1. liveblog
    Pfizer, Trump Administration Reach Deal for More Doses: Live UpdatesThere will now be enough vaccine for at least 200 million Americans by the end of July.
    By Chas Danner
  2. the national interest
    Liberals Need ‘Republicans for Biden’ to Stick Around a WhileDemocrats are going to need some help.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump Threatens to Scuttle Second COVID Stimulus PackageAfter weeks of ignoring the stimulus proceedings, Trump has weighed in at an extremely unhelpful time with a major revision to the bill.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. politics
    Trump Pardons Blackwater Murderer, Crooked Congressmen, Mueller TargetsThe president’s lame-duck pardoning spree has begun, with clemency granted to Duncan Hunter, George Papadopoulos, and 13 others.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. california
    Alex Padilla Will Now Be California’s First Latino SenatorPadilla, who will fill Kamala Harris’s seat until 2022, will also be the second-youngest Democrat in the Senate.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. politics
    Will Biden Use His Powers to Crush the Death Penalty?The next president can put capital punishment on the road to abolition after Trump’s last-minute execution spree.
    By Andrew Cohen
  8. the national interest
    The Coronavirus Bill Contains ‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation’ EverNobody saw that one coming!
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. coronavirus stimulus
    What Is in the $900 Billion Second Stimulus Package?Congress has now passed the second stimulus bill, which includes $300 weekly unemployment benefits and $600 direct checks.
    By Matt Stieb and Charlotte Klein
  10. the national interest
    Trump Has Reached the ‘Railing Against Mike Pence’ Bunker PhaseAfter four years of being the same guy, Trump is finally acting crazier.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. the left
    The Left’s Most Naïve Cynics Have Turned on AOCLeft-wing media personalities are calling on House progressives to force a floor vote on Medicare for All — or reveal themselves to be frauds.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. the law
    What Will It Take to Get a Black Woman on the Supreme Court?The fate of Biden’s campaign promise lies with Georgia.
    By Irin Carmon
  13. sdny
    Feds Consider Warrant to See Rudy Giuliani’s Emails: ReportA preemptive pardon could come in handy after all.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. the swamp
    The Full(est Possible) Story of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping Press EventA six-week, 37-source search for answers.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  15. swan songs
    Barr Pans Trump’s Coup Schemes in Final Press ConferenceThe outgoing attorney general reiterated that he is not onboard with some of the extreme measures the president has reportedly been seeking.
    By Chas Danner
  16. power
    The Karen Next DoorA white woman calls the police on her Black neighbors. Six months later, they still share a property line.
    By Allison P. Davis
  17. politics
    The Devils Went Down to GeorgiaIn America’s newest swing state, all of the Senate runoff candidates are relying on Trump for one last turn out extravaganza.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  18. covid-19 stimulus
    Second Stimulus Deal May Be Last Gasp of BipartisanshipDemocratic underperformance in the election and Republican underestimation of the pandemic made a deal possible. But don’t count on much else.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. covid-19 stimulus
    Congress Finalizes Stimulus Deal: UpdatesCongress will vote on the new COVID-19 relief package and omnibus on Monday.
    By Chas Danner
  20. the biden presidency
    A Biden Style of Government Is Emerging: Lowest Drama PossibleThe president-elect’s organizing principle seems to be a Barack Obama–inspired insistence on minimizing potential conflict in his administration.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  21. the national interest
    Trump Floats Coup Plan That’s So Wild Even Rudy Giuliani Is TerrifiedTrump’s crazies are turning on the even-crazier.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. gallery
    The All-Time Funniest Photos of President TrumpHis presidency is almost over, but these images will live forever.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  23. explainer
    What We Know About the U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution PlanThe largest mass-vaccination campaign in American history has begun. This is how it may or may not play out.
    By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb
  24. star wars
    Abolish the Space ForceJoe Biden, please, I’m begging you.
    By Sarah Jones
  25. austerity
    Republicans Remember to Care About the Deficit at the Worst Possible MomentAfter taking a few years off, Republican austerity warriors are trying to shrink the stimulus bill at the last possible moment and hamstring Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    William Barr’s Double Standard: Mueller’s a Crook and Trump Is InnocentThe FBI was wrong to investigate Trump even if it followed the law.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. the national interest
    Trump Won’t Denounce Russian Hack Because He’s Still Subservient to PutinTrump’s only comment on Russia this week is to denounce the “Russia hoax.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. the national interest
    Pence: ‘We Are Rounding the Corner’ on Coronavirus, AgainIt sounds nicer than “death spiral.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. covid-19 stimulus
    Trump Nearly Blew Up Stimulus Talks With Demand for a Big Second CheckTrump wants the kind of spending that horrifies most of his closest allies in Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. covid-19
    States Are Already Reporting Vaccine Delays and CutbacksAt least 12 states have described problems with distribution compared to what was promised by the federal government.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. national security
    The Scope of the Latest Russian Hack on the U.S. Is GrowingThe Pentagon, the National Nuclear Security Administration, and more have been comprised, which authorities were reportedly not aware of for months.
    By Matt Stieb
  32. bipartisanship
    Biden Campaign Boss Wants to Work With Republicans, Faux Scandal EnsuesJen O’Malley Dillon is getting blasted for speaking the truth about the opposition, even as she pledges to seek their cooperation, because she swore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. stimulus checks
    COVID Stimulus Checks to Come at the Unemployed’s ExpenseCongress is poised to take benefits from the jobless to give checks to virtually all households. Is that a progressive trade?
    By Eric Levitz
  34. contested election
    Will Two Alabama Extremists Force a Vote on Overturning the Election?Mo Brooks and Tommy Tuberville are two peas in a pod from the same right-wing patch and may make every Republican go on record about Trump’s claims.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. coronavirus stimulus
    Congress Close to a Deal on Second Stimulus Package: What We KnowWith time running out, the two parties appear near a compromise attached to a stopgap spending bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. that happened
    The Time Trump Got a Biblical Citation Very WrongWhen it comes to matters of faith, the Toddler President is at best a “baby Christian,” despite his avid Evangelical following.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. coronavirus vaccine
    Pharmacists May Have Figured Out How to Get More Vaccine With One Simple TrickVials contain more vaccine than expected, pharmacists have told the FDA — enough to potentially increase the Pfizer stockpile by up to 40 percent.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. left coast
    California Is Coming Apart Over COVIDThe first state to lock down during the pandemic is a mess now. What went wrong?
    By Miranda Green
  39. make showers great again
    Trump Has Finally Achieved His Policy Dream: Harder ShowersThe administration rolled back regulations on showerheads, meaning the president will no longer have to worry about water “very quietly dripping out.”
    By Matt Stieb
  40. the national interest
    Report: Trump Floated Not Leaving White House on January 20Squatting is not a workable path to authoritarianism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. democratic party
    AOC Is Right About Pelosi and SchumerThe left-wing Democrat and her moderate colleagues find a rare point of agreement: Their leaders have been around too long.
    By Sarah Jones
  42. housing
    The Eco-Yogi Slumlords Are Getting Sued — AgainThe city says they made $1.4 million on their illegal Airbnb rentals over four years.
    By Bridget Read
  43. 2021
    It Sucks to Be Kelly LoefflerGeorgia’s governor made her senator. Now Trump is demanding she stab him in the back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. post-presidency
    Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Neighbors Want Him to Retire Somewhere Else: ReportThe president’s Palm Beach neighbors reminded him that he can’t technically live at the “winter White House” due to an agreement he made in 1993.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. politics
    Betsy DeVos Tells Education Department Staff to ‘Resist’ Biden: ReportHer comment suggests career officials were fully onboard with her agenda of budget cuts and privatization.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. vision 2020
    Wisconsin Supreme Court Was One Vote Away From Flipping the State to TrumpIf not for a progressive justice’s upset win earlier this year, the decision could have gone the other way, costing Biden ten electoral votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. vision 2020
    McConnell Finally Acknowledges Biden As President-electIt’s taken a long time, but the dam has broken, with Republican senators undermining any last-minute rebellion against the results in January.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. autopsy report
    Republicans Need a Postmortem, But Trump Won’t Even Admit He’s DeadIf Republicans really won by a landslide, why should they change anything at all?
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    William Barr Was Donald Trump, But With a BrainThe departing attorney general could never be quite corrupt enough to suit his boss.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. vision 2020
    Electoral College Rejects Trump Coup and Confirms Biden as PresidentIt’s a routine process, but threats of violence and plans by Trump’s campaign to “elect” bogus alternative electors are raising eyebrows.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. covid-19
    Everyone Diagnosed With COVID in Post-Election White House OutbreakThe director of White House security reportedly lost his foot in his fight against the virus.
    By Charlotte Klein
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