1. past is prologue
    Are We Repeating the Pandemic Election Year of a Century Ago?There are similarities between 1920 and 2020, but Trump is no Woodrow Wilson and Biden is no Warren Harding.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. coronavirus
    Trump Says COVID-19 Will ‘Go Away’ Thanks to a ‘Herd Mentality’“You’ll develop like a herd mentality,” he said, describing one way out of the pandemic. “It’s going to be herd-developed and that’s going to happen.”
    By Matt Stieb
  3. department of justice
    DOJ Opens Criminal Inquiry Into John Bolton’s Recent BookThe Department of Justice is reportedly investigating if the former national security adviser illegally disclosed classified information.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. 2020 elections
    Ranked-Choice Voting Would Prevent Minor-Party SpoilersSusan Collins might not like Maine’s new system come November, but it helps protect the freedom to choose minor parties and avoids the “spoiled” vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. climate change
    Biden’s Climate Messaging Skirts an Inconvenient Truth“It’s too late to make things better, but we can limit how much worse things get” doesn’t seem to play well on the stump.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. coronavirus stimulus
    Bipartisan Stimulus Bill Offers Down-the-Middle Compromise, Plus a Second CheckLeaders of the Problem Solvers Caucus have acknowledged that they’re mainly hoping to jump-start negotiations. Trump may be most likely to bite.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Noted Bibliophobe Donald Trump Claims He Read 466-Page Woodward Book in 1 NightAn extraordinary all-night reading session for the book-averse president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. past is prologue
    The Reasons To Not Like IkeAs the new Eisenhower Memorial opens, a more measured examination of the 34th president and his legacy is appropriate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    National Review Has Elevated Anti-Anti-Trumpism to an Art FormJoe Biden isn’t a perfect human, so let’s call the character issue a tie.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. vision 2020
    Trump Ad Asking Americans to ‘Support Our Troops’ Features Russian JetsAn image that the campaign ran the week of 9/11 appears to be asking Americans to support the wrong troops.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. just asking questions
    Bill Gates on the Pandemic: ‘You Hope It Doesn’t Stretch Past 2022.’The philanthropist shares his thoughts about COVID-19 vaccines, America’s failures, and when we can expect real global relief.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  13. the top line
    We’re Heading Toward the Worst Possible Outcome on TikTokIt’s likely that the deal will enrich the Trump-allied firm Oracle without the upside of reduced Chinese influence that we were supposed to get.
    By Josh Barro
  14. vision 2020
    Greens Off Wisconsin Ballot, Kanye Hanging On By a ThreadThe top Wisconsin court ruled that the need to get mail ballots out before a hard deadline this week trumps minor-party appeals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. inequality
    Study: Inequality Robs $2.5 Trillion From U.S. Workers Each YearIf America’s level of income inequality had remained constant since 1970, the median U.S. worker would now make $100,000 a year.
    By Eric Levitz
  16. poll position
    50 Days Out, Biden Doing Better in Polls Than Clinton, Obama, or KerryThe only candidate to overcome as big a disadvantage as Trump faces now is Obama in 2008, and all hell broke loose that fall.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. vision 2020
    Trump Pulls TV Ads Off the Air Entirely in Key StatesThe president’s campaign has ceded a TV advantage to Biden just as the election hits the home stretch.
    By Benjamin Hart
  18. politics
    Donald Trump Could Be on Trial Sooner Than You ThinkThe criminal case against him is already in the works.
    By Jeff Wise
  19. politics
    The Case for ConsequencesFor the Republic to survive Trump’s presidency, he must be tried for his crimes. Even if that sparks a constitutional crisis of its own.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. coronavirus
    Trump Holds Indoor Rally Outside Las Vegas, Defying State COVID GuidelinesThe Trump campaign seems to have learned little since its last indoor rally, which was tied to a local uptick in coronavirus cases.
    By Matt Stieb
  21. vision 2020
    Bloomberg to Spend $100 Million to Help Biden Defeat Trump in FloridaThe billionaire is fulfilling a long-delayed vow with a major ad buy in a swing state pivotal to both campaigns.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. misinformation
    HHS Officials Altered CDC COVID-19 Reports to Help TrumpTrump-appointed officials have been interfering to protect the president’s deliberately misleading COVID-19 spin.
    By Chas Danner
  23. vision 2020
    In a Contested Election, This Time Democrats Won’t Be Drowned OutIn 2000, Republicans intimidated their way to a stolen election. If Trump tries that again, he may face peaceful mass demonstrations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. filibuster reform
    Abolishing Filibuster May Be Job One for a Democratic SenateProgressive activists want to get filibuster reform done in a quick blitz early in 2021.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    Federal Appeals Court Slams Door on Reenfranchisement of Florida Ex-FelonsIn a case affecting over a million Floridians, the conservative court let the state undercut a ballot initiative restoring their voting rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. vision 2020
    Wisconsin Ballot-Access Legal Battle Could Screw Up Voting by MailDon’t look now, but the chaos over Wisconsin’s April primary could be repeated in November as courts interfere with mail-ballot timetables.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. policing
    You Can’t Vote Out the PoliceThe problem of the police riot goes beyond partisan and even electoral remedies.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, Working With Active Russian Agent to Smear BidenRudy Giuliani claims he didn’t suspect known Russian agent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the law
    In E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit, Trump Hopes to Win by LosingRather than facing defamation allegations in court, Trump is using the Justice Department to stall — never mind the damage to DOJ integrity.
    By Barbara McQuade
  30. trump rally
    Trump Takes His Pitch to Suburban Voters to Its Absurd Conclusion“Does anybody want to have somebody from antifa as a member, a resident of your suburb? I don’t think so.”
    By Matt Stieb
  31. vision 2020
    Vice-Presidential Debate Moderator Hosted Party Honoring Pence ProtégéIn D.C., journalists and the powerful people they cover are often friends. Is that a problem when it comes to moderating a high-stakes debate?
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. vision 2020
    Social-Media Platforms Will Discourage Premature Election Victory ClaimsWhat Twitter and Facebook are doing should be emulated and expanded by all broadcast and cable networks before Election Night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. president trump
    Leaked Audio Reveals CNN Head Jeff Zucker Floated a Trump ‘Weekly Show’ in 2016In March 2016, Zucker told Michael Cohen that he had “all these proposals” for Trump, though he was dominating the Republican primary at the time.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. coronavirus stimulus
    As Congressional Action on Stimulus Fails, Trump Could Actually Play PresidentThe failed Senate GOP “skinny stimulus” bill was a joke and negotiations have stalled, leaving Trump, for now, to act alone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Trump Binge-Watched Fox News All Night, Woke Up to Watch More Fox“I don’t watch much TV.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. relief
    McConnell’s ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Bill Is Dead. Good Riddance.A partisan pre-election symbolic measure, this bill loaded with poison pills has taken the two parties even further apart in stimulus negotiations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national circus
    Why Woodward’s Book Won’t Break ThroughVoters already know everything they need to about the president’s deadly callousness and indifference.
    By Frank Rich
  38. the blame game
    White House, Allies Attempt Defense in Woodward DebacleTucker Carlson pinned the blame for the entire episode on Lindsey Graham.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. the national interest
    Trump Avoided Overreacting to the Coronavirus. Mission Accomplished!Maybe presidential overreaction to this pandemic was not the main threat?
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. vision 2020
    There’s Still a Reason for Trump Rallies, for Trump at LeastThe MAGA rallies — which aren’t technically MAGA rallies — are helping the president workshop his campaign message in real time.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  41. coronavirus
    Panicker-in-Chief Claims He Lied About COVID-19 to ‘Reduce Panic’Hardly a minute goes by that Trump isn’t trying to instill fear or induce panic. It’s his chosen strategy for reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. supreme court
    Trump Adds Cotton, Cruz, and Hawley to His Supreme Court Prospect ListIf you think a Justice Kavanaugh is bad, consider Justice Cotton, Justice Cruz, or Justice Hawley.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. department of homeland security
    Whistleblower Alleges DHS Head Tried to Alter Intelligence to Fit Trump RhetoricA DHS official claims that Acting Director Chad Wolf told him to downplay Russia’s election-interference threat because it made Trump “look bad.”
    By Matt Stieb
  44. vision 2020
    Top Republican Election Lawyer Trashes Trump’s ‘Voter Fraud’ LiesBen Ginsberg tried to find widespread “voter fraud” for decades. Now he’s calling out Trump’s claims as fraudulent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    The 5 Wildest Revelations in Bob Woodward’s New Trump Book“I always wanted to play it down.” Maybe don’t admit that on tape?
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. vision 2020
    Is the Rust Belt or the Sun Belt the Key Battleground Region in 2020?Less than two months from Election Day, the pivotal region for the campaigns to focus on is the same one that won it all for Trump in 2016.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. climate change
    Federal Report Warns of Financial Disaster of Climate ChangeA report from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission confirms that business-as-usual emissions are extremely bad for business.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. president trump
    Everything We Learned From Michael Cohen’s BookTrump’s former fixer details new allegations of racism and says he helped ensure Jerry Falwell Jr.’s endorsement by burying “personal” photos.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. vision 2021
    Biden 2020: Change That Wall Street Liberals Can Believe In?Biden seems interested in redistributing income, but not in challenging the private power of his party’s favorite industries.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. coronavirus stimulus
    Republican ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Bill Just a Feeble GestureOnce this effort to get all Senate Republicans on board with a partisan proposal is past, maybe real negotiations can resume.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. vision 2020
    Trump Backers Make a Case for Stealing Election, Before Biden Gets the ChanceConservatives are advancing a dangerous argument, suggesting a premature Trump victory declaration may be justified by a planned Democratic coup.
    By Ed Kilgore
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