1. abortion
    Bishops Try to Backpedal As Backlash to Attack on Biden GrowsAn upcoming statement aimed at denying communion to pro-choice Catholic politicians like the president is getting bad reviews in Rome and America.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. infrastructure
    McConnell Threatens to Kill Bipartisan Infrastructure DealIf Republicans abandon the deal, Democrats can just add it to their own budget reconciliation bill and leave the GOP out of it altogether.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. transgender rights
    Transgender Student Wins Bathroom-Access Case As Supreme Court Denies AppealSeven of nine justices affirmed the decision by a lower court that transgender bathroom restrictions violated civil-rights laws and the Constitution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Trump Lackey William Barr’s Self-Serving AccountThe Republican former attorney general can’t hide his hackery.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. chapters
    Donald Trump’s January 6, by Michael WolffThe view from inside the Oval Office.
    By Michael Wolff
  7. politics
    Failson NationEntitled children running for office is a symptom of decline.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. politics
    Congress Must Act Now to Stop the Next Election CoupA quick fix of the Electoral Count Act might get the crucial Republican support that voting-rights legislation failed to secure.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. crime
    What Happens Next After the Derek Chauvin SentencingMany legal issues remain unresolved, from the fate of the other officers who arrested George Floyd to federal efforts to address police brutality.
    By Nia Prater
  10. politics
    House Democrats Can Blow Up Biden’s Agenda, TooJoe Manchin and other Senate centrists get all the flak, but it would only take five rebel Democrats to derail key House votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. voting rights
    Justice Department Sues to Stop Georgia Voting LawWith Republicans filibustering voting-rights legislation in Congress, the Justice Department is using litigation to go after Georgia’s notorious law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. politics
    ‘Socialism’ Isn’t a Dirty Word AnymoreYoung Americans are increasingly critical of capitalism and open to an alternative. Will Democrats seize the opportunity?
    By Sarah Jones
  13. the national interest
    The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Is Probably Doomed, AlasThe system actually doesn’t work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    How’s the Republican Strategy to Starve Trump of Oxygen Working Out?Let’s review the past 24 hours.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. infrastructure
    ‘We Have a Deal’: Biden Endorses Senators’ Bipartisan Infrastructure PlanThe deal can only hang together if Democrats, including Joe Manchin, can unite around a reconciliation bill to enact the rest of Biden’s agenda.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. capitol riot
    Pelosi Announces Select Committee to Investigate Capitol RiotSince Senate Republicans killed an independent commission, Democrats will convene their own panel to investigate the events of January 6.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. politics
    New York City’s Era of Liberal Peace Is OverThe left might have Eric Adams surrounded, but he has proven to be a cunning opponent.
    By Ross Barkan
  18. politics
    Why Republicans Want Voters to Panic About Critical Race TheoryGOP complaints are largely based on myths, but they think scaring white middle-class parents is a winning electoral strategy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Dianne Feinstein’s Confused Nostalgia for the FilibusterThe system worked in the old days, before the filibuster was routine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    Defunding the Police Is Dead, But Reform Lives OnHow Democrats can fight crime and police abuse at once.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. politics
    DeSantis Reveals What Critical Race Theory Hysteria Is All AboutIt’s about punishing speech.
    By Sarah Jones
  22. u.s. supreme court
    ‘Cussing Cheerleader’ Wins in Supreme Court Free-Speech CaseThe Court decided 8-1 that obscene student tirades made on social media are protected unless they disrupt public-school activities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. voting rights
    Democrats’ Voting Rights Push Stalled. It Was Still Worth It.The effort to enact the For the People Act was a smart investment that will pay off richly for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    It Looks Like Buffalo Will Have a Socialist MayorIndia Walton is likely to defeat incumbent Byron Brown in a major Democratic primary upset.
    By Sarah Jones
  25. the national interest
    Republicans Say Voting Protections Trample ‘States’ Rights.’ Uh-Oh.The chilling future implications of a very old argument.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. politics
    Can Eric Adams Hold On to His Lead?What the first results of the mayoral race mean for him and his opponents.
    By Ben Jacobs
  27. georgia
    Welcome to Georgia, Where Election ‘Integrity’ Goes to DieBrad Raffensperger’s incomprehensible position in the party of Trump.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. 2022 midterms
    Will Young and Minority Voters Save Democrats in 2022?With or without some help from Donald Trump, Democrats need to keep the voters who surged to the polls in 2018 and 2020 engaged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. voting rights
    Believe It or Not, Some States Are Making It Easier to VoteAmid the outcry over Republican-led states restricting voting opportunities, some states are moving in the opposite direction.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Kyrsten Sinema’s Filibuster Defense Is Factually UntrueModerate senator loves the supermajority requirement, doesn’t understand how it works.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. politics
    Why There Could Be No Winner on Election NightNew York City’s experiment in ranked-choice voting begins.
    By Nia Prater
  32. games
    The NCAA Looks Like a Dead Organization WalkingJustice Brett Kavanaugh, of all people, has stuck a dagger into college sports’ unjust business model.
    By Will Leitch
  33. the city politic
    The Race for Mayor Has Gone Absolutely BerserkYang and Garcia team up. Adams cries victim. Wiley goes after them all.
    By David Freedlander
  34. 2022 midterms
    Anti-Government Extremist Ammon Bundy Joins Wild Governor’s Race in IdahoBundy and Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin could compete for the militia vote in a 2022 gubernatorial race that may not have an incumbent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. religion
    Catholic Bishops Move Toward Denying Biden CommunionConservative bishops are trying to be more Catholic than the pope on enforcing opposition to abortion. A big fight is brewing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Is This the Dumbest Filibuster Defense Ever Written?I cannot believe this column was published in a national newspaper.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. 2021 mayoral race
    Eric Adams Volunteer Stabbed in the BronxHe was reportedly stabbed multiple times while canvassing for Adams, but survived. The motive for the attack is not yet clear.
    By Chas Danner
  38. the national interest
    D.C. Statehood Is the Democrats’ Only OptionHoping to win by coupproof margins is not a strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. politics
    Mayamentum!Why Maya Wiley is surging at the last possible moment.
    By Ben Jacobs
  40. media
    Inside the Petty, Vindictive, Career-Ruining Infighting at NY1Onscreen, NY1 seems like a happy family, but a lawsuit exposed the tumult behind the scenes.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  41. 2021 mayoral race
    Garcia Is Taking Yang’s Help, But Not Returning ItThe mayoral candidates may be campaigning together, but only Yang has cross-endorsed, and Garcia says she just wants his “number twos.”
    By Chas Danner
  42. the final days
    A Very Late Night With the YangsThe former front-runner and his wife vent about Eric Adams, the media, and much more.
    By Hunter Walker
  43. juneteenth
    America’s Hollow Embrace of JuneteenthHow a commemoration of Black liberation became a favorite holiday of corporations and lawmakers.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  44. the city politic
    The Company Eric Adams KeepsHe’s the candidate of old political-machine guys like Brooklyn Democratic Party fixer Frank Carone. What would that mean in City Hall?
    By David Freedlander
  45. extremism
    Andrew Clyde Challenges MTG for Title of Most Extremist Georgian in CongressThe North Georgia mountains are a proving ground for radical right-wing populists. Gun dealer Andrew Clyde is the latest example.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    What Republicans Mean When They Say ‘Stacey Abrams’Joe Manchin doesn’t make for an easy demon.
    By Sarah Jones
  47. juneteenth
    Juneteenth Is Now a Federal Holiday“Great nations don’t ignore their most painful moments,” Biden said as he signed the bill establishing a holiday marking the end of slavery.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. supreme court
    Supreme Court Keeps Its Powder Dry on Religious LibertyThe ruling in favor of a Catholic foster-care agency was a setback for LGBTQ equality, but conservative justices could have gone much further.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    Why Republicans Could Never Tell Their Voters the Truth About ObamacareThe legal crusade against affordable health care loses again.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. nyc mayoral race
    All the Endorsements in the NYC Mayoral RaceWith the June 22 primary approaching, Democratic mayoral candidates are racking up endorsements from politicians, organizations, and celebrities.
    By Nia Prater
  51. politics
    Florida Pol Threatens to Put ‘Hit Squad’ on Rival Congressional CandidateAnna Paulina Luna filed an injunction against William Braddock, who invoked her assassination in a recording.
    By Benjamin Hart
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