1. the national interest
    Trump: If You Notice My Incompetence, You’re Rooting for the CoronavirusWhy Republicans have fallen back to the desperate “stop pointing fingers” defense.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. politics
    Biden Is Strong Because His Party Is WeakDemocrats can’t afford to keep looking to the past for hope.
    By Sarah Jones
  3. vision 2020
    Joe Biden Is a Tool (But Progressives Can Use Him)Biden’s (likely) nomination is cause for disappointment but not despair.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. vision 2020
    Why Biden’s Win May Just Be a Brief Setback for the Millennial LeftNobody really thinks Joe Biden represents the wave of the Democratic future. That’s an opportunity for those in the party who are truly looking ahead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. vision 2020
    Contested Convention: No. Virtual Convention: Maybe.Planning is well underway for a convention with few if any delegates actually in the building, though selecting them will still be a problem.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. vision 2020
    Will Biden Actually Fight for a Public Option?The former veep is not actually going to have the opportunity to veto Medicare for All. But how will he enact his own proposal to expand coverage?
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. 2020 elections
    Trump Endorses Sessions Foe in AlabamaBacking Tommy Tuberville is Trump’s ultimate revenge on his former attorney general for failing to quash what became the Mueller investigation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. vision 2020
    How Bernie Lost MichiganSanders fell short of his 2016 performance in this crucial state in no small part by losing the white working-class voters he won against Clinton.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Bernie’s Whole Campaign Was Based On a Misreading of the 2016 Election2016 voters didn’t hate capitalism. They just hated Hillary Clinton.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. vision 2020
    Joe Biden Is Winning The Primary But Losing His Party’s FutureBiden dominated again Tuesday night. But Sanders’s resilient strength among younger voters is a force that he must reckon with.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. vision 2020
    Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden Cancel Tuesday’s Ohio Rallies Due to COVID-19 ConcernsThe two candidates canceled their events scheduled in Cleveland on Tuesday night, revealing the impact of the coronavirus on the electoral calendar.
    By Matt Stieb
  13. the national interest
    Trump Wants Coronavirus Bailout for Oil and Hotel IndustriesOh, did you know his family is in the hotel business? Weird coincidence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. democratic primaries
    Joe Biden’s Critics Among Black Democrats Are Now Lying on His BehalfThe price of influence in the self-styled party of multiracial democracy.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  15. vision 2020
    Bernie, Joe More Popular With Democrats Than Trump Was With Republicans in ’16Democrats may find it easier to unite than Republicans did four years ago.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Trump’s Private Theories About the Coronavirus Are Even Crazier“What he keyed in on in his remarks is you’ve just got to live your life,” a Trump donor tells the Washington Post. What?
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. markets
    Markets Rebound After Trump Signals He Intends to Do His JobTrump stopped tweeting QAnon memes long enough to promise stimulus to aid recovery from the coronavirus crash. For a couple hours, investors rejoiced.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. coronavirus
    Our System of Federalism Is a Huge Problem in Fighting CoronavirusChaotic national leadership in a public-health crisis is bad enough, but our chaotic and decentralized system makes it all worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. coronavirus
    Fox Business Network: COVID-19 Is a ‘Coronavirus Impeachment Scam’“This is yet another attempt to impeach,” host Trish Regan said on Monday, the day the 26th American died from the coronavirus.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. vision 2020
    Three Scenarios to Look for in the March 10 PrimariesA Biden sweep might represent curtains for Sanders. But a Bernie win in Michigan might rekindle the Sanders campaign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. coronavirus
    Stocks Drop Almost 8 Percent, One of the Worst Days Ever for the DowIn terms of percentage, the Dow’s fall on Monday was as bad as some of the worst days of the Great Depression — and the market’s worst since 2008.
    By Matt Stieb
  22. coronavirus
    Self-Quarantining Republican Shook Trump’s Hand After Coronavirus ExposureAfter posing with a CPAC attendee, Doug Collins shook the president’s hand — while Matt Gaetz, also under self-quarantine, rode on Air Force One.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. vision 2020
    Washington Democrats Vote Amid Coronavirus OutbreakVoting by mail helps reduce the threat of “social distancing” on voting, but the worst may be yet to come.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    We Are Watching the Probable Demise of Trump’s Reelection in Real TimeThe botched coronavirus response and the likely recession are a fatal combination.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. vision 2020
    Can Bernie Beat the Polls and Win Michigan Again?Clinton led Sanders by similarly large margins in 2016 polls in Michigan, only to lose. But higher turnout could be good news for Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. late night
    Pete Buttigieg to Guest Host Jimmy Kimmel Live This WeekThe former presidential candidate will fill in for Kimmel on Thursday.
    By Megh Wright
  27. vision 2020
    Inside the Race to Win Over Elizabeth WarrenBernie Sanders and Joe Biden both want her support, but this is one situation Warren doesn’t have a plan for.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  28. coronavirus
    Ted Cruz to Self-Quarantine After Coronavirus Exposure at CPACThe Texas Republican will spend four days in his home after shaking the hand of a CPAC attendee 10 days ago, who later tested positive for COVID-19,
    By Matt Stieb
  29. vision 2020
    Donald Trump Jr. Challenges Hunter Biden to a Nepotism ContestThe president’s son wants to debate the former vice-president’s son to discuss “all the places where I’m supposedly grifting and Hunter Biden isn’t.”
    By Matt Stieb
  30. vision 2020
    Kamala Harris Endorses Joe BidenThe California senator and possible running mate became the latest former rival to get behind Biden.
    By Chas Danner
  31. criminal justice
    On Criminal Justice, Biden Has No Moral Standing Over TrumpOne of Trump’s main general election strategies will be contrasting the two men’s records. And it looks bad for Biden.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders Is Not a CommunistDebunking a smear.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. the future
    Jessica Cisneros Should Be the Future of Her PartyDemocratic leaders are on the wrong side of a generational conflict.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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