1. supreme court
    Trump’s Justices Show How They Might Help Him in Contested ElectionGorsuch defends Republican state legislatures’ power over election disputes. Kavanaugh echoes Trump’s attacks on mail-in ballots. Be very afraid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the system
    Two Visions of the Suburbs Are on the Ballot. Both Are Myths.To understand them as imagined by Donald Trump and Joe Biden, you first have to understand that they are actually talking about segregation.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. breonna taylor
    What Really Happened With the Breonna Taylor Grand Jury?Jurors have started speaking out about the secret proceedings. One called the attorney general’s actions “criminal.“
    By Bridget Read and Angelina Chapin
  4. the top line
    The World’s Best BureaucratAs chairman of the Federal Reserve during the pandemic, Jerome Powell has managed to do something almost unimaginable in Washington: a good job.
    By Josh Barro
  5. scotus
    Amy Coney Barrett Sworn in As Supreme Court JusticeA month after the apparent superspreader event at her nomination celebration, Barrett’s swearing-in locked in a 6-3 majority in the high court.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. vision 2020
    Why the Size of Biden’s Lead Still MattersThere’s the down-ballot impact, the possibility of polling error, and the need to keep Trump from declaring victory based on early returns.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. maga
    The 10 Strangest Moments From Trump’s Trifecta of Pennsylvania RalliesTrump recalled how his COVID doctors “would grab my body” and expressed his desire for the open road, yearning to “drive the hell out of here.”
    By Charlotte Klein
  9. politics
    Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Is Proof That Norms Are DeadEven if he loses next week, Trump got his third justice. The only question is: What are Democrats going to do about it if they gain power?
    By Sarah Jones
  10. covid-19 stimulus
    Another Day of Overtime Stimulus Talks Ends With No DealBoth sides are accusing the other of “moving the goal posts,” but in the end, it’s Trump who needs a preelection announcement.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. climate change
    Republicans Put the Oil Industry Above Economic GrowthThe GOP is what it purports to oppose: A party that would rather subsidize its favorite declining industries than promote creative destruction.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. scenes from your election day
    Scenes From Your Election DayNew York wants to see what your election experience looks like in this unprecedented, emotionally charged year.
    By The Editors
  13. politics
    Jared Kushner Told the Truth About Republicans and Black PeopleThe president’s son-in-law said what a lot of conservatives really believe.
    By Sarah Jones
  14. the national interest
    Trump Admits China, Russia, North Korea are Rooting for Him to Beat Biden“President Xi from China, President Putin from Russia, Kim Jong-un, North Korea … They don’t want to deal with Sleepy Joe.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. vision 2020
    Supreme Court’s Vague Election Orders Are a 2020 Wild CardRepublicans want the Supreme Court to stop lower-court judges from liberalizing voting rules, and the Court’s conservative majority often complies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. just asking questions
    How to Restore the Justice Department After Trump Leaves OfficeConstitutional-law expert Mark Tushnet on his call for a bipartisan commission to investigate the many ways the DOJ shattered norms under Trump.
    By James D. Walsh
  17. the national interest
    Trump Let the Right Make Him the Herbert Hoover of the CoronavirusThe virus was a chance for Trump to revive his presidency. He blew it by listening to conservatives.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. four long years
    The Birth of an Extraordinary Modern Progressive MovementThe last four years have been an era of radical right-wing rule in Washington — and of remarkable left-wing populist response.
    By Rebecca Traister
  19. the swamp
    The Tortured Self-Justification of a Trump EnablerHow an anonymous Republican squares his love of power with his contempt for the president.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  20. coronavirus
    Pence Defies Quarantine As White House Deems His Campaign Presence ‘Essential’After exposure to multiple COVID-positive aides, Pence’s essential work this week includes traveling to rallies on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  21. vision 2020
    Win or Lose, Republicans Need a Better Plan for the Future ElectorateBy 2024, millennial and Gen-Z voters are going to give a distinctly diverse and leftward tilt to politics. Trumpism won’t cut it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. vision 2020
    Facebook Prepares Potential Emergency Measures for the Election: ReportThe platform is reportedly planning to change users’ news feeds and slow the sharing of viral content if election violence becomes a reality.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. covid-19
    White House Chief of Staff: ‘We Are Not Going to Control the Pandemic’After a new White House outbreak, Trump’s chief of staff tried to defend the administration’s inability to take COVID-19 seriously. It wasn’t pretty.
    By Chas Danner
  24. new york city
    How Democrat Max Rose Is Still Taking a Stand for His Trump Country SeatHis point-blank, anti-politician campaign might make him the first Democratic congressman to win reelection in Staten Island since 1978.
    By David Freedlander
  25. how was your week?
    1,443 New York Readers on Their Plans for Election Night and the Holidays“This year it’s turkey pot pie for one.”
    By The Editors
  26. the national interest
    Even If Trump Loses, Republicans’ Authoritarian Ambitions Will Live OnWhat an election can and can’t save.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. coronavirus
    U.S. Sets New Record in Daily COVID-19 Cases, As Third Wave Surges OnWith winter looming, the pandemic is getting worse and there is no end in sight.
    By Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner
  28. vision 2020
    Is Republican Voter Suppression Starting to Backfire?The same dynamic that led Wisconsin Democrats to turn out massively in the teeth of a pandemic could be fueling the surge in early voting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Never Forget the Hypothetical Victims of Biden’s Swine Flu DisasterBiden’s pandemic was much worse, except for the lack of death.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. domestic terror
    Militias Pose High Risk of Election Violence, New Report SaysAntifa isn’t a real threat. The far right is.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. politics
    Focus Group Slams Trump for No Empathy in Final Presidential DebateVeteran pollster Stan Greenberg says it was a “disastrous” performance by the president, according to people who watched.
    By Sarah Jones
  32. the national circus
    Biden Makes the Strongest Case Yet for His PresidencyTo anyone not grading on a curve, there was a clear winner of Thursday’s debate.
    By Frank Rich
  33. poll position
    Where Trump and the GOP Need Immediate Gains to Win on Election DayIt’s getting late in the day for a Republican surge, and the trouble for Trump and his party is that they trail over a large landscape.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. ballot initiatives
    Americans Will Vote on 120 Statewide Ballot Initiatives in This ElectionFrom criminal-justice reform to affirmative action to gig-worker protections, voters have a lot to consider beyond which candidates they prefer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. coronavirus stimulus
    How a Second Stimulus Check Could Be Approved After the ElectionIf Pelosi and Mnuchin can’t do a deal before Election Day, a lot of possibilities and perils will emerge — not all of them good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to Make Biden Look Senile Disappeared Without a TraceThe whole plan was to expose Biden’s supposed dementia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. legacy
    Honoring Her WishIn conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s granddaughter, ACLU fellow Clara Spera.
    By Irin Carmon
  38. presidential debates
    3 Reasons Trump Lost the Final Presidential DebateThe president spent his last 90 minutes of free airtime advertising his lack of empathy and opposition to the minimum wage.
    By Eric Levitz
  39. politics
    ‘Grand Slam’: GOP Insiders Texted Me Their Honest Feelings About Final DebateRepublicans feel buoyed by the president who wasn’t a complete disaster this time around.
    By Ben Jacobs
  40. presidential debates
    Trump Started the Debate Disciplined, Then Lapsed Into Being HimselfTrump needed to make a coherent case that his record entitles him to a second term. He tried that, then began raving in right-wing code.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. 2020 presidential debates
    Highlights From the Final Trump-Biden DebateIt went a lot better than last time, but the calm of civility only lasted so long.
    By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb
  42. the national interest
    Trump Tries to Make ‘Laptop From Hell’ the New Hillary Emails. It Won’t Work.It’s not 2016, and Biden isn’t Clinton.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. politics
    Arizona Is Ready to Toss Trump — and the Rest of the GOPIn the waning days of the election, Jeff Flake sees a Democratic tide coming to sweep over the state that elected him, McCain, and Goldwater.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  44. vision 2020
    What We Know About the Final Trump-Biden Debate: Time & How to WatchA brief guide to watching the final presidential debate, plus the latest batch of controversies.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Matt Stieb
  45. fake news
    Trump Releases Footage of Yet-to-Air 60 Minutes InterviewThe president told Lesley Stahl he wasn’t ready for tough questions, then cut things short after some tough questions.
    By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart
  46. vision 2020
    New Poll Confirms That High Youth Turnout Would Doom TrumpVoters under 35 back Biden in 41 states; in Texas and Georgia, young voters oppose Trump by roughly 20 points.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. the national interest
    Biden’s Supreme Court Answer: Reform It, Don’t Pack ItA carefully worded reply that reveals a lot.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. i voted
    ‘I Voted’ Stickers for Everyone Who Needs OneA New York Magazine collaboration with 48 artists
    By The Editors
  49. vision 2020
    U.S. Intelligence Accuses Iran and Russia of Interfering in 2020 ElectionTehran reportedly imitated the Proud Boys to send threatening emails to Democrats by obtaining voter information, as Russia did.
    By Justin Miller
  50. vision 2020
    Obama Rips Into Trump in First In-Person Campaign Event for BidenThough he reportedly planned on sitting out this campaign season, Obama said Trump’s actions embolden people “to be cruel and divisive and racist.”
    By Matt Stieb
  51. amy coney barrett
    Judiciary Committee Democrats Won’t Show Up for Final Vote on BarrettAfter Dianne Feinstein’s lovefest with Graham last week, Dems feel the need to demonstrate their opposition more forcefully.
    By Ed Kilgore
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