1. president biden
    In Inaugural, Biden Calls for Unity (Against Trump’s GOP)The president’s speech was a call for reconciliation — on Blue America’s terms.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. extremely online
    Okay, You Can Unmute @POTUS NowThe Twitter handle is under new management.
    By Emily Palmer Heller
  3. the national interest
    Biden: ‘We Must End This Uncivil War.’ Here’s What It Would Look Like.Let’s briefly imagine what it would take to make Biden’s dream real.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. bye
    Donald Trump Went Out As He Came in: Playing Songs by People Who Hate HimA perfect season-finale moment.
    By Devon Ivie
  5. we did it joe
    Jennifer Lopez Slips ‘Let’s Get Loud’ Into Her Biden Inauguration PerformanceA new era indeed.
    By Justin Curto
  7. inauguration day
    Watch Lady Gaga Perform the National Anthem at the Biden InaugurationObama, Biden, Bush, and more attended a one-song Lady Gaga concert today.
    By Rebecca Alter
  8. inauguration day
    Watch Amanda Gorman’s Historic Poetry Reading at the Biden Inauguration“But while democracy can be periodically delayed, it can never be permanently defeated.”
    By Zoe Haylock
  9. 2021 inauguration
    Our Vice President Is a Black WomanToday, Kamala Harris, who is Black and South Asian, became the first woman to ascend to the nation’s second highest office.
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. fashion
    Bernie’s Inauguration Look Is Instantly IconicThe senator wore mittens made from recycled plastic bottles and carried a manila envelope.
    By Bridget Read
  11. reading the signs
    Good-bye to Trump’s Patriotic CosplayHe gave Americans of all stripes a chance to witness and play at masquerade. What will his supporters do with that impulse now?
    By Rhonda Garelick
  12. biden inauguration
    Trump Is the First President in 152 Years to Skip Successor’s InaugurationAnother one-term impeached president, Andrew Johnson, snubbed Ulysses S. Grant.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. inauguration
    Watch President Trump Leave the White House for the Last Time“Have a good life, we’ll see you soon.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. politics
    Trump Leaves the White House Like a Failed Coup LeaderEven his former supporters won’t see him off.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Trump’s Farewell Address Is a Hypocritical Paean to Patriotism and Free SpeechNo president has done more damage to American ideals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. coronavirus
    U.S. Surpasses 400,000 COVID-19 DeathsMore than 100,000 Americans have died from the coronavirus in the past five weeks.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. president trump
    We’re Lucky the Trump Presidency Wasn’t WorseElecting an authoritarian reality star brought us mass death and insurrection. But it’s also left us with a fighting chance to fortify our democracy.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. politics
    Could Trump’s Going Away Ceremony Be a Ghost Town?Invites for the final event of Trump’s presidency suggest there are concerns it may be poorly attended.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. voting rights
    Democrats Push Voting-Rights Expansion With Fresh UrgencyRepublicans will block the reforms, but at the price of underlining an authoritarian strain in their thinking that will outlive Trump’s presidency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. politics
    If Trump Doesn’t Keep You Up All Night, MyPillow WillA review.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  21. impeachment trial
    Trump’s Second Impeachment Trial Will Be a Democratic ProductionThe question of whether a former president can be tried and then banned from future office will hang over Trump’s second trial from the get-go.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. biden administration
    All of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet NomineesA running list of Biden’s announcements and reported picks as the incoming administration begins to take shape.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. life after warming
    After Climate AlarmismThe war on denial has been won. And that’s not the only good news.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  24. the end stage
    Trump Plans to Issue at Least 100 Pardons and Commutations on TuesdayHe is also reportedly still considering whether or not to try to preemptively pardon himself and his family members and aides.
    By Chas Danner
  25. politics
    How Close Did We Get to an Election Coup?At several moments, Trump’s efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory were scarily close to success. Fortunately, he was too incompetent to pull it off.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    Trump Wanted to Erase Obama’s Legacy. He Failed.Almost every Obama achievement Trump tried to negate has remained.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. capitol riot
    Multiple Extremist Group Members Arrested: Live UpdatesThe FBI is continuing to round up rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Sunday’s state capitol protests were a non-event.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  28. end times
    Trump’s Job Approval Plunging as He Leaves OfficeTrump’s support is in free fall, but is high enough among Republicans to keep them from dumping him. Biden enters office with a bit of a honeymoon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. politics
    Even the Guy the MyPillow CEO Wanted to Enlist for a Coup Is ConfusedThe mattress mogul might have handed Trump a plan for holding onto power. One of the people named has no idea what’s going on.
    By Ben Jacobs
  30. end-times
    How BidenWorld Is Scrambling to Prepare for January 21His much-needed recovery agenda will have to weave its way through a Washington that is about to be increasingly distracted by Trump’s re-impeachment.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  31. end-times
    The Most Important Takeaways From Big Tech’s Deplatforming of TrumpBetween San Francisco and Washington, the power shifts by the day.
    By Scott Galloway
    As told to James D. Walsh
  32. end-times
    What Madison Cawthorn Saw at the InsurrectionThe youngest member of Congress is invigorated by the mob he helped incite
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  33. end-times
    Trump Is on the Verge of Losing EverythingA broken president leaves the White House twice impeached, on the brink of bankruptcy, and criminally exposed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. covid vaccines
    The Vaccine Stockpile the White House Released This Week Doesn’t Exist: ReportThe Trump administration had already depleted the vaccine stockpile it said it would release, sowing more confusion for state and local authorities.
    By Chas Danner
  35. intelligencer chats
    The Biggest Hopes and Fears for Biden’s Early DaysA chat about our post–January 20 future.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  36. impeachment
    Who Will Be in Charge of Trump’s Impeachment Trial?Why it may not be Chief Justice John Roberts this time around.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. politics
    Ted Cruz’s Former Staffers Are ‘Disgusted’ by His New Low for Trump“I could have never imagined that he could have gone down this road.”
    By Ben Jacobs and Olivia Nuzzi
  38. the body politic
    They’ve Been Calling for Bloodshed the Whole TimeIt’s not just Trump — some on the right have supported violence for years now; the party has built its power on them.
    By Rebecca Traister
  39. black lives matter
    New York Attorney General Sues NYPD for ‘Pattern of Abuse’ at BLM ProtestsThe state attorney general asserts that cops illegally used “excessive force and [made] false arrests” during last summer’s demonstrations.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. biden inauguration
    Everything We Know About Joe Biden’s InaugurationBiden’s inauguration was already set to look drastically different due to COVID, and after the Capitol riot, security concerns have skyrocketed.
    By Charlotte Klein and Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    A History of the Trump Era Through Stories About ToiletsTrump’s motive was right in front of us all along.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. impeachment
    Are There Enough Senate Republican Votes to Convict Trump?With the MAGA base still strong and plenty of excuses for Republicans to say no, conviction faces steep odds.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Republicans Oppose Impeachment Because It Makes Them Look Pro-RiotThe backward logic of Ben Shapiro.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. yang gang
    Andrew Yang Enters NYC Mayor’s Race With Darren Aronofsky–Directed Campaign VidHis first order of business? Bring TikTok Hype Houses to New York.
    By Chris Murphy
  45. capitol riot
    When an Airbnb Host Realized His Guests Were InsurrectionistsPaul thought they were tourists, until he heard: “We stormed the Capitol.”
    By Allie Conti
  46. impeachment
    Trump Becomes First President to Be Impeached TwiceTen Republicans joined every House Democrat in voting to impeach. Trump’s Senate trial may start just as Biden takes office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. president trump
    In Twist Ending, Trump Presidency Revealed to Be Morality TaleBy putting victory above all else, the greedy old man lost what he valued most.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. the national interest
    Josh Hawley: I Stood Up to Capitol Mob by Endorsing Its DemandsThe Missouri senator explains his bravery.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. capitol riots
    Photos: The Capitol Now Looks Like a BarracksNational Guard members are suddenly everywhere, one week after the building was overrun.
    By Benjamin Hart
  50. death penalty
    A Horrific, Tragic Story Ends in ExecutionLisa Montgomery committed a terrible crime after a lifetime of physical and sexual torture left her disconnected from reality.
    By Bridget Read
  51. capitol riots
    AOC: ‘I Thought I Was Going to Die’ During Capitol SiegeThe congresswoman also said she worried Republicans would put her in danger as the riots were happening.
    By Benjamin Hart
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