1. early and often
    Tucker Carlson for President? Not in 2024.Whatever the future holds for the fired Fox News host, he has no “lane” in a presidential competition featuring Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    It’s Neil Gorsuch’s Turn for a Financial ScandalWith Clarence Thomas under scrutiny, a report states that Gorsuch sold a home to a major litigator whose firm is frequently before the Supreme Court.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. politics
    Will Democrats Fight for Trans People?The party can’t cede an important civil-rights issue to conservatives.
    By Sarah Jones
  4. life after roe
    Trump and Pence Struggle for the Souls of Iowa EvangelicalsPence stressed his support for a national abortion ban while Trump reminded conservative evangelicals he had kept his promises to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson, Fake Populist and Genuine RacistA TV character who exploited the worst impulses of the American right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. early and often
    The Many Enemies of Affordable HousingNew York has lost the opportunity to build more and protect tenants. Blaming Kathy Hochul is only a start.
    By Ross Barkan
  8. the national interest
    Kevin McCarthy’s Main Debt-Ceiling Argument Is a LieA clean hike can’t pass? Of course it can.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. early and often
    The Religious Right Has Never Been Smaller or More PowerfulWho needs a “moral majority” when you have the courts?
    By Eric Levitz
  10. the inside game
    Gavin Newsom Isn’t Supposed to Be Doing ThisThe Feinstein dilemma looms over the wannabe face of Democrats.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  11. the city politic
    How Did New Chief Judge Rowan Wilson Succeed Where Hector LaSalle Failed?The answer is complicated — but at least part of the story involves partisanship and New York State’s redistricting nightmare.
    By Errol Louis
  12. early and often
    On the First Earth Day, Environmentalism Wasn’t PartisanOver the past 53 years, Republicans have turned protecting the environment into a culture-war issue. It didn’t have to be this way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. encounter
    The New Faces of Black Power PoliticsJustin Jones and Justin Pearson demonstrate how to fight back in red-state America.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  14. life after roe
    Supreme Court Preserves Full Access to Abortion Pill, For NowMifepristone will remain fully available in states were abortion is still legal, at least while a longer court battle over its fate proceeds.
    By Chas Danner
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. the national interest
    Republicans to Clarence Thomas: Take All the Payments You WantConservatives don’t see any ethics problems.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis’s Thuggish New Threats Against DisneyThe Florida governor is trying to out-authoritarian Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. the national interest
    Why Liberals Should Hope Ron DeSantis Beats Donald TrumpThe phrase the lesser evil very much applies here.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. the national interest
    What Is Dianne Feinstein Still Doing Here?This is not fein.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. socialism
    Blaming ‘Capitalism’ Is Not an Alternative to Solving ProblemsThe revolution is not coming anytime soon.
    By Eric Levitz
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