1. 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
  2. power
    It’s Time to Look AheadToday is a victory, but the fight is far from over.
    By Camonghne Felix
  3. 😂
    Van Jones Cries Tears of Democrat Joy As CNN Names Biden President-ElectLet it all out, Van Jones.
    By Rebecca Alter
  4. the national interest
    The End of an Error: This Country Was Always Better than Donald TrumpTrump was never America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. the swamp
    The Final Gasp of Donald Trump’s PresidencyInside the White House on election week.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 2020 election
    Trump Campaign Pivots From Victory Claims, Says Election Isn’t OverAn unsubtle messaging change from earlier in the week.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Steal the Election, But He’ll FailHe can’t stop the count.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. kanye 2020
    WELP: Guess How Many People Voted for ‘President Kanye’He appeared to concede his “campaign” — where else? — on Twitter.
    By Charu Sinha
  25. drugs
    Legal Weed and Shrooms Won Big Last NightSix states and the District of Columbia passed drug decriminalization initiatives.
    By Hannah Gold
  26. the national interest
    Joe Biden Is on Track to Win the Electoral CollegeThe mail ballots came in heavily for Biden overnight.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. 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
  28. election 2020
    Savannah Guthrie Interrupts Trump’s ‘Not True’ SpeechHit that replay button.
    By Devon Ivie
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. countdown
    The Sidekick’s Final Ride: Pence Makes One More Push for TrumpWith the man who may never be president.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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