1. coronavirus stimulus
    Mitch McConnell Preps New Skinny Stimulus Bill With Skinny ChecksThe latest Republican proposal would be DOA with Democrats, so it looks like another means to just appease Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 2020 elections
    We May Have to Wait for Senate Election Results, TooFor reasons ranging from slow counts of mail ballots to funky majority-vote requirements, we may not know who controls the Senate until January.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. covid-19
    Who in President Trump’s Orbit Has Tested Positive for COVID-19?Pentagon leaders, senators, campaign bigwigs, and career staff have all fallen ill — and at least one hospitalized.
    By Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner
  4. vision 2020
    Trump’s Comeback Strategy: Deliver Same Old Message, But LouderThe president’s campaign is in trouble, but he can’t seem to think of anything other than yelling at swing voters and demonizing Democrats even more.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Rudy Found Biden Emails That Totally Weren’t Stolen by RussiaUnless Trump’s lawyer is cooperating with a Russian hack-and-leak October surprise? Nah.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. vision 2020
    Trump, Biden to Hold Competing Town Halls Instead of DebateSadly, voters will have to wait to witness the unmatched eloquence on display two weeks ago.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. supreme court
    Why the Barrett Hearings Are Generating Less Outrage Than Kavanaugh’sUnlike Trump’s last Supreme Court pick, Barrett is not embroiled in scandal — but that’s not the only reason the temperature is lower this time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. supreme court
    Amy Coney Barrett Is the Perfect Victim for the Christian RightRepublicans defend her by using the same “religious liberty” arguments that trample over the rights of women and minorities.
    By Sarah Jones
  10. poll position
    Biden Takes Double-Digit Polling Lead As Clock Ticks for TrumpIn the presidential races as in the Senate, Democrats don’t have a lock on victory but have many paths to get there.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Conservative Think Tank Finds Biden Tax Hike Only Hurts the RichThe rich will pay more, but the economy will be fine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. vision 2020
    Giuliani Threw a Potential Superspreader Event for Trump in PhillyHe tried to whip up Italian Americans with racism, conspiracy theories, and attacks on Joe Biden as a bad Catholic in pivotal Pennsylvania.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  13. coronavirus stimulus
    3 Reasons Pelosi Should Take Trump’s $1.8 Trillion Stimulus DealThe U.S. economy needs stimulus now — and there’s a high risk that Biden won’t be able to provide any next year.
    By Eric Levitz
  14. the national interest
    Trump’s Incompetence Does Not Excuse His AuthoritarianismThe plot against America will probably fail. But it might succeed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. election 2020
    Kanye Releases Presidential Campaign Ad Telling Voters to ‘Write In Kanye West’Featuring one very compelling J.K. Simmons look-alike.
    By Rebecca Alter
  16. covid-19
    The Third Wave of the Pandemic Is HereThe coronavirus is once again gaining ground, with no end — or plan — in sight.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  17. supreme court
    Amy Coney Barrett’s Judicial Neutrality Is a Political FictionWhen Barrett says that she interprets “the laws as written,” she is really asserting that right-wing jurisprudence is objective truth.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. white house outbreak
    Trump Brags About His COVID-19 Immunity, Feuds With FauciHe’s heralding the “protective glow” of his immunity, but antibodies can’t shield him from the political consequences of his incompetence.
    By Chas Danner
  19. in conversation
    Andrew Cuomo on His Pandemic Response and New York’s FutureAlternately combative and reflective, the governor tries to make sense of the last seven months.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  20. how was your week?
    1,663 New York Readers on Trump, COVID, and Election Anxiety“Every day brings a fresh news nightmare that would’ve been unimaginable to 2014 me.”
    By The Editors
  21. the national interest
    Trump’s Genetic Delusions Are Being Put to the TestThe president’s obsession with DNA is not only an expression of racism, but also an explanation for the bizarre passivity of his pandemic response.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. white house outbreak
    Trump Says COVID-19 ‘Is Disappearing’ at First Public Event Since Catching ItHow much Trump’s own illness is disappearing remains in question, however, following a new statement from his doctor.
    By Chas Danner
  23. foreign policy
    Armenia and Azerbaijan Are at War. Does President Trump Even Know?As the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict threatens to escalate into a proxy war between Russia and Turkey, the once-influential U.S. sits on the sidelines.
    By Jonah Shepp
  24. white house outbreak
    Even the Creator of Veep Couldn’t Make the Last Week UpArmando Iannucci on a presidency that has surpassed satire.
    By Armando Iannucci
  25. poll position
    It’s Harder Than it Looks for Democrats to Win the SenateRecent polls show many newly competitive Democratic Senate candidates, but they could still fall short of a majority even if Biden wins.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. social media
    Twitter Adds ‘Friction’ to Limit Election Chaos, But Is It Enough?With one eye on President Trump, the company introduced a raft of changes to prevent dangerous misinformation from going viral on Election Night.
    By Chas Danner
  27. politics
    Second Presidential Debate Canceled After Trump Refuses Virtual FormatThe president demanded to appear onstage with Biden, which unraveled the process and led to the first-such cancellation ever.
    By Justin Miller
  28. the national interest
    The Press Found Two More Apparent Trump Financial Crimes TodayThe odds of Trump going to prison just got a little higher.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. coronavirus stimulus
    Erratic Trump Is All Over the Place on Stimulus DealMuch as Trump wants to sign new checks, it’s hard to see how a deal gets done with the president sowing chaos and Pelosi holding all the cards.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the top line
    Wall Street Got What It Wanted From Trump and Is Ready for BidenBad news for the president is making markets bullish. What’s going on?
    By Josh Barro
  31. the national interest
    Barr Tried to Charge Trump’s Deep State Enemies for the Russia Probe. He Failed.What if the Obama-Biden coup wasn’t real?
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. coronavirus stimulus
    Trump Tries to Revive Stimulus Talks He Blew UpHe is suddenly all-in on striking an argument, but so far Nancy Pelosi is unmoved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. white house outbreak
    Trump Lashes Out at Everyone After a Week in QuarantineIn interviews on Thursday on Fox News and Fox Business Network, Trump found targets on both sides of the aisle.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. white house outbreak
    Trump’s Physician Says He Is ‘Safe’ to Begin ‘Public Engagements’ on SaturdayTrump has taken the advice to heart, telling Sean Hannity that he plans to hold a rally in Florida on Saturday night.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. politics
    Trump Won’t Debate Unless There’s a Risk of Infecting BidenAfter refusing to participate virtually, Trump proposed delayed, in-person debates. Biden’s team says they won’t bend to his “erratic behavior.”
    By Sarah Jones
  36. extremism
    FBI Says It Broke Up Plot to Kidnap and Try Michigan’s Governor for ‘Treason’Thirteen men are accused of conspiring to violently overthrow the state government over Whitmer’s coronavirus shutdown orders.
    By Justin Miller
  37. the national circus
    Trump Is Flailing and Pence Did Nothing to HelpThe vice-president barely even tried to answer for his boss’s catastrophic COVID failure at Wednesday night’s debate.
    By Frank Rich
  38. vision 2020
    Pence Won’t Own Up to His Anti-Abortion CrusadeIf we know nothing else about the vice-president, it’s that he is devoted to the most extreme position on abortion policy available.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. power
    An Unarmed Black Man Tried to Shake Hands With a Cop. He Was Shot Dead.Jonathan Price, 31, was shot four times in the torso after his family says he broke up a domestic dispute.
    By Bridget Read
  40. vision 2020
    Trump Calls Kamala Harris a ‘Monster’In an appearance on Fox Business, the amped-up president also called for the arrest of his political opponents.
    By Benjamin Hart
  41. the national interest
    Republican Senator Blurts Out That He Hates DemocracyMike Lee loves Trump because they’re both authoritarian.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. vision 2020
    Should We Stop Panicking About Trump Stealing the Election?The odds of a contested presidential election have dropped. But until Trump’s attacks on mail ballots are repudiated by his party, some risk remains.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. 2020 vice-presidential debate
    No One Won the Pence-Harris Debate. But Trump Lost.The jarringly normal debate drove home how much worse Trump is at politics than his “generic Republican” running mate.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. vision 2020
    Pence Failed at His One Debate Job: Shifting the Focus From COVID-19After the VP debate, the campaign still revolves around COVID-19 spreading through the White House and Trump’s terrible pandemic response.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. politics
    Trump May Return to Campaign Trail Next Week: Live UpdatesIt is not clear whether the president is still receiving steroid treatment, and other mysteries remain.
    By Matt Stieb, Chas Danner, and Margaret Hartmann
  46. the national interest
    3 Factors That Decided the Harris-Pence Vice-Presidential DebatePence is sharper than Trump, but Harris is way sharper than Biden.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. vice-presidential debate
    Highlights From the 2020 Vice-Presidential DebateIt was a far more orderly affair than last week’s debacle, Harris hammered Pence on the White House pandemic response, and there was a fly.
    By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb
  48. executive functions
    ‘Disease Detectives’ on Contact Tracing a Reckless PresidentCDC veterans say the White House outbreak was all but inevitable.
    By Molly McCluskey
  49. vision 2020
    Pandemic-Theater Plexiglass Barrier Will Separate Both VP Candidates After AllAfter days of negotiation, Mike Pence and Kamala Harris have settled on a questionable virus-fighting solution for their debate on Wednesday.
    By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart
  50. coronavirus stimulus
    After Killing Stimulus, Trump Tries to Revive Deal by Shouting on TwitterA day after blowing up stimulus negotiations, Trump issued unilateral demands for a deal on Twitter, increasing concerns that he’s losing his grip.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Remote Learning Is a Catastrophe. Teachers Unions Share the Blame.What’s good for teachers is not what’s good for students.
    By Jonathan Chait
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