1. 2022 midterms
    Will Republicans Claim Victory Prematurely in the Midterms?In states where mail ballots aren’t counted quickly, GOP candidates could give Donald Trump’s “red mirage” strategy a try.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 2022 midterms
    The Woman Training Trump Faithful to Monitor the Polls On Election DayWhat could go wrong?
    By David Freedlander
  3. 2022 midterms
    Abortion, Gambling, and Marijuana: 2022’s Biggest Ballot InitiativesA guide to the major issues voters will weigh in on when they fill out their ballots in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. foreign affairs
    All Hell Broke Loose in British Politics on WednesdayIn the longevity contest battle between Prime Minister Liz Truss and a head of lettuce, the lettuce looks pretty good.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. 2022 midterms
    Voters Won’t Like Republican Anti-Inflation MeasuresGoverning parties everywhere are in trouble thanks to inflation. But the policies Republicans offer to fight inflation are very unpopular.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. tremendous content
    Jared’s ‘Best-selling’ Book Could Be a Trump Fundraising SchemeJared and Ivanka hawked $75 signed copies of Breaking History to Trump donors soon after Save America PAC made several bulk book purchases.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    Republicans Begin to Suspect Trump Doesn’t Care About the SenateThey’re surprised that the ex-president attacked Colorado’s Joe O’Dea as a RINO, even though he sabotaged Republican Senate control in the last cycle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the big picture
    How the Diploma Divide Is Remaking American PoliticsCollege graduates and blue-collar workers have distinct cultural values. Myriad changes in American society are increasing the importance of that gap.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. the national interest
    John Durham Failed Because the Anti-Trump Conspiracy Never HappenedTrump’s answer to Robert Mueller was a total face-plant.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. early and often
    Democrats Fear the Backlash to the End of Roe Is FadingPreoccupation with the economy and Republican efforts to soft-pedal their extremist positions on abortion are having an effect.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. 2022 midterms
    Chuck Grassley Could Actually Lose in Bright-Red IowaDemocrat Mike Franken was written off after a sexual-assault allegation. But star Iowa pollster Ann Selzer says Grassley’s in more trouble than ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    There’s No Comparison Between How the Parties Handle AntisemitismMarjorie Taylor Greene shows it pays in the GOP.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. early and often
    Is the Midterm Republican Wave Back On?A lot of arguments for the GOP’s impending election success don’t hold water. But the potential impact of bad economic news can’t be ignored.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. foreign affairs
    Protester Dragged Into U.K. Chinese Consulate and BeatenThe man, who was demonstrating against Xi Jinping, had to be extricated by a British police officer.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. on with kara swisher
    Steve Case on Avoiding an Entrepreneurial Culture WarThe billionaire co-founder of AOL discusses partisanship, economic divides, and his hopes for the “rise of the rest.”
    By Intelligencer Staff
  17. early and often
    Did Saudi Arabia Just Hand the Midterms to the GOP?The Saudi-led cut in OPEC+ oil production may not be a deliberate “October Surprise,” but it’s still screwing over Biden.
    By Jonah Shepp
  18. 2022 midterms
    Will Election Deniers Deny Their Own Defeats?Republican candidates aren’t necessarily going to wait for 2024 to repeat their 2020 stolen-election fables. There’s no time like the present.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. poll position
    Trump’s Terrible Senate Candidates Could Still WinGOP Senate nominees like Mehmet Oz, Blake Masters, and Herschel Walker looked vulnerable in the summer, but polls show their races tightening.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. early and often
    Four Red-Hot Governors Races That Could Shape 2024These contests will affect not just the citizens of each state but potentially the national landscape for the next presidential election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Dr. Oz Staged a Photo With Someone Who Lost Family Members to Gun ViolenceHe consoled a woman whose family members were killed in shootings — without disclosing she is on the campaign’s payroll.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. 2022 midterms
    Ron Johnson Is Asked to Play Nice, Gets Booed for Smearing Mandela BarnesThe Wisconsin senator wondered why a nice man with a good upbringing is anti-American. It’s not the first time he’s attacked his opponent this way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. foreign affairs
    U.K. Prime Minister Liz Truss Is in a Battle for Survival With a Head of LettuceShe sacked a deputy to appease critics of her disastrous economic plan, but a piece of produce may outlast her.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. just asking questions
    Will America’s Most Pilloried Pollster Get It Right Again?A conversation with Trafalgar Group founder Robert Cahaly about his unorthodox methods and the state of the midterms.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. capitol riot
    The January 6 Hearings Exposed Trump’s Criminality. Will It Matter?The committee successfully presented its case against the former president. But politically, it may have failed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    Trump Is Facing Obstruction Charges and the Courts May Not Save HimRepublican judges have more freedom than Republican politicians.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. 2022 midterms
    Democrats Struggle to Hold On to Governorship in Deep-Blue OregonJoe Biden is helping Democratic nominee Tina Kotek overcome a sour mood and an independent candidacy in a state Democrats have governed for 36 years.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    The Climate-Justice Movement Is Helping Neither the Climate Nor JusticeIt’s not really a movement, either.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. 2022 midterms
    Why Is Stacey Abrams Running Behind Brian Kemp?Georgia’s gubernatorial rematch doesn’t look like the barn burner everyone expected. Here’s why Abrams fell in the polls, and how she could still win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. january 6 hearings
    Turns Out the Secret Service Repeatedly Defied Trump on January 6The next 1/6 hearing plans to show agents conferred to make sure everyone was disobeying Trump to keep him away from the attack on the Capitol.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. early and often
    Why Biden Told 3 Los Angeles City Council Members to ResignThe White House waded into a nasty scandal engulfing L.A., saying Democrats hold their members accountable for racism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    How to Make a Semi-Fascist PartyThe hostile, paranoid, and increasingly authoritarian path ahead for American conservatism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. tremendous content
    Trump Accuses George H.W. Bush of Hiding Papers in a Bowling AlleyHis latest defense for why he had classified documents at Mar-a-Lago: All the other presidents were doing it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. life after roe
    Abortion-Rights Votes Could Be a Democratic Turnout MachineAnti-abortion activists claimed for decades that they wanted to return policy-making to “the people.” They’re getting their wish but may not like it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Republicans Plan Debt-Limit Crisis to Force Cuts to Medicare and Social SecurityThey always do this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. 2022 midterms
    Tommy Tuberville Doesn’t Understand How to Blow a Racist Dog WhistleIn a year when many Republicans are running on racially tinged law-and-order messages, the Alabaman came right out with some vintage racism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. early and often
    If Democrats Can’t Save Catherine Cortez Masto, What Hope Do They Have?The Nevada senator and Harry Reid protégé trails her GOP rival Adam Laxalt. Her defeat could be devastating for Biden’s agenda and her party’s future.
    By Ross Barkan
  38. politics
    Italian Americans Deserve a Better-Named HolidayExorcising the ghost of Christopher Columbus and honoring Indigenous peoples shouldn’t come at Italian Americans’ expense.
    By Jonah Shepp
  39. the money game
    The Next Recession Might Be ManufacturedThe pain the Federal Reserve is inflicting around the world could hit Americans next.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  40. the body politic
    The Vulnerability of John FettermanInside this year’s highest-stakes Senate race.
    By Rebecca Traister
  41. on with kara swisher
    ‘I Hope You Didn’t Have Your Doctor in Your Life Making Fun of You’Kara Swisher talks with Senate candidate John Fetterman about surviving a stroke and what it’s like to be ridiculed for nearly dying.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  42. early and often
    Can Biden Convince Young Voters to Save His Party in the Midterms?Youth turnout is crucial for Democrats this year. They aren’t jazzed about Biden or the economy, but he’s trying to win them over.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. 2022 midterms
    Senate Control Could Come Down to These Long-Shot RacesOutside of the must-win battlegrounds, contests in North Carolina, Utah, Colorado, and Florida could deliver surprises in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. 2022 midterms
    Blake Masters Tries Out Election Denial LiteIn drawing back from specific “stolen election” claims, Masters is actually suggesting all elections may be “rigged.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. just asking questions
    What If Putin Actually Uses Nuclear Weapons on Ukraine?Talking with RAND policy researcher Edward Geist about what a Russian strike might look like.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. tremendous content
    The Rock Ends Theoretical Presidential Bid to Spend More Time With FamilyDwayne Johnson says the campaign he’s been publicly toying with for years is now “off the table.” Was his imaginary run felled by made-up scandals?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. 2022 midterms
    Woman Alleges Herschel Walker Wanted Her to Have a Second AbortionA troubled candidacy is now clouded not just by allegations of past misconduct and hypocrisy but by the appearance of serial lying.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    You Don’t Have to Be Southern to Be a Neo-ConfederateThanks to the MAGA movement’s politics of racial resentment, support for Confederate symbols of white supremacy has spread across the country.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. tremendous content
    Joe Biden’s Hot-Mic Moments, RankedPerhaps “No one f- - -ks with a Biden,” as the president said, but a live microphone can certainly trip him up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Biden Calls Out MAGA Judges, Democratic Congress on DACAThe president’s odd remark underscores that he and his allies need a better strategy for keeping their promises to Dreamers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. police reform
    The NYPD Brutalized Protesters in 2020. Will There Be a Reckoning?The city is engaged in an epic legal battle that could transform the way it handles protests.
    By Ali Winston
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