1. life after roe
    Supreme Court to Scour Clerks’ Phones in Leak InvestigationThe leaker of a draft opinion ending Roe v. Wade still hasn’t been IDed. Now investigators want clerks to sign affidavits and turn over call records.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. early and often
    Trump Can’t Blame Democrats for His Georgia FlopA significant number of Democrats participated in the Georgia Republican primary. But there’s no evidence that they were all trying to thwart Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. what we know
    The Justice Department Is Reviewing the Police Response to Uvalde ShootingThe local police chief in charge delayed confronting the gunman — while kids trapped inside the classroom repeatedly called 911 asking for help.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  4. politics
    Nancy Pelosi’s Husband Arrested for DUIPaul Pelosi, 82, was reportedly arrested on suspicion of DUI late Saturday after getting into a car accident in Napa. No one was injured.
    By Chas Danner
  5. just asking questions
    Are School Lockdown Drills Doing More Harm Than Good?Jaclyn Schildkraut, a champion of the often-criticized exercises, makes the case for their usefulness.
    By Aaron Short
  7. gun violence
    The Mass Shooter’s Other ToolLegal to buy online in 49 states, body armor is becoming more common in mass shootings — and making them more lethal.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. the city politic
    Is New York Ready for Recession?The economic warning lights are flashing red.
    By Errol Louis
  9. texas school shooting
    Will the ‘School-Shooting Generation’ Change Politics?Congress failed to act after Sandy Hook, and it feels just as paralyzed on gun violence today. But there are reasons for renewed hope.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. texas school shooting
    For Trump and Other NRA Speakers, the Answer to Uvalde Was More GunsThe horror of Tuesday’s school shooting in Texas left an impression at the NRA’s annual conference, but it didn’t make a difference.
    By Ben Jacobs
  11. student loans
    Biden Searches for the Political Sweet Spot on Student-Loan Debt ReliefHis long-overdue promises to provide loan forgiveness are colliding with fiscal realities and differences of opinion between generations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Will Trump Ruin Georgia Republicans Out of Spite?Trump really dislikes Governor Brian Kemp, who thwarted his primary purge attempt. But Georgia Republicans want a united front against Stacey Abrams.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Republicans Block Bill to Monitor Their Violent Allies“Domestic extremists — hey, that’s us!”
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. just asking questions
    A Different Way to Prevent Mass ShootingsTalking with Mark Follman, whose new book explores how behavioral threat assessment could help a country paralyzed by gun violence.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. early and often
    Is Trump Really a Republican Kingmaker?The former president is still touting his highly inflated endorsement record, but his humiliating losses in Georgia tell a different story.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. gun violence
    There Is a Future for Gun ControlThe NRA won after Sandy Hook, but today the gun lobby is in disarray and gun safety is slowly making gains in states.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  17. the national interest
    The Conservative Playbook for Deflecting Anger After Mass ShootingsIgnoring the obvious connection between gun deaths and lax gun laws in three easy steps.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. early and often
    The Bush Political Dynasty Ends With a WhimperThe once-dazzling George P. Bush lost badly to Trump-backed Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom he called a “philandering felon.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. gun violence
    Why We Keep Letting This HappenA non-exhaustive list includes the filibuster, radical red states, the archconservative Supreme Court, and a toxic national tradition.
    By Ross Barkan
  20. early and often
    Trump Dumped Mo Brooks. He Made the Senate Runoff Anyway.The January 6 speaker survived Trump’s ludicrous “woke” accusation and will face Katie Britt in next month’s Alabama GOP Senate runoff.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    The Devil Went Down to Georgia and LostTrump spent the past two years working to exile Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger from the GOP, but he couldn’t do it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. early and often
    President Mike Pence Would Be Worse Than TrumpThe former vice-president is attempting to bolster his chances in 2024, but Democrats would be wise to beware any attempt to rehabilitate his image.
    By Ross Barkan
  23. 2022 midterms
    Republicans May Have Sabotaged Their Best Chance to Beat WhitmerFive GOP candidates for governor in Michigan — including the top two contenders — faked signatures to get their names on the ballot.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. partygate
    Millionth Boris Johnson Pandemic Party ExposedWill this be the one that forces his resignation? Nah, probably not.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. early and often
    Perdue Ends Flailing Campaign With Racist Remarks About Stacey AbramsThe former senator capped off his Trump-inspired challenge to Governor Brian Kemp by accusing the Democrat of “demeaning her own race.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. vision 2024
    Democrats Quietly Search for an Alternative to Biden in 2024Inside the 2024 soul-searching that’s happening in every corner of the Democratic Party — except the White House.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  27. new york
    Sean Patrick Maloney Is Getting Primaried After Ticking Off DemocratsProgressive state senator Alessandra Biaggi is expected to challenge Maloney after he ditched his own seat to run in a less competitive district.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. politics
    House Ethics Committee Investigates Madison Cawthorn for Promoting CryptoCawthorn is leaving in January, but he may be in trouble before then.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. life after roe
    Nancy Pelosi Communion Ban Is a Challenge to Pope FrancisThe Vatican opposes the weaponization of Communion and stopped bishops from barring President Biden. Will Francis intervene on Pelosi’s behalf?
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. foreign interests
    Biden Says U.S. Will Defend Taiwan Against China — or Maybe NotThe president’s comment indicated an aggressive change in policy. The White House quickly walked it back.
    By Chas Danner
  31. religion
    Southern Baptists Hit by Bombshell Report on Sexual AbuseThe ever more conservative leadership of America’s largest Protestant denomination gets a wake-up call about its own sins.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the city politic
    Maybe Bill de Blasio Deserves a ComebackThe former mayor stooping to run for Congress is absurd, but a little less so when considering his record.
    By Ross Barkan
  33. the money game
    Buy Now. Pay (and Pay, and Pay, and Pay) Later.The bill for the finance hack of the pandemic is coming due — for all of us.
    By Scott Galloway
  34. the city politic
    6 Things to Know About New York’s New Congressional MapThe final redistricting map was revised to avoid a civil-rights firestorm, but it still creates a complicated mess for Democrats.
    By Errol Louis
  35. early and often
    Trump Faces Another Round of Humiliation in GeorgiaTrump hoped to get his revenge in Tuesday’s primary. Instead, his pick for governor, David Perdue, is sure to lose, and his other prospects look iffy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. early and often
    Trump Is Upset That Android Hasn’t Approved His Nonexistent AppHe’s wondered, “Is Google trying to f- - - me?” Maybe, but the more immediate issue is his own company hasn’t submitted an app for Android.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. the bottom line
    Nationalize Baby FormulaAnd other ideas to end the corporate stranglehold over mothers and children.
    By Ross Barkan
  38. money
    Black Lives Matter’s National Organization Opens Its BooksWhat do they reveal?
    By Sean Campbell
  39. the disinformation war
    The Liberal Obsession With ‘Disinformation’ Is Not HelpingWhy the swift death of the White House’s disinformation board is probably a good thing.
    By Sam Adler-Bell
  40. life after roe
    Oklahoma Outdoes Itself in Race to Wipe Out Abortion RightsThis heavily Republican state offers an unsettling glimpse at what politics will be like in a post-Roe America.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    Tucker Carlson Used to Like Hunter Biden’s NepotismVerified emails show that the Fox News host, who’s gone after Hunter for trading on his last name, asked him to write a recommendation for his son.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. politics
    A Lot of Democrats Are Mad at Sean Patrick MaloneyHis decision to challenge a fellow incumbent Democrat is rubbing many colleagues the wrong way.
    By Nia Prater
  43. early and often
    AOC’s New Fiancé Is Charmingly NormalRiley Roberts seems supportive, unpretentious, and comfortable with being invisible.
    By Josh Gondelman
  44. early and often
    How Doug Mastriano’s Primary Victory Threatens the 2024 ElectionThe GOP gubernatorial nominee in Pennsylvania backed Trump’s failed election coup in 2020 and could be well positioned to help him succeed next time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    Debtors Can’t Wait for Biden to DitherIt’s been almost two years without permanent relief.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. early and often
    George W. Bush Iraq-Ukraine Gaffe Raises Unanswerable QuestionsI did not expect the Bush administration to conclude with a Jinx-like confession, and, frankly, I don’t quite know what to make of it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. life after roe
    I, Too, Have a Human FormIn Justice Alito’s draft opinion, the pregnant body is erased.
    By Irin Carmon
  48. the national interest
    Is the Democratic Party Giving Up Already?Defeatism and passivity settle over Washington.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. life after roe
    How the GOP Abandoned Pro-choice RepublicansOver decades, the Republican Party became uniformly anti-abortion, leaving many pro-choice GOP voters stranded. They could be a problem for the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    Is the Justice Department Incompetent?Federal prosecutors have suffered a string of high-profile losses that point to long-term institutional problems.
    By Ankush Khardori
  51. early and often
    Progressives Win Some, Lose Some in House PrimariesAIPAC and a crypto billionaire’s PAC made waves in multiple House Democratic primaries on Tuesday.
    By Ed Kilgore
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