1. tremendous content
    Trump Burdened by Power to Declassify Documents With His MindHeavy is the head that wears the MAGA hat.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. what we know
    Top-Secret Documents at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: What We KnowThe DOJ can once again access the classified materials seized in the raid, as Trump argues he can declassify docs by “thinking about it.”
    By Intelligencer Staff
  3. 2022 midterms
    Team Trump’s General-Election Prospects Are ShakyThere are six statewide candidates for which he is particularly responsible and whose fate in November will provide a measure of his clout.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    The MAGA House Will Make the Tea Party Look TameFor all the attention on the Senate, Democrats are almost certainly going to lose the House. When they do, it will be insane.
    By Ross Barkan
  5. early and often
    Freedom Caucus Won’t Let Kevin McCarthy Forget Who Owns HimMembers are already making demands that would limit McCarthy’s power if he becomes Speaker. In a closely divided House, he’ll have to bow to them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. 2022 midterms
    Democrats’ Midterm Comeback Could Be Too Little, Too LateDespite renewed optimism about a rare president’s-party midterm victory, there remain some disturbing signs and scary possibilities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. electoral count act of 1887
    House Democrats Better Take the Final Chance to Fix the Law That Led to Jan. 6The Senate version of a bill to prevent another coup has the votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis’s Reverse Freedom Ride Allegedly Violated Law in Two StatesDefrauding migrants and misappropriating state funds.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. on with kara swisher
    Kara Swisher Is Launching a New Podcast With New YorkOn With Kara Swisher will get to the heart of what makes powerful people tick … by asking the questions that make them squirm.
  11. the national interest
    Biden Keeps Living Trump’s Dream With Elton John White House ConcertI guess that’s why they call it the blues.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. early and often
    Glenn Youngkin Is a Country-Club RadicalThe supposedly moderate Republican governor of Virginia campaigns for an election-denier in Arizona.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. 2022 midterms
    Herschel Walker Tells Us: ‘I’m Not That Smart’The Republican Senate candidate may be lowering expectations a bit too much for his one debate with Raphael Warnock.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. early and often
    Conversations Can Save Our Democracy, TooHaving frank, civil discussions with others about issues, candidates, and how our democracy works can make a difference.
    By Errol Louis
  15. early and often
    Trump’s Latest Rally Was Even Weirder Than UsualWhile a QAnon song played and Trump listed how America is going to hell without him, many in the crowd oddly raised a finger in unison.
    By Chas Danner
  16. christian nationalism
    Mixing Christianity With Nationalism Is a Recipe for FascismRon DeSantis is but the latest in a long series of leaders exploiting Jesus, the enemy of all nationalism.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. what we know
    Martha’s Vineyard Migrants Leave Island As Outrage at DeSantis GrowsThe dozens of migrants now have temporary shelter at a military base in Cape Cod.
    By Chas Danner
  18. politics
    Pennsylvania’s Republican Candidates Might Actually Be From New JerseyWhile Dr. Oz has been painted as a Jersey carpetbagger, Doug Mastriano was registered to vote in the state as recently as last year.
    By Nia Prater
  19. 2022 midterms
    Democrats and Republicans Aren’t Even Talking About the Same Issues This YearRepublicans want to talk about inflation and crime; Democrats want to talk about abortion. No wonder they’re talking past each other.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. 2022 midterms
    The Georgia Governor’s Race Is Ground Zero for PolarizationThe rematch between Brian Kemp and Stacey Abrams in an evenly divided state will be all about turning on the base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    DeSantis Tries to Prove Liberals Hate Immigrants As Much As He Does, FailsBorrowing a tactic from the White Citizens’ Councils.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. 2022 midterms
    Do Debates Really Matter in Senate Races?Questions about candidates like Herschel Walker and John Fetterman, plus a general breakdown in bipartisanship, have made the topic hotter than ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Will the January 6 Committee End With a Bang or a Whimper?The House select committee is planning at least one more hearing, and it has plenty of time to reach a fitting conclusion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Charlotte Bennett Hits Andrew Cuomo With a Sexual-Harassment LawsuitIn her lawsuit, Bennett is suing Cuomo for sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation.
    By Nia Prater
  25. 2022 midterms
    Republicans Shudder as Extremist Don Bolduc Wins Senate PrimaryNational Republicans pushed Chuck Morse in New Hampshire’s GOP Senate primary, hoping to give Democrat Maggie Hassan a real challenge. It didn’t work.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the city politic
    Why Yuh-Line Niou Didn’t Run Against Dan Goldman AgainThe runner-up in the Democratic primary for the Manhattan-Brooklyn congressional district explains her decision to pass on a redo in November.
    By Nia Prater
  27. rest in peace
    Ken Starr, Bill Clinton’s Inquisitor, Dies at 76In a long career that took him from the Reagan White House to Jeffrey Epstein’s defense bar, his failed pursuit of the Clintons is his central legacy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. life after roe
    Lindsey Graham Clears a Path for Republicans to Retreat on AbortionA 15-week ban nationwide, instead of the total and near-total bans percolating in the states, is a signal the GOP is fearful of the Dobbs backlash.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. 2022 midterms
    New Hampshire Senate Primary Could Be Another Unforced Error for GOPExtremist GOP front-runner Don Bolduc will be toast against Democrat Maggie Hassan, so national Republicans are trying to take him down.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    The GOP’s Surrender to the AntisemitesHow an old scourge crept back into the political mainstream.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    Will the Polls Be Wrong Again in 2022?A lot of Democrats’ current midterms optimism is based on the assumption that today’s polls are more accurate than they were in 2016 or 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. tremendous content
    Trump Asked Diet Coke Valet for 2020 Election AdviceThe former president hoped his red Oval Office button could quench his thirst for a plan to keep Joe Biden out of the White House too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. early and often
    Democrats Need a Miracle to Keep the House. It Might Be on Long Island.After trying and failing to gerrymander themselves to safety, they need to win these key races.
    By Ross Barkan
  34. politics
    The Sordid Saga of Hunter Biden’s LaptopThe most invasive data breach imaginable is a political scandal Democrats can’t just wish away.
    By Andrew Rice and Olivia Nuzzi
  35. the city politic
    New York’s Leaders Are Sleeping Through a Housing EmergencyThe political response should reflect the size and speed of the worsening crisis. It hasn’t even come close.
    By Errol Louis
  36. the city politic
    Dan Goldman Has a Bridge He’d Like to Build YouThe congressman-to-be on what comes next after his narrow victory.
    By Nia Prater
  37. royals
    Queen Elizabeth’s Awkward Visits With U.S. Presidents, RankedMany presidents made fools of themselves on royal visits, from making the monarch hang out in a MLB dugout to kissing the Queen Mother on the lips.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the national interest
    Why Are Environmental Activists Trying to Block Green Energy?The climate justice movement has lost the plot.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Trump and Barr’s Corruption of the Justice Department Was Worse Than We KnewTrump demanded his enemies be charged, and they were.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and often
    Democrats Learn to Love the Culture WarWedge issues used to be the weapon solely of Republicans, but that’s changed with a push to force senators to vote to codify same-sex marriage.
    By Ross Barkan
  41. early and often
    Steve Bannon Is in Big Trouble in New YorkDonald Trump’s pardon could only do so much to shield his frenemy from legal exposure.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. scientology
    How Scientology Exploits Foreign WorkersThe church has used an obscure visa to bring in thousands of laborers — and benefit from their toil.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  43. the national interest
    The Republican Response to Biden’s Democracy Speech Proves His PointYep, they are dominated, driven, and intimidated by Donald Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    The FBI Found Those Nuclear Documents Trump Called a ‘Hoax’He asked, “Whatever happened to NUCLEAR.” He just got his answer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. early and often
    Can Mandela Barnes Pivot His Way to Beating Ron Johnson?The race that may decide who controls the Senate.
    By Ross Barkan
  46. early and often
    Yuh-Line Niou Won’t Challenge Dan Goldman in November After AllAfter losing the Democratic primary, she ruled out a new run on the Working Family Parties ballot line.
    By Nia Prater
  47. exhibit a
    Trump’s Court Victory Is More Dangerous Than It LooksIt’s good to be the former president.
    By Ankush Khardori
  48. early and often
    Footage Shows Georgia GOP Official On-site During Voting-Equipment BreachSurveillance video reveals that the GOP official let operatives hired by the Trump campaign into an elections office on the day its data was breached.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. tremendous content
    Trump Tried to Pay His Lawyer With a Horse and I Have Some QuestionsA forthcoming book claims Trump once tried his hand at bartering a stallion, only to be told “This isn’t the 1800s.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    A Guide to the Tortured Debate Over Biden’s Big Democracy SpeechPer the reaction, Biden is the champion democracy needs, a dictator, a real-life Dark Brandon, or Satan. And he’s gone too far — or not far enough?
    By Chas Danner
  51. early and often
    Joe Biden Should Quit While He’s AheadA hot streak does not make a successful reelection, and he should allow a new generation of Democrats to emerge for 2024.
    By Ross Barkan
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