1. 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
  2. coronavirus
    How Coronavirus Could Tank the Economy — and Trump’s Odds of ReelectionIf the outbreak escapes containment in North America, U.S. economic growth could fall to roughly zero, according to a new OECD report.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. vision 2020
    Black Protesters Might Have Doomed Amy Klobuchar’s Presidential CampaignThe day before she dropped out of the race, Klobuchar canceled a campaign rally in Minnesota due to protests.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  4. vision 2020
    Klobuchar To Withdraw From the Race and Endorse BidenThe Minnesotan ran out of gas after a third-place finish in New Hampshire.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. obamacare
    Supreme Court Will Hear Obamacare Case Shortly Before the 2020 ElectionWhen the Court takes up this case, voters will get a reminder shortly before Election Day that Republicans want to take away health-care coverage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. politics
    Katie Hill, After the ScandalHer rise to Congress heralded the arrival of a new and modern political generation. And then the pictures leaked.
    By Caitlin Moscatello
  8. vision 2020
    Buttigieg Never Had a Chance Without Non-White VotersMayor Pete’s inability to appeal to a diverse base of support led him to the exit before a full demographic humiliation on Super Tuesday.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    Pete Buttigieg Drops Out of Presidential RaceMayor Pete has called it quits after failing to win over voters in Nevada and South Carolina.
    By Chas Danner
  10. cpac
    Politics Trumped the Coronavirus at CPACSpeakers and attendees at the annual conservative event seemed unconcerned about the looming pandemic, just like their leader.
    By Ben Jacobs
  11. vision 2020
    South Carolina 2020 Results: Joe Biden WinsBiden’s firewall held thanks to support from older, black, and more conservative Democrats, who make up a large bloc of the state’s voting population.
    By Benjamin Hart and Matt Stieb
  12. intelligencer chats
    How Worried Is the Sanders Campaign About Biden’s Big Win?And more burning questions in the aftermath of a jolt to the Democratic race.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  13. flag concerning
    Watch Trump Fondle an American Flag at CPACLast year, the president awkwardly hugged the flag onstage. This year, he took far more liberty.
    By Chas Danner
  14. vision 2020
    Tom Steyer Drops Out of the Democratic PrimaryAfter his massive investment in South Carolina failed to show returns at the polls, the billionaire announced he was out of the race.
    By Matt Stieb
  15. vision 2020
    Will Biden Bounce Past Bloomberg on Super Tuesday?Biden needs to parlay his recent good luck into a larger delegate haul than Bloomberg’s on Super Tuesday and stay competitive with Sanders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Joe Biden Is Now the Only Democrat Who Can Stop Bernie SandersWhat I missed about Biden’s strength.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. vision 2020
    Biden South Carolina Win Exceeds ExpectationsA two-to-one win over Sanders that left others in the dust could give Biden a springboard into Super Tuesday as the leading moderate candidate–again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. vision 2020
    Who’s Afraid of Bernie Sanders?How a debate over its nominating procedure could set the course for the Democratic party’s future.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. dat democratic azz
    Tom Steyer Remains in Presidential Race Just for ‘Back That Azz Up’ Dad DanceTwenty perfect seconds.
    By Devon Ivie
  20. opioid epidemic
    Bloomberg’s Alleged Aid for the Sackler Family Should Come As No SurpriseA new report reveals that the billionaire gave PR advice to the now infamous family behind the opioid epidemic.
    By Sarah Jones
  21. vision 2020
    Inside Bloomberg’s $6-Million-a-Day Spoiler CampaignThe ego and the altruism of the would-be savior of the Democratic Party.
    By Vanessa Grigoriadis
  22. vision 2020
    ‘Biden Is Gonna Kick Ass Here Because This Is a Normal Place’Boosters of the former vice-president in South Carolina are finally feeling enthusiastic about his chances.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  23. vision 2020
    Biden Has Turned Back the ClockAfter a political near-death experience followed by a lucky streak, Biden is again a viable candidate for the presidential nomination.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Trump Will Not Be the Churchill of the CoronavirusAs the world reaches for face masks, the president buries his head in the sand.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    Mulvaney Praises Trump’s Tireless Work, Apparently Unaware We Can See TwitterIn other news, Trump met with Diamond and Silk yesterday in the middle of a global pandemic.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. vision 2020
    The Final Results of the Last Iowa Caucus Ever Are InButtigieg and Sanders had a split decision, but the uncertainty over one metric for victory extended Iowa’s agony. The system will never be the same.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Can Bernie Sanders Get Away With Hiding His Medical Records?The Democratic front-runner promised to disclose a report. Then he broke his promise.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. vision 2020
    The Democrats Slouch Toward a Contested ConventionIf Super Tuesday leaves Democrats with multiple viable candidacies and delegate-snagging stragglers, no one may have a majority before Milwaukee.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. coronavirus
    Whistle-blower: U.S. Health Workers Treated Coronavirus Without Proper TrainingA Health and Human Services official states that health workers who handled quarantined patients did so without “proper training or protective gear.”
    By Matt Stieb
  30. vision 2020
    Buttigieg’s Plan to Stay Alive in the PrimariesButtigieg’s narrow base of support isn’t helping him as the primary map goes national.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. vision 2020
    Most Democrats Think Obama Has Endorsed a Presidential Candidate. He Hasn’t.Biden and Bloomberg have courted the appearance of a close affinity with the 44th president, and have succeeded to a considerable extent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. voter suppression
    Brian Kemp Seemed to Really Enjoy Suppressing Votes, Congressional Report Finds“Good work, this story is so complex folks will not make it all the way through it.”
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  33. books
    The Politics and Politicians of Millennials: A Q&A With Charlotte AlterTalking climate change, AOC, the youth vote, and the rise of social media as bully pulpit with the author of The Ones We’ve Been Waiting For.
    By Sarah Jones
  34. vision 2020
    Why Bernie May Benefit From the Threat of a Contested ConventionBy vowing to deny Sanders the nomination if he wins a mere plurality of delegates, Democratic elites may accidentally deliver him a majority.
    By Eric Levitz
  35. vision 2020
    The Coming Freak-out Over the California PrimaryConfusion over how independent voters can participate could cost Bernie Sanders a lot of delegates, if not a win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. coronavirus
    CDC Reports First U.S. Coronavirus Case of ‘Unknown’ OriginThe UC Davis Medical Center said it took a week for the CDC to test and confirm what could be the first instance of community spread of coronavirus.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. coronavirus
    Trump Announces Mike Pence Will Lead the White House’s Coronavirus ResponseThe vice-president’s public health record isn’t stellar: As late as 2000, he wrote that “smoking does not kill.”
    By Matt Stieb
  38. vision 2020
    Conservative Poll Says Real Catholics Love TrumpTrump supporters are trying to delegitimize Catholics who encounter the president and smell brimstone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. white nationalism
    White Nationalist Arrested for Swatting Journalists, Historically Black ChurchJohn Cameron Denton, an alleged former leader of a neo-Nazi group, faces a conspiracy charge for calling in false reports of violence to the police.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. vision 2020
    Biden’s Very Narrow Path to the NominationAfter a good debate performance, Biden has a chance to reestablish himself as the moderate alternative to Sanders if he wins South Carolina.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. trump administration
    Trump Insists on Paying for Coronavirus Prep by Taking Heating Aid From PoorThe White House’s neurotic obsession with hurting the disadvantaged is going to get us all killed (or, at least, many of us needlessly ill).
    By Eric Levitz
  42. vision 2020
    Is Your Candidate ‘Nominatable’?We’re at a point in the Democratic presidential contest where voters need to decide who has a realistic path to the nomination.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. democratic debates
    Chaotic Debate Probably Won’t Help Black Voters Make Up Their MindsBut it could also present a rare opportunity.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  44. the national interest
    Bernie: I’d Rather Lose Than Let Bloomberg Spend Money on MeSo much for Bernie’s secret pragmatism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. vision 2020
    5 Ways a Coronavirus Pandemic Could Change the 2020 ElectionThe bug could expose Trump’s misrule and ruin his economic record — or validate his xenophobia and gift him a burst of catch-up growth this fall.
    By Eric Levitz
  46. vision 2020
    Mike Bloomberg Is Running His Campaign Like a Money-Gorged Tech CompanyAn organization that has more money than it knows what to do with is throwing every idea at the wall to see what sticks.
    By Brian Feldman
  47. trump administration
    The White House Reportedly Just Hired a College SeniorThe 23-year-old will be working in the newly politicized Presidential Personnel Office.
    By Matt Stieb
  48. vision 2020
    In Second Debate, Bloomberg Was Still a Man in a Billionaire’s BubbleDespite the best debate prep money can buy, Bloomberg remained awkward, on the defensive, and incapable of going after front-runner Bernie Sanders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. south carolina debate
    Who Was Booing Candidates at the South Carolina Democratic Debate?The Bloomberg campaign denied it had paid anyone to support the mayor after much of the booing seemed to target candidates who criticized him.
    By Chas Danner
  50. south carolina debate
    Warren Goes After Sanders in South Carolina DebateShe opened last week’s debate with an attack on Bloomberg. This week it was on the front-runner.
    By Chas Danner
  51. vision 2020
    Could a Youth-Vote Surge Offset Bernie’s Vulnerabilities in November?So far the evidence isn’t there that Sanders is creating some big youth-turnout surge. He could win anyway, but not by disdaining regular Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
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