1. michael bloomberg
    Why ‘Stop and Frisk’ Hasn’t Arrested Bloomberg’s RiseThe former New York mayor’s ascension up the 2020 ranks, especially among black voters, seems incongruous. It’s not.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  2. vision 2020
    Lucy McBath’s Endorsement Reflects Mike Bloomberg’s Unique AppealThe former mayor faces big questions over his record on race, but a growing number of black lawmakers have gotten behind him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Trump Congratulates William Barr for Eliminating Justice Department IndependenceThe Roy Cohn–ization of federal law enforcement is complete.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. intelligencer chats
    How Strong a Front-runner Is Bernie Sanders?And six other questions coming out of Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  5. department of justice
    William Barr Intervened to Ease Sentencing Rec for Convicted Trump Ally: ReportAttorney General Barr reportedly involved himself with Roger Stone’s case to lessen his sentencing recommendation.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. vision 2020
    Pete and Amy Are Riding High After New Hampshire, But Probably Not for LongToday’s moderate stars don’t have the minority support, the campaign infrastructure, or the money to beat Bernie or Bloomberg.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. vision 2020
    New Hampshire 2020 Live Updates: Bernie Sanders WinsThe race has been called for Sanders, though Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg had strong showings.
    By Matt Stieb
  9. vision 2020
    Who’s Left As a Democratic Unity Candidate? Maybe Nobody.As Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar do well in New Hampshire, it’s looking like a Sanders-Bloomberg fight down the road with no compromises in sight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Joe Biden’s Campaign Was a Disaster for Liberalism and the Democratic PartyThe most historically significant failed primary campaign in history?
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. vision 2020
    Andrew Yang Drops Out of Presidential Race“I am the math guy and it is clear tonight from the numbers that we are not going to win this race.”
    By Chas Danner
  12. the national interest
    Trump Fires Defense Official for Refusing to Break the Law on His BehalfTrump’s assault on the rule of law is accelerating over the last 24 hours.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. vision 2020
    New Hampshire Can Be UpsettingThe Granite State has a history of nasty surprises for expected presidential primary winners.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. criminal justice
    Trump Forgets That Criminal-Justice Reform Is His New BrandLast week, he was bragging about being forgiving. This week, he’s praising China for executing drug dealers.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  15. crime
    Alleged Mastermind of the Sarah Lawrence ‘Cult’ Has Been ChargedLawrence V. Ray moved into his daughter’s dorm in 2010 — and prosecutors say he conscripted some of her roommates into a sex cult.
    By Hannah Gold
  16. vision 2020
    Nevada Tries Early CaucusingEssentially using ranked-choice voting, early participants can simulate the two-stage alignments and realignments of regular caucusgoers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. labor
    VA Democrats Kill Pro-Union Bill After Learning CEOs Oppose ItRight-to-work repeal failed after a fiscal estimate predicted it would cost the state millions. But that estimate was based on a CEO survey.
    By Eric Levitz
  18. vision 2020
    Are Joe Biden and Elizabeth Warren Making It Out of N.H. Alive?“They’ve both taken on the stench of death,” says an aide to a rival campaign.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  19. the national interest
    Trump Floats Pardon of Russia-Scandal Accomplice Roger StoneStone promises never to “roll on Donald Trump,” lies to protect him, and now payback is on its way.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. intelligencer chats
    8 Burning Questions Going Into the New Hampshire PrimaryThe unsettled Democratic race is poised for a shake-up. What will things look like on Wednesday morning?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  21. vision 2020
    Will Bernie-Panicked Centrists Stampede to Bloomberg?As Biden sinks and Buttigieg struggles to win minority voters, the ultrarich former New York mayor is looking stronger.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    Here’s What I Do Like About Bernie SandersAnd now for something completely different.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. trump rally
    Trump Brings Up Debunked Claim of Democratic Voter Fraud at New Hampshire RallyTrump said he lost N.H. in 2016 due to “hundreds and hundreds” of “buses being shipped up from Massachusetts,” despite no evidence of such action.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. russia investigation
    Prosecutors Request 7 to 9 Year Prison Sentence for Trump Surrogate Roger StoneThe longtime Republican operative could serve up to nine years for lying to Congress and for witness tampering during the Mueller investigation.
    By Matt Stieb
  25. democratic primaries
    Iowa Results 2020: Live UpdatesThe Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns have both officially requested a partial recanvas of the caucus results.
    By Matt Stieb, Benjamin Hart, and Chas Danner
  26. vision 2020
    The Democratic Race Isn’t Ending Any Time SoonAs voting in New Hampshire nears, a consensus is crystallizing: The Democratic primaries are going to be long and contentious.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  27. policing
    NYC’s Police-Union Leaders Are UnhingedThis is not normal behavior.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  28. new york city
    Broker Fees Are Back for New York Renters, TemporarilyA state judge halted the new ban until at least March 13, following a lawsuit by New York’s powerful real-estate industry.
    By Chas Danner
  29. vision 2020
    The Iowa Democratic Party Is Literally Falling ApartIt’s not a great look for the IDP to have its sign fall down as its chair addresses the problems remaining in tallying results from a week ago.
    By Matt Stieb
  30. politics
    Trump’s Budget Clarifies the Election’s StakesThe president imagines himself a Robin Hood with the usual beneficiaries reversed.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. the national interest
    Trump and DeVos Propose to Eliminate Federal Charter School FundsAlong with an 8 percent cut to the entire federal Education budget.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. democratic primaries
    Pete Buttigieg’s Vow to Cut the Deficit Is Fiscally IrresponsibleThere’s nothing “responsible” about encouraging the superstitious fear of deficits that’s done incalculable harm to our economy and planet.
    By Eric Levitz
  33. vision 2020
    Please Don’t Fall for Mike Bloomberg’s Twitter PostsThey’re a dirty trick.
    By Brian Feldman
  34. the national interest
    Lindsey Graham Implicates William Barr in Massive Scandal, on Live TelevisionBarr has “created a process” to let Trump’s private lawyer channel dirt to the DOJ?
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. ukraine scandal
    The Justice Department Is Looking at Giuliani’s Biden Dirt From UkraineLindsey Graham said that Attorney General William Barr had set up a “process” for Giuliani to submit what he found in Ukraine.
    By Chas Danner
  36. federal budget
    Trump to Propose Cuts to Safety Net Once AgainIt’s budget proposal season, meaning the Trump administration has again recommended billion-dollar cuts to Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. el paso shooting
    Don’t Give the El Paso Killer the Death PenaltyFederal hate-crime charges were announced against Patrick Crusius last week.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  38. vision 2020
    Biden Launches Attacks on Buttigieg, Who Nears Sanders in New HampshireUncle Joe, whose campaign suddenly seems like a long shot, said Mayor Pete was not “a Barack Obama” on Saturday and attacked his record in a new ad.
    By Chas Danner
  39. the national interest
    Trump Insists Real Photo Revealing His Fake Tan Is FakeAmerica’s comically superficial president also looks ridiculous.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. politics
    Trump’s Impeachment Trial and the Verdict of HistoryIt may take a few decades, but the Senate’s handling of Trump’s impeachment trial will stand out.
    By Ben Jacobs
  41. vision 2020
    Why Wasn’t Turnout Better in Iowa?Maybe it was just a matter of complacent Democrats not knowing or caring whom they support against Trump. But it doesn’t show an expanding coalition.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. democratic debates
    Tom Steyer Is Here to Make Friends (With Bernie Sanders)The billionaire repeatedly praised Sanders during Friday night’s Democratic debate in New Hampshire.
    By Chas Danner
  43. vision 2020
    Biden’s Last Stand?Biden’s candidacy was teetering entering the debate. He began by predicting his own defeat in New Hampshire, and it didn’t get much better from there.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. democratic debates
    Klobuchar Knocks Buttigieg for Wanting to Watch Cartoons Instead of ImpeachmentThe Minnesota senator argued that Buttigieg’s anti-Washington positioning is shallow and glib.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. vision 2020
    Biden Predicts He’ll Lose New Hampshire at Democratic DebateThe embattled former vice-president said Bernie Sanders would win instead.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Trump Fires Impeachment Witnesses Alexander Vindman and Gordon SondlandThe president’s post-impeachment revenge spree is now officially underway.
    By Chas Danner
  47. neo-confederates
    Out With the Confederacy, In With Democracy in VirginiaVirginia is about to eliminate Lee-Jackson Day from the list of state holidays and replace it with Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Now Trump Is Charging Nancy Pelosi With Fake Crimes, TooWhy Trump calls all his opponents criminals.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. mass incarceration
    The Justice Department Investigates Mississippi PrisonsThirteen inmates have died since December 29.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  50. vision 2020
    How Likely Is a Contested Convention, Really?Intelligencer staffers discuss the possibility that the Democratic primary will have a very old-school denouement.
    By Benjamin Hart, Ed Kilgore, and Eric Levitz
  51. the national interest
    Report: Trump Organization Is Bilking Taxpayers and Lying About It“I probably have a legal obligation, Mr. Attorney, to report corruption.” Here’s a hot lead for you to investigate, Mr. President.
    By Jonathan Chait
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