1. israel-hamas war
    What the Black Struggle Tells Us About the Israel-Hamas WarThe Black legacy of channeling our grief toward a more just world is often missing from the American discourse.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. early and often
    What Will Happen Next in the California Senate Race?Laphonza Butler, who was appointed to Dianne Feinstein’s seat, won’t run for a full term.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    It Turns Out Joe Biden Is Actually In Charge of the Biden AdministrationSo much for the charge the president is a puppet of his left-wing staff.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. poll position
    Trump Leads Biden in Latest Battleground State PollsThe 2024 general election is far away. But it’s not too early to pay attention to the places where the next presidency will actually be determined.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Mulled Running With ‘Scary’ Ted Cruz to Stop Trump in 2016In Romney: A Reckoning, the senator describes his many attempts to save America from the Trump presidency. Too bad none of them worked.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. exhibit a
    Will Trump Actually Keep Trump Tower?A recent ruling appeared to spell doom for the former president’s business empire, but don’t celebrate just yet.
    By Ankush Khardori
  8. politics
    Sidney Powell Pleads Guilty to Interfering With the 2020 Election in GeorgiaThe conspiracy-spewing former Trump campaign lawyer struck a deal where she agrees to testify in future trials.
    By Nia Prater
  9. the national interest
    Ari Fleischer Enraged by Advice Not to Repeat 9/11 BlundersTitanic captain unavailable to weigh in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. israel-hamas war
    The Undisputed Facts In Gaza Are EnoughThe case against Israel’s campaign does not rest on its culpability for the explosion at al-Ahli hospital.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. the city politic
    An Egregious NYPD Cover-up Poses a Moral Test for Eric AdamsThe mayor and his police commissioner must take action against the two cops who killed Kawaski Trawick.
    By Errol Louis
  12. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Shares Surprisingly Catty Melania Trump GossipDon’t worry, Romney: A Reckoning contains both searing indictments of Republican hypocrisy and pointless, bitchy dirt about the Trumps.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. early and often
    Jim Jordan Didn’t Just Lose. The Hard Right Did Too.The latest from the House Republican tire fire.
    By Ben Jacobs
  14. politics
    Fetterman Is Confronting Robert Menendez on Escalators NowAccording to a report, the two senators exchanged words on Tuesday, as Fetterman continues to call for his colleague’s resignation.
    By Nia Prater
  15. the national interest
    Why Are Anti-Ukraine Republicans So Hawkish on Israel?The revealing hypocrisy of the GOP’s pro-Russia wing.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. early and often
    Stats Don’t Back Up Republicans’ Crime-Wave RhetoricTurns out violent crime was down in 2022, and it’s a lot lower than it was in earlier decades.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    DeSantis and Haley See Opening in Trump’s Israel CriticismAs their efforts to catch up to Trump grow more desperate, DeSantis and Haley aim to make the Israel-Hamas war a major issue in the GOP primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. early and often
    Tim Scott’s Candidacy May Be Circling the DrainHe’s sinking in the polls and has been outflanked by Nikki Haley. Cancellation of a planned ad blitz could be a sign the end is near.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. politics
    Judge Chutkan Bars Trump From Attacking Jack Smith, Court StaffJudge Tanya Chutkan has partially gagged the former president in the federal-election-subversion case.
    By Nia Prater
  20. early and often
    McHenry Eyed As Temporary Fix for GOP’s Speaker DeadlockWith Jim Jordan still falling short of the necessary votes, some members want to empower Speaker Pro Tem Patrick McHenry to handle key House business.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Hamas, the Jews, and the Illiberal LeftThe schism on the left is not just about the Middle East.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. early and often
    You Can’t Blame MAGA on the SouthWhite southern racists changed the Republican Party for the worse. But today’s MAGA movement feeds on reactionary traditions from every region.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Who Is Austin Scott? Maybe the Next Speaker of the House!Well, probably not. But the obscure Georgia representative’s challenge to Jim Jordan shows we’re already running low on viable candidates for Speaker.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos Has Meltdown While Holding Mystery BabyPlease don’t explain what’s going on here. I don’t want to know.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. politics
    City Councilwoman Arrested for Carrying Gun at Pro-Palestinian RallyInna Vernikov is charged with criminal possession of a firearm.
    By Nia Prater
  26. early and often
    What’s Worse: MAGA Speaker Jim Jordan or No Speaker at All?Jordan is an extremist who will probably shut down the government. But making him Speaker may be the only way to end the House GOP’s slow-motion riot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    The House Republicans Are in a Hell of Their Own MakingAll they need to do is elect a Speaker. The one thing they definitely can’t do is agree on a Speaker.
    By Ben Jacobs
  28. early and often
    Trump Foes Find New Doomed Champion in Nikki HaleyHaley is challenging DeSantis in both national and early-state polls, but she still can’t come close to Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. early and often
    Senator Menendez Charged With Acting As an Agent of EgyptThe senator, who is already facing corruption charges, allegedly conspired to act on behalf of Egypt while helming the Foreign Relations Committee.
    By Nia Prater
  30. israel-hamas war
    Trump Manages to Make Israel Attack All About HimHe blamed the attack on the “rigged” 2020 election, aired his personal gripes with Netanyahu, and praised Hezbollah for being “very smart.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. the talented mr. santos
    ‘It Wasn’t Me’: George Santos Denies New Identity-Theft ChargesThe New York representative was hit with ten new federal charges but insists on his innocence and will fight efforts to expel him from Congress.
    By Nia Prater
  32. the national interest
    Do Democrats Understand How Bad the Election Is Looking?Biden as nominee is looking more and more unsafe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. tremendous content
    Trump’s New Conspiracy Theory: Obama Is Still PresidentThe “Joe Biden is just a puppet” conspiracy theory gets a retro twist from the birther-in-chief.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    RFK Jr. Independent Run Means One Less Headache for BidenKennedy had just enough support (and conservative-media hype) to make it hard to ignore him. Now Biden is running virtually unopposed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Steve Garvey Gives California Republicans Hope in 2024 Senate RaceThe former baseball star won’t win, but he could keep the general election from becoming an all-Democratic contest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Israel War Complicates the Already Impossible Speaker’s RaceUrgent calls for aid to Israel may make solving the House’s impasse over the Speakership and various funding priorities even more difficult.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national interest
    People carry Palestinian and Israeli flags during a rally in front of City Hall in Toronto
    Your Moral Equation Must Have Human Beings on Both SidesIgnoring universal humanity is the path to murder.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. early and often
    Tom Suozzi Is Running to Retake His Old Seat From George SantosThe former three-term Long Island congressman is jumping into the 2024 race to unseat the indicted incumbent. The Democrat defeated Santos in 2020.
    By Nia Prater
  39. early and often
    The Race for Speaker Is About to Get RealSteve Scalise and Jim Jordan face off in the Capitol Thunderdome. Here’s how they match up and who else might win the gavel if chaos ensues again.
    By Ben Jacobs
  40. the power trip
    Do Any of These People Stand a Chance Against Trump?On the trail with the candidates vying (in theory, anyway) for the Republican nomination.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  41. early and often
    The Iowa Democratic Caucuses As We Knew Them Finally DieIowa bent to demands by the White House and the national party to exit the early window they long occupied. So the stage will belong to the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the taxman cometh
    Giuliani’s Financial Troubles Are Getting Worse and WorseThe IRS has placed a lien on Rudy Giuliani’s Palm Beach condo because he owes more than a half a million in taxes.
    By Nia Prater
  43. early and often
    With Trump Endorsement, Jim Jordan Has a Chance to Win the Speaker’s GavelJordan has two assets in his battle with Steve Scalise: the 45th president and street cred with the hard-liners who took down Kevin McCarthy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. politics
    New Probe Launched Into Fatal Crash Involving Senator Menendez’s WifeThe New Jersey attorney general’s office is looking into how police handled the fatal 2018 crash in which Nadine Menendez hit a pedestrian.
    By Nia Prater
  45. early and ofteh
    Weird ‘Trump for House Speaker’ Fantasy Is Finally DeadTrump endorsed Jim Jordan for Speaker after mulling his own bid. He couldn’t run anyway, as House rules ban leaders who are under felony indictment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Running Spoiler Campaigns Does Not Protect ‘Democracy’The fatuous rationale for No Labels and Cornel West.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. politics
    The Feds Got George Santos’s AccountantNancy Marks, who worked on both of George Santos’s House campaigns, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Thursday afternoon.
    By Nia Prater
  48. early and ofteh
    Why Don’t Republicans Just Run on the Economy, Stupid?Republicans are in good shape for 2024 thanks to their advantage on the economy. But there’s a reason they’re not laser focused on that message.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    Why House Republicans Keep Couping Each OtherAn even crazier Republican always comes along to claim the gavel.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. life after roe
    Fifteen-Week Abortion Bans Are No CompromiseThe GOP is haggling over when to ban abortion. So are some Democrats.
    By Irin Carmon
  51. early and ofteh
    Problem Solvers Caucus Is Imploding Over the McCarthy DramaRepublican members of the bipartisan caucus are upset about the wildly partisan Kevin McCarthy’s ejection. Their Democratic colleagues know better.
    By Ed Kilgore
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