1. covid-19
    Drug Companies Try to Assure Americans That Vaccines Won’t Be RushedThe CEOs of nine pharmaceutical giants signed on to a statement promoting science over expediency.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. the national interest
    No, Trump Is Not Threatening the Military-Industrial Complex’s ProfitsThe most absurd “deep state” conspiracy yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. vision 2020
    The 2020 Trump Campaign Is Reportedly a Financial MessThe campaign spent over $800 million of its $1.1 billion haul — including some questionable purchases — before the fall homestretch began.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. beautiful ‘boaters’
    Boats Keep Sinking at the Trump Boat ParadesAn analysis of an emerging trend.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. scandals
    What We Know About Louis DeJoy’s Campaign Finance ScandalThe postmaster general allegedly operated an illegal “straw-donor” scheme at his former company.
    By Chas Danner
  7. vision 2020
    Kanye West’s Nearly $7 Million Presidential Campaign Has Hit Some Legal SnagsThe rapper has been thrown off the ballot in another two swing states, while his overdue financial disclosures have revealed more GOP ties.
    By Ben Jacobs
  8. past is prologue
    The Last Time a Contested Election Tore the Country ApartThe 1876 presidential election and the compromise that settled it offer some key lessons as the possibility of a contested 2020 election result looms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Does Labor Day Mark the Beginning of the Real Presidential Race?Legend aside, most presidential races are largely decided before Labor Day, with partisan polarization and early voting contributing to that reality.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Here’s All the Corroboration for the Atlantic Story on Trump Attacking TroopsWhy would anybody give Trump the benefit of the doubt on this?
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. vision 2020
    Mail Ballot Requests Are Sky High, and They’re Largely From DemocratsExpectations that mail ballot requests will spike are being fulfilled, along with a partisan tilt in voting methods and a maybe a contested election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. business
    A Solid Jobs Report Makes Imminent Stimulus Even Less LikelyDiving into Friday’s numbers, which show the economy recovering at a decent clip.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  13. bad apples
    In L.A. County, Gangs Wear BadgesA helpful illustration of a perverse incentive structure.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  14. portland
    What We Know About the Deadly Protest Shooting in PortlandOn Thursday, law enforcement agents in Washington reportedly killed Michael Forest Reinoehl, the suspect from the homicide at the Portland protests.
    By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb
  15. president trump
    Trump Reportedly Called American War Dead ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’“Why should I go to that cemetery?” Trump reportedly asked, before skipping a trip to a WWI burial ground. “It’s filled with losers.”
    By Matt Stieb
  16. coronavirus stimulus
    Why the Deal to Avoid a Government Shutdown May Be Bad NewsUsually a deal that averts a shutdown is a good thing, but there’s a catch this time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. intelligencer chats
    Should New York City Really Be Reopening Its Schools?Considering the pros and cons of the city’s big September gamble.
    By Benjamin Hart and Lisa Miller
  18. hairy situations
    What’s All This Drama Over Nancy Pelosi’s Hair?The House Speaker broke coronavirus protocol at a hair salon. She says she was “set up.”
    By Claire Lampen
  19. vision 2020
    Democrats Scramble to Prevent Premature Trump Victory DeclarationIn battlegrounds with little experience voting by mail, a faster count may keep Trump from calling the race before all the votes are counted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    William Barr Not Sure If Trump’s Plan for His Supporters to Vote Twice Is LegalAttorney general appears unfamiliar with the law.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. 2020 census
    Leaked Census Document Warns of ‘Serious Errors’ Due to Shortened TimelineThe Trump administration’s most effective attempt to undermine the census is also its simplest.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. doj
    Trump Wants to Cut Federal Funding to ‘Anarchist Jurisdictions’ Including NYCThe president’s threat to defund Democratic cities if they defund the police is extremely unlikely to hold up in the courts.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. voting by mail
    Trump Asks Americans to Defend Against Voter Fraud by Committing Voter FraudThe president advised people to test North Carolina’s mail-in system by voting in person then casting an absentee ballot, which is illegal.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. kennedy dynasty
    The Fall of the Kennedy Dynasty Took More Than Just One NightJoseph Kennedy III’s loss to Ed Markey was just the latest in a long series of setbacks for the storied political family.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    Election Day Is About to BeginTen states begin sending out mail ballots in September and seven hold in-person early voting the same month.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. vision 2020
    Polls Reveal the Conventions to Be Enormous Wastes of Time and EffortThe basic shape of the race hasn’t changed after the conventions, though a poll from Pennsylvania is good news for Trump
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. coronavirus stimulus
    McConnell’s ‘Skinny Stimulus’ Won’t Help Anyone But Republican SenatorsIn a symbolic measure designed to give the troops something to vote for, the Republican proposal is not intended to go anywhere after the Senate vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. politics
    Joni Ernst Implies That Doctors Are Inflating Coronavirus Deaths for CashLook, she’s just asking questions.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. massachusetts
    Ed Markey Wins MA Senate Primary Over Joe KennedyThe progressive Democratic incumbent defeated his challenger, making Joe Kennedy the first person in his family to lose a primary in Massachusetts.
    By Matt Stieb
  30. coronavirus
    CDC Issues Eviction Moratorium Until Year’s EndIn a surprise move of sweeping scope, upwards of 40 million renters will be temporarily protected from evictions, though not from liability for rent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. world health organization
    Trump Admin Won’t Join International Vaccine Effort Because WHO Is InvolvedThe White House continues to make major pandemic decisions against its own interests based on the president’s personal grievances.
    By Matt Stieb
  32. vision 2020
    Can Florida Save Us From a Contested Presidential Election?The Sunshine State is expected to report quickly on Election Night, and if Biden has won it, the odds of Trump credibly claiming victory go down.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Totally Real Source Reveals How Trump Discovered the Planeload of Looters“In the plane, it was almost completely loaded with thugs wearing these dark uniforms, black uniforms.” It’s all true!
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. vision 2020
    An Election Night ‘Red Mirage’ Is a Nightmare for DemocratsEvidence grows that thanks to big partisan splits in voting methods, Trump may have an Election Night lead even if mail ballots doom him to defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. coronavirus stimulus
    Mark Meadows Has Been a Game Changer in Stimulus Talks, and Not in a Good WayAs Mnuchin’s “chaperone” and a world-class deal-breaker, the White House chief of staff may be the fly in the ointment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Trump’s Reelection Campaign Is Corrupting the Entire Federal GovernmentFive recent stories all suggest the same giant scandal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. police brutality
    In Bizarre Interview, Trump Says Biden Is Controlled by People in ‘Dark Shadows’Trump’s description of left-wing forces supposedly terrorizing the U.S. was so odd that Laura Ingraham noted, “That sounds like a conspiracy theory.“
    By Matt Stieb and Margaret Hartmann
  38. just asking questions
    What’s the Matter With Populism? Nothing.Historian Thomas Frank wants to reclaim real American populism from both liberal detractors and conservative pretenders.
    By Park MacDougald
  39. white house
    Trump Announces Federal Investigation of ‘Left-Wing Civil Unrest’Trump continued to make false comparisons between far-left and far-right agitators and defended his supporters who shot demonstrators with paintballs.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. kenosha
    Trump Defends Suspected Kenosha Shooter Kyle RittenhouseTrump’s leap to defend Rittenhouse is either pathological or a deadly message he wants to sent to future would-be racial-justice protesters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. voting by mail
    What’s the Deadline for Mail-In Ballots?With an expected pandemic-induced spike in mail-in ballots, the stakes are unusually high for election-rules litigation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. kenosha
    Trump Is an Arsonist Masquerading As a FirefighterTrump makes matters worse when he imposes himself on cities wracked by unrest. That’s why he’s going to Kenosha.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  43. vision 2020
    Presidential Battleground States Change All the TimeOhio, Iowa, Colorado, and Virginia are recent battlegrounds that are no longer very competitive, while Florida and Wisconsin remain critical in 2020.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    Trump Claims Antifa Head Joe Biden is Blackmailing AmericaThe plot is sitting right under our noses.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. the national interest
    How Trump Brought Nazis Into Republican PoliticsTrump may not be Hitler, but he is close enough for Hitler fans.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. coronavirus
    Trump’s New Coronavirus Adviser Wants to Copy Sweden ApproachThe American approach has been no great shakes, but aiming for “herd immunity” would likely result in a far greater catastrophe.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. modest proposals
    The Case for Adding 672 Million More AmericansA population of a billion would (maybe?) solve all the country’s problems.
    By Matthew Yglesias
  48. white house
    Trump Reportedly Offered John Kelly FBI Director Job If He Pledged LoyaltyA new book details how Trump tried to get John Kelly to swear personal allegiance to him, and how the DOJ limited the scope of the Mueller inquiry.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. politics
    NYC Tenants in RNC Video Say They Were Tricked“I am not a Trump supporter,” insisted one of the three tenants who claim they were misled about the purpose of their interviews.
    By Chas Danner
  50. vision 2020
    Why Trump Could Have an Election Night Lead in Blue StatesWhether or not Trump clams victory based on convincing his supporters to vote on Election Day rather than by mail, the early returns may look weird.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Trump Thinks Racism Is His Best ChanceTrailing in the polls, he used the Republican National Convention to ratchet his violence-encouraging rhetoric to an even more dangerous level.
    By Frank Rich
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