1. coronavirus
    Trump Vows More Rallies Despite CPAC Coronavirus CaseA CPAC attendee tested positive for COVID-19, but Trump is not concerned about the risks and vowed to hold “tremendous” campaign rallies.
    By Chas Danner
  2. turnover
    Trump Names Mark Meadows Chief of Staff, Fires Mick MulvaneyThe president named his fourth chief of staff in less than four years after wanting to get rid of Mulvaney for months.
    By Chas Danner
  3. intelligencer chats
    Where Does Bernie Go Now?In the race against Joe Biden, the Vermont senator is once again in a familiar position: underdog.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  4. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders Is Not a CommunistDebunking a smear.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. coronavirus
    Trump Says Coronavirus Testing Is As ‘Perfect’ As His Ukraine CallAfter a tour of the CDC, the president wanted Americans to know he’s definitely done nothing wrong.
    By Chas Danner
  7. vision 2020
    AOC Pledges to Support Biden If He Wins NominationIt’s significant that this important Sanders surrogate is ruling out using the threat of a general election defection to gain leverage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Trump Declares Mission Accomplished on Containing Coronavirus“We closed it down, we stopped it, it was a very early shut down.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national interest
    Trump Says Coronavirus Will Help the Economy by Stopping All TravelA line-by-line analysis of an almost incomprehensibly ignorant statement.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. intelligencer chats
    What Doomed Elizabeth Warren’s Candidacy?Trying to figure out why a one-time front-runner never quite hit liftoff.
    By Irin Carmon, Benjamin Hart, and Eric Levitz
  11. vision 2020
    How to Maintain Civility in a Two-Candidate Democratic RaceBiden and Sanders represent different elements of the same party. But it is the same party, and Democrats should behave that way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. coronavirus
    The White House May Not Be Taking Coronavirus Seriously, But Congress IsA looming pandemic led to a rare sight on Capitol Hill — decisive bipartisan action, resulting in an $8.3 billion coronavirus aid bill.
    By Ben Jacobs
  13. democratic primaries
    Super Tuesday Results 2020: Live UpdatesBiden is projected to win VA, NC, AL, TN, OK, AK, MN, MA, ME, and TX, while Sanders will take CO, VT, UT, and CA.
    By Matt Stieb and Benjamin Hart
  14. justice department
    Fed Judge: Barr Summary of Mueller Report Calls Into Question His ‘Credibility’A district judge will review all Mueller report redactions after determining that Barr’s summary of the report was “distorted” and “misleading.”
    By Matt Stieb
  15. the future
    Jessica Cisneros Should Be the Future of Her PartyDemocratic leaders are on the wrong side of a generational conflict.
    By Sarah Jones
  16. vision 2020
    Michigan Could Be Bernie’s WaterlooIn the state where he upset Clinton in 2016 by appealing to white working-class voters tired of trade deals, losing to Biden could be significant.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    Why Elizabeth Warren Should Leverage Her Endorsement for Joe BidenShe has something valuable to trade, and some important goals to trade it for.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. encounter
    Super Tuesday With Steve Kornacki, MSNBC’s Wonk Superman“He has not stopped. He has not eaten. He’s only been drinking water for the past 18 hours.”
    By Jen Chaney
  19. super tuesday
    This Is Not the Joe Biden You KnowBiden has risen to the top of the Democratic primary on the strength of voters’ feelings about who he is, not the current reality.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  20. democratic primaries
    Elizabeth Warren Drops Out of Presidential RaceThe Massachusetts senator’s exit leaves Joe Biden, Tulsi Gabbard, and Bernie Sanders as the last remaining Democrats in the race.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. vision 2020
    An Appreciation of Elizabeth Warren As She Suspends Her CampaignSadly, Warren’s passion for fixing things may not be what Democratic voters wanted this year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    Trump’s Plan to ‘Help’ Black America Is a Corrupt Scam to Enrich His FamilyJared Kushner cashed in on the “opportunity zone” handout for rich people, which Trump calls a favor to black America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. coronavirus
    Bicycling in Sichuan Under the Shadow of CoronavirusI tried to escape the stultifying paranoia of the surveillance state by bicycling in the countryside. Instead, it followed me there.
    By Lauren Teixeira
  24. 2020 elections
    Bullock Reportedly Relents and Will Run for the SenateThe Montana governor and former presidential candidate is another prize Senate prospect for Democrats in a state Trump is expected to carry.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. supreme court
    Roberts Rebukes Schumer for ‘Threatening’ Statement to Kavanaugh and GorsuchThe Chief Justice called out Schumer’s claim that the Trump appointees “won’t know what hit” them if they uphold a law restricting abortion rights.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. the economy
    Economists Argue Over Whether Coronavirus Calls for a Fiscal StimulusThe answer largely depends on how long one expects the virus to disrupt supply chains.
    By Josh Barro
  27. super tuesday
    Bernie’s Revolution Failed. But His Movement Can Still Win.Super Tuesday disproved the senator’s theory of electoral politics. But if the left learns from his mistakes, victory remains possible.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. super tuesday
    There Were Down-Ballot Contests on Super Tuesday, TooFive states had down-ballot races, and some will shape the congressional landscape in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. everything is fine
    At Least Roy Moore Won’t Be a U.S. SenatorThings aren’t all bad.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  30. politics
    As Coronavirus Spreads, Trump Is Laser-Focused on Insulting BloombergThe president’s attention on Wednesday was far more focused on the Democratic primary than on the virus sweeping the globe.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. the national interest
    Trump: Botched Coronavirus Response Is Obama’s FaultAll news events fall into three categories: We’re Winning, Hoax, or Obama’s fault.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. democratic primaries
    Some Super Tuesday Lines Were So Long Voters Cast Their Ballots WednesdayIn California and Texas, people were forced to wait for as many as seven hours to cast a vote in the Democratic primary.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. democratic primaries
    Mike Bloomberg Drops Out of Presidential RaceAfter a poor showing on Super Tuesday, the billionaire is ending his campaign.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. super tuesday
    Biden’s Giant Bounce Suddenly Makes It a Two-Candidate RaceAll the talk of a contested convention is probably moot now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    5 Takeaways From Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday VictoryThe world has turned right-side-up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. vision 2020
    Bloomberg and Warren in Real Trouble on Super TuesdayBloomberg’s underperforming everywhere, and Warren is running third in her home state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. vision 2020
    Biden Romping to Big Win in VirginiaIt was an especially inauspicious result for Michael Bloomberg, who has invested in Virginia Democratic politics for years.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. super tuesday
    Texas, Super Tuesday Juggernaut, Is a Voting-Rights NightmareNew analysis from the Guardian shows that Texas leads the American South in poll-site closures since 2012.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  39. politics
    What Happens to Delegates When Their Candidate Quits?Buttigieg and Klobuchar didn’t acquire many pledged delegates before dropping out, but Bloomberg and Warren could be different.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    Trump Officials Scared to Anger Trump If They Tell the Truth About CoronavirusPresident lets it be known he sees honest medical information as a political threat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. super tuesday
    Bernie Sanders Is Still in a Remarkably Strong PositionSanders is poised to be co-front-runner after Super Tuesday, even in a bad-case scenario. A year ago, socialists would have taken that in heartbeat.
    By Eric Levitz
  42. vision 2020
    Biden Sees Big Polling Surge Heading Into Super TuesdayThe former vice-president’s resurgence could hardly have come at a more fortuitous electoral moment.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. business
    Inside the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Plan to Profit From Climate ChangeI went to one of Shell’s private meetings and took notes.
    By Malcolm Harris
  44. coronavirus
    Coronavirus Is the Last Thing the Middle East Needs Right NowYears of conflict, an intensifying refugee crisis, and often inadequate health systems have left the region especially vulnerable.
    By Jonah Shepp
  45. vision 2020
    Buttigieg, Klobuchar, and Beto Endorse Biden in DallasThree former candidates endorsed Biden on Monday, as the former veep consolidates the support of moderate Democrats before Super Tuesday.
    By Matt Stieb
  46. vision 2020
    Five Things to Watch For on Super TuesdayIt’s more complicated than just declaring a winner and some losers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. media
    Chris Matthews Announces He Is Retiring From MSNBC Amid Multiple ControversiesThe 74-year-old host announced he is leaving MSNBC following criticism over his election coverage and alleged behavior toward women in recent weeks.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. environment
    Trump’s Interior Dept. Reportedly Edited Documents to Say Climate Change Is GoodAn Interior official edited nine policy reports with debunked claims — fitting a larger administration pattern of undermining climate science.
    By Matt Stieb
  49. vision 2020
    How the Political Merchandising Industry Has Shaped the PrimaryCampaigns put a lot of effort into attempting to galvanize support using merchandise. The results have been mixed.
    By Zachary Small
  50. vision 2020
    Will Pete and Amy’s Abandoned Voters Move to Biden?It depends on if you believe the “tracks” theory or the “lanes” theory of voter behavior.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Why Democratic Endorsements Can Help Joe Biden WinThe GOP couldn’t stop Trump in 2016, but Democrats might not fail the same way in 2020.
    By Jonathan Chait
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