1. the national interest
    Trump’s Election Eve Message Focuses on Refusing to Pay Microphone GuyIt’s what the Wisconsin working class cares about.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. countdown
    The Sidekick’s Final Ride: Pence Makes One More Push for TrumpWith the man who may never be president.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  3. vision 2020
    What to Watch for on Election Night: An Hour-by-Hour GuideHere’s when we’re likely to know if we’re looking at another Trump upset, a Biden landslide, or a fight that goes into a turbulent overtime.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Marco Rubio Supports Trump’s Authoritarian Political Violence NowA barometric measure of the party’s descent over four years.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. vision 2020
    How Likely Is a Premature Trump Declaration of Victory?Trump needs a win or a draw in several close states, including Pennsylvania, before he can think about claiming victory or contesting the results.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. october surprise
    How Trump and Barr’s October Surprise Went BustThe attorney general’s pressure on John Durham nearly blew up the investigation that the president hoped would help swing the election.
    By Murray Waas
  8. just asking questions
    Scott Galloway on the Antitrust Case Against GoogleThe case is sure to take years, but the ramifications for Silicon Valley — and the country in general — may be huge.
    By James D. Walsh
  9. vision 2020
    Trump Closes Campaign With Bold Anti-Democracy, Pro-Violence MessageThe president apparently believes he can win over moderates by vowing to fire Fauci, subvert democracy, and promote political violence.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. politics
    The Working Families Party’s Fight for SurvivalCan Cuomo kill the left’s best chance at its own political party?
    By James D. Walsh
  11. the national interest
    Trump Says He Will Fire Dr. Anthony Fauci After the ElectionTrump couldn’t keep his plan secret another three days.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. gop
    Will the GOP Become the Party of Men?Republicans have stumbled upon a logical — if ironic — solution to their diversity problem.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  13. scenes from your election day
    Scenes From Your Election DayNew York readers share images of their election experiences, including portraits from East Harlem, a voter’s very patient cat, and some free pizza.
    By The Editors
  14. politics
    How the Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Europe’s Far RightCOVID-19 led to setbacks for many far-right parties across Europe as issues like immigration receded and voters sought out competent leadership.
    By Vincent Bevins
  15. how was your week?
    1,613 New York Readers on Civic Participation and Early Voting in 2020“I have donated more money this election cycle than in my whole life combined.”
    By The Editors
  16. poll position
    There’s an Outlier Poll for Whatever You Want to Hear Right NowPolling averages in presidential and Senate races are fairly stable, but you can cherry-pick surveys going in all sorts of directions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. coronavirus
    Trump Rallies Leave Trail of COVID Spikes in Their WakeFourteen counties that hosted MAGA rallies had increased rates of COVID cases one month later, in some cases outpacing rates in the rest of the state.
    By Charlotte Klein
  18. voter turnout
    Texas Has Already Exceeded Its 2016 Turnout. Here’s What That Means.The county-level early voting data offers Democrats good and bad news — and one key lesson.
    By Eric Levitz
  19. vision 2020
    Trump Changes Plans, Will Hunker Down in White House on Election NightThis should ensure plenty of time for angry and misleading tweeting as results roll in.
    By Benjamin Hart
  20. the national interest
    Trump Tells the Supreme Court It’s on His Election TeamPresident says the Court has a stake in him winning. He’s right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    Donald Trump Jr. Falsely Claims Coronavirus Deaths ‘Down to Almost Nothing’He’s a nepotist, dammit, not an epidemiologist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. coronavirus
    U.S. Reaches New Daily High of COVID Cases, Tops 9 Million in TotalThe United States recorded 89,940 cases on Thursday, a record that will be shattered soon, considering the uncontrolled spread of the virus.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. fox news
    Why Did Tucker Carlson Mail Hunter Biden Documents on a Flash Drive?Carlson’s purportedly damning package on Biden family corruption wasn’t stolen, though it did turn out he sent digital documents through the mail.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. covid-19
    Second Coronavirus Wave Propels European Countries Into Lockdown 2.0France, Germany announce lockdowns that will last at least a month. “We no longer have control of the spread of the virus,” Chancellor Merkel warned.
    By Charlotte Klein
  25. vision 2020
    Trump’s Voter-Suppression Strategy Is a Crisis (Even If It Backfires)Historic turnout doesn’t erase the threat posed by the GOP’s open contempt for the political rights of its opposition.
    By Eric Levitz
  26. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Tuesday’s Worst-Case ScenarioBiden may well win in a landslide, but there’s still plenty to keep liberal insomniacs awake.
    By Frank Rich
  27. supreme court
    How the Supreme Court Has Already Tinkered With the 2020 ElectionThe Court has deferred to state decisions about mail-ballot deadlines and other election issues, with some conservatives clearly wanting to intervene.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. dr. fauci
    Dr. Fauci Predicts No ‘Semblances of Normality’ Until 2022Yikes.
    By Hannah Gold
  29. the national interest
    Trump Corruptly Meddled With Probe Into Crimes by Turkish BankIf Trump wins, the House should impeach him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. vision 2020
    Kelly Loeffler Claims She’s ‘Not Familiar’ With Access Hollywood TapeWell, that’s a new one.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. scenes from your election day
    Scenes From Your Election DayNew York readers share images of their election experiences, including PPE in Sacramento, an early-voting reflection, and some very happy waiting.
    By The Editors
  32. politics
    Kanye’s 2020 Run May Be the Future of Presidential PoliticsThe next Trump or Yeezus won’t even need a party — just celebrity, money, and an actual campaign.
    By Ben Jacobs
  33. coronavirus
    The 5 Worst Things Jared Kushner Told Bob Woodward About Trump’s COVID StrategyIn a newly published interview with Bob Woodward, Jared Kushner said in April that Trump wanted to get “the country back from the doctors.”
    By Charlotte Klein
  34. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Reports He Lost the Only Copy of Documents That Nail BidenMaybe see if a Canadian girlfriend from summer camp stole them?
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. feminism
    Trump’s Base Isn’t Housewives, It’s TradwivesThe president has provoked an internal gender war.
    By Sarah Jones
  36. politics
    Anonymous ‘Resistance Inside the Trump Administration’ Guy Is Former DHS StafferThe notorious op-ed belongs to Miles Taylor, who wrote about how he fought Trump’s worst impulses while selling one of his most abhorrent policies.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. poll position
    COVID Resurgence May Keep Trump From Closing the Gap With BidenAs Trump urges voters to stop dwelling on his handling of the pandemic, COVID-19 is making an attention-grabbing comeback, especially in the Midwest.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. vision 2020
    Will Anyone Possibly Be Able to Call the Presidential Race on Election Night?Why you should be extra-skeptical of pundits (and the president) making declarations on November 3.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. supreme court
    Want Nonpartisan Court Reform? Add 4 Liberal Justices.Manufacturing a liberal majority is likely a prerequisite for preventing the Roberts Court from striking down unprecedented nonpartisan reforms.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. the national interest
    Badgers Football COVID Outbreak Might Doom Trump in WisconsinA high-profile symbol of Trump’s failure.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. vision 2020
    Georgia Is Still a Purple State Only in TheoryBiden’s visit suggests the president’s segregationist bid for the suburbs isn’t working as he hoped. But Trump is the favorite until proven otherwise.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  42. vision 2020
    Trump Supporters Left Stranded in Cold After Omaha RallySeveral people were taken to area hospitals with hypothermia after an organizational breakdown at the event.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. the national interest
    The Stench of Trump’s Racism Will Cling to His Enablers ForeverConservatives who say they just want to stick it to woke radicals have exposed themselves.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the swamp
    The Winners of Trump’s WashingtonFifty-one insiders who profited off the presidency.
  45. politics
    Where the Trump Revolution Started and EndedRepublicans thought they had a realignment on their hands four years ago. Iowa shows why they were wrong.
    By Ben Jacobs
  46. trump campaign
    Trump Campaign Website Hacked in Apparent Cryptocurrency ScamA message up for around 30 minutes baselessly claimed that voters would soon learn that “the trump-gov is involved in the origin of the coronavirus.”
    By Matt Stieb
  47. walter wallace jr.
    National Guard Mobilized in Philly After Police Killing of Walter Wallace Jr.Several hundred guardsmen will be deployed to Philadelphia within 48 hours, following the police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. on Monday.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. politics
    Hopes for a Stimulus Deal Before the Election Are DeadThe economy is on its own until January or later.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. vision 2020
    How Trump Failed to Make This a ‘Choice’ ElectionCOVID-19 and Joe Biden’s nomination screwed up Trump’s original campaign strategy, and he never adjusted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. trump campaign
    Trump Has Given Up on Reaching Voters Who Think COVID Is ‘a Big Deal’“If you think Covid is a big deal, then you are not voting for the president,” a Trump ally said this week, forfeiting 65 percent of the electorate.
    By Eric Levitz
  51. games
    If Trump Wins, Athletes Might Just Stop PlayingA shock victory next week would have a tectonic effect on activists in the NFL and other leagues.
    By Will Leitch
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