1. politics
    San Francisco School-Board Fallout Will Spread Far Beyond CityWhile the ouster of three school-board members was driven by local issues, the landslide vote has broader implications for schools and progressives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    RNC Claims It’s Merely Defending Fake Electors, Not RiotersRonna McDaniel says “legitimate political discourse” referred to “alternate” electors … who were also part of Trump’s election-coup plot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. politics
    Josh Hawley Denies Selling ‘Pro-Riot Mug’The Republican senator is selling a coffee mug depicting his infamous salute to the mob outside the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. politics
    De Blasio Lets Down Unknown Number of People, Won’t Run for CongressThe former mayor won’t run to represent his home in Park Slope, which has been put together with Staten Island in a new map.
    By Nia Prater
  5. media
    It’s Official: Sarah Palin Loses Her Libel Lawsuit Against the New York TimesNot only did a jury unanimously reject her claim, a judge will now move to dismiss it.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. the national interest
    John Durham and the Right’s Mainstream-Media ParanoiaNo wonder they’re angry at the press for “ignoring” his latest missive: They don’t understand how the press is supposed to work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. intelligencer chats
    Is Biden Trying to Psych Putin Out?His administration has been playing an unusual information-warfare game against the Russian leader.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  9. the law
    Why Is Merrick Garland Defending the Trump Administration Again?The Justice Department’s legal fight with the families of victims of the Boeing 737 MAX crashes is as troubling as it is bizarre.
    By Ankush Khardori
  10. feature
    A Father’s Yearslong Struggle to Regain Custody of His SonKenneth Watkins’s son was taken away and placed with a foster family. To regain custody, he had to prove that being poor didn’t make him a bad father.
    By Petra Bartosiewicz
  11. politics
    Trump’s Accounting Firm Says His Financial Statements Can’t Be TrustedThanks in part to the fraud investigation, Mazars USA cuts ties and says documents it prepared “should no longer be relied upon.”
    By Matt Stieb
  12. politics
    Is Peter Thiel Trying to Buy a Fight With China?The tech billionaire turned GOP megadonor is betting big on candidates who happen to be China hawks.
    By Choire Sicha
  13. politics
    The States’-Rights Rationale for Election ReformConservative legal luminary Michael Luttig’s case for an Electoral Count Act fix may appeal to Republicans, despite Trump’s incoherent objections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. abortion
    What If the Supreme Court Doesn’t Overturn Roe v. Wade?Roe certainly seems doomed, but the Court has surprised us on abortion before. If the conservative majority falters, the fallout could be tremendous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    The Fantasy of Future Republican CentrismPeggy Noonan, the self-appointed tribune of Reaganism, is calling for a boring, centrist GOP, which is all but impossible in the age of Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. canada
    Police Clear Freedom Convoy, Ambassador Bridge Set to ReopenThe busy U.S.-Canada border crossing, which had been blockaded by protesters since early last week, is expected to reopen Sunday.
    By Chas Danner
  17. foreign interests
    Withdrawing Afghanistan’s Money Is Another Mess for BidenHis plan to divide billions in frozen Afghan funds between 9/11 victims’ families and humanitarian relief is unlikely to help many Afghans.
    By Jonah Shepp
  18. politics
    Republican Senators Once Blamed Trump for January 6. They Forgot.Many Republicans harshly criticized Trump even as they voted to acquit in his second impeachment trial. One year later, they’re defending the rioters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. politics
    Woodward and Bernstein Didn’t Act AloneIf not for their competitors, Nixon would probably have survived Watergate.
    By Garrett M. Graff
  20. the city politic
    New York’s Overlooked Diabetes Epidemic Is a Bigger Scandal Than ‘Fishgate’Communities of color are losing their battle against type 2 diabetes. That needs far more attention than Eric Adams’s occasional branzino.
    By Errol Louis
  21. politics
    Build Back Better Was Always a God-awful NameJoe Manchin has given Democrats a precious opportunity to rebrand their agenda.
    By Benjamin Hart
  22. covid-19
    Where to Get Home COVID Tests and Why They’re So Hard to FindHere are all your current options, including where tests are in stock, insurance reimbursement, and how to get free tests from the government.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. aoc
    The Unprecedented AOCHow a struggling bartender became the face of a resurgent left.
    By Lisa Miller
  24. politics
    Trump Took Top-Secret Docs to Mar-a-Lago When He Left White House: ReportSeveral papers acquired by the National Archives that Trump held onto were clearly labeled highly classified.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. 2022 midterms
    Congresswoman Abases Herself in Front of Trump TowerThe South Carolina congresswoman’s sin was to criticize Trump on January 6, 2021. Now she’s filmed herself proclaiming her MAGA-hood.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    Republicans Think Biden’s Plan to Return to Normal Is a Secret PlotThe lockdowns were a Democratic scheme to gain power, and so is ending them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. 2022 midterms
    Governors Could Be Key to Trump’s Next Coup AttemptTrump allies are poised to win in several crucial 2022 races, and election-reform efforts may overlook the threat posed by a rogue governor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    Trump’s Weird Toilet and Paper Habits, Together at LastThe former president seems oddly obsessed with toilets and destroying paper. Could a paper-flushing fixation be the key to it all?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. politics
    2022 Red Wave Could Sweep Governor’s Races, TooRepublicans’ midterms optimism goes beyond Congress. But Trump and other unpredictable factors could work against them in gubernatorial contests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Accuses Nancy Pelosi of Running ‘Gazpacho Police’She means “Gestapo.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. today in eric adams
    Would You Drink This Glop?Is it green, or is it brown?
    By Tirhakah Love
  32. the national interest
    Trump Attack on Biden’s Competence Misspells ‘Incompetent’He has the best words.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. covid-19
    Hochul Announces End to Indoor Mask MandateHochul joins fellow governors in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Delaware who recently announced timelines for the end of their states’ mask mandates.
    By Nia Prater
  34. politics
    Ivanka and Jared Can’t Escape Neighbor DramaThe former First Kids are now living in Surfside, Florida, where catty neighbors are cataloguing their minor infractions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. the national interest
    Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Celebrate Trump’s Coup Plot or Ignore ItWhat the “legitimate political discourse” fight reveals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. labor
    ‘Pro-Worker Conservatives’ Are Just Union Busters in DisguiseIn Marco Rubio’s new plan, the GOP’s overtures to the working class have reached their logical end.
    By Eric Levitz
  37. today in eric adams
    Eric Adams Will Do Your TaxesOkay, not himself, but he wants you to get that money.
    By Tirhakah Love
  38. politics
    Supreme Court Keeps Eroding the Voting Rights ActWithout so much as a hearing, conservative justices restored an Alabama congressional map designed to minimize Black representation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    Trump Disciple Vernon Jones Drops Out of Governor’s Race in GeorgiaNow David Perdue will have a clean shot at Brian Kemp as Trump’s instrument of revenge, while Jones enters a big extremist congressional field.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    The Left is Gaslighting Asian Americans About College AdmissionsI support affirmative action, but stop denying it discriminates against Asians.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. 2022 midterms
    Peter Thiel to Leave Meta Board to Focus on Giving Republicans MoneyThe conservative billionaire is pivoting to become a benefactor for Trump supporters he used to employ.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. politics
    Team Trump Brags About Picture Book’s Mediocre SalesTrump’s predecessors sold far more books. But his low-effort coffee-table book Our Journey Together is still impressive as a moneymaking venture.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. plant-based rhetoric
    Eric Adams Eats FishThe mayor finally admits it.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  44. 2022 midterms
    What’s the Point of Manchin and Murkowski Endorsing Each Other?Manchin has made a habit of backing relatively moderate Republican colleagues, but it probably won’t help Murkowski’s complex path to reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    The National Archives Had to Repossess Trump’s Mementos From Mar-a-LagoNow the “love letters” Kim Jong-un sent Trump belong to America, as they should.
    By Chas Danner
  46. too soon
    Andrew Cuomo Is on the WarpathThe disgraced ex-governor said he feels “vindicated” as aides reportedly plan his return to public life.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. politics
    DeSantis Could Be Haunted by Florida’s ‘Generous’ Abortion BanThe governor is backing a 15-week abortion ban, which Republicans are billing as a compromise. But his strategy could anger the party’s extremists.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. 2022 midterms
    Democrats Need More Than Redistricting Wins in 2022There’s been great news for Democrats on the redistricting front. But actually holding the House in the midterms will still be very tough.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. education policy
    Does Pre-K Actually Hurt Kids?A new study raises that alarming possibility. But even if its findings are true, universal pre-K would still be worthwhile.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. the city politic
    The Risks of Overselling Violence InterruptionThe strategy has shown promise, but it’s not the miracle cure politicians are suggesting.
    By Errol Louis
  51. mike pence
    Pence Rebukes Trump, Calls His View of January 6 Powers ‘Un-American’Less than a week after Trump claimed Pence could and should have overturned the 2020 election, the former veep laid down the actual law.
    By Ed Kilgore
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