1. tremendous content
    Trump Practically Begs Taylor Swift Not to Endorse BidenBefore the Super Bowl, Trump claimed some of the credit for her success and insisted she couldn’t be “disloyal” to him.
    By Chas Danner
  2. the national interest
    Final Proof That Trump’s Appeal Was Never About the EconomyBiden delivers working-class prosperity, working class still loves Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the national interest
    Trump Says He’d ‘Encourage’ Russia to Attack NATO Allies Who Don’t Pay UpSo much for Russia being afraid to start wars if he were in office.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. early and often
    Can a Biden Democrat Win the MAGA Curious?The race to replace George Santos will say a lot about the suburbs where the White House will be won or lost.
    By David Freedlander
  5. for your health
    Wolf Blitzer Nearly Wolfed on His BlazerAnd you thought the idea of Donald Trump running for president made you sick.
    By Jesse David Fox
  7. early and often
    Larry Hogan Senate Bid Is Good for Republicans, Bad for No LabelsThe anti-Trump former governor won’t be available for No Labels’ Unity Ticket. But he gives the GOP a chance at winning an unlikely Senate seat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    An Old Guy’s Defense of Our Old-Guy PresidentLike Joe Biden, I got my dream job late in life. Let’s not dismiss the value of experience, particularly if the alternative is President Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Nikki Haley Couldn’t Even Win the Virgin Islands CaucusDespite hopes for an upset among the territory’s tiny Republican electorate, Trump won big and swept the four delegates at stake.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    It Looks Like Police Started the Times Square Migrant BrawlNewly released body-cam footage appears to contradict police accounts of a fight involving migrants that has become a political flashpoint.
    By Nia Prater
  11. screen time
    Big Tech Still Has a Big Addiction to ChinaAmerica’s tech giants have made a show of distancing themselves from China, but in many ways their dependence on it has actually grown.
    By John Herrman
  12. court appearances
    Trump Finally Had a Good Day in CourtThe Supreme Court steps into the presidential election and not for the last time.
    By Andrew Rice
  13. what we know
    Biden Rebukes Special Counsel Over ‘Faulty Memory’ ClaimHe condemned Robert Hur’s suggestion in his classified-documents report that he didn’t know when his son died. “How in the hell dare he,” Biden said.
    By Matt Stieb, Benjamin Hart, and Chas Danner
  14. early and often
    Supreme Court Justices Fear Red States Will Label Biden an Insurrectionist TooRepublicans accuse Biden of behavior equivalent to Trump’s every time they disagree with him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. on with kara swisher
    On With Kara Swisher: Rahm Emanuel on the Appeal of Post-COVID Political CalmThe U.S. Ambassador to Japan shares some thoughts from abroad on the looming Biden-Trump rematch.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  16. early and often
    Is Wily Mitch McConnell Finally Out of Tricks?With a badly botched Ukraine border-security deal and Trump’s renewed domination of the GOP, it’s unlikely his leadership can survive to 2025.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. america’s mayor
    Rudy Giuliani’s Most Eye-Popping Claims From His Bankruptcy HearingWhile Giuliani’s actual net worth is in dispute, he shared some revealing details about what Trump owes him and how he’s living these days.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. poll position
    What the Polls Say Today: There’s No Hope for Nikki HaleyTrump’s only remaining GOP rival isn’t polling well in this month’s South Carolina primary, and the road gets even rockier from there.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Republicans Killed the Border Deal to Help Trump. Now They Need a Reason.Here come the backfilled rationales.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. tremendous content
    Ivanka Is Done With Politics But Not Trump’s PAC MoneyLast year, Donald Trump’s Save America PAC spent $2.3 million on his daughter’s legal fees.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. early and often
    Mike Johnson’s Spectacular Day of FailureThe Republican House Speaker managed to botch the Mayorkas impeachment and a measure to help Israel after killing a border-security deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    Nikki Haley Trounced in Nevada by ‘None of the Above’The Nevada GOP primary wasn’t a real race without Trump on the ballot, but the results for Haley were still quite embarrassing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    Republicans Killed the Border Deal Because It Proved Biden’s ModerationThe GOP can’t admit the President is a deal-making pragmatist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. early and often
    Third-Party 2024 Candidates Can’t Win, But They Can Help TrumpThis year’s many independent and third-party presidential candidates won’t win electoral votes, so voters are still facing a binary choice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. presidential immunity
    Supreme Court Appeal Is Trump’s Last Hope to Avoid Trial in 2024His real strategy is to delay a reckoning in the election-interference case until after November, and the justices could help him by moving slowly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. exhibit a
    What Happens, Exactly, If Trump Is Sentenced to Prison?The Secret Service doesn’t have a plan. Most inmates sleep in dorms. There’s also no Diet Coke.
    By Ankush Khardori
  27. the national interest
    We Need a Free Press. Do We Need The Free Press?Bari Weiss reinvents neoconservatism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. early and often
    South Carolina Democrats Could Help Haley … But Probably Won’tA big Democratic crossover vote to save Haley against Trump is less likely every day, particularly after Biden’s primary win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. politics
    Right-Wingers Line Up to Dump on Right-Wing Immigration BillNever mind the legislation’s merits — it helps Biden, so game over.
    By Benjamin Hart
  30. the national interest
    Kellyanne Conway: Trump Should Pick Non-White VP But Not Do ‘Identity Politics’Identity politics is when Democrats do it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. tremendous content
    Trump Asks If We Think He Looks Like ElvisHe used a picture of the King of Rock and Roll to fish for compliments on Truth Social.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. just asking questions
    Why Politicians Will Probably Keep Getting SwattedCybercrime expert Keven Hendricks on how law enforcement’s misunderstanding of dangerous hoax phone calls helps perpetuate the practice.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. foreign interests
    Are the U.S. and Iran Inching Toward War?What pundits, analysts, and experts are saying about the dangerous escalating conflict between the U.S. and Iran-backed militant groups.
    By Chas Danner
  34. what we know
    What’s Going On With the U.S.-Texas Border Standoff?The state’s leaders are now defying the White House and the Supreme Court. Here’s what we know.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  35. mar-a-lago raid
    Did the FBI Miss a Hidden Room at Mar-a-Lago?During their August 2022 raid, agents reportedly didn’t search a locked closet and a so-called “hidden room” off of Trump’s bedroom.
    By Chas Danner
  36. the national interest
    Grad Students Furious United Auto Workers Endorses BidenThe strange logic of pro-Trump leftists fails to sway blue-collar union.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and often
    Trump Hired Diet Coke Valet Despite Sexual Misconduct AllegationsThe tale of a president and his unfailingly loyal body man/co-defendant isn’t so wholesome after all.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the national interest
    It’s Crazy That the Booming Economy Is Hurting BidenThe president needs to sell Bidenomics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. morning joe
    Joe Biden Is Also Watching Too Much TVLike Trump before him, Biden reportedly cares a lot about what cable news is saying.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. politics
    Georgia Congressman Casually Endorses Throwing Migrant From HelicopterRepresentative Mike Collins’s suggestion was too much even for Elon Musk’s X.
    By Nia Prater
  41. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Wasted Over $160 Million Failing to Stop TrumpYou can fault DeSantis’s personal traits or his campaign tactics, but the truth is nobody was going to take the nomination away from Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Censure Omar Over Words She Didn’t SayIlhan Omar is being accused of making “treasonous” remarks during a recent speech. But reports claim that her speech was mistranslated.
    By Nia Prater
  43. what we know
    A Brief Guide to the Growing Eric Adams Donor ScandalAccording to a new investigation, three donors say they were reimbursed for their contributions to Adams’s 2025 mayoral campaign.
    By Nia Prater
  44. early and often
    Haley Needs a Democratic Miracle to Win Her Own StateTrump’s lead among South Carolina Republicans is overwhelming, but in theory, Democrats could participate in the open primary in order to stop him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. poll position
    A 5-Way Presidential Race May Help Trump Beat BidenIt’s unclear where candidates like Jill Stein, RFK Jr., and Cornel West will qualify for the ballot. But it looks like the more the merrier for MAGA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Why Republicans Don’t Want To Solve the Border ProblemBut do want to make deals to cut taxes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. politics
    The Five Most Dramatic Moments From Congress’s Social-Media HearingDuring the hearing, Senator Lindsey Graham told CEOs of the top social-media companies that they have blood on their hands.
    By Nia Prater
  48. early and often
    Doomed Border-Security Deal Was a Bad Bet for Kyrsten SinemaWhat happens when a consummate Senate deal-maker’s deal dies? She probably retires.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    City Council Deals Major Blow to Adams on Criminal JusticeIn a rare move, lawmakers overrode the mayor’s veto of laws banning solitary confinement in jails and requiring more transparency during police stops.
    By Nia Prater
  50. the national interest
    Biden’s ‘Weaponized’ Justice Department Charges Another DemocratSleepy Joe is doing a terrible job of targeting his enemies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. early and often
    Trump Isn’t Fighting the Republican Establishment Anymore. He Owns It.The 45th president’s elected-official endorsements and donor support are now overwhelming.
    By Ed Kilgore
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