1. conservatism
    Coronavirus Is Forcing the GOP to Admit Its Ideology Is DelusionalTrump’s DHS declares undocumented workers “essential,” while Steve Mnuchin scrambles to reconstruct the “administrative state.”
    By Eric Levitz
  2. coronavirus stimulus
    The Small-Business Loan Program Crashed in the First Week It Was UpThe rollout of the $349 billion program is already causing headaches for the Trump administration.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. 2020 elections
    U.S. Supreme Court Slams Door on Wisconsin Vote-by-Mail for Mid-Pandemic PrimaryA few hours after a Wisconsin court reinstated in-person voting, the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court halted an absentee voting extension.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. 2020 elections
    Wisconsin Court Reinstates Tuesday’s Mid-Pandemic PrimaryAfter intense gubernatorial and legislative conflict and multiple appeals, it looks like Republicans will get the low-turnout election they wanted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Trump Taunts Biden on Virtual Convention, Tempting FateLet’s hope Trump isn’t afraid to flip-flop on making his own convention virtual if the coronavirus pandemic still rages in August.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. covid-19
    Rikers Island Reports Its First COVID-Related Prisoner DeathMichael Tyson, 53, had been locked up for a noncriminal, technical parole violation.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  8. vision 2020
    What Democrats Might Need to Sacrifice to Get Voting by MailAlthough Republicans aren’t going to support sending a mail ballot to every voter, there could be some version of the practice the GOP accepts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. small business loans
    The Small-Business Loan Program Is Already Hitting 4 Big SnagsThe banks aren’t prepared, and the cap on the bailout fund is too damn low.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. the national interest
    Why Trump Is Overruling Scientists to Pursue His Pet Coronavirus DrugPresident heeds Rudy Giuliani, Peter Navarro, and Fox News personalities over medical experts.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. coronavirus
    As Trump Admin Tells States to ‘Do Your Part,’ Governors Ask What Trump Is DoingGovernors continued to lambaste the Trump administration’s coronavirus negligence after the surgeon general told states to help manage the crisis.
    By Matt Stieb
  12. vision 2020
    Get Ready for Guerrilla Warfare on Voting RulesThe Trump campaign will fight state by state against reforms that allow voters frightened by the coronavirus to cast ballots in the November election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. coronavirus
    Iowa Governor Rejects Fauci’s Stay-at-Home AdviceAs a rare governor refusing to issue a statewide stay-at-home order, Kim Reynolds errs in matching her credibility against that of Trump’s adviser.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. 2020 elections
    Trump Called Massie a ‘Disaster,’ but Will He Support His Primary Challenger?The president wanted Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie tossed out of the GOP after his stimulus stunt, but his opponent once called Trump an idiot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. vision 2020
    Against All Logic and Reason, Next Week’s Wisconsin Primary Slouches AheadA federal judge attacked both the GOP legislature and Democratic governor for refusing to delay the primary, as he liberalized voting by mail.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Trump’s Potemkin RecoveryThe president doesn’t have a plan to combat the pandemic, so he keeps creating phony ones.
    By Frank Rich
  17. the national interest
    GOP’s Refusal to Oversee Trump’s Emergency Power Is an Invitation to CorruptionTrump labels any oversight of his power a “witch hunt,” and his party is going along.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. politics
    Andrew Cuomo Has Learned Nothing From the Coronavirus Catastrophe at RikersA newly low prison population has helped prevent a worse outbreak, but the governor’s budget turns back the clock.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  19. florida
    Florida GOP Realizes Deliberately Impoverishing the Unemployed Has DownsidesRepublicans sabotaged the state’s unemployment system because they wanted to keep benefits and taxes low. Now, it’s crashing mid-pandemic.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. vision 2020
    Why Democrats Kicked the Convention Can Down the RoadThey may yet hold a curtailed or virtual convention thanks to COVID-19, but there’s no reason to commit to that now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. coronavirus
    The Trump Organization Is Looking for a Coronavirus Bailout: ReportTo survive these harsh times in hospitality, the president’s business is looking to its landlords and lenders for some relief.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. conservatism
    No, Theocracy and Progressivism Aren’t Equally AuthoritarianA Harvard Law professor called for turning the U.S. into a Catholic theocracy. Conservatives offered an interesting defense.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. 2020 elections
    Trump Campaign Attacks Sessions For Too Much Praise of TrumpIt’s not enough for Trump to endorse Sessions’s primary opponent. He wants his former Attorney General to stop taking his name in vain.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Trump Replaced White House Pandemic-Response Team With Jared KushnerLuckily, the president’s son-in-law is also an expert in pandemic response.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. coronavirus
    Georgia Governor Shows Remarkable Ignorance About How the Coronavirus SpreadsBrian Kemp finally paid attention to evidence that asymptomatic people can transmit the illness, and imposed a tardy stay-at-home order.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. vision 2020
    Democratic Convention Moved to August Due to CoronavirusOriginally scheduled for mid-July, the convention has been pushed back to the week of August 17 — for now.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  27. recession
    10 Million Americans Lost Their Jobs in the Past Two WeeksBefore the coronavirus, weekly jobless claims had never exceeded 700,000.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. 2020 elections
    Republican Women in Congress Will Remain a Small Band in 2021The small ranks of Republican women in the Senate could fall in 2020, and probably won’t rise above the current 13 members in the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. coronavirus
    Federalism Is a Bad Prescription for Handling the Coronavirus CrisisReliance on cash-strapped state and local governments during the COVID-19 crisis could mean austerity measures that thwart the national response.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Republicans: ‘Nobody Expected’ the Coronavirus Pandemic. So Joe Biden Is Nobody?The new conservative defense is that everybody was as late to see the pandemic as Trump. Nope.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. the national interest
    Pence, in Craziest Lie Yet, Denies Trump Ever Downplayed the Coronavirus“I don’t believe the president has ever belittled the threat of the coronavirus.” What?
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. bailouts
    The Small-Business Bailout Just Got a Lot BetterFirms with fewer than 500 employees can walk into any FDIC bank and collect enough money to cover eight weeks of payroll on Uncle Sam’s dime.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. 2020 elections
    More Insider Trading Suspicions Follow Vulnerable Georgia SenatorKelly Loeffler’s wealth is her main political asset, but has become a handicap as she faces accusations of profiting from the pandemic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. intelligencer chats
    Should Networks Stop Airing Trump’s Falsehood-Filled Coronavirus Briefings?A daily dose of presidential misinformation might not be what America needs right now.
    By Jonathan Chait, Benjamin Hart, and Eric Levitz
  35. coronavirus
    Coronavirus Creates an Opening for Progressivism — Also BarbarismThe pandemic spotlights both the necessity of solidarity and the widespread appeal of abandoning out-groups in times of crisis.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. vision 2020
    A Virtual Democratic National Convention Seems InevitableEven if 2020 does not mark an end to national conventions, a virtual gathering brought about by the coronavirus could change them dramatically.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. coronavirus
    Trump Invoked Defense Protection Act All the Time, But Stalled for CoronavirusThe White House used the act thousands of times, but Trump was reluctant to do so for the coronavirus due to reported fears of upsetting businesses.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. 2020 elections
    Coronavirus-Scarred 2020 Congressional Landscape Leaning DemocraticThe Senate landscape is looking slightly bluer, and COVID-19 has frozen House races in ways that will make a Republican takeover more difficult.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Republicans Say Impeachment Distracted Trump From Preparing for CoronavirusWell, also television. There was a lot of good content on Fox News.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. vision 2020
    How Long Can Bernie’s Campaign Survive?The postponement of primaries means Biden cannot claim the Democratic nomination until June, but a Sanders loss in Wisconsin would be damaging.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. coronavirus
    Will Republican Governors Follow Trump’s Lead on Coronavirus Lockdowns?Trump is currently listening to public-health experts on stopping the spread of COVID-19. But GOP governors on the front lines need to follow suit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. environment
    Trump Administration Pushes Huge Environmental Rollbacks in Midst of PandemicLast week, the administration allowed polluters to self-regulate during the crisis. Now it is expected to enact a major cut to car emission standards.
    By Matt Stieb
  43. coronavirus
    Florida Pastor Arrested for Defying Social Distancing OrdinanceRodney Howard-Browne once prayed over Donald Trump. Now he’s claiming a constitutional right to expose his flock to COVID-19.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. vision 2020
    Odds of a Contested November Election Are on the RiseIf COVID-19 continues to overshadow the general election, it could be held under circumstances where one party or the other won’t accept the results.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    The Coronavirus and Conservatism’s War on ScienceRichard Epstein isn’t the only right-winger to dismiss epidemiology.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. coronavirus
    Trump Condemns New York for Planning Ahead on CoronavirusThe president criticized New York Monday for requesting more ventilators than it currently needs, in preparation for a still-to-come peak in cases.
    By Eric Levitz
  47. coronavirus
    Remember the Party of Terri Schiavo?A GOP that once fought to keep a brain-dead woman alive now includes those who would accept mass death of the elderly to Keep America Great.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. reading lists
    The Books Our Political Writers Are Reaching for Right NowA reading list for finding some perspective in a crisis.
    By The Editors
  49. coronavirus
    Trump Is Fighting a War Against Governors, Not the CoronavirusThe self-described “wartime president” is focusing on the wrong targets.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. the national interest
    Trump Blames Hospitals for Coronavirus Mask Shortages“Are they going out the back door?”
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. the national interest
    Trump’s ‘Don’t Blame Me’ Coronavirus Message Is Going to Wear TerriblyThe president’s slight polling boost is a mirage.
    By Jonathan Chait
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