1. iowa
    The Decline and Fall of Iowa DemocratsHuman error has contributed to the rapidly declining position of Iowa in Democratic politics, but demographic fundamentals matter most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. covid-19
    Eric Adams Has COVIDHe tested positive on Sunday, his 100th day in office.
    By Chas Danner
  3. politics
    The January 6 Committee Prepares to Go PublicDemocrat Elaine Luria on the “shocking” details they’ve found so far and how they plan to use televised hearings as soon as next month.
    By Ben Jacobs
  4. the christian right
    The Christian Right’s War on LGBTQ People Never EndedFrom same-sex marriage to trans schoolchildren, they won’t give up a fight they believe has supernatural stakes.
    By Sarah Jones
  5. the city politic
    Eric Adams Says He’s ‘Getting Stuff Done.’ What Stuff?After 100 days in office, the mayor has made little progress delivering on his campaign promises — and some seem to have been forgotten entirely.
    By Errol Louis
  7. 2022 midterms
    Trump Endorses Oz in Pennsylvania’s Battle of the MAGA CarpetbaggersOz now has an advantage over another would-be MAGA champion, hedge-fund titan David McCormick. But the race could get ugly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Trump, Putin, and the Paradox of PropagandaWhen you set out to brainwash others, you end up brainwashing yourself.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the money game
    Are the Sanctions Against Russia Working or Not?Russia has been able to defend against the West’s efforts to derail its economy, but longer term damage still looms.
    By Kevin T. Dugan
  10. the body politic
    The Red State–Blue State Scramble to Replace RoeRepublicans are ready for the end of legal abortion. Are Democrats?
    By Rebecca Traister
  11. media
    City Hall Wants to Know If Journalists Have Criminal RecordsA new policy governing press credentials is more strict than what was used by the NYPD.
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  12. politics
    Two Acquitted in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen WhitmerThe case appears to have been undermined by the involvement of FBI informants.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. politics
    ‘We’ve Made It’: Ketanji Brown Jackson Celebrates Historic ConfirmationLawmakers and other guests attended an event honoring Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation on the White House’s South Lawn.
    By Nia Prater
  14. intelligencer chats
    Why Is the Christian Right Bringing Back Anti-Gay Talking Points?A febrile Republican base is fired up for the midterms and ready to continue a fight that, in their eyes, never really ended.
    By Benjamin Hart, Sarah Jones, and Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    Alvin Bragg Insists His Criminal Probe of Trump Isn’t OverThe state of the investigation from the Manhattan DA’s office was uncertain following the recent resignations of the probe’s top prosecutors.
    By Nia Prater
  16. politics
    COVID Is All the Rage in D.C. Right NowMerrick Garland, Adam Schiff, and Nancy Pelosi all have it — and the House Speaker was maskless with Biden on Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. politics
    Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson, First Black Woman on Supreme CourtJackson’s fortitude in the face of nasty GOP attacks elevated her already high reputation and helped secure her bipartisan Senate confirmation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. politics
    Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Keep Having Dinner TogetherThis is the second time they’ve been spotted since February.
    By Nia Prater
  19. the slap
    The Kimmel-MTG Spat Over the Slap Proves We’ve Learned NothingAmid our national discourse on comedy and violence, Marjorie Taylor Greene has reported Jimmy Kimmel to Capitol Police for a Will Smith joke.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. the national interest
    The House GOP Has a Pro-Russian-War-Crimes CaucusThe six hard-core Putin stans.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. 2022 midterms
    Trump’s North Carolina Senate Candidate Is Surging Into the LeadSuddenly Ted Budd isn’t looking so bad in a key Senate race where the former president’s endorsement was raising eyebrows.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    Quiz: What Went Down at Trump’s Awful Mar-a-Lago Movie Party?Guess which bonkers things actually occurred at the ex-president’s screening of Rigged: The Zuckerberg-Funded Plot to Defeat Donald Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. politics
    Oklahoma Law Would Make Abortion Providers FelonsIn an attempt to thwart Texans trying to exercise their reproductive rights, Oklahoma is poised to enact a bill criminalizing nearly all abortions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Fox Attacks Democrat, LiterallyCapitol Police detained a red fox on Tuesday after it bit Representative Ami Bera of California.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. politics
    Obama Reminds Biden Who’s BossAs the ex-president teased his former veep at the White House on Tuesday, it felt like 2010 all over again.
    By Nia Prater
  26. the national interest
    Why Republicans Are Smearing Everyone As Pedophiles NowConspiracy theories work on different levels.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. ketanji brown jackson
    Jackson Gets Two More Republican Backers As Senate Votes NearLisa Murkowski’s support was no great surprise, but Mitt Romney’s was good news for the future justice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    Trump Finally Remembered That He Owes Sarah Palin a FavorPalin didn’t get much in return for her early 2016 Trump endorsement. But now the former president has boosted her odds of winning a U.S. House seat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    DeSantis’s Threats to Disney Is What Post-Trump Authoritarianism Looks Like“Special treatment” as long as you support the government.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. money
    Black Lives Matter Secretly Bought a $6 Million HouseAllies and critics alike have questioned where the organization’s money has gone.
    By Sean Campbell
  31. the national interest
    A Conservative Looks at the History of the Right With Surprising HonestyConservative Matthew Continetti’s The Right debunks his tribe’s historical illusions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. sarah palin
    Sarah Palin Is Running for Congress Against Santa Claus (and 49 Others)She and 50 other candidates are vying for Alaska’s open House seat, though she may also just be reminding people she hasn’t gone away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. 2022 midterms
    Trump’s Brian Kemp Revenge Plot Has Hit a SnagDavid Perdue, Trump’s candidate for Georgia governor, is trailing the incumbent in the polls, and even other MAGA candidates have yet to endorse him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. abortion
    Do Americans Support Abortion Restrictions? It’s Complicated.Fresh polling shows the public favors a 15-week abortion ban, but only with health exceptions that many anti-abortion activists oppose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the slap
    The Complete Guide to Will Smith Slap TakesWill Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars, and now the opinions just keep coming. We’re cataloguing every variety of Slap reaction.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  36. politics
    How New York’s Bail-Reform Law Became a Political Lightning RodAmid a pandemic-era spike in violent crime, critics of the 2019 legislation have put supporters like Governor Hochul on the defensive.
    By Nia Prater
  37. the national interest
    The Last Defense of DeSantis’s Anti-Vaccine Campaign Goes Poof“But the state has a good vaccination rate!” Nope.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. scandals
    How Russia’s Oligarchs Laundered Their ReputationsSanctions haven’t touched their face-saving philanthropy.
    By Casey Michel
  39. scams
    How Trump Ripped Off the White House PhotographerWhen Trump found out a photographer was publishing a book on his presidency, he reportedly made millions by doing his own first and using her work.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. politics
    Pence Unveils Less Unhinged, Equally Dangerous GOP AgendaRick Scott’s agenda for Republicans is Maximum MAGA, while Mike Pence’s is MAGA Lite. But both contain the same ideological core.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. 2022 midterms
    Youth-Vote Falloff Could Be Devastating for Democrats in 2022In the long run, Democrats should benefit enormously from their strength among millennial and Gen-Z voters. But young voters often skip the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. politics
    The Grim Lesson of Congress’s Failure to Sustain COVID FundingIf we can’t prioritize public health after a pandemic kills 977,000 Americans, how will we ever prioritize climate change?
    By Eric Levitz
  43. encounter
    Pete Buttigieg Is Living His Best LifeHow billions of dollars in infrastructure funds turned the Transportation secretary into a D.C. power broker.
    By Ross Barkan
  44. 2022 midterms
    Thanks to Trump, Republican Candidates Can Now Dodge DebatesNow that Trump has made it respectable to attack media debate sponsors, GOP candidates who don’t need debates aren’t bothering with them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Madison Cawthorn Saw Someone Doing Coke in a Car OnceKevin McCarthy says the young congressman exaggerated his wild claims about life in Washington.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. u.s. supreme court
    Ketanji Brown Jackson Confirmation Will Be (Barely) BipartisanSenator Susan Collins said she backs Jackson for the Supreme Court. That should give the judge at least one Republican vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. inflation
    The Fed Can’t Save UsThere is little reason to believe that the central bank can significantly curb inflation without engineering a recession.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. the national interest
    Donald Trump Asks Vladimir Putin to Smear Joe Biden AgainFive takeaways from his latest “Russia, if you’re listening” request.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the law
    How a U.K. Court Battle Held Trans Teens HostageLuke is one of thousands of young people who lost access to gender-affirming hormones — but he and others are fighting back.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  50. politics
    Americans Ditch COVID Anxiety, Shift to Inflation WorriesThe issue landscape heading into the 2022 midterms is not looking good for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Biden Wants to Tax Billionaires Because U.S. Politics Is Still a Class WarThe parties are still divided over redistribution.
    By Jonathan Chait
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