1. early and often
    Democrats Just Lost a Key Ally in the Shutdown FightAs the shutdown pain spreads rapidly, the biggest federal union wants Democrats to cave. Can they find an off-ramp and claim some sort of victory?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. early and often
    U.S. President Trump Departs Malaysia En Route To Japan
    The New Sign Trump Is Planning a Midterm-Elections Power GrabHis latest attacks on the Prop 50 vote in California once again show he’ll do whatever it takes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. politics
    Graham Platner Just Lost His Brand-New Campaign ManagerKevin Brown is the second high-profile exit from the campaign which has been plagued by numerous controversies concerning Platner’s past.
    By Nia Prater
  4. politics
    Jeffries Finally Endorses Mamdani in the Most Tepid Way PossibleAfter holding out for months, at almost the last possible moment before early voting begins, the House minority leader finally gave his okay.
    By Nia Prater
  5. early and often
    Trump Is Attacking Canada When He Should Be Attacking ReaganWhether you agree with Trump’s protectionism or think it’s prehistoric, there’s no question he reversed GOP free-trade orthodoxy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Trump Wants to ‘Kill People’ Without WarBy attacking “narco-terrorist” fishing boats, Trump shows the Jacksonian preference for instant violence rather than extended conflict.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. politics
    Letitia James Is Going After Lindsey HalliganJames pleaded not guilty to two federal counts as her lawyers signaled plans to challenge Halligan’s appointment as U.S. attorney.
    By Nia Prater
  9. early and often
    Trump’s Redistricting Race Is Already Going Off the RailsVirginia is just the latest state to rush into an unscheduled remapping of congressional seats as Democrats try to counter Trump’s power grabs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. just asking questions
    ‘He Could Demolish the Entire White House’Historic-preservation expert Sara Bronin discusses President Trump’s brazen East Wing destruction and whether anything can rein him in.
    By Nia Prater
  11. early and often
    Will Trump Back a Senate Candidate Who Called Him a ‘Loser’?John E. Sununu may be the GOP’s best shot at winning in New Hampshire and holding the Senate. But he insulted Trump as recently as last year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the law
    President Trump and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche
    Can Anyone Stop Trump From Paying Himself Off?He wants $230 million from his own Justice Department. Despite all the reasons that’s wrong, he’ll probably get it.
    By Elie Honig
  13. early and often
    The Government Shutdown Will Get Very Real on November 1SNAP benefits will run out, Obamacare premiums will spike, and Trump will no longer be able to pretend the shutdown just hurts Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. politics
    Cuomo Laughed When He Was Told Mamdani Would Cheer Another 9/11Mamdani called the radio-show moment “disgusting.” The Cuomo campaign swears it’s not what it sounded like.
    By Nia Prater
  15. early and often
    Can Prop 50 Pass? Newsom Redistricting Bid Hits Crunch Time.Early voting data suggests the California ballot measure meant to thwart Trump’s gerrymandering will pass. But a lot of voters are undecided.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the city politic
    The Heiress Who Could Make or Break the Socialist MayorPolice commissioner Jessica Tisch and Zohran Mamdani don’t seem to have much in common, but they could be a powerful duo.
    By Ross Barkan
  17. early and often
    President Trump Hosts NATO Secretary Rutte At White House
    Trump Defends White House Demolition, Says East Wing Was Ugly Anyway“The East Wing was not much,” Trump argued, so it shouldn’t “hurt a very expensive, beautiful building” like his White House ballroom.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    The White House Lied About Destroying the White HouseTrump said his ballroom wouldn’t “interfere with the current building.” Now the East Wing is rubble.
    By Allison Quinn
  19. politics
    Graham Platner Covers Up Tattoo That Resembles Nazi SymbolThe Maine Senate candidate told the Associated Press he opted to cover it in the interest of time, adding, “I wanted this thing off my body.”
    By Nia Prater
  20. early and often
    Democrats’ Fears About New Jersey Governor’s Race May Be OverblownDems are spooked because the GOP beat expectations in 2021 and 2024. But jitters about gubernatorial nominee Mikie Sherrill don’t seem justified.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    Congressional Lawmakers Continue Work On Funding Bill After Government Shuts Down
    Fetterman’s Case for Helping GOP Nuke Filibuster Is FaultyThere’s nothing hypocritical about Democrats supporting a filibuster “carve-out” on voting rights but not on the shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. politics
    TRUMPINAUG2025
    Trump’s ‘Nazi Streak’ Nominee Backs OutPaul Ingrassia, the president’s pick to lead the special counsel office, faced intense opposition from GOP senators after his racist texts leaked.
    By Nia Prater
  23. american affairs
    US Military Exercises Increase In Puerto Rico
    Trump Is Courting Catastrophe in VenezuelaThe “peace” president follows the path of his warmongering predecessors.
    By Ross Barkan
  24. early and often
    George Santos Settles Down (for Now)Back at home with his husband and their pet macaws, the infamous Republican says prison changed him.
    By Juliegrace Brufke
  25. early and often
    US-POLITICS-TRUMP-ARCHITECTURE-BALLROOM
    Trump’s White House Demolition Will Be TelevisedThe Treasury Department banned employees from photographing ballroom work. But media outlets ran live feeds of the destruction of the East Wing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. early and often
    Supreme Court Begins New Term
    Supreme Court to Decide If Trump Is Entitled to His Own FactsIn a case before the Court, the White House claims Trump alone gets to decide when conditions in U.S. cities warrant Guard deployments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    NYC Mayoral Candidate Curtis Sliwa Holds Campaign Rally At New York's City Hall
    Sliwa Defies Intense Pressure From Cuomo, Post to Drop OutHe shows no sign of quitting the mayoral race.
    By Nia Prater
  28. early and often
    Corn Harvest In Washington
    Trump’s Mass-Deportation Mania May Boost Food PricesTrump is in danger of making the same mistake Democrats made in 2024: ignoring concerns about living costs and pursuing his priorities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. politics
    Graham Platner Tries to Find Silver Lining in Reddit ControversyThe Maine Senate hopeful has apologized for some of his old posts and highlighted some of his more agreeable past commentary.
    By Nia Prater
  30. tremendous content
    Trump Dumps a Barrage of Trolling No Kings Protest ResponsesTrump reacted to the protests by posting an AI poop video, denying he acts like a king, and threatening to assume “unquestioned power.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. early and often
    President Trump Makes An Announcement And Signs Executive Order From The Oval Office
    Democrats Aren’t Going to Unconditionally Surrender on ShutdownDemocrats might help reopen the government if they can declare a moral victory. But Republicans are insisting on humiliating them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    Former Representative George Santos Faces Sentencing For Fraud
    George Santos Doesn’t Plan to Pay His VictimsThe ex-representative said that he will only pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution to those he scammed “if required by law.”
    By Nia Prater
  33. immigration
    Portfolio: The Trap at 26 Federal PlazaEvery day in downtown Manhattan immigrants arriving for routine hearings are targeted by ICE agents and taken from their families.
    Photographs by Stephanie Keith
  34. early and often
    Shutdown Shows GOP Is Still Obsessed With Obamacare RepealExtending Obamacare subsidies is central to resolving the government shutdown. Many Republicans still want to scrap the program altogether.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Graham Platner’s Honeymoon Is OverThe Maine Senate candidate is being dogged by old internet comments. His political director has handed in her resignation.
    By Benjamin Hart and Nia Prater
  36. early and often
    Residents And Protesters Clash With Federal Agents In Chicago, Illinois
    Trump Is Trying to Brand Political Opposition As RebellionA panel of federal appeals court judges stopped a National Guard deployment in Chicago with a warning against the ultimate Trump power grab.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. tremendous content
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    Trump Admits He’s Building ‘Arc de Trump’ for ‘Me’The president briefly forgot to pretend that the arch is meant to mark America’s 250th birthday and beautify D.C.’s traffic circles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the city politic
    Andrew Cuomo Has 18 Days LeftHe lost the debate to Zohran Mamdani, and there isn’t much time left to recover.
    By Ross Barkan
  39. politics
    NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani Holds "Our Time Has Come" Rally
    Mamdani Cracks 50 Percent for First Time As Mayoral Race Enters HomestretchIn a Fox News survey taken before Thursday’s debate, Mamdani hit a milestone.
    By Nia Prater
  40. early and often
    President Trump Hosts Finnish President Stubb At White House
    Trump’s His Own Attack Dog, So Vance Has to Bite Even HarderAs shown in his defense of nasty text messages from Young Republicans, the vice-president can’t let anyone outflank him on the right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. grand old problem
    Republicans Have a Real Nazi Thing Going OnA swastika American flag was found in a GOP congressman’s D.C. office soon after the Young Republicans’ “I love Hitler” Telegram leak.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. the law
    Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Speaks At Harvard University
    The John Bolton Indictment Is DifferentUnlike the bogus Trump cases against James Comey and Letitia James, this one appears to have merit.
    By Elie Honig
  43. the city politic
    Zohran Mamdani, the Power BreakerWhy the Democratic Party, the New York Times, and the donor class got Zohran Mamdani so wrong.
    By Frank Rich
  44. early and often
    Trump’s New Refugee Plan: Only White Right-Wingers WantedA proposed overhaul of the refugee system would welcome people who share Trump’s politics and race while banning virtually everyone else.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. early and often
    Trump Brings Back Nixon’s Dirtiest Trick: Weaponizing the IRSLike the original paranoid advocate for an imperial presidency, Trump wants to use tax records to punish enemies. Unlike Nixon, Trump isn’t hiding it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. magalopolis
    Who Is Lara Trump? Donald’s Daughter-in-Law, ExplainedEverything to know about the Fox News host, aspiring senator, and activewear entrepreneur, who offered to sing at the MAGA Super Bowl halftime show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. politics
    Democrats Torch Mike Johnson for Blocking Grijalva Over the Epstein FilesJohnson is refusing to swear in the newly elected representative as Democrats step up their protests and Arizona’s attorney general vows legal action.
    By Nia Prater
  48. early and often
    Grocery Prices Are Rising. Trump’s Focused on Everything Else.The globe-trotting president and his immigrant-chasing and government-bashing White House should pay some attention to the issue that got him elected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the city politic
    Eric Adams Could Blow Up Mamdani’s Rent FreezeLandlords want him to Zohran-proof more than 1 million apartments.
    By David Freedlander
  50. politics
    Mamdani Directly Addresses Trump Via Fox News AppearanceOn Trump’s favorite network, Mamdani told the president he’s “ready to speak at any time to lower the cost of living.”
    By Nia Prater
  51. early and often
    Supreme Court Voting-Rights Ruling Could Blow Up MidtermsJustices seem ready to weaken the Voting Rights Act. The ruling could erase minority districts, locking in GOP House control in 2026 and beyond.
    By Ed Kilgore
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