1. politics
    The Proud Boys Had a Mole in the D.C. Police DepartmentLieutenant Shane Lamond was charged on Friday for his communications with leader Enrique Tarrio, whom he tipped off about his impending arrest.
    By Nia Prater
  2. on with kara swisher
    Why Elon Musk’s Twitter Is Like Yahoo MailKara Swisher and Nayeema Raza talk to Zoë Schiffer and Ryan Mac about Twitter’s growing irrelevance.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. politics
    Mickey Mouse Is Starting to Get Revenge on Ron DeSantisDisney hit its nemesis in the wallet on Thursday, pulling out of a $1 billion deal in Florida.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. early and often
    DeSantis Steers Sharply to Trump’s RightAs he prepares to become a candidate officially, the Florida governor is aiming at Iowa and New Hampshire with a harsh right-wing message.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. early and often
    Nancy Pelosi’s Eldest Daughter Is Dianne Feinstein’s Secret CaretakerWith her daughter at Feinstein’s side, there are worries that Pelosi could complicate California’s succession crisis if the ailing senator resigns.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. poll position
    Trump Builds Huge Lead in Polls As DeSantis Revs EnginesDeSantis needs to announce and build a comeback narrative, as Trump is starting to run him off the track.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    How to Make Mass Immigration WorkTo make an influx of people economically beneficial and politically viable, the U.S. must build more housing.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. on with kara swisher
    FTC Chair Lina Khan on Why She Won’t Meet With Elon MuskKara Swisher talks to the ambitious FTC chair about big-tech misbehavior, and whether existing laws are enough to take on AI.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. early and often
    Andrew Yang Advises Vivek Ramaswamy to ‘Lean Into Memes’The 2020 quirky outsider candidate for president offers some generally bad advice to the GOP’s 2024 version.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    DeSantis Seizes Opening Against Trump in IowaTrump’s abortion stance irked key Evangelical leaders in Iowa. Now the Florida governor may be looking to go big in the first 2024 contest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    John Durham Shows ‘Lock Her Up’ Politics Were Never About Real CrimesRepublicans want to send people to jail after Durham finds no crimes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. early and often
    Mike Pence Wants Republicans to Run on Their Most Unpopular IdeasThe former veep thinks the GOP should return to pre-Trump policies like free trade, entitlement reform, and forever wars.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    Is Ron DeSantis the New Rick Perry?Different as they are, the two Sunbelt governors who aimed for the White House have some disturbing things in common.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    The Clarence Thomas Ethics Scandal for DummiesLet’s go back to middle-school civics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Accused of Sexual Assault by Ex-EmployeeNoelle Dunphy says she was a secret employee of the former mayor and has made stunning allegations in a new lawsuit.
    By Chas Danner and Nia Prater
  17. the national interest
    The Media Is Normalizing Debt-Ceiling ExtortionNo, this is not how Congress always does it. This is different, and dangerous.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. early and often
    Democrats Should Make People Panic About the Debt LimitThere’s not much pressure on House Republicans to stop playing games with the economy and allow a debt-limit increase. More public worry might help.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. what we know
    Leaked Pentagon Documents: What We KnowThe chief of the Kremlin-backed Wagner Group mercenaries allegedly offered to provide Russian troop locations to Ukraine.
    By Chas Danner
  20. early and often
    Immigration Is Still Fueling Trump’s Political FutureAnxiety over the southern border is transforming immigration from a MAGA base preoccupation to a potential wedge issue for Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. liveblog
    Trump Allies Claim He Used CNN: Live UpdatesThe fallout over CNN’s Trump town hall is continuing.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  22. debt limit
    Trump Call for Debt Default Echoed by House ExtremistsMost congressional Republicans are ignoring or shrugging off Trump’s inflammatory advice, but it won’t take many arsonists to start a conflagration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Ramaswamy’s Solution for Gen-Z Hostility: Don’t Let ’Em Vote!The first millennial to run for the Republican presidential nomination wants to keep young Democratic-leaning voters away from the polls.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. life after roe
    Is the Anti-Abortion Movement Sitting Out the GOP Primary?After Marjorie Dannenfelser accepted disrespect from Nikki Haley and Donald Trump, you have to wonder if her group is playing a longer game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. tremendous content
    Melania Fully ‘Supports’ Donald (Though She’s Keeping Her Distance)Anonymous sources insist the Trumps are “closer than ever” following the ex-president’s legal troubles, despite evidence to the contrary.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos Confesses to Theft to Settle Charges in BrazilA day after he was indicted on federal charges in the U.S., Santos struck a deal with authorities in Brazil to avoid prosecution over stolen checks.
    By Nia Prater
  27. early and often
    Why on Earth Would Joe Manchin Run for President?The obvious reasons for pursuing an independent bid don’t apply to Manchin. The senator may just be looking for an excuse not to run for reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    Trump Green-Lights a Debt DefaultIn his CNN town hall, Trump instructed congressional Republicans to go up to and beyond the brink in debt-limit talks, risking an economic calamity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. early and often
    Why Kevin McCarthy Won’t Drop the Hammer on George SantosThe Speaker needs Santos’s vote to hang on to his gavel. But letting the fabulist become the face of New York Republicans is perilous, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. absolute moron’s guide
    The Absolute Moron’s Guide to the Debt CeilingIf you’re a real moron, this FAQ is for you.
    By Dan Amira
  31. early and often
    Dianne Feinstein’s Return Is a Ghoulish SpectacleThe senator has become a symbol of deep political rot.
    By Sarah Jones
  32. early and often
    Trump’s CNN Town Hall Was a MAGA RallyAn almost bored-looking Trump repeated many of his familiar lies and continued smearing E. Jean Carroll. The crowd ate it up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    Republicans on Trump-Carroll Verdict: Ask Again LaterPro- and anti-Trump Republicans reacted as you’d expect, but a lot of politicians seemed to be waiting on polling to tell them what to think.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. early and often
    Elon Musk Is Wrong. Encouraging Voting Isn’t Nefarious.The “Zuckerbucks” theory Musk is spreading takes election denial from unsupported fraud claims to a more sinister hostility to voting itself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Trump Says His CNN Town Hall May Be a ‘Total Disaster for All’He’s using the strong possibility that his return to CNN will be a train wreck as a selling point.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. early and often
    DeSantis Is Letting Trump Crush Him on Retirement ProgramsRepublican voters simply do not share the views of conservative ideologues on Social Security and Medicare. Trump gets it; DeSantis doesn’t.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. debt limit
    What If Republicans Actually Want a Debt Disaster?Wall Street must make it clear to GOP lawmakers that an economic meltdown is unacceptable even if it improves their odds of beating Biden in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    How Donald Trump Suckered Ron DeSantis on AbortionTrump took their demands seriously, not literally.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. poll position
    Democrats Shouldn’t Freak Out Over One Really Bad Poll for BidenEven good pollsters produce outliers now and then. The ABC-Washington Post poll showing Biden crashing and burning is probably one of them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    Do Evangelicals Think Trump Is Jesus?There are growing signs that MAGA has become gospel among conservative Evangelicals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    28 States, 71 Bills, and an Education System TransformedA running tally of how Republicans are remaking the American classroom.
    By Alice Markham-Cantor, Britina Cheng, and Paula Aceves
  42. screen time
    The Hollywood Writers’ Strike and the Threat of AIHow did trolling about ChatGPT become the new “learn to code”?
    By John Herrman
  43. the national interest
    The Republican Takeover of American EducationConvinced that teachers are brainwashing children to be left-wing ideologues, conservatives are quickly grabbing control of the American classroom.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    Bring Back the Public Option!Biden’s “battle for the soul of America” rerun won’t be enough against Trump in 2024. He needs to give voters something real.
    By Ross Barkan
  45. clarence thomas
    What Conservatives Can’t Say About Clarence ThomasThe best defense of the Supreme Court justice’s ethical lapses is that everyone already knows he’s just a conservative activist in a robe.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. politics
    Drowning in the UndertowReporting from Trump’s America, Jeff Sharlet finds a slow-motion civil war.
    By Sarah Jones
  47. early and often
    The Next Right-Wing Media Freak-out: Slavery Reparations in CaliforniaWild estimates on the cost of reparations in California should be taken no more seriously than claims that all Democrats want to defund the police.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. life after roe
    Pro-Choice Florida Voters May Disrupt Ron DeSantis’s 2024 PlansBy pushing a very unpopular near-total abortion ban to please national right-wing activists, DeSantis might have invited a dangerous backlash at home.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. early and often
    Asa Hutchinson: The Ideal Candidate for a GOP That No Longer ExistsThe only Republican presidential candidate running in the anti-Trumpism lane is going nowhere fast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Kevin McCarthy Wants to Negotiate the Deficit? Fine, Let’s Talk Taxes.Exposing the extortion scheme with one simple word.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. early and often
    DeSantis’s Strategic Dilemma: Go Mega-MAGA or Prove Electability?At this point, the once all-powerful Florida governor is a boring replica of Trump with a problematic history of criticizing retirement programs.
    By Ed Kilgore
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