1. our climate
    America Needs a Climate-Sane Republican Party. Here’s What One Would Look Like.A better world will require a better opposition.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    Barr’s Justice Department Launched Secret Attack on Trump Ally’s Twitter CriticA grand jury tried to expose a Twitter account for mocking Devin Nunes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. u.s. supreme court
    Is Roe v. Wade Now Doomed?We’ve been here before, when the Supreme Court surprised everyone in 1992 by upholding the right to choose. But this new challenge doesn’t look good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    Supreme Court to Hear Case That Threatens Roe v. WadeThe Court will review Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban, giving the new 6-3 conservative majority its first chance to gut abortion rights.
    By Nia Prater
  5. the national interest
    The Republican Plot to Turn Poll Workers Into Vote SuppressorsThe insidious strategy of using criminal threats to control election officials.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. politics
    This Time, the Craziest Election Doesn’t Have TrumpCalifornia Republicans bet on two veteran pols, Caitlyn Jenner, and a Kodiak bear to beat Gavin Newsom.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  8. california
    1,000 Evacuated in L.A. County As California Wildfire Season Ramps UpThe Palisades fire in Topanga Canyon has burned over 1,000 acres, as researchers say the state’s wildfire season has expanded to include May.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. explainer
    What We Know About the Colonial Pipeline ShutdownThe pipeline is now flowing as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, though the company says it will take several days for supply to return to normal.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino and Chas Danner
  10. the national interest
    Conservatives Excommunicated the Last Republican President Who LostThey know how to brand a failed president as a loser, if they want.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. politics
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Hassled AOC Inside the CapitolGreene followed Ocasio-Cortez out of the House chamber, accusing her of sympathizing with terrorists. A day later, AOC called her “deeply unwell.”
    By Nia Prater
  12. politics
    House Reaches Agreement on Capitol Riot CommissionThe bipartisan body will release a report on its findings by the end of the year.
    By Nia Prater
  13. politics
    Millennial MAGA Moderate Replaces Liz CheneyElise Stefanik is no archconservative, but her loyalty to Trump was rewarded with a spot in GOP leadership.
    By Ben Jacobs
  14. the national interest
    Spies Somehow Failed to Get Trump Officials to Call Him Stupid on Hidden CameraImagine being unable to get somebody to volunteer the most common opinion in America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. polls
    Polling the Midterms Is Going to Be Risky BusinessIt’s hard to tell whether 2020 polling errors were about Trump, the pandemic, or something more basic and replicable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. politics
    Andrew Yang’s Rivals Accuse Him of Cheating … on a Pop QuizHours before the first mayoral debate, campaigns sling mud over the Times test he aced and they didn’t.
    By David Freedlander
  17. intelligencer chats
    How Long Can Trump’s GOP Stranglehold Last?The midterms will be a test of whether Republican allegiance to the ex-president is worth it.
    By Benjamin Hart and Olivia Nuzzi
  18. politics
    Andrew Yang Attempts to Clean Up Controversy Over Pro-Israel TweetAfter drawing condemnation from the left and praise from some Republicans, the NYC mayoral candidate said his initial tweet was “overly simplistic.”
    By Nia Prater
  19. politics
    Liz Cheney Meets Her Fate in a Capitol BasementThe scene from a Republican purge.
    By Ben Jacobs
  20. the national interest
    House Republicans Purge Liz Cheney and Join Trump’s War on DemocracyCheney asked her party to choose sides on authoritarianism. They have.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. media
    Inside the Nasty Battle Between Tech and JournalismSilicon Valley feels picked on by “woke” journalists “who can’t code.” Reporters feel picked on by petty zillionaires with anger-management problems.
    By Benjamin Wallace
  22. politics
    U.S. Is Leaving Afghanistan? Tell That to the Contractors.American security and defense firms are capitalizing on the withdrawal, moving in with hundreds of new jobs.
    By Lynzy Billing
  23. immigration
    Unaccompanied Child Migrant Arrivals Decreased in AprilAs the Biden administration works to relocate kids out of CBP tents, the number of minors arriving without parents decreased by 9 percent last month.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. politics
    The Return of the Welfare Queen MythBiden shouldn’t give in to old right-wing smears of the poor.
    By Sarah Jones
  25. nyc mayoral race
    If Only Mayoral Candidates Set Brooklyn Home PricesShaun Donovan and Ray McGuire guessed that the median price of a home in Brooklyn is $100k or less. That’s a lovely thought, but it’s also very wrong.
    By Nia Prater
  26. 2021 elections
    MAGA + Money Wins Virginia’s GOP Gubernatorial Race“Christian outsider businessman” Glenn Youngkin has the dough to keep things interesting against Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Liz Cheney’s Liberal Critics Are Missing the PointSupporting democracy is not just one issue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. games
    States Are Starting to Fix the NCAA — For the Wrong ReasonsCompetition, not morality, is driving legislation that allows college athletes to make some money.
    By Will Leitch
  29. encounter
    Litquidity Capital Is the Meme King of Wall StreetTalking to the anonymous banker chronicling our weird, get-rich-quick economy.
    By Jen Wieczner
  30. nyc mayoral race
    New York Newspapers Weigh In With Endorsements for MayorMeanwhile, Andrew Yang courts controversy again among progressives.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. nyc mayoral race
    What We Know About the Scott Stringer Sexual-Assault AllegationLobbyist Jean Kim has accused Stringer of sexual assault and harassment. He’s denied her claim, but has lost key endorsements in NYC’s mayoral race.
    By Nia Prater
  32. the city politic
    Andrew Yang’s Insider CampaignHow has a former CEO of 100 employees become the front-runner to govern a city of 9 million? Not simply by being a celebrity and excellent campaigner.
    By Clare Malone
  33. coronavirus stimulus
    GOP Governors End COVID Unemployment Benefits to Make People Go Back to WorkSouth Carolina governor Henry McMaster has opted out of federal payments because they are often “greater than the worker’s previous paychecks.”
    By Matt Stieb
  34. rip
    The Obama Family’s First Dog, Bo, Has DiedThe Obamas’ beloved Portuguese water dog, who became a White House celebrity in his own right, was 12.
    By Chas Danner
  35. the national interest
    Elizabeth Warren’s Book Shows She Has No Idea Why Her Campaign FailedPersist is an account of a campaign bubble that doesn’t know it was in a bubble.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. political animals
    How the White House Polices Language in WashingtonIncluding the president’s.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  37. politics
    Tish James Wants In on Jacob Wohl Election Robocall SuitNew York’s AG moved to join a federal suit over Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman’s alleged voter-suppression plot, seeking fines of $2.75 million.
    By Nia Prater
  38. the national interest
    When Trump’s Next Coup Happens, the Republican Party Will Fully Support ItThe Cheney debate shows the party elite has made up its mind.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. politics
    DeSantis Signs Voting Restrictions Into Law in Fox News ‘Exclusive’The Florida governor turned the enactment of yet another restrictive Republican voting measure into a segment on Fox & Friends.
    By Nia Prater
  40. politics
    New Survey Finds Republicans More Eager to Get VaccinatedEnthusiasm has plateaued, but there are positive developments in the rush to inoculate the country, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  41. intelligencer chats
    Can Biden’s Low-Key Strategy Work Forever?His executive branch has seemed almost invisible at times — a stark contrast to his predecessor’s.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  42. politics
    The Sexist Backlash to Universal Day CareWomen left the workforce. The right wants to keep it that way.
    By Sarah Jones
  43. the national interest
    Liz Cheney Wants to Save American Democracy From Trump’s Next CoupA Republican who seems to have read How Democracies Die.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. covid-19
    The Families Torn Apart By Vaccine PoliticsTheir loved ones turned anti-vaxx. Then everyone turned on each other.
    By Eve Peyser
  45. the national interest
    There’s an Extremely Stupid Reason Congress Doesn’t Want a Good IRSBiden wants to catch tax cheats, but can’t use the revenue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. social media
    Trump’s Facebook Ban Upheld by Oversight BoardTrump won’t be allowed back on the platform for now, but the board said Facebook must review its “standardless penalty of indefinite suspension.”
    By Paola Rosa-Aquino
  47. american rescue plan
    Ideology Is Still at Heart of the Red-State Refusal to Expand MedicaidTwelve states still refuse generous Medicaid expansion incentives. The excuse that it’s about money no longer applies, thanks to the latest stimulus.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. redistricting
    State-Legislative Redistricting Is a Big Deal, TooWhile most people focus on congressional redistricting, the state-legislative-redistricting process is where Republicans may perpetuate their power.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    Republicans Are Purging Liz Cheney for Opposing Trump’s InsurrectionThe anti-Trump revolt ended, and now the Trumpists are shooting the prisoners.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. gavin newsom recall
    California Democrats Debate Anti-Recall StrategyFor the moment, Democrats will continue to treat the recall effort as MAGA partisanship disguised as concern over Newsom’s policies and conduct.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. politics
    Whatever Happened to ‘the Clinton Kid’?The curious reappearance of the man at the heart of a mostly forgotten conspiracy theory.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
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