1. early and often
    Can Anybody Stop Dan Goldman?The former prosecutor seems to be leading the crowded field for the Tenth District’s open House seat, but three other candidates still have a shot.
    By Nia Prater
  2. the city politic
    The Draw of the VineyardMore members of New York’s Black political Establishment are making the late-summer sojourn to Martha’s Vineyard.
    By Errol Louis
  3. early and often
    Rage Against the Machine: Can Alessandra Biaggi Defeat Sean Patrick Maloney?The head of the DCCC is the epitome of moderation — and everything wrong with Democrats to the young progressive hoping to beat him next week.
    By Ross Barkan and Nia Prater
  4. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell’s Terrible Candidates Are His Own FaultThis happened because the GOP decided not to confront Trump’s election lies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and often
    For the MAGA Right, Democracy Itself Is a FraudTrump’s movement is the logical successor to past conservatives who believed their views shouldn’t be subject to electoral majorities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Trump (Mostly) Got His Revenge on Republicans Who Voted to ImpeachOnly two of the ten House Republicans who voted to impeach will be on the ballot in November. Both benefitted from nontraditional primaries.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. 2022 midterms
    Liz Cheney Got Democrats to Vote for Her. It Didn’t Matter.The rogue Republican won over quite a few Democratic voters, which made her terrible primary loss in Wyoming look a little bit better.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Transphobic Utah Parents Launch Witch Hunt Against TeenWhen their daughter lost to another girl, the parents asked the teen’s school to investigate whether she was transgender.
    By Sarah Jones
  10. early and often
    Who Is This Succession-Themed Adam Laxalt Attack Ad For?The target appears to be Succession-obsessed media types like me, but there’s one problem: I can’t help but love every awful member of the Roy clan.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. early and often
    2022 Midterms: A Guide to the Races Worth WatchingA cheat sheet to keep track of all the crucial races, primary upsets, and campaign drama — Trump-fueled and otherwise — from now through Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. tremendous content
    A Guide to the Many Houses Mehmet Oz Forgot He OwnsThe Pennsylvania GOP Senate candidate recently said, “Legitimately, I own two houses.” He lost track of a few mansions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis’s Florida Is Where Free Speech Goes to DieThe governor once again shows he’s far more illiberal than the “woke” left he vilifies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. early and often
    The Culpable Liz CheneyThe hard-line politics she used to pursue power, including Islamophobia, gave rise to Trump and eventually her own downfall.
    By Sarah Jones
  15. early and often
    Sarah Palin Still Has Two Shots at Going to CongressPalin has yet to be eliminated in Alaska’s complex new voting system. Her celebrity status is still both her biggest asset and her biggest liability.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. 2022 midterms
    Liz Cheney and the Demise of Anti-Trump RepublicanismUntil recently, the Wyoming representative was a rising GOP star and heir to the party’s conservative conquerers. Then she ran afoul of Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the city politic
    Mondaire Jones on the Need to Meet Progressive ExpectationsThe congressman talks about switching districts, how Democrats can win the midterms, and why America’s problems go beyond Trump.
    By Nia Prater
  18. early and often
    Trump Wants to Make America Vote Like It’s the 1960sHis demand that all voting occur on Election Day, in person, and via paper ballots would radically restrict voting nationwide.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Why Every New Trump Crime Just Makes Republicans Angrier at the FBIBut the Feds have not treated him unfairly.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. trump family
    The Last, Lonely Days of Ivana TrumpHer friends wish she’d never met the rakish young Italian they called the “snake.”
    By Nina Burleigh
  21. early and often
    Los Angeles DA Avoids Chesa Boudin’s FateA like-minded recall effort targeting District Attorney George Gascón, backed by the police and prosecutors, has fallen short.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the city politic
    Liz Holtzman on Why Guts and Expertise Matter More Than AgeThe 81-year-old former congresswoman says she feels called to get back in the fight.
    By Nia Prater
  23. the city politic
    New York Times Sticks It to Progressives in New York’s Democratic PrimaryThe editorial board’s backing of Dan Goldman, Jerry Nadler, and Sean Patrick Maloney for Congress also shows a disdain for identity politics.
    By Ross Barkan
  24. u.s. capitol
    Man Dies by Suicide After Driving Car Into Barricade Near U.S. CapitolThe man drove into a barricade and fired a gun in the air, but police don’t seem to believe he was targeting any members of Congress.
    By Chas Danner
  25. the group portrait
    The Subtle Differences of the Many Candidates for New York’s 10th DistrictIt’s a very crowded race for one of the city’s most progressive districts.
    By Errol Louis
  26. tremendous content
    Trump Raid Can Satisfy Your O.J. Simpson–Scandal NostalgiaThe latest sign the ’90s are back: a divisive scandal that ends with a guy going down for stealing his own memorabilia.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. early and often
    Biden’s on a Roll. So When Will He Become Popular Again?The president remains far from the kind of job-approval numbers associated with the three presidents who escaped midterm misery.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. inflation reduction act
    IRA Is Already Taken, DemocratsThe party needs a name for its bill that doesn’t summon images of Joe Manchin in a balaclava.
    By Nate Jones
  29. past is prologue
    Trump Allies’ Post-Raid Probe Won’t Be Anything Like the Church CommitteeThe ’70s panel the GOP keeps referencing was a broad, bipartisan review of intelligence agencies. The MAGA version would just target Trump’s enemies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Joe Biden’s Best Week EverHis presidency is suddenly shaping up to be a resounding success.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    The Bad News for Democrats on Crime and ImmigrationPollster Stan Greenberg says the midterm landscape has improved for Democrats, but they need to find more credible positions on certain issues.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Wall Street Journal Columnist Says Presidential Houses Are Free-Crime ZonesThe most persuasive defense of Trump yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. life after roe
    The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Divisions Suddenly Have Huge ConsequencesFights over rape-incest exceptions and when exactly life begins are in danger of undermining already low popular support for abortion bans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. what is elon musk?
    ‘I Don’t Talk to Any of My Normal Friends About This’Two members of Elon Musk’s Twitter army explain their decision to enlist.
    By Alex Yablon
  35. what is elon musk?
    ‘I Began Just Losing Money Every Day’Four short sellers on the specific agonies of betting against Elon Musk.
    By Jen Wieczner
  36. life after roe
    Abortion-Rights Fight Finally Gives Kamala Harris a Chance to LeadAfter being assigned several no-win tasks, the veep is emerging as the White House’s biggest champion on the crucial issue of reproductive rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. early and often
    Trump Scores More Primary Wins While Basking in GOP SupportThe ex-president got more post-raid consolation with wins by his candidates in Connecticut and Wisconsin, plus the loss of another impeachment backer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    Trump, Who Once Said ‘the Mob Takes the Fifth,’ Takes the FifthThe former president says he has finally learned about the value of the Fifth Amendment after repeatedly mocking people who invoke it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. early and often
    Becca Balint, President of the Vermont Senate and candidate for U.S. Congress, greets voters outside of Manchester Town Hall in Manchester, Vt. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. (Hilary Swift/The New York Times)
    The Heir to Bernie?The career of America’s leading socialist has to end at some point, and he might have a worthy successor in Vermont’s own Becca Balint.
    By Ross Barkan
  40. the city politic
    Dan Goldman on the Problem With Trump, Republicans, and Members of His Own PartyThe veteran federal prosecutor tries politics.
    By Nia Prater
  41. what is elon musk?
    SpaceXCadetsIf you want your child to become the next billionaire industrialist, Astra Nova might be a good place to start.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. 2022 midterms
    Senate Control Could Come Down to a Georgia Runoff Once AgainIf neither Raphael Warnock nor Herschel Walker wins a majority in November, which looks plausible, they’ll face off in a December runoff.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. exhibit a
    Making Sense of the Trump RaidAfter a summer of intense criticism, Merrick Garland’s Justice Department takes its boldest step yet in pursuit of the former president.
    By Ankush Khardori
  44. the national interest
    What Is Really Unprecedented Is Trump’s CriminalityRepublicans are angry at the FBI, but they choose to yoke themselves to a flagrant crook.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. early and often
    Republicans Go to the Mattresses to Defend Trump From the FedsThe gestures of loyalty to Trump and fury at law enforcement by leading Republicans with no idea of the raid’s purpose or findings are revealing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the city politic
    Yuh-Line Niou on Her Especially Personal Run for CongressFrom representation to disability policy, she says there’s a common theme: Courage.
    By Nia Prater
  47. what is elon musk?
    Musk and Trump and a Little Steve JobsThe characterological origins of Tony Stark.
    By Chris Lee
  48. what is elon musk?
    Elon’s Biggest BoondoggleWhy did the world’s richest man spend the past five years trying to sell cities a hole in the ground?
    By Alissa Walker
  49. early and often
    Will Democrats’ Sudden Legislative Success Matter in the Midterms?With the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and gas prices dropping, Democrats’ odds of success in November’s elections are looking up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. early and often
    Photos of Trump Notes in Toilet Were Better Left to the ImaginationReporters were so preoccupied with whether they could find these pictures that they didn’t stop to think if they should.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and often
    Syringe and ampoule on white back ground
    The GOP Is the Party of Insulin-GougingIn their quest for zero-sum victories — and Democratic defeats — Republicans are incapable of tackling popular issues that would benefit them.
    By Ross Barkan
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