1. politics
    All the Reasons Trump’s Tulsa Rally Was a Complete DisasterThe failure of the overhyped event has left the Trump campaign in disarray, and at least eight staff members have now tested positive for COVID-19.
    By Chas Danner
  2. vision 2020
    The Tulsa Rally Was a Really Bad Sign for TrumpThe fiasco in Oklahoma sent a lot of terrible messages about the president and his prospects for reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    ‘I Don’t Kid’; Trump Confirms He Ordered Coronavirus Testing SlowdownTrump’s staff called his astonishing confession a “joke.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national interest
    Poor, Innocent Bill Barr Just Wanted to Give Trump’s Golf Buddy a JobA purge to protect Trump? Barr? He would never!
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. vision 2020
    Are We Headed for a Voter-Suppression Catastrophe in November?Marc Elias, the Democrats’ top election lawyer, sees the potential for disaster.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  7. politics
    How Bill de Blasio Lost New YorkWeeks into the George Floyd protests, the mayor has alienated his constituents, the police, and even his own staff.
    By David Freedlander
  8. rule of law
    Trump Fires U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman After He Refuses to ResignBerman, who has overseen many investigations of close Trump associates, had refused to step down in a dramatic standoff with Attorney General Barr.
    By Chas Danner
  9. rocket men
    Donald Trump Just Wants Elton John to Like HimHe allegedly wanted to impress the singer with a gift to Kim Jong-un.
    By Devon Ivie
  10. the national interest
    Barr Trying to Purge the Last Prosecutor Who Can Still Investigate TrumpThe window on Trump having to follow the law is closing fast.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. trump campaign
    Trump’s Tulsa Rally Is Still Happening, Pandemic and Reason Be DamnedThe president’s top coronavirus advisers couldn’t stop it, a legal challenge failed, and his campaign still believes it will Make Trump Great Again.
    By Chas Danner
  12. campaign rallies
    Trump Threatens Protesters Ahead of Tulsa Rally“You will not be treated like you have been in New York, Seattle, or Minneapolis. It will be a much different scene!”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. white house
    What We Know About John Bolton’s Tell-all BookBolton writes that Trump was obsessed with giving Kim Jong-Un an autographed CD of “Rocket Man” and pressured China to interfere in the 2020 election.
    By Adam K. Raymond and Matt Stieb
  14. what’s past is prologue
    What Will It Take to Make Juneteenth a National Holiday?The long struggle for Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers lessons that could ease the path to making Juneteenth a federal holiday.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. vision 2020
    ‘The Status Quo’s Not Working’: A Conversation With Kamala HarrisThe front-runner to become Biden’s VP is an ex-prosecutor with police reform on her mind.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  16. vision 2020
    All of a Sudden Trump Wants to Debate Joe BidenIn December, Trump laid the groundwork to skip the debates. Trailing now in several national polls, he finally cares about the democratic process.
    By Matt Stieb
  17. politics
    Republicans Defend Confederate Statues in the CapitolWhile Democrats say that 11 traitors who fought their country to defend and expand slavery don’t need to be commemorated in the Capitol.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. trump campaign
    Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Nazi Symbol Used to Identify Political PrisonersThe ad condemning “dangerous” leftist groups featured an inverted red triangle used by Nazis to identify political prisoners in concentration camps.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. black lives matter
    Everything We Know About the Killing of Rayshard Brooks by Atlanta PoliceAtlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot and killed Brooks as he was running away, has been fired and is facing a charge of felony murder.
    By Chas Danner
  20. the national interest
    Trump: I Didn’t Realize Bolton Supported Iraq War Until After I Hired HimA small slip-up in the vetting process.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national circus
    Frank Rich: The Folly of Trump’s Bolton LawsuitThe president would have been wise to ignore his latest nemesis’s new book. He chose a different route.
    By Frank Rich
  22. the national interest
    Trump: ‘I Made Juneteenth Very Famous … Nobody Ever Heard of It’ Before MeAnd yet Juneteenth is so ungrateful to Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. supreme court
    Supreme Court Thwarts Trump’s Effort to Kill DACAThe Court rebuked Trump for the second time this week, blocking him from ending the program that protects Dreamers from deportation, for now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Trump: Bolton Book Is Lies, and Also Classified National Security InformationAlso, it’s “tedious” to read the president’s top security adviser call him corrupt and dangerously ignorant.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    Trump Asked China to Help His Campaign, Then Said It’s Helping BidenJohn Bolton’s book reveals the president engaging in the very scheme that he’s falsely charging Biden with.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. vision 2020
    Republicans Will Fight to Stop Expanded Voting by Mail in NovemberDue to the coronavirus, most state primaries featured expanded vote-by-mail options, which Trump opposes. They may be nixed for the general election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the economy
    Coronavirus Is Killing Our Economy Because It Was Already SickWe built an economy around the whims of the few rather than the needs of the many. That’s bad for growth in normal times, and worse in a pandemic.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. the national interest
    ‘Complete Idiot’ Donald Trump and ‘Dope’ Karl Rove Now Working TogetherIt is beautiful to see two sociopaths put aside old hatreds and work together for evil.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. police reform
    Competing Police-Reform Bills Quickly Emerge in CongressThe biggest potential deal-breaker is the Democrats’ call for stripping police officers of “qualified immunity” against lawsuits.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. reproductive rights
    Will the Supreme Court Strike a Devastating Blow to Abortion Rights?Any day now, the Court could protect abortion rights — or open the floodgates for more restrictions.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  31. intelligencer chats
    Should Biden Throw Election-Map Calculus Out the Window With His Veep Pick?What the Democratic nominee should be considering as he ponders his big decision.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  32. rayshard brooks
    Atlanta’s Reforms Won’t Save the Next Rayshard BrooksThe mayor’s first proposals for curbing racist police violence have already been failing for years.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  33. obits
    Ilhan Omar’s Father Has Died From Coronavirus“It is with tremendous sadness and pain to say goodbye to my father, Nur Omar Mohamed. No words can describe what he meant to me.”
    By Claire Lampen
  34. vision 2020
    In Trump Years, It Feels Like Late in His Second TermThe intensity of the Trump presidency may mean he is wearing out his welcome in just one term — which took Bush two terms, according to polling.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. d.c. statehood
    Congress to Vote on D.C. Statehood for the First Time in DecadesIt would likely take a Democratic Senate plus filibuster reform to become law, but the cause of making D.C. the 51st state remains alive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Why Conservatives and Liberals Might Join to Fight Back Against Police UnionsA real bipartisan opening for meaningful reform.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. police reform
    Trump Signs Police Reform Executive Order, But Calls for More ‘Law and Order’The president’s rambling remarks about his modest police reform executive order left the impression that his heart wasn’t quite in it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. vision 2020
    Why Do Trump Supporters Act Like His Reelection Is Certain?For reasons varying from a Trumpian infatuation with “winning” to thoughts of contesting a loss, many Republicans act as though it’s a done deal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. police reform
    The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of the Police Protest MovementPolice unions are making it clear they won’t be part of any meaningful reform — and undermining their own political and moral support in the process.
    By Andrew Cohen
  40. black lives matter
    What We Know About the Death of Black Lives Matter Activist Oluwatoyin SalauSalau, 19, went missing on Saturday, June 6, the same day she reported being sexually assaulted. Her was found by Tallahassee police a week later.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. 2020 elections
    GOP Congressman Who Officiated Same-Sex Marriage Ousted in Drive-Thru ConventionVirginia’s Denver Riggelman offended conservatives so badly, even support from Trump and Falwell couldn’t save him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. abolition
    Why Police Abolition Is a Useful Framework — Even for SkepticsAbolition is a goal, a process, and a practice.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  43. ted cruz
    Ted Cruz Challenges 70-Year-Old Actor to Wrestling Match (Against Someone Else)On the list of Ted Cruz’s embarrassing public moments, this one ranks near the top.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. lgbtq rights
    Supreme Court: LGBTQ Workers Protected by Anti-Discrimination LawsThe 6-3 decision is a big win for equality, and a big loss for the Trump administration and the Christian right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. president trump
    Trump’s Niece to Make a Big Addition to the Genre of Tell-all Trump BooksMary Trump’s book will detail how she aided an inquiry into the president’s tax schemes in which he borrowed $413 million to prop up his businesses.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. vision 2020
    What We Can Do to Stop Voting Chaos in NovemberTime is running out and options are limited, but there are still steps we can take to protect voting rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. vision 2020
    Tulsa Health Director ‘Wishes’ Trump Would Postpone Rally As Cases Spike in OKThe health director added that he was “concerned about our ability to ensure the president stays safe” in an indoor arena without social distancing.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. the national interest
    Trump Boasts of Successful Walk Down Shallow Ramp Without TrippingAnother addition to his long list of accomplishments.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. black lives matter
    Essential Workers Aren’t Impressed by Corporate Anti-RacismCorporations are saying black lives matter. But their actions during the coronavirus pandemic say something different.
    By Sarah Jones
  50. vision 2020
    Biden Shouldn’t Obsess Over Checking Boxes for His Veep PickBiden should look at the whole person and her character and qualifications for the job — unlike what John McCain did when he picked Sarah Palin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. black lives matter
    Trump’s ‘Baby Lives Matter’ Onesies Part of Tradition of Pro-Life Co-optingThe merch was designed to both disrespect BLM and please the anti-abortion movement, which has a history of appropriating civil-rights rhetoric.
    By Ed Kilgore
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