1. the national interest
    Joe Manchin Is Actually Right About Fixing Biden’s PlanDemocrats can’t half-fund social programs.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. politics
    The Texas Abortion Ban Could Lose at the Supreme CourtJustices sound skeptical of the law, but the damage has already been done, and it could get worse.
    By Irin Carmon
  3. the national interest
    Mitt Romney’s Nonsensical Defense of the FilibusterA point-by-point rebuttal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. new york city
    NYC Vaccine Mandate: 9,000 City Workers Put on Unpaid LeaveAnother 12,000 unvaccinated city employees have applied for exemptions to the mandate. 18 FDNY companies are out of service amid an alleged sick-out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  5. shut-eye
    Biden Appears to Nod Off As Future of Planet Hangs in BalanceIf we hit two degrees of warming, we’ll zzzzz …
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. tomorrow
    The Case for Climate ReparationsA trillion tons of carbon hangs in the air, put there by the world’s rich, an existential threat to its poor. Can we remove it?
    By David Wallace-Wells
  8. january 6
    FBI Determined Threat of 1/6 Violence Was Largely ‘Aspirational’A Washington Post investigation into the insurrection found new evidence of law enforcement failure prior to the attack.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. politics
    Jen Psaki Tests Positive for COVIDThe White House press secretary last saw Biden on Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. 2022 midterms
    Will the Fate of Biden’s Agenda Really Affect the 2022 Midterms?Democrats should stop trying to win the midterms with legislation, and get some big things right without worrying about elections they cannot control.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. january 6
    Trump Lawyer Blamed Pence for Capitol Riot While It Was Still HappeningJohn Eastman, who wrote a legal blueprint for Trump’s authoritarian power grab, emailed the Pence team after rioters breached the Capitol.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  12. christianity
    Are Conservative Christians the Real ‘Secularists’ Now?In their subordination of religion to cultural and political conservatism, many believers are pursuing power more than righteousness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. g20
    G20 Leaders Back Global Minimum Tax to Close Off Corporate Tax HavensThe international pact is considered an essential part of the Biden administration’s plans to raise taxes in the U.S.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  14. that happened
    The Time Trump Plopped a Hershey’s Bar on a Minion’s HeadThe 45th president found this hilarious. The Minion, less so.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. politics
    Will Tuesday Change How We Talk About Crime?Election Day promises new left-wing mayors with plans to deliver the promise of last summer’s protests by redefining “public safety.”
    By Daniel Nichanian
  16. politics
    Biden’s SacrificeThe president finally advances his agenda in Congress, cut by cut.
    By Ben Jacobs
  17. the national interest
    Conservatives Are Giving Ron DeSantis the Trump TreatmentDefend the imaginary version, ignore the real thing.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. 2022 midterms
    Can Nicholas Kristof Actually Win the Oregon Governor’s Race?The short answer is maybe. As a progressive outsider, he might be able to exploit a leadership vacuum in his native state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. build back better
    Congress Decides to Learn Almost Nothing From PandemicCOVID cost America 734,000 lives and $16 trillion. Biden’s new Build Back Better bill invests just $2.7 billion into pandemic preparedness.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. politics
    Letitia James Announces She’s Running for GovernorWith the powerful attorney general’s entry, the 2022 race is on.
    By Nia Prater
  21. catholicism
    Pope Francis Tells Biden He Is a ‘Good Catholic’ Who Ought to Take CommunionBiden is in the middle of a battle between Pope Francis and traditionalists over “weaponization” of the Eucharist.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    How the Anti-Biden Song ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Became a Shadow SmashConservative rappers are burning up the iTunes charts with a veiled slur of the president.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. politics
    Trump Can’t Lose in the Virginia Governor’s RaceThe 45th president can spin both a Democratic and a Republican win as reinforcing his indispensability. And the same will be true in 2022.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Cuomo Charged With Allegedly Groping His Assistant When GovernorThe former governor is hit with one count of forcible touching, which his team suggests is part of a conspiracy by the attorney general.
    By Justin Miller
  25. kyle rittenhouse trial
    The Kyle Rittenhouse Judge Gave Voters a GiftBruce Schroeder’s controversial ruling produced something that people rarely have when they choose judges: information.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  26. the inside game
    The Lucky Phil MurphyHow New Jersey’s governor got ahead of the backlash that has stung Democrats from coast to coast.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  27. politics
    SEC Investigating Richard Burr for Possible Insider TradingThe North Carolina senator’s conveniently timed transactions at the beginning of the pandemic are under scrutiny again.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. satire
    6 Wildly Popular Proposals Senator Manchin KilledNo to free chocolate chip cookies? Thanks a lot, Joe.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. explainer
    Who Is Ron Watkins, the QAnon Celebrity Running for Congress?Everything you need to know about why people think Watkins is Q, his campaign to unseat an Arizona congressman, and whether he actually has a shot.
    By Matt Stieb
  30. the national interest
    Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Can Be Great, But Congress Needs to Fix ItLock in the revenue and climate, pare down the social spending.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. 2022 midterms
    David Perdue May Primary Trump Foe Brian Kemp in GeorgiaIt seemed Governor Kemp had outfoxed Trump, but now the former president may have reeled in a serious challenger.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. abortion
    Gun Guy Mark McCloskey Wants to Ban Abortions for Victims of Incestuous RapeThe GOP Senate hopeful who pointed guns at protesters wants to run wild with abortion policy in Missouri, the home of Todd “Legitimate Rape” Akin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. ransomware
    Russian Cybercriminals Claim to Have Hacked the NRAMore trouble for the troubled guns-rights group.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. virginia governor’s race
    If McAuliffe Loses to Youngkin, Don’t Blame Princess BlandingMajor-party supporters have a bad habit of blaming close losses on “spoilers” like Blanding, who represent distinct and legitimate points of view.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. facebook
    What Is Being Leaked in the Facebook Papers?A guide to the newly reported revelations from a trove of internal company documents shared by a company whistleblower.
    By Chas Danner
  36. encounter
    Lina Khan Isn’t Worried About Going Too FarThe FTC’s very young new boss thinks corporations such as Facebook are abusing their power. To fight them, she’s consolidating some clout of her own.
    By Nancy Scola
  37. capitol riot
    Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Right’s Creeping Embrace of RevolutionIt’s easy to dismiss her as making yet another extremist statement likening January 6 to 1776. She is far from alone, though.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    How the Right-Wing Supreme Court Can Save Biden’s Economic PlanConservative judicial activism to the rescue!
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. kyrie irving
    The Nets Really Don’t Want ThisThe team’s best-laid plans are no match for one stubborn anti-vaxxer.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  40. politics
    The NYPD is the Latest Police Force to Fight Vaccine MandatesThe city’s biggest police union is suing.
    By Nia Prater
  41. the national interest
    Glenn Youngkin’s Closing Message: Ban Toni Morrison From SchoolsVirginia Republican wants the angriest parents to have a veto on school curriculum.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    Republican Leaders Could Still Stop Trump. They Just Don’t Want To.Trump wants to erode democracy. They just want to win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. 2022 midterms
    National Republicans Are All In on Herschel WalkerDespite some early misgivings, the GOP’s national might is lining up to support Trump’s candidate in the crucial 2022 Senate race in Georgia.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. elections of 2021
    New Jersey Governor’s Race Is Getting Interesting and Maybe Even CompetitiveThe race has definitely tightened, with Republican Jack Ciattarelli challenging Democratic incumbent Phil Murphy while giving Trump a wide berth.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Can Democrats Gut the Filibuster After Reconciliation Is Done?The idea that Manchin and Sinema can be moved to support a filibuster carve-out for voting rights is both dubious and dangerous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Ron DeSantis Goes All In on Vaccine SkepticismNo more playing coy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the city politic
    Eric Adams Has Already WonBeloved from East Brooklyn to Billionaires’ Row, he is poised to be the most powerful mayor in decades. But who is he?
    By David Freedlander
  48. politics
    Twitter Suspends GOP Congressman Jim Banks for Misgendering Trans OfficialThe company suspended the Indiana Republican’s official account and removed a tweet in which he intentionally misgendered Dr. Rachel Levine.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  49. immigration
    U.S. Border Arrests Hit All-Time HighAbout 1.7 million migrants were detained while attempting to cross into the U.S. over the last 12 months.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  50. crime and punishment
    Giuliani Ally Lev Parnas Convicted of Making Illegal Campaign DonationsThe one-time major player in Trump’s Ukraine scandal is going to prison on unrelated campaign-finance charges.
    By Chas Danner
  51. abortion
    Texas Abortion Law Likely to Stay in Place Until Court Deals With Roe v. WadeAll roads now appear to be converging on the Supreme Court’s big upcoming decision.
    By Ed Kilgore
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