1. vision 2020
    The Coronavirus Is Throwing Down Obstacles for First-Time VotersWith customary voter sign-up methods shut down and some states not offering online registration, Democrats must work to harvest first-time voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. recession
    26.5 Million Americans Lost Their Jobs in the Past 5 WeeksThe U.S. unemployment rate appears to be around 20 percent, double its Great Recession peak.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. coronavirus
    Most Americans Want Those Protesting Stay-at-Home Orders to Stay at HomeDemocrats, Republicans, and independents are aligned in their opposition to protesters agitating for a swift reopening of the economy.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. vision 2020
    5 Reasons Pundits Will Overestimate Trump’s Odds of Winning in NovemberNobody wants to experience Trump gloating at their expense twice in a row.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Trump’s Coronavirus Approval Bounce May Be GoneCOVID-19 may yet determine Trump’s fate, but the pandemic’s initial boost to his approval ratings has been vanishing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. coronavirus stimulus
    McConnell Calls General Relief for States ‘Blue-State Bailouts’Once Republicans favored no-strings aid to states and localities. Amid a pandemic, they fear too much good might be done.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. coronavirus
    Las Vegas Mayor Offers Up Her City to See How Many Die Without Social DistancingLas Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman told CNN she wants her city to be a “test case” to see if social distancing measures actually save lives.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. the national interest
    Top Government Vaccine Expert Fired for Questioning Trump’s Fake ScienceTrump’s war on science claims a costly casualty.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. intelligencer chats
    Does the Biden ‘Enthusiasm Gap’ Matter?Primary voters may not have to be thrilled about their candidate — especially when that candidate is matched up with President Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Ed Kilgore
  11. the media
    The New York Times’ Deficit Coverage Is Fake NewsWhy is the paper of record still presenting deficit-hawk propaganda as objective fact?
    By Eric Levitz
  12. vision 2020
    Will Trump Allow the Coronavirus to Ravage Blue America?The urban–nonurban divide characterizes the coronavirus response and economic crises to a dangerous degree.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. just asking questions
    Why the U.S. Coronavirus Crisis Is More Trump’s Fault Than the WHO or ChinaA leading critic of Trump’s coronavirus response explains why offshoring blame for the U.S. outbreak just underlines the president’s failure.
    By James D. Walsh
  14. coronavirus
    National Conservatives Coordinated State Lockdown ProtestsIt’s not so much spontaneous grassroots as astroturf paid for by national groups aligned with Trump that underlies the rapidly spreading protests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. coronavirus
    Congress, White House Reach Deal On New Coronavirus Relief BillThe deal, to be followed by a broader bill, replenishes depleted loan fund for small busiensses and provides new aid for hospitals and testing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Barr Threatens to Sue States That Don’t Open When Trump SaysTrump’s favorite lawyer wants to enforce his claim of total authority over the states.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. vision 2020
    Trump’s Coronavirus Response May Be Turning Off Older VotersJoe Biden’s strong standing among seniors could be politically fatal to Republicans. Trump’s focus on reopening the economy is making them nervous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    Richard Epstein Can’t Stop Being Wrong About the CoronavirusThe right’s top highbrow virus crank is back with more crankery.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. coronavirus
    Voting by Mail Helped Democrats in Wisconsin — a LotNormally Republicans are as likely as Democrats to vote by mail. Not in Wisconsin, say findings that may intensify polarization on voting rules.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. coronavirus
    Georgia Risks Second Coronavirus Wave With Sudden Reopening of BusinessesThe state’s “politically incorrect conservative” governor jumps to the head of the pack in ending lockdowns before testing capacity is in place.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. democratic primaries
    Billionaire Candidate Spent Over $1 Billion on His Presidential CampaignMichael Bloomberg won 55 delegates in the primary, spending roughly $18 million per delegate.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. the economy
    How Oil Prices Can Go NegativeAnd when you’ll be able to see savings at your local gas station.
    By Josh Barro
  23. vision 2020
    The Post-Pandemic Trump 2024 ScenarioIf he can blame a defeat on COVID-19, Trump might decide he needs to Make America Great Again again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. coronavirus
    Are Masks Just for Liberals?As the backlash to coronavirus precautions spreads, so, too, may resistance to the most visible sign of compliance — the mask.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    The Coronavirus Might Force Minor Parties Off the 2020 BallotIt’s tough to collect petitions during a pandemic, so it’s unclear whether Libertarians, Greens, or others will matter in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Starve the States Into Opening Before It’s SafeWhy is the administration letting states sink into fiscal crisis? Trump wants leverage.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. coronavirus
    Four Tech Giants Are Solidifying Their Domination of the Post-Coronavirus WorldScott Galloway examines the staggering gains anticipated at Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon during the historic economic downturn.
    By Scott Galloway
  28. coronavirus
    Trump Wants to Open the Country, But Republicans Don’t Want to Pay for TestingRepublican lawmakers want to avoid federal funding for coronavirus tests, despite the necessity for such a project to safely reopen the economy.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. coronavirus
    There Is A White House Blockade Stopping States From Getting Coronavirus PPEThe NEJM has published a horrifying account of a health-care executive trying to evade what appear to be mafia tactics by the federal government.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  30. coronavirus
    Bolsonaro’s War on the War on the CoronavirusBrazil’s president has fired his health minister for taking strong measures against the coronavirus — and getting popular while doing so.
    By Vincent Bevins
  31. religion
    Many Evangelicals Are Defying Social Distancing to Go to ChurchThere’s defiance in the air among some Evangelicals confronting efforts to regulate traditional services deemed a threat to public health.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. vision 2020
    Will the GOP’s Red Scare Tactics Work During the Pandemic?It’s hard to scream about socialism when your opponent is Joe Biden and you are spending trillions of dollars to prop up the economy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to Contain the Coronavirus by Unleashing Anarchy Seems RiskyIf you can’t send out high-quality tests, what about sending angry mobs?
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. democrats
    Virginia Shows That Centrist Democrats Can Move a State LeftNobody thinks of suburban-dependent Virginia Democrats as all that progressive. But they are putting together a record that Joe Biden might emulate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. rituals
    Where Have All the Flowers Gone?Under social distancing, flowers are one of the few mourning rituals that can still be observed. But the coronavirus has also made them hard to find.
    By Collier Meyerson
  36. coronavirus
    Trump Walks Back ‘Total Authority,’ Advises Governors to ‘Call Your Own Shots’Trump is once again encouraging governors to take charge in an apparent effort to ditch responsibility if a second wave of outbreaks occurs.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. coronavirus
    McKinsey to Work on Trump’s Coronavirus Plan and New York’s ‘Trump-Proof’ PlanThe N.Y. and N.J. governors hired McKinsey to “Trump-proof” their coronavirus plan, which may prove difficult as the firm is also working for Trump.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. 2020 elections
    Kelly Loeffler’s Money Is Her Biggest Problem and Her Only HopeThe appointed senator has had months of bad publicity over unsavory stock deals, plus intraparty opposition perhaps backed by Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Trump Creates ‘Everybody But Mitt Romney’ Coronavirus CommitteeTrump still mad Mitt Romney thinks he abused his power for political ends. That’ll show him!
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Trump’s War on the StatesThe president can’t tell governors when to reopen society. But he can whip his supporters into a tea party–style frenzy.
    By Frank Rich
  41. coronavirus stimulus
    Tense Negotiations Continue Over Next Round of StimulusDemocrats are hoping that Republicans budge on more money for state and local governments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. vision 2020
    Biden’s VP Should Meet These 4 Criteria (But Won’t)All of the finalists in the Democratic “veepstakes” have flaws.
    By Eric Levitz
  43. coronavirus
    The Lockdown Backlash May Be the New Tea Party MovementFury at the lockdown, and unprecedented federal spending, is predictably on the rise. Trump may be tempted to assume leadership of the cause.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    Trump’s Coronavirus CEO Death Panel Backfires HilariouslyThe short, unsuccessful history of Trump’s anti-public-health task force.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. vision 2020
    Fear of the Coronavirus Is Not Enough to Get a Texas Mail BallotNew Hampshire Republicans say a reasonable fear of death is a “disability” which justifies use of an absentee ballot. Texas scoffs at that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. vision 2020
    As Coronavirus Rages, Republicans Still Don’t Have a Health-Care PlanIn a pandemic, Republican fecklessness on health care is likely to be a bigger advantage for Democrats than it was in the 2018 midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. vision 2020
    Trump’s Once-Rosy Reelection Prospects Are Darkening RapidlyWithout a booming economy to claim, Trump’s mediocre job-approval ratings are likely to be a ceiling, rather than a floor, on his support.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. coronavirus
    Trump Cuts Funding to the World Health Organization During a Global PandemicDemocratic aides are reportedly attempting to prove that the withdrawal of the Congressionally-approved aid is illegal.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. conservatism
    It’s Insane That Federal Aid to States Is a Partisan IssueThe GOP is effectively treating “let’s make sure Oklahoma can afford to pay police officers” as an outrageous Democratic demand.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. vision 2020
    A Black Politician’s Trump Endorsement Raises Eyebrows But Won’t Move VotesAside from the occasional endorsement from random black politicians, there’s no real evidence that Trump’s appeal to black voters has improved much.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Trump’s Entire Coronavirus Response Is Massive Political CorruptionPutting his name on relief checks is just the most visible element.
    By Jonathan Chait
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