1. the inside game
    What Biden Privately Thinks About the MidtermsBehind closed doors, his 2022 priorities (like beating Ron Johnson) are also about his 2024 reelection.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  2. politics
    Biden Pardons Thousands of Marijuana Charges, ‘Dank Brandon’ Memes FollowThe president frees up federal weed policy.
    By Nia Prater
  3. politics
    Feds Reportedly Think They Have Enough to Charge Hunter BidenInvestigators are said to have enough evidence to charge the president’s son over unpaid taxes and allegedly lying on an application to buy a gun.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. politics
    Want to Pack Heat in Times Square? You May Be in Luck.A federal judge ruled that New York can’t turn Times Square into a gun-free zone, though the state’s strict firearms law stands for now.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. politics
    Secret Service Doesn’t Know How to Drive, Pull Off Cover-upAn SUV taking the vice-president to work Monday hit a curb, but the Secret Service initially said it was due to a “mechanical failure.”
    By Nia Prater
  7. the money game
    The Fed Might Just Break the Global EconomyA conversation with Adam Tooze.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. the national interest
    Illiberal Chic Deserves to Die on the Battlefield of Putin’s Failed WarBeing authoritarian doesn’t make your country strong or smart.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. 2022 midterms
    Herschel Walker’s Desperate Religious CounterattackWalker’s redemption story has always been key to his campaign. It’s losing credibility as new scandals emerge and he attacks Raphael Warnock’s faith.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. early and often
    ‘Here Come the Tax Auditors!’ Republicans Scream in Torrent of Dishonest AdsThe new money for IRS employees is designed to fill long-empty positions at a struggling agency. But GOP ads say it’s an attack on the middle class.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the power trip
    Maggie Haberman on How She Covers Trump Without Losing Her MindA conversation about her critics, Trump family feuds, and the one time he used a fake baby in a photo op.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  12. kids these days
    The Whiny Grade-Grubbing NYU Students Have a PointIt is too hard to become a doctor in the United States.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. poll position
    Democrats Aren’t Laughing at Dr. Oz Anymore As Pennsylvania Race TightensRecent polls show the Pennsylvania Senate race between John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz — a must-win for both parties — is a toss-up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. tremendous content
    Bonkers Revelations From Maggie Haberman’s Trump Book, RankedIf you want more information on Trump being weird with toilets and belittling Jared Kushner, Confidence Man has you covered.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. early and often
    Justice Jackson’s Originalist Case for Racial EqualityKetanji Brown Jackson didn’t buy Alabama’s argument that the 14th Amendment prohibits the state from following the Voting Rights Act.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Herschel Walker’s Son Goes Nuclear on His ‘Lying’ FatherAfter a story about the candidate’s alleged payment for an abortion, Christian Walker went off in a series of tweets.
    By Nia Prater
  17. early and often
    GOP Strategy to Save Herschel Walker: Ignore His Son, Attack the Abortion StoryRepublicans train their fire on the Daily Beast’s claim he paid for an abortion, not his son Christian’s more damaging allegations of domestic abuse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. early and often
    Can Herschel Walker Survive the Implosion of His Heroic Image?After a steady drip of negative stories, Walker has now been hit with dual bombshells: abortion allegations and attacks from his own son Christian.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. u.s. supreme court
    The Supreme Court Is Back and Ready to Do More DamageIf reproductive freedom was the major casualty of the last term of the Court, racial justice could be most at risk now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Republican Senator on Trump’s Racist Rant: ‘I Hope No One Is Racist’Unfortunately, Donald Trump is extremely racist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. early and often
    Trump Demanded a Government Shutdown and Nobody NoticedHis incendiary jab at Mitch McConnell distracted from a complaint about congressional Republicans not opting to destroy their midterm chances.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the city politic
    The Horror That Continues to Haunt Our CityTreating New Yorkers with serious mental illness is one of the only ways we can prevent tragedies like the murder of FDNY Lt. Alison Russo-Elling.
    By Errol Louis
  23. on with kara swisher
    So … Should We Ban TikTok or What?Kara Swisher grills TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas about the concerns China’s government has influence over the app and access to its user data.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  24. poll position
    Why Are Pollsters Disagreeing About the 2022 Midterms?If one influential Republican-leaning pollster is right, Patty Murray and Josh Shapiro should be worried. Others scoff at the idea.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. just asking questions
    The Surge That Could Save DemocratsTom Bonier makes the case that women are registering to vote in a fury after Dobbs and have the potential to reshape the midterms.
    By Nia Prater
  26. 2022 midterms
    Midterm Candidates’ Skeletons Are Coming Out of the ClosetIn close races, attacks based on “oppo research” can matter a lot at this stage of the campaign cycle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    New Yorkers Could Get Paid to Report Illegal ParkingA proposed bill in City Council would allow people to report instances of illegal parking and receive a cut of the fine.
    By Nia Prater
  28. 2022 midterms
    The Election Deniers Running to Control the 2024 RaceSecretary of state candidates who don’t accept Biden’s win are looking to take over the election machinery in several key battlegrounds this November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. life after roe
    Do Republicans Really Want to Punish Women for Having Abortions?The anti-abortion movement claims to value women while seeking to deny them reproductive rights. It’s a bit hard to believe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. early and often
    MAGA Candidate in Ohio Keeps Lying About Military RecordJ.R. Majewski says he was a combat veteran who left the Air Force because of a brawl, but records show a much less noble career.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. the national interest
    Republican House Majority Will Try to Melt Down Global EconomyDemocrats need to sabotageproof the government while they still can.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. at home in asian america
    Confessions of an Asian Diversity Hire“It’s not like they put a sign on your desk that reads ‘Diversity Hire.’ You just know.”
    By Anonymous
  33. 2022 midterms
    Pennsylvania’s Doug Mastriano May Be 2022’s Worst CandidateThe Republican extremist and incompetent campaigner can become governor only if things get weird in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. 2022 midterms
    Get Used to Close Elections With Huge ConsequencesWe may have entered a new era of political gridlock in which swing voters are scarce and evenly matched parties clash again and again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. tremendous content
    The Fetterman Campaign Should Just Hire Dr. OzOz created a new slogan for his opponent, saying his hoodies show that “he’s kicking authority in the balls.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. early and often
    Will Any Republicans Jump Into Trump’s 2024 Snake Pit?A lot of Republicans might be tempted to take on a weakened Trump in the primaries, but they’ll remember how he treated his 2016 rivals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the city politic
    The Growing Cover-up of Rikers Island DeathsThe head of the city’s jails told aides to keep a dying man off his “department’s count,” according to the New York Times.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. early and often
    ‘It Was All a Hoax’: Migrant Sent to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis SpeaksA Venezuelan migrant on his mysterious, terrifying journey to Martha’s Vineyard as a political prop of Ron DeSantis.
    By Paula Aceves
  39. early and often
    If You Really Love Democracy, You Can’t Love the U.S. SenateMitch McConnell and Kyrsten Sinema are big on respecting the Senate as an institution, but valuing democracy means working to minimize its impact.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. at home in asian america
    For Domestic Workers, the Asian Class Divide Begins at HomeFive nannies from the Philippines, Nepal, and China open up about what it’s like to work for their Asian American employers.
    As told to Arya Sundaram
  41. early and often
    McConnell Seeks Revenge on Manchin for Inflation Reduction ActSheer spite, not energy policy, is motivating a Republican effort to kill Manchin’s energy-permitting bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. tremendous content
    Even Donald Trump’s Family Barely Uses Truth SocialTrump should blame himself for the social-media site’s legal and financial woes. But if he’d rather find a scapegoat he doesn’t need to look far.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. early and often
    Unraveling Trump’s Bogus Election-Denial ArgumentsSixty percent of Americans have an election-denier on the ballot this year. Here’s what they believe specifically and what that means for democracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. screen time
    TikTok Is the New King of Social Media. Now What?The video-sharing service faces perils old and new.
    By John Herrman
  45. at home in asian america
    Asian America Learns How to Hit BackThe desperate, confused, righteous campaign to stop Asian hate.
    By Esther Wang
  46. on with kara swisher
    Chris Cuomo Wants to Move Forward. Can He?Kara Swisher has a long, frank talk with the former CNN anchor about the scandals that got him fired, his brother, and if his comeback will pan out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  47. exhibit a
    It’s Blindingly Clear the Feds Failed to Investigate Trump’s FinancesLetitia James’s fraud lawsuit is also an indictment of the Justice Department.
    By Ankush Khardori
  48. 2022 midterms
    House Republicans Release Their Vague ‘Agenda’ for 2023There’s nothing about climate change, Russia, or extremist threats to democracy, and their abortion stance is very hard to find.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. tremendous content
    Mehmet Oz: Buying a House for $1 Is Shameful (Unless My Family Does It)The Republican Senate candidate picked the wrong detail to use against his opponent, John Fetterman.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Senators Can Grumble, But Joe Manchin Is Getting His RewardThough there is some bipartisan opposition to Manchin’s proposal to streamline energy-project approval, nobody wants a government shutdown right now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. 2022 midterms
    13 Fascinating, High-Stakes Political Races to Follow Between Now and NovemberThere are a baker’s dozen Senate, gubernatorial, and House contests that will shape U.S. politics and government in the immediate future.
    By Ed Kilgore
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