1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. the national interest
    The Coronavirus and Conservatism’s War on ScienceRichard Epstein isn’t the only right-winger to dismiss epidemiology.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. reading lists
    The Books Our Political Writers Are Reaching for Right NowA reading list for finding some perspective in a crisis.
    By The Editors
  30. coronavirus
    Trump Is Fighting a War Against Governors, Not the CoronavirusThe self-described “wartime president” is focusing on the wrong targets.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. the national interest
    Trump Blames Hospitals for Coronavirus Mask Shortages“Are they going out the back door?”
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. 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
  33. just asking questions
    A Conversation With Pete Buttigieg, Who’s Stuck at Home Like Everyone ElseThe erstwhile Democratic contender, now bearded, is trying to figure out his new role in the middle of a pandemic.
    By Ben Jacobs
  34. coronavirus
    How Will New York’s Rent Freeze Work?A bill before the New York State Senate aims at bringing renters relief as unemployment spikes.
    By James D. Walsh
  35. vision 2020
    What Happens If a Presidential Nominee Is Infected by Coronavirus?With two presumptive nominees in their mid-to-late 70s, it’s time to look at the fine print of the Constitution and party procedures.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. coronavirus
    Coronavirus Fears Spark Prison Strikes, Protests, and Riots Around the WorldFrom Colombia to France to the U.S., prisoners are struggling to protect themselves where their jailers won’t.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  37. federal reserve
    The Coronavirus Crisis Reveals How Undemocratic America Has BecomeWe are outsourcing some of the most consequential policy decisions any republic can make to unelected bureaucrats.
    By Eric Levitz
  38. vision 2020
    State That May Decide 2020 Elections Approaches Chaotic April PrimaryMoving to voting by mail without fair rules could affect the general election in crucial states like Wisconsin, as its April primary is showing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Distractable Sinophobe Donald Trump Praises Country He’s Supposed to be BlamingWe’ve always been at war with Eastasia. But Eastasia … has done a tremendous job, I have to say.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. coronavirus
    Boris Johnson Tests Positive for the CoronavirusThe U.K. prime minister, whose government fumbled its initial response to the pandemic, says his symptoms are mild.
    By Benjamin Hart
  41. the national interest
    Trump Is Haggling Over Ventilator Prices While Coronavirus Patients Die“I don’t believe you need 40,000 or 30,000 ventilators,” Trump told Sean Hannity.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. coronavirus
    House to Socially Distance While Voting for Coronavirus Stimulus BillThomas Massie is opposing a unanimous consent agreement, and could force a roll-call vote under exceptional health precautions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Why Can’t Bernie Accept That Democratic Voters Didn’t Want Him?Democrats wanted to nominate a moderate. They got one. No conspiracy required.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. coronavirus news
    New Orleans Is Becoming a New Epicenter of the Coronavirus OutbreakOrleans Parish has seen more deaths per capita than any county in the U.S.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. the national circus
    Frank Rich: What a Plague RevealsCold-blooded recklessness about the coronavirus pandemic has hardly been limited to President Trump and his acolytes.
    By Frank Rich
  46. vision 2020
    What If Presidential Candidates Stopped Campaigning and Nobody Noticed?With swing voters dwindling even more and voting itself becoming perilous, a continued pandemic could make Campaign 2020 a sideshow.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. senate
    Senate Decides Now Would Be a Good Time for a Monthlong VacationAmerica is on its way to being the epicenter of a global pandemic and depression. But our leaders could use some rest and relaxation.
    By Eric Levitz
  48. coronavirus
    The Longest Day: Senate Unanimously Passes $2 Trillion Coronavirus Stimulus BillAfter a failed Republican effort to cut unemployment benefits, the largest emergency aid package in U.S. history passed unanimously.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. coronavirus
    U.S. Foils G7 Consensus by Insisting on the Term ‘Wuhan Virus’: ReportThe Trump administration has again stymied the plans of the annual G7 — this time by teleconference.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. vision 2020
    No, Democrats Aren’t Going to Dump Biden and Run CuomoIn the remote chance that Democrats do panic and decide to abandon Uncle Joe, it will be for someone who is all upside.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. bailouts
    What’s Good, Bad, and Mediocre in the Coronavirus Stimulus BillThe legislation is great news for unemployed workers in the short term, bad news for reining in plutocracy in the long run.
    By Eric Levitz
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