1. 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
  2. politics
    George Santos Fundraiser Is Charged With Impersonating a McCarthy AideSamuel Miele is facing charges of wire fraud and identity theft.
    By Nia Prater
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. the national interest
    Donald Trump Tells Georgia Witness Not to TestifyWhat could this possibly indicate about his guilt or innocence?
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. the left
    The 28 Types of ProgressivesOr why it’s important not to conflate questions of value with questions of fact.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. the system
    Richard Hanania’s Chilling NormalityThe revealing case of the anti-woke crusader.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. gerontocracy
    Dianne Feinstein Briefly Hospitalized After Fall at HomeThe 90-year-old senator’s team said that her “scans were clear.”
    By Matt Stieb
  34. the national interest
    Prosecuting Trump Will Only Make Republicans Crazier, Warns Law ProfessorHow much crazier can they get, though?
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. the left
    The Case Against Supply-Side Liberalism Is WeakCritics of the ideology have grossly misrepresented what its proponents actually claim.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. early and often
    Can Mondaire Jones Make Nice With the Democratic Establishment?He’s running to get back into Congress and away from some of his left-wing associations.
    By Timmy Facciola
  41. early and often
    Ramaswamy Attack on Juneteenth Shows Non-White Republicans Can Use Racism TooHis nasty shots at Juneteenth as a “useless” and “made-up” holiday put him very much in the racist MAGA tradition.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    Trump Is Already at War With the Judge in the January 6 CaseThe former president is calling for her removal from the case as she considers a protective order barring him from sharing evidence.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. early and often
    DeSantis Says Trump Rigged the 2020 Election for BidenHe has figured out how to placate “rigged election” believers without helping his rival.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. what we know
    Trump Is Still Lashing Out Following Indictment: UpdatesHe is posting through it.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  45. exhibit a
    How Nancy Pelosi’s Long Game Led to Trump’s IndictmentThe longtime Democratic leader and prominent Trump antagonist played an essential role in the historic indictment of the former president.
    By Ankush Khardori
  46. politics
    Is AP Psychology ‘Banned’ in Florida Due to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law?The College Board had announced it was pulling the class rather than modify it to fit Florida’s restrictive rules.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. early and often
    Trump’s Indictment Is Forcing His GOP Rivals to Relitigate 2020, TooMost Republican presidential candidates really don’t want to talk about 2020 or January 6. Now, they may have to get their stories straight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Renounces Trump’s Craziest Election LieAt least he admits the Venezuelans didn’t steal the election.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. early and often
    Pence Is Finally Embracing His Role As January 6 SpoilerHaving campaigned on old-school conservatism, the “too honest” former veep may now dominate the ranks of anti-Trump candidates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Are Democrats Tricking Republicans Into Nominating Trump?Conservative elites driven to madness by DeSantis’s collapse.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. early and often
    What Would a ‘Legitimate’ Biden Victory Look Like to Republicans?Some Republicans would probably accept a more decisive Democratic win. Others might follow Trump in saying any defeat means a rigged election.
    By Ed Kilgore
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