1. exhibit a
    Actually, Hunter Biden Is Getting It WorseA bumbling Justice Department and Republican pressure have made the prosecution of the president’s son anything but a “sweetheart deal.”
    By Ankush Khardori
  2. tremendous content
    Giuliani Begged, But Trump Refused to Pay His Crushing Legal BillsGiuliani’s lawyers say he’s broke, but Trump still won’t cover the legal fees stemming from his pro bono work as the president’s lawyer.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
  3. vision 2024
    The Rise of the Young, Liberal, Nonwhite Republican?A significant minority of GOP voters are not what you would expect.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. trump indictments
    Threats From Trump Supporters Are Piling Up Against the AuthoritiesHis supporters have made racist threats and death threats against most of those involved in the prosecutions against the former president.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. early and often
    DeSantis Targeting Ramaswamy in Debate a Sure Sign He’s LosingDebate strategy memos say DeSantis should defend Trump and hammer Ramaswamy, singling out his Hindu faith. It’s a recipe for defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. tremendous content
    Trump Cancels Press Conference, Will Lie in Legal Filings InsteadTrump’s lawyers got him to call off the release of his “Irrefutable REPORT” by promising to include his 2020 election fraud lies in court documents.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    A Late-Entry Candidate Won’t Save Republicans From TrumpAnti-Trump Republicans hope Glenn Youngkin or another dark-horse savior will jump in the 2024 race. But it’s already too late for that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    ‘Lock Them Up’ Is Now the Republican Party’s Highest GoalIt’s no longer about policy or even culture war but prosecutorial revenge.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. trump georgia indictment
    A Pardon Won’t Save Trump If He’s Convicted in GeorgiaGeorgia’s constitution provides that applicants to a five-member board for a pardon have served at least five years of their sentences.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. politics
    Trump Supporter Charged With Threatening to Kill Trump’s Trial JudgeJudge Tanya Chutkan received a racist death threat from a Texas woman in the days after the ex-president amped up his rhetoric.
    By Nia Prater
  12. conservatism
    Oliver Anthony and the Incoherence of Right-Wing PopulismWhen working people direct their class resentments at “the obese milkin’ welfare,” rich men north (and south) of Richmond make out like bandits.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. trump indictment
    The Looming Hidden Cost of Georgia’s Trump IndictmentWhat Fani Willis’s love of RICO prosecutions could mean for the justice system.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  14. early and often
    Let’s Keep Vivek Ramaswamy Away From the Nuclear CodesThe young tech tyro has a tendency to shoot from the hip on matters of war and peace, and he has dangerous plans for Ukraine and Taiwan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    George Santos Fundraiser Is Charged With Impersonating a McCarthy AideSamuel Miele is facing charges of wire fraud and identity theft.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    Trump Trial Threatens to Blow Up Georgia Republican PartyIt’s going to be hard for the Georgia GOP to rally behind the 2024 nominee when top state officials are also testifying against him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. past is prologue
    Ron DeSantis Is Turning Into Scott Walker, FastHe may be one bad debate performance away from a similar demise.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. trump georgia indictment
    The Craziest Details From the Trump Georgia IndictmentTrump allegedly planned to cry voter fraud before the election, Giuliani repeatedly lied to lawmakers, and Trump advisers breached voting machines.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. exhibit a
    How Much Does Georgia v. Trump Matter?There are diminishing returns to all the prosecutions, but this one is a clear threat to his co-defendants.
    By Ankush Khardori
  20. early and often
    Fani Willis Gets It Right: Trump’s Coup Started on Election NightMillions of Americans woke up after the 2020 election to learn that Trump had made up a theory for throwing out the votes that would defeat him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Lindsey Graham: Don’t Indict Trump, or Impeach Him, or Vote Against HimThe opponents of criminalizing Trump’s coup attempt prefer to hand him power.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. early and often
    Georgia Is Trump’s Nightmare JurisdictionAgain and again, Trump has lost in Georgia, and his party’s own election officials are the chief witnesses against him in Atlanta.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Trump Rules Iowa State Fair Without Eating a Single Corn DogAt the obligatory campaign stop, Trump showed he isn’t running for president like the rest of the GOP field; he’s running as president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Trump’s Georgia Charges Were Accidentally Posted, Including RICOWhile Fani Willis keeps the nation waiting for the indictment, the Fulton County court might have let the secret out.
    By Nia Prater
  25. life after roe
    RFK Jr. Executes Rare Double Flip-Flop on AbortionThe anti-vaxx Democrat went from pro-choice to favoring a national ban that even Trump and DeSantis don’t support and back again in a matter of hours.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. tremendous content
    Ivana Trump’s Bedminster Grave Gets Even WeirderA year ago, Donald Trump had his ostentatious ex-wife buried in a simple grave on his New Jersey golf course. Now the gravesite is an overgrown mess.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. the national interest
    Donald Trump Tells Georgia Witness Not to TestifyWhat could this possibly indicate about his guilt or innocence?
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. politics
    McCormick Still Wants to Be Pennsylvania Senator, Still Doesn’t Live ThereThe former hedge-fund CEO who lost a GOP primary to Dr. Oz is mulling a challenge to Senator Bob Casey — from his main residence in Connecticut.
    By Nia Prater
  29. exhibit a
    What to Make of the Hunter Biden Prosecution DebacleWith the collapse of the plea deal and the appointment of a special counsel, the criminal investigation of Hunter Biden got even messier.
    By Ankush Khardori
  30. the inside game
    Biden’s Hollywood Debut Is on HoldThe strike has forced him to avoid some of his biggest donors, except the one helping run his campaign.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  31. the left
    The 28 Types of ProgressivesOr why it’s important not to conflate questions of value with questions of fact.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. the system
    Richard Hanania’s Chilling NormalityThe revealing case of the anti-woke crusader.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  33. politics
    Merrick Garland Changes His Mind and Appoints a Special Counsel for Hunter BidenThe former top prosecutor will take on the new role as the president’s son moves toward a criminal trial.
    By Nia Prater
  34. poll position
    There’s Zero Evidence Trump’s Biggest Indictment Is Affecting the GOP RaceSo far, Trump being charged with multiple felonies for trying to steal an election isn’t hurting his bid for the 2024 nomination at all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. tremendous content
    Attention-Hungry Michael Cohen Mulls Absurd Run for CongressWhich Trump foe will Democrats vote for: Jerry Nadler, ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, or the felonious former “fixer”?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. past is prologue
    Trump Didn’t Hijack Reagan’s GOP; It Was Never Fully HisTrump represents a pre-Reagan, pre-Bush conservatism that has come storming back, leaving Reagan-Bush conservatism to unpopular elites.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. early and often
    Nobody’s Enjoying Trump’s Debate Guessing Game But HimTrump feels zero pressure to share a stage with his rivals, whose own debate prep has been immensely complicated by not knowing if he’ll show.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. politics
    Jack Smith Wants to Put Trump on Trial Before the ElectionThe special counsel is seeking a January 2, 2024 trial start date. Trump’s team will undoubtedly try to push things way back.
    By Nia Prater
  39. donald trump
    Trump Is Pretending He Didn’t Call Christie a ‘Fat Pig’I’m not mad about the childish insult. I’m just upset about the lying.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. politics
    Trump Is Going After Fani Willis Before He Even Gets IndictedTrump’s campaign is airing an attack ad against the Georgia prosecutor ahead of next week’s probable charges.
    By Nia Prater
  41. the national interest
    Clarence Thomas Just Happens to Have Many Generous Billionaire Close FriendsHe can’t help it if he’s lucky.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. what we know
    A Quick Guide to Justice Clarence Thomas’s Ethics ScandalsWe’re keeping track of the recent pileup of revelations regarding secret financial arrangements between the justice and his rich friends.
    By Chas Danner
  43. politics
    Rikers Island Is Going on TrialPromised reforms have failed. Dozens have died. Now the city may be forced to hand over the jail to the Feds.
    By Nia Prater
  44. life after roe
    Abortion Is Now a Wedge Issue — Against RepublicansThe defeat of Ohio’s Issue 1 shows abortion rights could be the preeminent populist cause of the next decade or so.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. gerontocracy
    Dianne Feinstein Briefly Hospitalized After Fall at HomeThe 90-year-old senator’s team said that her “scans were clear.”
    By Matt Stieb
  46. the national interest
    Prosecuting Trump Will Only Make Republicans Crazier, Warns Law ProfessorHow much crazier can they get, though?
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. life after roe
    Ohio Blows Up the Republican Plan to Block Abortion RightsRepublicans tried to pass a special-election measure to make an abortion-rights amendment in November fail. But pro-choice voters showed up in droves.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. movies
    Oppenheimer’s Politics Are Good, ActuallyContrary to critics’ claims, the movie is soft on neither the Soviet Union or the American security state.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. the national interest
    College Sports Is a Failed Experiment in Anarcho-capitalismThe NCAA has all the money and none of the sense.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. just asking questions
    Jamie Raskin on Why It Doesn’t Matter What Trump BelievedThe Maryland congressman thinks the former president’s state of mind on January 2021 is beside the point.
    By Benjamin Hart
  51. the left
    The Case Against Supply-Side Liberalism Is WeakCritics of the ideology have grossly misrepresented what its proponents actually claim.
    By Eric Levitz
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