1. coronavirus stimulus
    Are Republicans Abandoning a Second Stimulus Check?A new Republican proposal designed to appeal to conservatives omits a second installment of the direct coronavirus stimulus checks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. democratic national convention
    Normal People Were the Stars of the DNC’s Second NightA spirited roll call featuring a plate of calamari stole the show.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  3. 100-person poll
    100 Psychics on What Their Clients Want to Know About 2020Who will win the election? Will Trump go to prison? Can you tell if I have COVID-19? And more questions about these uncertain times.
    By Brock Colyar and Charlotte Klein
  4. vision 2020
    Far-Right Agitator Laura Loomer Wins GOP House Primary in FloridaThe Islamophobic provocateur and Infowars contributor won in FL-21, which includes Mar-a-Lago, though she is unlikely to win the district in November.
    By Matt Stieb
  5. democratic national convention
    Jill Biden Promises Joe Can End Presidential Empathy DeficitIn her DNC speech, Jill Biden portrayed her husband as a man blessed with the qualities Trump most conspicuously lacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. vision 2020
    Democratic National Convention, Day 2: Live UpdatesFollow along with Intelligencer for day two of the virtual convention, featuring AOC, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Cindy McCain, and Jill Biden.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  8. democratic national convention
    Bill Clinton’s Long Run As Democratic Convention MVP Is OverFor the first time in decades, Bill Clinton, subject of personal and ideological controversy, wasn’t featured prominently at the DNC.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. intelligencer chats
    Will Colin Powell’s DNC Appearance Actually Help Joe Biden?Swing voters may be impressed to see another Republican backing Biden — or they may be turned off by the W. administration official’s endorsement.
    By Jonathan Chait, Gabriel Debenedetti, and Ezekiel Kweku
  10. post office
    “Why Would You Privatize Something the People Own?”Cuts threaten the U.S. Postal Service, one of America’s last great public institutions.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. police unions
    The Inevitable Trump-Police Union AllianceHow a New York City police union’s rare endorsement of Trump explains their shared ideology.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  12. vision 2020
    Trump Election Chicanery Could Spur Massive ProtestsPlans are already underway to greet any Trump effort to contest or steal the 2020 election with millions of peaceful protesters in the streets.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Bipartisan Senate Report Shows How Trump Colluded With Russia in 2016Trump and his advisers acted guilty because they were.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. democratic national convention
    There’s No Need for Punditry During a One-Hour InfomercialBroadcast-TV networks keep interrupting the convention as though it’s a news event. It’s really not.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Trump Burns Michelle Obama for Underestimating Coronavirus Deaths on His WatchMichelle said 150,000 Americans died. Trump notes it’s actually 170,000.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. intelligencer chats
    Are Democrats Pulling Off Their Reimagined Convention?The exigencies of the pandemic helped produce moments, like Michelle Obama’s speech, that would have been hard to imagine at a traditional event.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  17. vision 2020
    The Biden Campaign Is Shelling Out to Make Sure You Know How to Vote by MailThe more voters (and media) know about mail ballots and slow counts, the less Trump can pull a fast one on Election Night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. vision 2020
    DNC Packs Entire Case Against Trump Into Night OneDemocrats unloaded all their Trump attack lines on Monday, as if they couldn’t count on their virtual convention drawing as large an audience again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Why the Country Needed to See Republican John Kasich Endorse BidenWhen democracy is on the line, policy disagreements can wait.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. vision 2020
    Democratic National Convention, Day 1: Live UpdatesFollow along with Intelligencer as Democrats kick off the first virtual presidential convention with speeches from Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  21. trans rights
    Judge Blocks HHS Rollback of Trans Health Care ProtectionsOnce again, the Trump administration is seeking to define sex discrimination on the basis of biological sex.
    By Claire Lampen
  22. international affairs
    New Zealand Postpones National Election Amid Mysterious COVID-19 OutbreakNo, this doesn’t set any kind of precedent for President Trump to try to follow.
    By Chas Danner
  23. the national interest
    Trump Claims Not to Know Latest Former Aide to Call Him a Dangerous ManiacWe should pay attention to the terrified former Trump officials.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. vision 2020
    Democrats Have a Lot of Republicans Speaking Monday NightRepublicans have more often featured apostates at their convention, but Democrats have a bumper crop the first night of the convention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    How Trump Boat Parades Became the New Unskewed PollsThey do realize the election will be held on land, right?
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. vision 2020
    Is Biden’s Lead Shrinking?A favorable CNN poll for Trump is getting a lot of attention, but polling averages and presidential approval ratings tell a different story.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. postal service
    Pelosi Recalls Congress to Attempt to Undo USPS DamageThe fear that voting by mail will be threatened has quickly galvanized Democrats.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. coronavirus
    The Human Cost of the Pandemic May Dwarf Its Death TollThe long-term health effects of COVID-19 could be the most common and most devastating outcome, by far.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  29. vision 2020
    The Chaotic, Desperate, Last-Minute Trump 2020 RebootInside the most disorganized, unscrupulous, self-sabotaging presidential campaign since the last one.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  30. vision 2020
    Kanye West Trying to Get on Ballot in Two More Purple StatesThe rapper registered as a Republican in Wyoming after announcing his presidential campaign.
    By Ben Jacobs
  31. 2020 elections
    The ‘Tough on Crime’ TicketThe historical irony of a Biden-Harris ticket during a criminal-justice reckoning.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  32. postal service
    Americans Must Defend the Postal Service Like Our Democracy Depends on ItAmerica’s postal system unified the nation and midwived mass democracy. Under Trump, it threatens to deliver disunion.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. vision 2020
    Most Republican Convention Speeches Will Be Delivered From D.C.Trump will likely speak from the White House, with others stationed at a federally owned hall near his hotel. They’ve come a long way from Charlotte.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. vision 2020
    All the Juicy Details About Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential Selection ProcessWhitmer reportedly attempted to drop out of the vetting process, which involved a team of as many as 15 attorneys scouring the candidates’ pasts.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. usps
    Trump Requests Mail-in Ballot As He Condemns Voting by MailThe president has never been one to hold himself to the standards he applies to others.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. coronavirus
    CDC Reports COVID-19 Is Eroding Many Americans’ Mental HealthOne in four young adults has contemplated suicide during the pandemic, according to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. birtherism
    Trump Revives Racist Birther Conspiracy for Kamala Harris“I heard it today that she doesn’t meet the requirements,” Trump said of a vice-presidential nominee who was born in Oakland, California.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. vision 2020
    How Trump Is Trying to Ensure an Early Election Night LeadTrump’s demonization of voting by mail has convinced his fans to vote in person, which could skew the early returns and lead to a contested election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    Supreme Court Lets Rhode Island Relax Voting by Mail RequirementsAfter refusing to require accommodations for voting in a pandemic, the Court did allow states to do so themselves.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. foreign interests
    UAE Strikes Peace Deal With Israel, Sells Out PalestiniansIn exchange for a promise that Israel won’t immediately illegally annex the Jordan Valley, Abu Dhabi normalized relations with the Jewish state.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. coronavirus stimulus
    Stimulus Talks Likely Dead Until SeptemberRepublicans won’t budge on the overall scope and cost of the package, and Democrats feel like they have all the leverage. So nothing’s shaking now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. vision 2020
    Trump Admits He’s Starving the Postal Service to Sabotage Voting by MailTrump is tampering with the November election in plain sight by trying to inhibit perfectly legal voting by mail and plotting to contest a defeat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the economy
    As Big Business Feasts on Cheap Credit, Small Firms StarveAnd Congress isn’t coming to the little guys’ rescue anytime soon.
    By Eric Levitz
  44. pandemic prescriptions
    The European Cities Using the Pandemic As a Cure for AirbnbWith tourism at a low ebb, Lisbon, Barcelona, and other cities are moving to bring balance back to their housing market.
    By Vincent Bevins
  45. vision 2020
    In the 2020 Race, Uncertainty Is All Trump Has Going for HimMost of the developments that could produce a Trump comeback and win are beyond the president’s control.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    Initial Maneuvering Begins for Kamala Harris’s Senate SeatIf Harris become veep, Gavin Newsom’s choice for a replacement for this very safe Democratic Senate seat could be pivotal, particularly for Latinos.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. vision 2020
    The Democrats Are Almost Certainly Going to Win the Popular Vote. Again.Soon popular majorities may take radical action to disrupt minority rule maintained through anti-democratic institutions and voter suppression.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. vision 2020
    The Flaw in Trump’s Plan to Paint Biden As Kamala Harris’s PuppetEven as he casts Biden as a tool of left-wing extremists, Trump compulsively portrays himself as a tool of right-wing ones.
    By Eric Levitz
  49. police reform
    The Window for Major Police Reform May Be ClosingThe superficial consensus in polls demonstrating that the public supports police reform hides deeper issues.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  50. intelligencer chats
    What Kamala Harris Brings to the TicketHer flawed campaign also showcased many of her strengths — like going on offense.
    By Jonathan Chait and Benjamin Hart
  51. vision 2020
    Election Funding Is Being Held Hostage in Stimulus StandoffWe are drifting toward a general election that could crash state and local election systems, and it’s looking like Republicans are fine with that.
    By Ed Kilgore
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