1. politics
    Georgia Republicans Break Into Civil War to Appease TrumpEndangered senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler call for the secretary of state’s head as the president keeps falsely claiming a stolen election.
    By Charlotte Klein
  2. vision 2020
    Was Late Shift to GOP About Polling Error or Late Deciders?We won’t know for a while, but the most likely answer right now is “both.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. vision 2020
    Trump’s Only Credible Legal Strategy Won’t Be EnoughIt’s possible the Supreme Court will accept Republican efforts to disallow late mail ballots in Pennsylvania. But there aren’t enough votes to matter.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. gallery
    Scenes From Your Election CelebrationNew York readers share images of their reaction to Biden’s win, including giddy Girl Scouts, fountain frolicking, and an impromptu McCarren Park rave.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  5. the national interest
    The Republican Party’s Future Leaders Are Endorsing Trump’s Election Fraud LieIf you want to win Trump’s supporters, you need to say he won the election.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. the fight for the future
    The Left Isn’t Going Back to Brunch After TrumpJoe Biden may be the next president, but he can’t be trusted to deliver progress. That requires remaking the Democratic Party.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. media
    Inside the New York Times’ Heated Reckoning With ItselfThe paper has evolved during the Trump years: less dispassionate, more crusading. This has sparked a raw internal debate over its mission and future.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  9. the president-elect
    What Is Biden Planning for Day One of His Administration?His immediate priorities will be to overturn Trump’s ugliest executive actions, while enacting his own to provide COVID relief without legislation.
    By Matt Stieb
  10. the top line
    Smile, Democrats. Trump Lost. You Won.Biden’s victory is a really good thing, and it’s going to give us a chance to think and worry about more important things than who the president is.
    By Josh Barro
  11. new york city
    ‘A Wave of Joyful Optimism’Photographer Dina Litovsky captured Saturday night’s ongoing celebration of Biden’s victory on the streets of New York.
    By Dina Litovsky
  12. black lives matter
    Police Reform Is Probably Dead Under BidenA summer of protest for Black lives gives way to an ice-cold winter in Washington.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  13. 2020 elections
    How We’re Feeling As the Presidential Race Finally EndsNew York staffers take stock after a long Election Week and contemplate what life may look like after Trump leaves office.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  14. new york city
    ‘New York Was Celebrating Together Today’Photographer Steven John Irby captures images of the citywide joy following President-elect Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.
    By Steven John Irby
  15. 2020 elections
    Watch: New York City Erupts in Celebration After Race Is Called for BidenNew Yorkers honked horns, banged pots and pans out of apartment windows, and flooded into the streets to mark the end of Trump’s presidency.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. 2020 elections
    How Fox News Covered Trump’s Election DefeatNews anchors at Trump’s favorite network played it straight, calling Biden “president-elect” and casting doubt on the president’s election lawsuits.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. bleep
    Most Jersey Reporter Ever Tells Trump Supporter to ‘Buzz Off’ on Live TVBut it sounded like ‘F— Off.’ Really it did.
    By Rebecca Alter
  18. go go go joseph
    Lizzo, Lady Gaga, LeBron James and More Celebrate Joe Biden’s Election WinOf course Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted a Hamilton GIF.
    By Rebecca Alter
  19. politics
    Our First Female Vice-President-ElectKamala Harris will also be the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to assume the title.
    By Amanda Arnold
  20. power
    It’s Time to Look AheadToday is a victory, but the fight is far from over.
    By Camonghne Felix
  21. 😂
    Van Jones Cries Tears of Democrat Joy As CNN Names Biden President-ElectLet it all out, Van Jones.
    By Rebecca Alter
  22. the national interest
    The End of an Error: This Country Was Always Better than Donald TrumpTrump was never America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. 2020 election
    How Joe Biden Became President-ElectA long and winding path to the White House ended with a tense election week.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  24. election results
    Time Has Never Moved As Slowly As It Did This WeekEveryone wanted to talk about the election, and no one wanted to talk about the election.
    By Max Read
  25. new eras
    Biden’s Lame Duck PresidencyDemocrats have likely won the highest office, but nearly everything below is broken, blocked, or locked into dysfunction.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  26. the swamp
    The Final Gasp of Donald Trump’s PresidencyInside the White House on election week.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  27. 2021
    The Fate of the Country Rests on GeorgiaIn a state that’s been so red for so long, to hope feels daring, even dangerous.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. president trump
    Will Trump’s Lies About Rigged Elections Cost the GOP Senate Control?Republicans need to mobilize Trump fans to win in Georgia. Trump is telling his fans their votes don’t count, and the GOP doesn’t fight for them.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. 2020 elections
    Alaska’s Slow Ballot Count Adds to Senate UncertaintyThere’s a chance an Alaska U.S. Senate election could matter a lot. But thanks to local customs, we won’t know for a good while.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. 2020 election
    Trump Campaign Pivots From Victory Claims, Says Election Isn’t OverAn unsubtle messaging change from earlier in the week.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. no sleep for map guy
    Steve Kornacki Has at Least Been Forced to Take a Break“If I sit down, I’ll fall asleep.”
    By Jackson McHenry
  32. 2020 elections
    2020 Was a Disaster for Democrats Trying to Take Over State HousesAn ambitious and expensive effort to bust up Republican power in the states fell flat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. 2020 elections
    Scenes From Your Election DayNew York readers share images of their election experiences, including a sobering wait for returns and some unusually polite political graffiti.
    By The Editors
  34. 2020 elections
    Senate Control Will Now Be Decided by Two Runoff Elections in GeorgiaWe may have never seen anything like the intensity these runoffs will generate, particularly among Democrats trying to give Biden a chance to govern.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Steal the Election, But He’ll FailHe can’t stop the count.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. vision 2020
    Trump Scrambles for Legal Strategy to Stop DefeatA flurry of lawsuits from Team Trump may, at the very best, delay the inevitable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. maga
    ‘Trump Has Given Us a Gift’: GOP Insiders See Victory in Potential LossEven if he loses to Joe Biden, Republicans see a party with potential and a new president playing with a losing hand.
    By Ben Jacobs
  38. 2020 elections
    Republicans Make Shocking Gains in the HouseDemocrats were expected to win several seats, but will instead lose a handful. Nancy Pelosi now faces a potential revolt.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. wolves in wokes clothing
    Uber and Lyft’s Proposition 22 Win Is a Warning Shot to DemocratsCorporations co-opted the language of social justice to screw workers, and the party is too comfortable with it.
    By Sarah Jones
  40. vision 2020
    The Perpetually Frustrated Dream of the South Turning BlueThere remain signs of optimism for long-suffering southern Democrats, but 2020 was in most respects bitterly disappointing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. kanye 2020
    WELP: Guess How Many People Voted for ‘President Kanye’He appeared to concede his “campaign” — where else? — on Twitter.
    By Charu Sinha
  42. drugs
    Legal Weed and Shrooms Won Big Last NightSix states and the District of Columbia passed drug decriminalization initiatives.
    By Hannah Gold
  43. the national interest
    Joe Biden Is on Track to Win the Electoral CollegeThe mail ballots came in heavily for Biden overnight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. vision 2020
    What Donald Trump Wants the Supreme Court to Do to Help Him WinTrump may ask the Supreme Court’s conservative majority to kill ballots postmarked by Election Day but received later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. election 2020
    Savannah Guthrie Interrupts Trump’s ‘Not True’ SpeechHit that replay button.
    By Devon Ivie
  46. the national interest
    Trump Says Vote-Counting Should Only Continue in States Where He’s LosingA plot to steal the election, out in the open.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. election 2020
    Stephen Colbert on Why ‘It’s a Good Thing’ We Don’t Have Election Results Yet“I’m going to say something a little controversial, so don’t get mad at me.”
    By Devon Ivie
  48. 2020 vision
    Election Day Ends With Trump Catching Up, Biden Still FavoredPolls weren’t entirely correct and the president got a last-minute surge. Is it enough?
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. vision 2020
    We Can Tell a Better Story About Women’s VotesOn an Election Day with voting rights in peril, history can be our blueprint.
    By Irin Carmon
  50. 2020 election
    How We’re Feeling As America’s Moment of Truth ArrivesWith the election finally upon us, New York staffers take stock of their hopes and fears — and the psychic toll of the last four years.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  51. the national interest
    Trump: The U.S. Is Worse to Deal With Than Russia, China, or North KoreaThe president understands his true enemy: democracy.
    By Jonathan Chait
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