Gop

the swamp Oct. 26, 2020

The Tortured Self-Justification of a Trump EnablerHow an anonymous Republican squares his love of power with his contempt for the president.

By Olivia Nuzzi

politics Sept. 28, 2020

QAnon Goes to WashingtonTwenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?

By Simon van Zuylen-Wood

rbg Sept. 21, 2020

Where GOP Senators Stand on Filling Ginsburg’s Seat Before the ElectionLisa Murkowski and Susan Collins are, for now, the only GOP senators to state their intention not to vote on a nominee prior to the election.

By Matt Stieb

rnc Aug. 25, 2020

Republican National Convention, Day Two: Live UpdatesFollow along with Intelligencer for the second night of the Republican convention that’s partly virtual but all about Trump.

By Intelligencer Staff

republican national convention Aug. 25, 2020

RNC Speaker Cut From Tuesday’s Lineup After Retweeting Anti-Semitic ConspiracyThe convention dropped Mary Ann Mendoza from her Tuesday slot after she urged her followers to read a thread about a Jewish plan to enslave the world.

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 Aug. 19, 2020

Far-Right Agitator Laura Loomer Wins GOP House Primary in FloridaThe Islamophobic provocateur and Infowars contributor won in FL-21, which includes Mar-a-Lago, though she is unlikely to win the district in November.

By Matt Stieb

inequality Aug. 14, 2020

Congress Is Hanging Single Parents Out to DryThe $600 enhanced unemployment benefits are due to expire. A new report shows how much single parents need that money.

By Sarah Jones

coronavirus stimulus July 27, 2020

Republicans’ COVID Relief Bill to Include Second Round of $1,200 Stimulus ChecksOn Monday, Senate Republicans proposed an early version of the HEALS Act, with a second round of $1,200 checks but no eviction moratorium for renters.

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 July 14, 2020

The Republican National Convention Suffers Another Round of DropoutsTwo more senators — and eight House representatives — have announced they will not attend the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville.

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 July 7, 2020

GOP Senators Are Already Bailing From the Convention in Florida Next MonthFive Republican senators announced this week that they would skip the convention in Jacksonville, further revealing the uselessness of the event.

By Matt Stieb

gop June 10, 2020

3 GOP Insiders on the Protests and Trump’s Perilous Moment“I think the president has handled it as well as any president ever could.”

By Ben Jacobs

george floyd June 10, 2020

Republicans Belatedly Realize Protests Aren’t Going AwayAs outrage over police brutality and the killing of George Floyd persists, GOP leaders respond with lukewarm efforts of reform and appeasement.

By Matt Stieb

qanon May 20, 2020

QAnon Supporter Wins Republican Senate Primary in OregonJo Rae Perkins, an insurance agent in Oregon, became the first advocate for the sweeping conspiracy theory to win a GOP nomination for the Senate.

By Matt Stieb

florida man May 12, 2020

Don’t Overthink Ron DeSantisThe Florida governor’s tenure teaches us about sycophancy, ineptitude, and reactionary politics.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

covid-19 Apr. 25, 2020

Donald Trump and the Luxury of IrresponsibilityWhen washing one’s hands isn’t just a precaution against the coronavirus.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

coronavirus Apr. 20, 2020

Flying Blind Without Testing, GOP Governors Reopen Businesses in the SouthBusinesses in Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina will soon reopen, though the impact on the virus’s spread can’t be known without proper testing.

By Matt Stieb

coronavirus Apr. 19, 2020

Trump Wants to Open the Country, But Republicans Don’t Want to Pay for TestingRepublican lawmakers want to avoid federal funding for coronavirus tests, despite the necessity for such a project to safely reopen the economy.

By Matt Stieb

coronavirus Apr. 8, 2020

Kansas GOP Overturns Large-Gathering Ban on Worst Day of the State’s OutbreakLawmakers overturned the governor’s executive order banning religious groups of more than ten — though many churches have voluntarily moved online.

By Matt Stieb

coronavirus Mar. 23, 2020

Texas Republican: ‘Lots of Grandparents’ Willing to Die to Save Economy for KidsDan Patrick, 69, said he would “take a chance” on his survival if it meant the immediate end of social distancing and the ramp-up of the economy.

By Matt Stieb

mitch mcconnell Mar. 12, 2020

McConnell (Reluctantly) Nixes Vacation Plans to Work on Virus BillEarlier Thursday, the GOP leader said the Senate would wait until after recess to legislate a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

By Eric Levitz

vision 2020 Mar. 4, 2020

With Biden Ascendant, GOP Suddenly Cares About His Ukraine Connections AgainPresident Trump and Republican senators are refocusing on debunked allegations of Biden family misconduct in Ukraine as his campaign regains steam.

By Matt Stieb

senate trial Feb. 5, 2020

Susan Collins: Trump Has ‘Learned’ a ‘Pretty Big Lesson’ From ImpeachmentIt’s unlikely that a president who said the Constitution gives him “the right to do whatever I want” would learn anything from his acquittal.

By Matt Stieb

impeachment Jan. 27, 2020

GOP Senator Suggests Her Party Is Using Ukraine to Hurt Biden in the PrimaryJoni Ernst contradicted the talking point that Trump was simply rooting out corruption, with no intention of hurting Biden’s electoral shot.

By Matt Stieb

senate impeachment trial Jan. 25, 2020

The Impeachment Trial Became Saturday Detention for SenatorsThe mood was subdued as members sat through “Death Valley” and earned a 49-hour break.

By Ben Jacobs

ukraine scandal Jan. 16, 2020

Lev Parnas and His Powerful Republican Friends: A Photo AlbumNo one knows Lev Parnas, but somehow they’ve all taken pictures with him.

By Adam K. Raymond

impeachment Dec. 18, 2019

GOP Reps Liken Impeachment to Pearl Harbor, Say Trump Treated Worse Than JesusMike Kelly said the impeachment will “live in infamy,” while Barry Loudermilk said at least Jesus had the “opportunity to face his accusers.”

By Matt Stieb

vision 2020 Dec. 8, 2019

Joe Biden: America Needs the Republican PartyBiden also said that he was ‘really worried’ that Democrats would trounce Republicans in 2020, a concern that is not shared across the aisle.

By Matt Stieb

gop Dec. 5, 2019

House Ethics Committee to Duncan Hunter: Please Stop Doing Your JobThe committee effectively banned the congressman — who pleaded guilty to misusing some $150,000 in campaign funds — from voting on the House floor.

By Matt Stieb

gop Dec. 5, 2019

GOP Cuts Aid to House Candidate Over Death Threats to Ilhan Omar, AOCIt was the second time Omar faced a death threat from a Republican candidate for the House that week.

By Matt Stieb

racism Nov. 12, 2019

Schumer’s Glowing Send-off for Peter King Illustrates Civility in PracticeThis is the nonsense that comes from fetishizing bipartisanship.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

the swamp Oct. 14, 2019

What Republican Insiders Really Think About ImpeachmentTurns out, Trump fatigue is a condition that knows no party and you can’t feel outraged if you can no longer feel anything at all.

By Olivia Nuzzi

racism Sept. 11, 2019

A Non-Racist Conservatism Must Look to the Future, Not the PastRoss Douthat’s latest column paints a discouraging picture of non-racist conservatism.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

ilhan omar Aug. 28, 2019

Alabama Republicans Vote to Remove Ilhan Omar After Endorsing Roy MooreState Republicans think Omar is an un-American bigot who shouldn’t hold office. That says more about their idea of who should than about her.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

racism Aug. 26, 2019

Steve King’s Political Prospects May Be Fading, but His Party’s Racism Is NotKing is one of his party’s most flagrant bigots — but not by much.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

islamophobia Aug. 21, 2019

Trump’s Tweets Prove GOP Attacks on Omar, Tlaib Were Always About IslamophobiaThe anti-Semitism allegations were just a cover.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

republicans Aug. 2, 2019

The Last Black Republican in the House Waves the White FlagFive years ago, Republicans thought they had to become more diverse to win. Will Hurd’s departure symbolizes their abandonment of that path.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

encounter July 23, 2019

A Lobster Dinner With the ‘Billionaire Heiress’ Chair of the Manhattan GOPAndrea Catsimatidis, self-described “business bombshell, jet-setter, NYC native, and footballer” on the limits of idealogical purity.

By Olivia Nuzzi

racism July 18, 2019

Republicans Don’t Want Racist Chants to Define Them — Just Racist PoliciesRepublicans have expressed concern that Trump’s racist remarks are distracting the public from the GOP’s policies — which are even more racist.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

republicans May 29, 2019

Trump Has ‘Nothing’ Against Roy Moore — Except for His Odds of LosingThe accused child molester is mulling another Senate run in Alabama. Trump is fine with him personally — he’s just worried that he’ll lose.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

venezuela May 13, 2019

Florida Republicans Fear Trump’s Venezuela Policy Could Hurt Them in 2020Florida Republicans worry that Trump’s backing of opposition leader Juan Guaidó could become a liability among the state’s 200,000 Venezuelans.

By Matt Stieb

white nationalism Apr. 23, 2019

Steve King Says He Empathizes With Jesus After White Nationalism RebukeThe Iowa rep said he had “better insight” into Christ’s suffering after being reprimanded by his colleagues for normalizing white nationalism.

By Matt Stieb

dynasties Dec. 1, 2018

Beware the Bush Family Image-Rehab MachineLiberals developed a sweet spot for two presidents they once viewed as villains. Why?

By Sam Tanenhaus

#metoo Nov. 19, 2018

The GOP Thinks #MeToo Is a Chance to Exploit the ‘Biased’ PressBut their attempts just show how much they get wrong about journalism.

By Jill Abramson

the republican party Oct. 10, 2018

Why Nikki Haley Represents a Path Not Taken for the Republican PartyFor a moment in the pre-Trump era, the outgoing UN ambassador and former South Carolina governor signaled a turn to a more inclusive Republican Party.

By Zak Cheney-Rice

politics Sept. 16, 2018

What Happened to Lindsey Graham?Once defined by his loathing for Trump, he’s now all-in for the president. Why?

By Lisa Miller

Aug. 2, 2018

The GOP’s New Midterm Message: Nancy Pelosi Wants to Cut MedicareRepublicans’ closing argument in an Ohio congressional special election is that a Democrat-controlled House would cut Medicare and Social Security.

By Eric Levitz

June 14, 2018

Trump Has Not Transformed the Republican Party — YetAnti-Trump Republicans are going extinct. But on policy matters, the congressional GOP has changed Trump far more than he has changed it.

By Eric Levitz

May 11, 2018