1. the national interest
    Biden and Harris’s Absurd Case for ComplacencyThe post-debate crisis isn’t going away, and Democrats need to make some hard political choices if they want to avoid catastrophe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    Donald Trump and Joe Biden on the debate stage.
    What the Polls Are Saying After the Trump-Biden DebateDo voters agree with pundits following Biden’s big debate debacle? Here’s an updating roundup of what they’ve told pollsters so far.
    By Chas Danner
  3. tremendous content
    The 6 Most Bizarre and Baffling Trump Rally RantsFrom anti-shark diatribes to tributes to fictional serial killer Hannibal Lecter, Trump’s 2024 speeches are weirder than ever.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and often
    President Biden Delivers Remarks On The Middle East From The White House
    How Can Biden Be Replaced? A Guide to Democrats’ Next Steps.Answers to all your questions about how the Democratic Party might go about changing candidates after President Biden’s debate debacle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the inside game
    Democrats Ask Who Can Make Biden Step AsideDemocrats watched the debate and stared into the abyss. Now they ask if he’s a lost cause.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  7. trump-biden debate
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    I Let My 9-Year-Old Watch the Debate. It Was a Mistake.“It’s not supposed to be like this,” I told her again and again.
    By Ryu Spaeth
  8. early and often
    US-POLITICS-BIDEN
    The Biggest Decision of Joe Biden’s LifeDemocrats aren’t going to dump Biden from the 2024 ticket against his will. But he can choose to pass the torch to his vice-president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    US-POLITICS-STRIKE-UNIONS-TRUMP
    Trump’s Most Unhinged Plans for His Second TermHe’s openly plotting to persecute his enemies, assume kinglike powers, and deport millions of people. But at least we’ll all have flying cars!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. early and often
    President Biden Delivers Remarks Honoring Late Senator John McCain In Arizona
    Can Democrats Still Replace Joe Biden in the 2024 Election?While replacing Biden may be politically difficult even after his disastrous debate performance, technically it is possible right up to Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    President Biden Launches Black Voters for Biden-Harris Initiative During Campaign Rally
    If Biden Isn’t the Democrats’ 2024 Candidate, Harris Will BePolls show Democrats broadly like Harris, think she’s electable, and prefer her to other rising stars in the party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. liveblog
    Biden Stumbles in First Presidential Debate: How It HappenedBy the end, the panic from Democrats and pundits was widespread and deafening. Here’s how it all played out.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  13. trump-biden debate
    Republican Insiders Are Ecstatic About the Trump-Biden Debate“Trump was disciplined beyond what I could have expected.” Biden not so much.
    By Ben Jacobs
  14. trump-biden debate
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    Biden, Trump Have Mortifying Exchange About Golf HandicapsIt was a night of horrifying moments for Democrats, but this one was just dumb.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. presidential debate
    Donald Trump And Joe Biden Participate In First Presidential Debate
    The Reason Biden Failed in the Debate Against TrumpFrom the beginning, Biden made himself the focus of the debate with a voice and appearance that alarmed his fans and reinforced fears about his age.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. trump-biden debate
    Celebrity Sightings In New York - June 21, 2024
    Where’s Melania? Not at Trump’s First 2024 DebateThe former First Lady didn’t fly up to Atlanta with her husband. But one of Trump’s least favorite family members is doing pro-Biden debate spin.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. early and often
    All the Details on Trump & Biden’s Weirdly Early 2024 DebateWhen is it? Which candidates have qualified? Why is this happening so early? Here’s everything you need to know about this very odd showdown.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    CONGRESSWOMAN LAUREN BOEBERT
    One Good Primary Night Doesn’t Signal a Moderate ComebackDespite losses by Squad member Jamaal Bowman and several Trump endorsees, polarization is as strong as ever.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. tremendous content
    Trump Can’t Accept That Taylor Swift Hates HimHe wondered if Swift, who accused him of “stoking the fires of white supremacy” and endorsed Biden in 2020, might secretly be MAGA.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. early and often
    Who’s the Trump VP Pick? Latest Odds for Every Shortlist Candidate.Does Burgum have “the look”? Is Tim Scott loyal enough? Is Kristi Noem out? Here are each VP candidate’s odds in the race to be Trump’s running mate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. early and often
    The Case(s) Against Donald TrumpIt’s hard to keep track, so we made a guide.
    By Nia Prater
  22. miss americana
    Will Taylor Swift Endorse Joe Biden in 2024?Swift has yet to weigh in on the 2024 election. But despite Trump’s desperate attempts to win her over, another Biden endorsement seems likely.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. early and often
    US-VOTE-DEBATE
    What to Watch for in Biden and Trump’s First 2024 DebateTrump needs to exceed low expectations. Biden must highlight his opponent’s failures. And a few wild cards could derail both candidates’ strategies.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. early and often
    Robert F Kennedy, Jr in Yorba Linda, CA.
    What the Polls Miss About RFK Jr. and Third-Party CandidatesRight now, national and battleground-state polls assume every candidate is running everywhere. That’s actually not the case.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. that happened
    The Time Trump Almost Gave Biden COVID on a Debate StageThe president tested positive for COVID ahead of their first 2020 showdown but kept that his little secret.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. politics
    Jamaal Bowman Lost. Is Another Squad Member Next?Bowman’s resounding defeat may not bode well for Missouri’s Cori Bush, who faces a fierce primary challenge.
    By Nia Prater
  27. tremendous content
    Speaker Johnson Joins Former President Trump At Mar-a-Lago For Announcement On Election Integrity
    Trump’s Messy Mar-a-Lago Boxes: See All the New PhotosIn response to Trump’s complaints about the Mar-a-Lago search, prosecutors dropped more photos of White House documents stored among his junk piles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. early and often
    US-VOTE-DEBATE
    Could the Biden-Trump Debate Actually Be a Game Changer?Biden or Trump could make a calamitous misstep, but debates between two well-known candidates don’t usually move the needle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    The Great Awokening Is Over, But Trump Might Revive ItConservatives are still angry at 2020, don’t understand Biden wasn’t president then.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the system
    Jamaal Bowman Campaigns One Day Before New York Primary
    How Gaza Has Shaken Black PoliticsLeaders associated with civil rights are caught in a trap of Israel’s making.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. early and often
    Jamaal Bowman’s Loss Is the Start of a New EraPro-Israel forces now have a blueprint to driving critics out of Congress.
    By Ross Barkan
  32. early and often
    Virginia 5th Congressional District Primary
    Bob Good Tries Election-Denial Tactics on Trump’s CandidateThe embattled House Freedom Caucus chairman is concocting conspiracy theories to undermine his apparent loss to John McGuire.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. politics
    US-POLITICS-JUSTICE-COURT-TRUMP
    Trump Now Free to Go to Town on Jury in Hush-Money CaseJudge Merchan loosened a gag order on Trump, though there are still limits to how far the former president can go.
    By Nia Prater
  34. what we know
    Biden Touts $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Relief With Eye to 2024
    What to Know About the New Student-Loan-Forgiveness PlansBiden’s relief measures and proposals are good news for borrowers — if you can figure out their looming deadlines and complexity.
    By Lynnley Browning, Nia Prater, and Chas Danner
  35. politics
    Donald Trump Holds Rally In Pennsylvania
    Trump Tries to Reset Debate Expectations in Bizarre FashionAhead of Thursday’s one-on-one, Trump is alleging that President Biden will be “jacked up” for the occasion.
    By Nia Prater
  36. early and often
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    Trump Stokes Feud With Moderator Jake Tapper Ahead of DebateThe Trump Team has been playing up Tapper’s alleged anti-Trump bias, culminating in Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt getting kicked off CNN.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. the national interest
    How Jamaal Bowman Blew Up His Own CoalitionHe wants to be an AIPAC martyr, but this was a political suicide attempt.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. what we know
    Donald Trump
    Who Is on Donald Trump’s Revenge List?From Biden to Bragg to the staff of the National Archives, here’s everyone Trump may go after if he regains the powers of the presidency.
    By Chas Danner
  39. the inside game
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-BIDEN
    What Obama Is Whispering to BidenThe presidents’ plan to save their legacy from Trump.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
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    Donald Trump outside a cage match.
    Trump Suggests Migrants Should Fight for SportHe’s finally found a way to combine two of his biggest passions: dehumanizing immigrants and cage fighting.
    By Chas Danner
  41. the national interest
    Why Conservatives Should Vote for Joe BidenA liberal’s plea to the rule-of-law right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the city politic
    A New Yorker votes in Queens.
    New York’s Judicial Elections Are a Lot Like the SubwayThe way New York judges get elected makes little sense to voters. It also works surprisingly well.
    By Errol Louis
  43. life after roe
    Donald Trump Holds Presidential Campaign Rally In Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Would Trump Use a 150-Year-Old Law to Restrict Abortion?Trump allies are already planning to enforce the 1873 Comstock Act to ban distribution of abortion pills and equipment by mail.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. politics
    Jury To Begin Deliberations In Trump Hush Money Trial
    Alvin Bragg Has Been Deluged With Threats Since Trump’s ConvictionThe Manhattan district attorney’s office wants to extend a gag order against the ex-president, citing a surge in threatening behavior.
    By Nia Prater
  45. early and often
    Supreme Court Keeps Full Access to Widely Used Abortion Pill
    Supreme Court Backs Off on Gun-Rights AbsolutismIn an 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court grudgingly accepted a federal law prohibiting firearm possession by domestic abusers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    Do Liberals Have It All Wrong About How to Beat Trump?Backed by Reid Hoffman, the centrist polling firm Blueprint picks a big fight in the Democratic Party: It needs to move right to win.
    By David Freedlander
  47. poll position
    Trump vs. Biden Polls: A Close Race Gets Even CloserTrump may have lost a bit of ground in a five-way race, but he still has a broader path to victory than Biden.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Speaks At The Libertarian National Convention
    RFK Jr. Misses What’s Likely His Only Shot at Debate StageTechnically, Kennedy could still make the September debate. But it will be tough, as independent candidates tend to lose momentum.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. politics
    US-NEWS-NY-BODYPARTS-PROSECUTION-NY
    Poll: Congestion Pricing Is Unpopular, But So Is HochulA Siena College poll found that New Yorkers disapprove of Governor Hochul but largely support her pause on congestion pricing.
    By Nia Prater
  50. that happened
    The Time Trump Confused Finns About Forest FiresThe president made up a fake Nordic fact to blame California for its own natural disasters.
    By Benjamin Hart
  51. lives
    Aaron Bushnell’s AgoniesBurning himself to death outside the Israeli Embassy turned him into an antiwar martyr. What could have led to such an extreme act?
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
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