1. exhibit a
    The Chaos Inside Trump’s Legal TeamHis attorneys describe a dysfunctional operation as they expect more indictments.
    By Ankush Khardori
  2. early and often
    Doug Burgum Bets That 2024 Voters Don’t Care About Culture WarsThe wealthy North Dakota governor and presidential candidate thinks plenty of voters are mostly interested in the economy and national security.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Pence’s Presidential-Launch Video Doesn’t Even Mention January 6 — or TrumpThe former veep’s record is dull, and his path to the nomination is very narrow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    National Study Shows Charters Outperform Traditional SchoolsEducation-reform skeptics’ favorite fact is officially false.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and often
    Republican Debates Will Most Likely Just Benefit TrumpRivals fantasize about taking down the ex-president in upcoming debates. But Trump will be hard to out-debate, assuming he bothers to participate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Chris Christie Is Running. What Is He Even Thinking?The former governor is unpopular both nationally and in New Jersey, and bombed against Trump in 2016. Nevertheless, he’s launching a 2024 bid today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. life after roe
    When Pregnancy Is the CrimeAn exit interview with Lynn Paltrow, who has spent decades representing women jailed for miscarriages and stillbirths.
    By Irin Carmon
  9. early and often
    Sununu Decides GOP Presidential Race Is Better Off Without HimThe New Hampshire governor will endorse one of Donald Trump’s rivals rather than splitting the vote as a candidate himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    The GOP’s Authoritarian AccelerationInternal resistance to its anti-democratic turn has all but vanished.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. early and often
    Evangelicals Are Trump’s Firewall Against Primary LossesMany Evangelical voters remain grateful for how Trump delivered for them. And a growing subset see him as a key figure in their spiritual warfare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Trump Promises to Hold Yearlong ‘Great American State Fair’ in IowaMaybe it’s just a pander, but Trump is smart to play on Iowa’s love for its annual festival of fried food, big livestock, and butter sculptures.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. debt limit
    Kevin McCarthy Is a Survivor, Not a Strategic GeniusOnce Biden blinked on taxes, the Speaker was playing with house money.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Centrist Fanatics Go Wild Over Debt-Ceiling DealThey just like bipartisan deals, regardless of content.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. millennials
    Millennials Will Not Age Into Voting Like BoomersOlder millennials are getting more conservative as they age, but the generation’s politics are still distinctly left-wing.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. early and often
    2024 Presidential Candidates Side With Far Right on Debt DealTrump, DeSantis, Haley, Pence, and Scott all seemed cavalier about risking a debt default to please the most extreme elements of the party base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. tremendous content
    Tape Reveals Trump Doubted His Mental Declassification PowersAfter the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump claimed he could declassify “even by thinking about it.” But he didn’t believe this a year earlier.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. politics
    The Adams Administration Has a New Policy for Jail Deaths: Cover-upThe Department of Correction will no longer alert the media of inmate deaths. The move comes after a report raised questions about deadly incidents.
    By Nia Prater
  19. early and often
    MAGA World Dismisses Ken Paxton Impeachment As Political PersecutionDonald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marjorie Taylor Greene say the Texas attorney general’s impeachment on 20 articles was a RINO-led “witch hunt.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy Really Did ItThe debt-ceiling deal passed the House by sweeping bipartisan margins, leading the Speaker to dunk on his haters.
    By Ben Jacobs
  21. early and often
    DeSantis Aims to Convince Voters That Trump Is the Real RINOThe governor’s strategy may seem strange, but it’s the path to victory in Iowa.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    Is Trump the New Nixon?Analogies between the two presidents liberals love to hate only go so far.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the capitol
    How TikTok Beat the Ban (for Now)Earlier this spring, Democrats and Republicans came together to call for a crackdown. It was never going to be that easy.
    By Andrew Rice
  24. early and often
    Did We Just Trade a Debt Default for a Government Shutdown?Most of the debt-limit deal must be implemented via future fights over appropriations, which could trigger shutdowns and even deeper cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. tremendous content
    It Turns Out ‘Trump Bucks’ Aren’t Actually Legal TenderIt seems Trump has nothing to do with this online scam — though his PAC selling worthless fake credit cards probably added to the confusion.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. on with kara swisher
    How Diia Is Becoming the Ukrainian Government’s Real Everything AppKara Swisher talks to Ukrainian deputy PM Mykhailo Fedorov and Samantha Power about how the app has evolved into a wartime digital Swiss Army knife.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  27. liveblog
    The Debt Ceiling Bill Faces Its First Test: Live UpdatesBefore the deal goes to a full House vote, it has to pass a GOP-controlled committee where far-right members could potentially slow things down.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  28. the national interest
    The Debt-Ceiling Deal Buys Biden Time at a Terrible Long-Term CostWhat happens next time Republicans take a hostage?
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the right
    The Revolt of the Other MothersMoms for Liberty learned motherhood is a potent force. So too have their opponents.
    By Sarah Jones
  30. early and often
    The Contradiction at the Heart of DeSantis 2024The Florida governor wants Republicans to know he is more electable and more extreme than Donald Trump.
    By Eric Levitz
  31. early and often
    The Rise of Religious ‘Nones’ Won’t Save DemocratsWhile atheists and agnostics are a strong Democratic constituency, voters who believe “nothing in particular” tend to be politically disengaged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    House Members’ Griping on Debt-Limit Deal Shows Bipartisanship LivesAs soon as leaders reach a deal, congressional Democrats and Republicans alike will line up to beg for permission to vote against it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    Poll: Californians Deem Dianne Feinstein Unfit to ServeHer political capital is finally running out, though Californians are unsure about what should happen next with her Senate seat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. politics
    Ken Paxton Is Being Impeached Over Everything From Retaliation to BriberyThe 20 articles of impeachment filed against Paxton include charges ranging from bribery to obstruction of justice to making false statements.
    By Nia Prater
  35. early and often
    Do RFK Jr.’s Supporters Really Know Who He Is?The anti-vaxx crusader and 2024 presidential candidate has a low ceiling of support that will decline when Democrats learn more about him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the city
    The Scramble to House Our Busloads of MigrantsNew York’s shelter system was already at a breaking point. Officials are scrambling to find beds for asylum seekers.
    By David Freedlander
  37. early and often
    The DeSantis 2024 Campaign Can’t Afford Any More ErrorsThe governor’s glitchy launch doesn’t mean his 2024 bid is D.O.A. But now his campaign must prove its grand plans aren’t just fantasies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. tremendous content
    5 Ways Trump Trolled DeSantis Over His Disastrous LaunchDonald Trump, who has never been one to take the high road, couldn’t stop gloating over Ron DeSantis’s botched 2024 campaign rollout.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. early and often
    CPAC Is Rocked by a ResignationThe treasurer of the conference’s organizer quits, citing financial mysteries around chairman Matt Schlapp, who is being sued for alleged assault.
    By Ben Jacobs
  40. politics
    City’s Top Housing Official Plans to Resign This SummerAs the city grapples with a homelessness crisis, Jessica Katz will depart the Adams administration.
    By Nia Prater
  41. debt ceiling hostage crisis
    Is Joe Biden Botching the Debt-Ceiling Fight?Yes and maybe not.
    By Eric Levitz
  42. early and often
    DeSantis’s Weak Supreme Court Pitch Is No Threat to TrumpThe Florida governor can’t outdo Trump’s transformation of the Court, so he’s just promising to keep it going longer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. early and often
    Ron DeSantis Will Announce 2024 Candidacy … With Elon MuskThe Florida governor is finally making his presidential bid official on Wednesday — and he’s doing it in a talk with the Twitter CEO, for some reason.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and often
    Oregon Republicans’ Self-Destructive Culture-War WalkoutGOP state senators are disqualifying themselves from reelection to block gun restrictions, abortion rights, and gender-affirming care.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    DeSantis Squandered His Best Chance Against TrumpThe Florida governor needed to make the 2024 GOP primary a one-on-one contest. Instead, his weakness drew a lot of other candidates into the field.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    Adams Wants to Suspend Right-to-Shelter Law Due to Asylum SeekersIn a letter to a judge, the city’s lawyers said shelters are facing “unprecedented demand” due to the influx of migrants.
    By Nia Prater
  47. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis, A Strongman Who Isn’t DumbFor all his errors, DeSantis’s plan to out-Trump Trump can still work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. debt limit
    Kevin McCarthy May Have Already Won the Debt-Limit FightNo matter how the debt-limit negotiations turn out, the Speaker has clearly placated his right-wing critics by forcing Biden to the table.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. early and often
    Lisa Blunt Rochester Is (Very Likely) Headed to the SenateThe current U.S. House member, endorsed by Tom Carper to be his successor, would be the third Black woman elected to the U.S. Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    E. Jean Carroll Wants $10M More for Trump’s CNN CommentsE. Jean Carroll’s legal team alleges Trump defamed the columnist when he railed against her successful civil case during a CNN town hall.
    By Nia Prater
  51. on with kara swisher
    Lilly Singh on Internet Stardom and the Pressures of RepresentationKara Swisher talks to the multi-hyphenate creator about taking on old media, respecting internet stars, and not trying to be all things to all people.
    By Intelligencer Staff
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