1. poll position
    Trump’s Lead Over DeSantis Is Still GrowingMultiple polls show Trump steadily increasing his lead over the Florida governor. The rest of the 2024 GOP primary field is far behind.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    Failed California Recall Candidate Larry Elder Is Running for PresidentThe veteran conservative talk-show gabber was a useful foil for Gavin Newsom in 2021. Now he’s taking a shot at the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. early and often
    Young Voters Will Transform Even the Reddest StatesA tsunami of diverse, younger, more progressive voters is coming. When it arrives, Republicans’ extreme tactics could backfire.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Mitt Romney Thinks the Labor Secretary Shouldn’t Represent LaborA revealing window into the differential status of labor and management.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    Is DeSantis Just Not Dumb Enough for Republicans?The perils of a true-believing conservative intellectual in a Trumpy party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. big mistakes
    Mike Lindell Must Pay $5 Million for Being WrongAn arbitration panel says Lindell owes an expert who entered and won his 2021 “Prove Mike Wrong Challenge” over his election-fraud claims.
    By Chas Danner
  8. early and often
    Joe Manchin Is 2024’s Most Vulnerable Democratic SenatorSince the Inflation Reduction Act passed, Manchin’s popularity among Republicans in his state has collapsed. He’s in big trouble if Jim Justice runs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. on with kara swisher
    Larry Summers Was Right on Inflation. Now He’s Got Another Worry.The former Treasury secretary thinks we’re headed for rough economic seas in the near future.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  10. early and often
    Trump Is Blowing Past DeSantis in the Endorsement RaceFor the supposed candidate of party elites, the Florida governor is doing poorly in endorsements and the polls.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Republicans to Clarence Thomas: Take All the Payments You WantConservatives don’t see any ethics problems.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. life after roe
    Is ‘God’s Fighter’ Ron DeSantis Afraid of His Own Abortion Ban?The Florida governor is shying away from earlier efforts to depict himself as a Christian right warrior and running away from his own abortion law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. early and often
    George Santos Thinks He Can Win?He’s running for reelection despite being incredibly unpopular and under a variety of investigations.
    By Nia Prater
  14. early and often
    Kevin McCarthy Offers Tough Talk in Lieu of Actual Debt-Limit PlanWith entitlement “reforms” off the table and Republicans divided on defense spending, the Speaker has little to propose and no way to enact it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis’s Thuggish New Threats Against DisneyThe Florida governor is trying to out-authoritarian Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. early and often
    Republicans and Democrats Went at It Over Crime in ManhattanThe House Judiciary Committee, led by Jim Jordan, held a hearing on Alvin Bragg’s home turf in part to attack the prosecutor of Trump.
    By Nia Prater
  17. early and often
    Feinstein Crisis Deepens With Biden Judges Stuck in LimboRepublicans are sabotaging a work-around that would have let Democrats temporarily replace the ailing senator on the Judiciary Committee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. exhibit a
    6 Key Things to Watch for in the Dominion vs. Fox News TrialThe courtroom view looks bleak for Murdoch’s company.
    By Ankush Khardori
  19. early and often
    Trump Leads GOP Field In His Personal Hell, GeorgiaThe first major poll from Georgia shows the former president with a big lead in a state that has handed him multiple defeats since 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Why Liberals Should Hope Ron DeSantis Beats Donald TrumpThe phrase the lesser evil very much applies here.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. early and often
    Don’t Get Too Attached to This New Batch of Presidential CandidatesRecent presidential cycles have been littered with candidates who dropped out before any votes were cast. It could happen again in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    DeSantis Signs Radical Abortion Law But Won’t Talk About ItHours after he signed a six-week abortion ban, the Florida governor gave a stock speech at Liberty University with God and abortion notably absent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. tremendous content
    Trump’s Ron DeSantis ‘Pudding Fingers’ Ad Is Disgustingly GoodThought Trump couldn’t link DeSantis licking pudding off his fingers to allegations that he’ll gut senior entitlements? Well, think again.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. early and often
    The Haley-Scott Primary Within the PrimaryOne of these two candidates from the same state needs to make a move sooner rather than later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. life after roe
    How Far Will the Supreme Court Go This Time?The fate of the abortion pill now lies with the same justices who killed Roe.
    By Irin Carmon
  26. the national interest
    What Is Dianne Feinstein Still Doing Here?This is not fein.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. politics
    Why the GOP Can’t Moderate On Abortion Pill BansAs public opinion moves left on abortion, the pro-life movement’s ambitions move ever rightward.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. early and often
    Will Feinstein Be Pushed Into Resigning After All?Democrats need a senator present to approve Biden’s judges. But if Feinstein resigns, it could scramble an already complicated race to succeed her.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. tremendous content
    Courthouse Staff Wept for Trump (in His Imagination)On Tucker Carlson’s show, Trump revealed some dramatic, probably made-up details about the teary apologies he received during his arraignment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. early and often
    Tim Scott Equates the ‘Radical Left’ With the ConfederacyThe South Carolina senator is doubling down on the claim that his life disproves American racism. It’s how he distinguishes himself from rivals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Alvin Bragg Sues House Republicans to Block Their CounterattackThe Manhattan DA called the Judiciary Committee investigation into his office’s Trump probe “an unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack.”
    By Nia Prater
  32. early and often
    Senate Republicans Learn to Stop Worrying, Love Trump’s ComebackMany Republicans blamed Trump for their midterm losses. Now that he’s the clear 2024 front-runner, they’ve decided they can still live with him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    Democrats Signal Midwest 2024 Strategy With Chicago ConventionDemocrats choosing the Windy City over Atlanta and New York for their 2024 gathering send a clear message about the party’s focus.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. tremendous content
    I Really Don’t Understand This Melania Trump News, Do U?Sources say she “remains angry” and won’t help Donald Trump’s post-indictment PR effort. But other Melania sources say the exact opposite.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. life after roe
    Will the Supreme Court Uphold an Abortion-Pill Ban?If Judge Kacsmaryk’s radical mifepristone ruling stands, there will be hell to pay. That’s why Supreme Court conservatives may find a way to block it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. tremendous content
    Did Biden Accidentally Announce 2024 Bid at Easter Egg Roll?Biden confirmed he’s “planning on running” for reelection. Maybe he was confused by Al Roker’s Egg Roll math, or maybe this is all part of his plan.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. early and often
    Rural Republicans Revolt Against School-Voucher PlansIn two big red states, liberals aren’t the only ones against starving public schools to subsidize parents who have already abandoned the system.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. socialism
    Blaming ‘Capitalism’ Is Not an Alternative to Solving ProblemsThe revolution is not coming anytime soon.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. the power trip
    How Stormy Daniels Sees It EndingThe long afterlife of a forgettable fling with a reality-television personality.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  40. early and often
    What If DeSantis Takes a Pass on 2024?If the Florida governor puts the kibosh on his White House bid, it could lead to either a free-for-all or a Trump coronation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. politics
    Children Are Not PropertyThe idea that underlies the right-wing campaign for “parents’ rights.”
    By Sarah Jones
  42. life after roe
    Beware Phony Republican ‘Moderation’ on AbortionGOP panic over abortion-driven election losses may lead to a tiny strategic retreat on abortion-ban exceptions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. ethics
    Clarence Thomas: Sorry I Got CaughtThe justice says he’ll be better about disclosing his wildly inappropriate, GOP-donor-funded vacations going forward.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. early and often
    The Tennessee GOP’s Ruthless PrioritiesFor Republicans, protests are more outrageous than school killings.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  45. early and often
    Tennessee Republicans Expel Two Young Black DemocratsThe GOP supermajority spared a third, white Democrat by one vote.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. early and often
    This Week Proved There’s More to Politics Than TrumpTennessee’s expulsion of Black Democratic lawmakers is just one such example.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. early and often
    Trump’s Legal Drama Will Dominate the 2024 PrimariesDue to slow-moving proceedings and Trump’s delay tactics, his legal woes won’t come to a head anytime soon. That’s a huge problem for his GOP rivals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Clarence Thomas and the Ethical Disaster of the Supreme CourtUndisclosed gifts from a billionaire won’t even embarrass the right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the inside game
    5 Clues That Joe Biden Is Already RunningIt’s time to stop pretending he isn’t.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  50. the body politic
    The Dangerous Fantasy of Trump’s IndictmentWhy the circus surrounding his arrest may do more harm than good.
    By Rebecca Traister
  51. tremendous content
    Ivanka Trump Supports Dad, Just Won’t Be Seen With HimIvanka skipped her dad’s post-arrest speech, along with Melania. But she reportedly slipped into Mar-a-Lago for a visit last weekend undetected.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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