anti-abortion allies to take deeply unpopular positions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. early and often
    Donald Trump Holds Get Out The Vote Rally
    North Carolina May Be Biden 2024’s Best Bet in the SouthBiden won Georgia in 2020. But the Tar Heel State offers a red-hot 2024 gubernatorial race that could help the entire Democratic ticket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. tremendous content
    96th Annual Academy Awards - Show
    Kimmel Reads Trump’s Mean ‘Tweet’ Live at the OscarsThe Academy Awards host said there was debate backstage over whether he should read Trump’s nasty Truth Social critique.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. the national interest
    Why Trump Might Cut Social Security and Medicare in a Second TermHe’s very bribable, and his promises are worthless.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    The Insurractionalizers: Anti-Trump Organ Calls Both Candidates ‘Unfit’Anti-Trump conservative organ makes bizarre non-endorsement.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. the inside game
    Can Democrats Make 2024 the Abortion Election?J.B. Pritzker and his fortune are going to try.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  24. sotu
    President Biden Delivers State Of The Union Address
    Did One Speech Really Turn Biden From a Sure Loser Into a Winner?Pre-SOTU overreactions to Biden’s low poll numbers have given way to post-SOTU Democratic euphoria. Everyone needs to chill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. scandals
    Senator Katie Britt delivering her State of the Union response.
    Katie Britt Falsely Blamed Biden for Decades-Old Sex-Trafficking CrimesThe senator made up false context for the lurid anecdote she told in her speech. The victim whose story Britt used is now criticizing her as well.
    By Chas Danner
  26. politics
    Donald Trump Holds Campaign Rally In Rome, GA
    Trump Resumes His Costly Defamation of E. Jean CarrollMore than $83 million in damages apparently wasn’t enough to dissuade him.
    By Chas Danner
  27. the national interest
    Trump Already Tried Orbán’s Most Effective Weapon Against DemocracyTrump’s mostly forgotten plan to put the media under his thumb didn’t work the first time. It might if he gets another chance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. ideas
    The Right to Change SexThe moral case for letting trans kids change their bodies.
    By Andrea Long Chu
  29. roundup
    President Biden Delivers State Of The Union Address
    What Pundits Are Saying About Biden’s State of the Union (and Britt’s Response)A running review of the commentary and reactions to Joe Biden’s big-energy address and Katie Britt’s big weird response.
    By Chas Danner
  30. foreign affairs
    Not Just Putin: Why the Right Falls in Love with DictatorsTrump didn’t create a new style of politics, according to a new book, but was the extension of a century-old romance with despots.
    By Casey Michel
  31. foreign interests
    ISRAEL-US-PALESTINIAN-CONFLICT
    The Biden Plan to Ditch NetanyahuThe “come to Jesus” moment is already here, according to Israeli and U.S. sources.
    By Noga Tarnopolsky
  32. the system
    The Normalization of Trump’s Alleged CrimesHis legal strategy is both buying him time and erasing the accusations against him.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  33. state of the union
    Trump Responds to State of the Union With Truth Social Crash, Snapchat FiltersHe promised a “play-by-play” response to Biden’s State of the Union. He delivered Truth Social outages and a video of Biden with a hat and pigtails.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    Joe Lieberman Dan Webb Benjamin F. Chavis
    No Labels Green-lights 2024 Bid With No CandidatesThe idea of a “unity ticket” is more popular than a bid with named candidates. Maybe that’s why the group is putting off making its pick.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. state of the union
    Katie Britt Turns Motherhood Into a WeaponThe GOP presents its ideal woman.
    By Sarah Jones
  36. politics
    Who Actually Likes Hochul’s National Guard–in-Subways Plan?Democrats criticized the governor’s heavy-handed approach, while riders’ opinions seemed more varied.
    By Nia Prater
  37. the national interest
    Trump Meets TikTok Investor, Suddenly Doesn’t Want to Ban ItThe former president’s stunning reversal on the Chinese-owned app.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. state of the union
    Donald Trump Campaigns For President In Sioux Center, Iowa Ahead Of State's Caucus
    Yes, Trump Said ‘Get Over It’ After a School ShootingJoe Biden inserted the word “just” during his speech, but the callous Trump quote he cited in the State of the Union was mostly accurate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. early and often
    Senator Katie Britt giving her response to Joe Biden's State of the Union address.
    Katie Britt’s America Sounds Scary, But Not As Scary As Katie BrittState of the Union responses are hard, but the Alabama senator’s reply to Biden was both lurid and banal in content and downright weird in delivery.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    Biden Was So Good, Trump Is Accusing Him of Performance-Enhancing DrugsWe need a president who can get high on life?
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. early and often
    George Santos
    George Santos Went to the State of the Union and Is Running for Congress AgainThe indicted serial liar says he’s running against Nick LaLota, a fellow Republican who helped push him out of the House.
    By Chas Danner
  42. scenes from the border
    The Valuables Abandoned at the U.S.-Mexico BorderA spoon, a pair of boxers, a lighter, and a pair of baby Crocs.
    Photographs by Alex Hodor-Lee
  43. early and often
    President Biden Delivers State Of The Union Address
    Biden’s State of the Union Address: Right in Trump’s Face!In an aggressive speech that defended his record while blasting the opposition, Biden was anything other than a grandfatherly old man.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. what we know
    How AI Is Being Used to Influence and Disrupt the 2024 ElectionThe BBC found dozens of deep fakes showing Trump surrounded by Black supporters. It’s just one of many ways AI is being leveraged for politics.
    By Chas Danner
  45. life after roe
    Syndication: Arizona Republic
    Arizonans Asked to Block Themselves From Voting on AbortionAfter many years of demanding that “the people” decide abortion policy, anti-abortion activists are asking people to keep the issue off the ballot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. screen time
    TikTok Seems Pretty Worried About Getting BannedTikTok’s prompt asking users to lobby Congress on its behalf kind of broke TikTok — and Congress.
    By John Herrman
  47. early and often
    Katie Porter Should Drop ‘Rigged Election’ From Her VocabularyDespite her understandable anger at attack ads from crypto financiers, Porter should not offer fodder for MAGA claims that elections are rigged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Sonia Sotomayor Should Get Real That the Supreme Court Is PartisanJustices say the Court isn’t political, but c’mon.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. just asking questions
    The NRA Is Weaker Than Ever. How Much Does That Matter?Veteran firearms journalist Stephen Gutowski on the plight of America’s most famous — and infamous — gun-rights organization.
    By Benjamin Hart
  50. early and often
    Nikki Haley Holds Her Caucus Night Event In Iowa
    Nikki Haley Couldn’t Have It AllConservative women can bid for status and attain it, but they still belong to a party and a movement that deny them equality.
    By Sarah Jones
  51. politics
    Get Ready to See the National Guard on Your CommuteGovernor Kathy Hochul announced that 750 guardsmen will be placed in the MTA system as part of a five-point plan to address subway crime.
    By Nia Prater
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