1. exhibit a
    Biden Throws Trump a LifelineAnd the classified-documents case against the ex-president was no slam dunk to begin with.
    By Ankush Khardori
  2. the national interest
    Why Post-Trump Republicans Are Pivoting to a Pre-Trump WorldWhat happened to the party’s great philosophical evolution?
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. early and often
    McCarthy Is Open to Expunging Trump’s ImpeachmentsElise Stefanik and other House Republicans want to take back the insult to Trump and his “patriots” after January 6. Maybe they can do Nixon next.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Biden Has Most ‘Diamond Joe’ Moment of Presidency So FarThe word “Corvette” seemed to trigger him on Thursday.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. the national interest
    Republicans’ Denial That They’re Defending Rich Tax Cheats Is Very FakeThat study “proving” Biden’s IRS funding won’t audit the wealthy does not exist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos Briefly Mystifies D.C. With Resignation RemarkIt’s never boring with this guy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. life after roe
    Anti-Abortion Activists Are Bringing the Culture War to Your DrugstoreNow that drugstores can distribute abortion pills, activists are pursuing parking-lot protests and protections for anti-abortion pharmacists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. poll position
    Biden’s Job-Approval Rating Is Getting Close to PositiveThe president’s net approval numbers improved steadily since midsummer. With another jolt of popularity, he could be in good position for reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    House Republicans Can’t Even Tolerate the Word LaborThe renaming of a House committee to abolish the term labor explodes the fiction that the GOP is now the party of the working class.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    House Republicans Are Launching Their Hunter Biden Investigation ASAPThe Oversight Committee is attempting to prove allegations of corruption between the president and his son.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. early and often
    Conservatives Clarify That They’re Pro-Boss, Not Pro-MarketThe right’s revealing opposition to ending noncompete agreements.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. early and often
    The Tea Party’s Trump-Infused ResurgenceThe Speakership standoff didn’t show Republicans returning to their old ways, but a tea-party movement re-baptized in Trump’s waters of rage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    The Fight for Dianne Feinstein’s Senate Seat Is Already WildThough the 89-year-old hasn’t confirmed her retirement, Katie Porter said she’s running — drawing criticism for announcing amid a weather disaster.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. early and often
    House GOP’s IRS Vote Is Just the First of Many Dumb GesturesRepublicans voted to claw back IRS funds, assured that Senate Democrats will block them. We can except plenty more messaging gambits from Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    Democrats Ask Congress to Follow the George Santos Money TrailTwo of his fellow New York congressmen have filed a complaint to the House Ethics Committee about his murky financial disclosures.
    By Nia Prater
  17. the environment
    Great Job, Everybody, We Saved the Ozone LayerThe ozone layer is on track to recover to its 1980 values around most of the world within a few decades.
    By Chas Danner
  18. tremendous content
    Palm Beach’s Hottest Club Is Wilbur Ross’s Birthday PartyThe former Commerce secretary’s shindig had everything: an obscure Trump relative, caviar on baked potatoes, and a guy flying around with a jet pack.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. on with kara swisher
    Geena Davis on the Awful Abuse She Endured From Bill MurrayIn the latest episode of On With Kara Swisher, the award-winning actress talks to Kara about power dynamics, female characters, and her new memoir.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  20. early and often
    How Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s Concessions Will Cost AmericaSome items McCarthy gave up to win his gavel were just symbolic. But others could derail the fiscal process in Congress and trigger a debt default.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. what we know
    Bolsonaro Supporters Storm Brazil’s Congress, Supreme Court, Presidential PalaceA huge far-right mob invaded and ransacked the buildings in a historic attack on the country’s democracy.
    By Chas Danner and Benjamin Hart
  22. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Is Imposing Political Control on SchoolsA step by step blueprint to turn the state into a political weapon.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy’s Tarnished TriumphHe finally got the Speakership he wanted, but at what cost?
    By Ben Jacobs
  24. live blog
    Kevin McCarthy’s Humiliation Finally Ends: Live UpdatesIt took 15 rounds and some messy late-night drama, but McCarthy was finally elected Speaker.
    By Matt Stieb, Ed Kilgore, and Margaret Hartmann
  25. tremendous content
    John Bolton Announces 2024’s Most Ridiculous Presidential BidAnd he did it on Good Morning Britain.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. just asking questions
    C-Span’s Editorial Director on the Network’s Biggest Week EverBen O’Connell says “a deep bench of pros” is responsible for this week’s unusual, riveting footage from the House.
    By Benjamin Hart
  27. house arrest
    No, the Anti-McCarthy Rebels Don’t Represent ‘The American People’The Republicans opposed to Kevin McCarthy keep insisting they have some kind of mandate from voters, though they don’t have a shred of evidence.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy’s Allies Are Just Fighting for His Ego NowWith each failed ballot, it’s becoming clearer that a Speaker McCarthy wouldn’t be worth the massive concessions to the rebels and damage to the GOP.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. house arrest
    A House Without Rules Makes for C-Span Gone WildInsults about public drinking? Crazy video-game memes? Marjorie Taylor Greene acting normal? It’s chaos on the Hill.
    By Ben Jacobs
  30. the national interest
    Imagine Negotiating a Debt-Ceiling Ransom With These ManiacsTime to start minting the coin.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. house arrest
    The GOP Is More Ungovernable Than Ever BeforeEven with Fox News, Donald Trump, and the GOP Establishment united behind Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans still won’t toe the party line.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy Is Only Barely Better Than His GOP EnemiesThe idea that the wannabe Speaker stands for civilization against the vandals of the far right misses his extremism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    ‘Reactionary Centrism,’ the Left’s Hot New Insult for LiberalsNew jargon just dropped.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. early and often
    No, Congress Doesn’t Need More ‘Independents’ Like SinemaThe senator’s superficial rebranding does not make Congress more representative of the country.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. house arrest
    Kevin McCarthy Is Stuck in PlaceHe’s still far from becoming Speaker of the House, and it’s anyone’s guess what happens next.
    By Ben Jacobs
  36. tremendous content
    Two Truths and a Lie About George Santos’s First Day in D.C.Let’s play a game: Can you guess which statement about the fibbing freshman’s awkward Capitol Hill debut is totally made up?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. the national interest
    Why House Republicans Keep Eating Their OwnA party that refuses to share power turns its rage inward.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. life after roe
    Trump Picks a Fight With the Anti-Abortion MovementIn an attempt to deflect blame for the 2022 midterms, Trump lashed out at his old allies in the fight to ban abortion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. social studies
    America’s Population Could Use a BoomFailing to reverse the country’s population decline may exact a heavy toll.
    By Jeff Wise
  40. early and often
    Now You Can Read Trump’s Tax ReturnsHere are some of the new revelations in the thousands of pages of documents released Friday by the House Ways and Means Committee.
    By Chas Danner
  41. politics
    George Santos’s Mother Did Not Die on 9/11As the Congressman-elect’s lies pile up, Attorney General Letitia James and the Nassau County DA’s office have opened investigations.
    By Nia Prater
  42. the world in 2023
    Remote Work Is Poised to Devastate America’s CitiesTo survive the work-from-home revolution, cities must let developers convert office buildings into deeply weird apartments.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. george santos
    George Santos Admits He Lied a Lot. But Maybe Not About Everything!The Long Island fabulist got away with inventing an identity thanks to his prior obscurity. But he’s not obscure anymore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. early and often
    Politicians Whose Careers Didn’t Survive 2022From Sarah Palin to Liz Cheney to Beto O’Rourke, some big names in politics will likely fade from sight in the New Year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Over 100 Migrants Were Sent to Kamala Harris’s House on ChristmasLocal volunteers say they came from Texas, apparently at Governor Greg Abbott’s direction.
    By Claire Lampen
  46. the inside game
    Joe Biden Is Quietly Rolling Into 2024He has silenced a year’s worth of chatter about potential replacements.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  47. the power trip
    Donald Trump’s Final CampaignInside his sad, lonely, thirsty, broken, basically pretend run for reelection. (Which isn’t to say he can’t win.)
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  48. early and often
    Senate Passes Massive Spending Bill That Closes January 6 LoopholeA dispute over immigration policy nearly blew up the whole thing, but the deal got done — with Electoral Count Act reforms intact.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. early and often
    The MTG-Boebert Feud Is Fueled by Diverging Political PathsMarjorie Taylor Greene has a safe seat and every reason to make a bid for House GOP leadership. Lauren Boebert needs to scrap for votes back home.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. early and often
    Poll: Sinema Would Get Crushed As an Independent in 2024Worse yet, she’s so weak that she might not even be able to execute a threat to throw her Arizona U.S. Senate seat to the Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. politics
    What Hasn’t George Santos Lied About?A new report suggests George Santos lied about his family escaping anti-Jewish persecution in Europe during World War II.
    By Nia Prater
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