1. early and often
    Blake Masters Lands in Another Nasty Intra-MAGA PrimaryAfter abandoning a Senate fight with Kari Lake, Masters now faces fellow MAGA carpetbagger Abe Hamadeh in a House primary in suburban Phoenix.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Mike Johnson’s Election Denial Should Raise Alarms for 2024The chances of Donald Trump refusing to accept defeat in the 2024 race already seemed high. Now, he may have an election-denying Speaker, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. politics
    Top Adams Adviser Under Investigation for Allegedly Shoving GuardThe Department of Investigation launched an inquiry into Timothy Pearson following an altercation with a migrant shelter guard earlier this month.
    By Nia Prater
  4. early and often
    Biden’s Age Is Primary Challenger Dean Phillips’s Only IssueA primary rival with no real substantive differences from Biden will just keep the president’s age in the spotlight to the delight of Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. politics
    George Santos Has a Trial DateThe fabulist representative pleaded not guilty to new federal charges on Friday.
    By Nia Prater
  7. israel-hamas war
    The Suppression of Israel’s Critics Bolsters the Case for Free SpeechThe deplatforming of pro-Palestinian speakers illustrates the vitality of a free and open discourse.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. the trump show
    Michael Cohen Waited Five Years for ThisIn court, face-to-face with Donald Trump.
    By Gabrielle Bluestone
  9. life after roe
    Will Voters Buy Youngkin’s 15-Week Abortion-Ban Gambit?Republicans want to keep pushing for abortion bans wherever they can while claiming they’re being reasonable and Democrats are extremists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    New Details Revealed About Jamaal Bowman and the Fire AlarmThe Democratic congressman pleaded guilty Thursday morning to a false-fire-alarm charge and will pay a $1,000 fine.
    By Nia Prater
  11. early and often
    North Carolina Gerrymander Boosts Odds of GOP Holding HouseRepublicans in North Carolina have redrawn their state’s congressional map to add three or four seats to the GOP majority in the U.S. House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Republican ‘Moderates’ Caved. Wow, That Never Happens.Except always.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the law
    Before Mike Johnson Was Speaker, He Was Blaming Abortion for School ShootingsHow Johnson’s years as an anti-abortion soldier of the Christian legal movement prepared him for this moment.
    By Irin Carmon
  14. just asking questions
    Why Ehud Barak Thinks Israel Must Invade GazaThe former prime minister plays down humanitarian concerns and says his country will prevail against its adversaries “at a very heavy price.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. early and often
    Trump’s Economic Message Is Fool’s Gold for Swing VotersMAGA base voters love Trump’s reactionary and authoritarian nature. His economic promises are meant to encourage other voters to look the other way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Trump Takes the Stand, Gets Fined AgainJudge Arthur Engoron questioned the former president over a gag-order violation and ordered him to pay up a second time.
    By Nia Prater
  17. early and often
    Mike Johnson, the Nice Guy Who Finished FirstRepublicans finally find a Speaker they don’t hate: an arch social conservative who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
    By Ben Jacobs
  18. stuck in the mittle
    The Juiciest Revelations From Mitt Romney’s Tell-All BiographyIn the forthcoming book Romney: A Reckoning, the senator shares gossip about Oprah and Melania Trump, and disses various Republican colleagues.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    New Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson Was Mastermind of the January 6 PlotHow the Trump coup attempt propelled Johnson’s rise.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. life after roe
    Ohio Abortion Opponents Resort to Lying About Ballot MeasureFacing defeat at the polls in November, Ohio anti-abortion activists are making wild claims about Issue 1 legalizing “partial-birth abortion.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Can Biden Avoid a Humiliating Loss in the New Hampshire Primary?Biden won’t appear on the primary ballot after killing New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation status. But he’s hoping Democrats will write him in anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    Why Trump Nicknamed Letitia James ‘Peekaboo’: 6 TheoriesThere’s a lot of speculation about what Trump’s lazy nickname for the New York AG really means (but it’s probably just racist).
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. exhibit a
    Trump’s Big Loss From the Georgia Plea Deals Isn’t What You ThinkA familiar hype cycle begins anew.
    By Ankush Khardori
  24. the national interest
    Authoritarian Maniac Ron DeSantis Makes Anti-Israel Group Free Speech MartyrsThe answer to horrendous ideas is not censorship.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the talented mr. santos
    Did Chinese Communists Kidnap George Santos’s 5-Year-Old Niece? Probably Not!Hide your kids, hide your wife, ’cause the Long Island congressman is (allegedly) lying about everybody out here.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. early and often
    Third GOP Debate May Have Just 3 ParticipantsSo far, only five candidates have qualified for the stage in Miami. Trump and Ramaswamy may skip it, creating a very different debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. early and often
    New No Labels Plan: Deadlocking the 2024 Election?Up until now, the nonpartisan group suspected of a pro-Trump bias promised not to launch a candidacy if it couldn’t win. Now, chaos could be the goal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    Jenna Ellis Is Latest Trump Lawyer to Plead Guilty in Georgia CaseA fourth Trump co-defendant has taken a plea deal in the Georgia election subversion case.
    By Nia Prater
  29. on with kara swisher
    Navigating the Digital Fog of the Israel-Hamas WarKara Swisher talks with three veterans of the disinformation war about how to tell what’s real and who is behind the viral content that isn’t.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  30. early and often
    Can Foreign Policy Help Joe Biden Win Reelection?Foreign policy rarely wins presidential elections. But it could help Biden rebut concerns about his age and ideology and offer a contrast with Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. power
    Melissa DeRosa’s Revenge CampaignAndrew Cuomo’s right-hand woman is settling scores.
    By Rebecca Traister
  32. early and often
    RFK Jr. Might Help Democrats Win in 2024 After AllKennedy’s independent presidential run may take more votes from Trump than from Biden thanks to conservative media attention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump Is Actually Guilty of the Kind of Bribery Republicans Imagine Biden DidThe Mar-a-Lago scandal is way worse even than what Republicans can dream up against Biden.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the power issue
    The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of49 people who are actually running New York City.
    By The Editors
  35. israel-hamas war
    Don’t Blame Gazans for HamasThe terrorist group’s perpetual war with Israel has never carried much popular legitimacy.
    By Jonah Shepp
  36. early and often
    What If There’s No House Speaker for a Month? For a Year?!Much of what the House does wouldn’t be missed. But you can’t keep the government running or address emergencies without someone being in charge.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the discourse
    War of the StatementsThe unusual way Americans have processed the Israel-Hamas War.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  38. early and often
    Republicans Started a Civil War They Don’t Know How to EndKnocking off Speaker candidates is easy, but electing one is impossible so far.
    By Ben Jacobs
  39. politics
    Judge Threatens Jail Time for Trump Over Gag-Order ViolationJudge Arthur Engoron questioned why an inflammatory post about a court clerk remained on Trump’s campaign website after he ordered it removed.
    By Nia Prater
  40. early and often
    One Theory on Why Jim Jordan Kept Going for BrokeIf the 2024 election is good for Republicans, it would be bad for Jordan and his far-right supporters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. politics
    Another Trump Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty in Election SchemeKenneth Chesebro, a Trump campaign lawyer who orchestrated a fake-electors plot, is the third defendant in the case to take a plea.
    By Nia Prater
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. the national interest
    Ari Fleischer Enraged by Advice Not to Repeat 9/11 BlundersTitanic captain unavailable to weigh in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. 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
  51. 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
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