1. the national interest
    Trump Lawyers Argue No President Can Be Impeached for Any Abuse of PowerThe White House legal team lays out a breathtaking constitutional theory.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. impeachment
    House Prosecutors, Trump Lawyers File Dueling Impeachment BriefsTrump is either the “framers’ worst nightmare” or a completely innocent victim, depending on which memo you read.
    By Chas Danner
  3. impeachment
    Pence Is Right: Trump Is a Lot Like Andrew JohnsonPence embraces the discredited Jim Crow theory of Johnson’s victimization and Reconstruction’s evil. But Trump does emulate his scofflaw behavior.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. politics
    National Archives Apologizes for Censoring Protest Signs From Women’s MarchThe agency digitally altered protester’s signs to remove mentions of Trump and women’s anatomy in a failed effort to avoid controversy.
    By Chas Danner
  5. the national interest
    Republicans Don’t Even Know What They’re Covering UpBut the latest revelations about Trump and Ukraine are explosive.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. vision 2020
    Joe Biden’s Agreeable, Terrific, Very Good, Not at All Bad WeekOver the past seven days, Biden’s top rivals turned on each other, polls turned his way — and Barack Obama did his campaign a big favor.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. impeachment
    Dershowitz Is Part of Trump’s Defense Team Whether He Admits It or NotAs usual, the allegedly impartial TV lawyer wants to have it both ways.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. david brooks
    Bernie Isn’t Trying to Start a Class War. The Rich Are Trying to Finish One.David Brooks argues that workers in America are paid what their labor is worth, accidentally proving the opposite.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. the national interest
    Trump Tried to Legalize Bribery, Maybe Wasn’t Worried About Ukrainian CorruptionThe GOP defense that Trump just wanted to reform Ukraine keeps getting more ridiculous.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. impeachment
    Trump Trial Team Will Include Alan Dershowitz, Ken StarrApparently Trump craved the lurid spectacle these two disgraced old legal beagles bring to his solemn Senate trial.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump Soothes Himself on Impeachment With Emotional Support MapWhen you’ve done nothing wrong and you’re being stigmatized anyway, the best self-care is a misleading map.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the national interest
    Barr Investigating Comey Again, Is Going After Trump’s Enemies One by OneThe pattern is selectively holding Trump foes to the highest standards, while sparing his allies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. politics
    We Deserve a Better Debate Over Medicare For AllThe case for the policy is a moral one.
    By Sarah Jones
  15. iran
    11 U.S. Troops Injured in Iran’s Retaliatory Strike on January 8: ReportContrasting Trump’s claim that no one was hurt in the strike, service members are reportedly suffering from symptoms of post-concussion syndrome.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. impeachment
    No Senator Is Less Popular in Their Own State Than Susan CollinsCollins has been losing ground with voters on both the left and right. Impeachment is going to make things worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. white nationalism
    FBI Arrests 3 Suspected Neo-Nazis Ahead of VA Rally Catching Far-Right AttentionThe three far-right paramilitaries are connected to the neo-Nazi group the Base, and allegedly discussed attending the gun-rights rally in Richmond.
    By Matt Stieb
  18. business
    Does Trump’s New Trade Deal Really Accomplish Anything?Intelligencer staffers chat about the significance of the preliminary agreement between the United States and China.
    By Josh Barro and Benjamin Hart
  19. impeachment
    Trump Trial Takes Shape in the SenateThe key thing to watch for amid the pomp and circumstance is whether McConnell can maintain control of the Senate — and the president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. immigration
    New Migrant Caravan Too Far From U.S. Election to Be an EmergencyIt’s like the caravan of Fall 2018, but without the same immediate electoral stakes for Republicans.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  21. vision 2020
    Bernie Sanders’s Foreign Policy Is Too Evidence-Based for the Beltway’s TasteThe senator’s vision is less ideologically blinkered and radically ambitious than the bipartisan consensus it aims to displace.
    By Eric Levitz
  22. vision 2020
    Why the Iowa Caucus Could Have Three Winners This YearUnder new transparency rules, we’ll see popular-vote totals plus delegate estimates, allowing several candidates to spin the results as a win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. impeachment
    Watch GOP Senator Call Reporter ‘Liberal Hack’ for Asking About ImpeachmentOutright hostility to the news media will not lose Martha McSally any fans on the right.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. ukraine scandal
    Withholding Ukraine Aid Broke the Law, Nonpartisan GAO Concludes“Faithful execution of the law does not permit the president to substitute his own policy priorities for those that Congress has enacted into law.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. vision 2020
    Let’s Hear More About What 2020 Democrats Can Actually DoThe debates need to focus on how a Democratic president would use their power, and accomplish other goals that might be blocked by GOP lawmakers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. democratic debates
    Warren to Sanders: ‘I Think You Just Called Me a Liar on National TV’CNN has published the audio from the post-debate moment between Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and it’s unlikely to defuse the tension.
    By Benjamin Hart and Matt Stieb
  27. the far-right
    Virginia Gov. Declares State of Emergency Before Pro-Gun Rally in RichmondTaking no chances after Charlottesville, Gov. Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Lobby Day, which has attracted far-right demonstrators.
    By Matt Stieb
  28. democratic debates
    Pete Buttigieg’s White Supporters Have More to Explain Than His Black SkepticsTuesday’s primary debate in Iowa confronted familiar questions about Buttigieg’s failure to garner black support.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  29. vision 2020
    The Two Des Moines Debates: Was It a Snoozer or an Epic Clash?Depending on which account you consult, the seventh debate was either all about niceness or open conflict.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. impeachment
    House Votes to Send Impeachment Articles to SenateNow the impeachment focus really will shift to the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. trump impeachment
    The Complete Guide to President Trump’s ImpeachmentEverything you need to keep up with the Ukraine scandal and Trump’s impeachment, from analysis of key issues to daily recaps of the proceedings.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  32. impeachment
    Pelosi Appoints Impeachment Managers, to Be Led by Adam SchiffThe managers will trigger the Senate trial once they present articles of impeachment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Goons Were Up to Something Very Shady in UkraineExtraordinarily damning new evidence of the president’s extortion scheme.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. trump rally
    Trump’s Wisconsin Rally Was a Parade of Foreign-Policy MisinformationThe president boasted inaccurately of his recent act of war, suggested Lyndon B. Johnson is in hell, and complained about dishwashers again.
    By Matt Stieb
  35. vision 2020
    Sanders–Warren Conflict Roils Iowa Debate — and the 2020 RaceA relatively calm debate — and for that matter, nominating process — was suddenly submerged in a simmering then roaring conflict between two camps.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. democratic debates
    Unpacking the Tense Moment Between Warren and SandersChatting with Intelligencer’s Gabriel Debenedetti, from the scene in Iowa, about the non-handshake heard around the world.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti and Benjamin Hart
  37. democratic debates
    Watch Elizabeth Warren Refuse to Shake Bernie Sanders’s Hand After the DebateDespite the message of goodwill onstage, the post-debate moment could fuel the emerging conflict between the two progressive senators.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. democratic debates
    The Sanders–Warren Face-off Begins Cordially, Gets WeirdAfter Sanders denied the report that he told Warren he didn’t think a woman could win in 2020, Warren “disagreed.” It got strange from there.
    By Matt Stieb
  39. ukraine scandal
    House Intel Releases Documents Showing Lev Parnas’s Connection to TrumpIncluding an email from Trump’s attorney acknowledging that the president “consent[ed]” to a plan to connect Parnas to a former Trump lawyer.
    By Matt Stieb
  40. vision 2020
    Bernie Boneheads and Liz Losers Unite!Or at least, fight with kid gloves on. You have nothing to win without each other.
    By Eric Levitz
  41. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Convince Bernie Voters the Election Was Rigged AgainThey’re running the same play they ran in 2016.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. border wall
    Trump Is Rushing to Make His Border Wall Look Like a Success Before NovemberHe’s been siphoning off billions of dollars from the military to make good on his racist mnemonic device turned campaign promise.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  43. vision 2020
    Iowa Gets Its Very Own Debate TonightIt’s the first Democratic debate in which the primary audience is the one that will vote first.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national circus
    Frank Rich: What’s Wrong With the Democratic Primary? Everything.From debate rules that helped drive out minority candidates while welcoming Tom Steyer to the enduring focus on Iowa, the process has been a debacle.
    By Frank Rich
  45. space
    What’s the Deal With the Space Force Bible?A “blessing” ceremony blurs the line separating church and state.
    By Sarah Jones
  46. impeachment
    House to Trigger Senate Impeachment Trial in Wednesday VotePelosi says the House will vote Wednesday to name impeachment managers, which likely means Trump’s Senate trial will start next week.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the body politic
    The Third Rail of Calling ‘Sexism’Warren tried not to talk about it.
    By Rebecca Traister
  48. border wall
    Trump to Take Another $7.2 Billion From the Pentagon for Border WallAll told, more than $18 billion in government funds has been allocated to the wall.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  49. democratic debates
    A Warren-Sanders Face-off? And 6 More Things to Watch for in Tonight’s DebateIn the last contest before the Iowa caucuses, expect more foreign-policy talk, and a lot more conflict between Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. vision 2020
    What Will Happen If There’s a Tie in the Electoral College?The House with each delegation casting one vote would elect the President, with Republicans likely to hold the advantage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. vision 2020
    Black Voters Didn’t Need A Black Candidate. They Won’t Need a Black VP Either.Cory Booker’s exit from the presidential race teaches lessons about what black voters want.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
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