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  1. early and often
    The Most Explosive Revelations From Cassidy Hutchinson’s TestimonyThe ex–Mark Meadows aide testified that Trump lunged at a Secret Service agent on January 6 and said of the armed mob, “They’re not here to hurt me.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. politics
    Antonio Delgado Fends Off Challenge From Ana María ArchilaThe lieutenant governor wins the Democratic nomination for a full term, after a last-minute threat from a progressive endorsed by AOC.
    By Nia Prater
  3. january 6 committee
    Cassidy Hutchinson Shows Trump’s Complicity in the Attack on the CapitolThe former top aide provides a clear and damning account of the White House on January 6 and the man who started the riot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. early and often
    The Wildest Revelations From the January 6 CommitteePublic hearings and press reports have revealed plenty, from Ginni Thomas’s emails to Ivanka disagreeing with dad to Trump’s remarks on hanging Pence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. early and often
    2022 Midterms: A Guide to the Races Worth WatchingA cheat sheet to keep track of all the crucial races, primary upsets, and campaign drama — Trump-fueled and otherwise — from now through Election Day.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Republican Congressional Candidate Pulls a Todd Akin on AbortionVirginia’s Yesli Vega called into question how many women become pregnant as a result of rape.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. early and often
    FBI Seized Phone of Trump Coup Plotter John EastmanThe seizure took place the same day Feds raided Trump DOJ official Jeffrey Clark’s home, suggesting the January 6 criminal inquiry is heating up.
    By Matt Stieb
  8. u.s. supreme court
    Supreme Court Takes a Knee for School PrayerThe Court’s conservatives struck another blow against the separation of church and state by ruling to protect highly performative prayer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. just checking in
    So What Is Rudy Giuliani Up to These Days?Trump’s former attorney has been keeping busy by dealing with January 6–related legal woes, making weird videos, and arguing with parade hecklers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. life after roe
    Why the Post-Roe GOP Will Only Get More RadicalDecades after partnering with the anti-abortion movement, the Republican Party has finally delivered. But ending Roe is just the start.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. life after roe
    Outrage, Uncertainty, and Instant Abortion Bans After Roe v. Wade OverturnedSome Republican leaders are already calling for a nationwide ban, while protesters assemble outside the Supreme Court to express their outrage.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  12. anonymous
    ‘Things Will Be Fine’: GOP Insiders Doubt Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Cost ThemThey don’t seem all that worried the Supreme Court’s decision to end the right to an abortion will come back to haunt them in the midterms.
    By Ben Jacobs
  13. life after roe
    No, Trump, God Didn’t Overturn Roe v. WadeThe 45th president has a habit of blasphemously confusing himself with the Almighty, despite his religious illiteracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. life after roe
    John Roberts Had a Vague Plan to Only Half-Kill Abortion RightsThe chief justice said he preferred a “more measured course” in his Dobbs concurrence. His new standard would have allowed most abortion bans anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. life after roe
    Clarence Thomas Threatens Contraception, LGBTQ+ Rights Could Be Next to GoIn his concurrence to the Dobbs decision ending the right to an abortion, Justice Thomas said the Court should “reconsider” other precedents too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    How Trump Found the One Justice Department Lawyer Willing to Steal the ElectionTestimony of top officials showed how far the president was willing to go to get the department illegally involved in his coup.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    The Supreme Court Gun Ruling Could Lead to More ViolenceExperts and research say that looser regulation of concealed carry is correlated with higher gun-homicide rates.
    By Matt Stieb and James D. Walsh
  18. early and often
    Is That Sean Penn at the January 6 Hearing?The noted thespian and journalist showed up for some reason.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. politics
    Authorities Raid Home of Jeffrey Clark, Trump DOJ OfficialHe played a key role in former president Trump’s attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
    By Nia Prater
  20. 2022 midterms
    California’s Law and Order Narrative Didn’t Survive Late ReturnsRick Caruso is not the world-beater he seemed to be two weeks ago.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. early and often
    The Supreme Court Has Endangered the Future of Gun ControlBackground checks, age limits — anything that wasn’t around in the 1700s is probably unconstitutional, according to Clarence Thomas.
    By Jay Michaelson
  22. early and often
    Mo Brooks Falls With Trump’s Knife in His Back“MAGA Mo” couldn’t win once Trump endorsed Katie Britt, a 21st-century Republican version of the conservative Democrats Brooks used to battle.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. early and often
    Trump’s Very Bad Day in GeorgiaOn the same day that Georgia witnesses exposed Trump’s horrific behavior toward election officials, he suffered two more primary losses in the state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. early and often
    AOC Endorses Ana María Archila for Lieutenant GovernorIt is a major boost to the left-wing hopeful’s campaign to win the Democratic primary next Tuesday.
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    The Unlikely Star of the January 6 Hearings Is Eric Herschmann’s PandaThe ex-Trump attorney is a big fan of Rob Pruitt’s series on the black-and-white bear.
    By Matt Stieb
  26. early and often
    Before January 6, Ivanka Said Trump Should ‘Continue to Fight’A clip from December 2020 contradicts her deposition in which she claims she “accepted” the election results.
    By Matt Stieb
  27. january 6 committee
    January 6 Committee Explores Trump’s Postelection Reign of TerrorThe former president and Rudy Giuliani tried to intimidate and smear anyone standing in their way, including local-election workers.
    By Ed Kilgore
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    Georgia Election Worker’s Gut-wrenching Testimony on Being Targeted by TrumpIn emotional testimony, Shaye Moss said being falsely accused by the president sparked death threats that drove her into hiding.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. early and often
    Supreme Court Strikes Another Blow Against Church-State SeparationThe Court’s conservative majority ruled that Maine can’t exclude religious schools from a state tuition program. Are mandatory vouchers next?
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. early and often
    How Do You Write a History of the Trump Era While We’re Still in It?Historians have an unusual dilemma presented by no other former president — he might run again and win.
    By Brandon Sanchez
  31. early and often
    Juneteenth and America’s Racial-Justice BackslideIn the year since the federal holiday was established, we’ve seen this country’s capacity to once again betray its ideals in the defense of privilege.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Biden Survives Bike Fall After Failed Backpedaling AttemptThe 79-year-old president suffered an embarrassing fall from his bike one day after the Bidens made their cat travel by helicopter.
    By Chas Danner
  33. first feline
    Biden’s Approval Rating With White House Cat PlungesWillow, the president and First Lady’s cat, was spotted taking an ill-advised helicopter ride on Marine One.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    Democrats Want to Run Against GOP Kooks. They May Regret It.Some Democrats are promoting extremist Republican candidates to boost their general-election chances. That’s a risky strategy in a wave election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. january 6 committee
    Did Ginni Thomas Tell John Eastman Supreme Court Secrets?Emails show Trump’s lawyer John Eastman hoped the Supreme Court would help overturn the 2020 election. And he was in contact with one justice’s wife.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. january 6 hearings
    January 6 Hearings Build Case for a Trump-Eastman Criminal ConspiracyA California judge had already concluded that Trump and his lawyer acted criminally. The House select committee showed why that’s no exaggeration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 2022 midterms
    Steady Drip of Allegations Could Sink Herschel WalkerIt looks like the Trump-backed former football great won’t be able to glide into the U.S. Senate on the strength of his celebrity in Georgia.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. early and often
    Democrats Have Given Elon Musk No Choice But to Support Ron DeSantisThe world’s richest person, who now votes Republican, is kicking Andrew Yang to the curb in 2024.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. 2022 midterms
    Trump Had a Good, But Not Perfect, Primary NightNevada Republicans largely went MAGA and South Carolina impeachment backer Tom Rice went down. But Nancy Mace managed to overcome Trump’s attacks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    The Future of American Socialism Is LocalDSA is a little quieter today than in the Trump years, but it’s racking up successes outside of New York thanks to a focus on housing reform.
    By Ross Barkan
  41. gun control
    Could the Senate Gun Bill Have Stopped Past Mass Shootings?Some measures in the Senate gun-deal framework could have potentially stopped violent young gunmen from carrying out past attacks.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. early and often
    Rudy Giuliani Insists He’s Not a Drunk (Again)The former mayor wants the American public to know he was totally sober when he urged the president to disregard their votes on Election Night.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. early and often
    Trump’s Coup Attempt Nearly Included a Saturday-Night MassacreWild new reporting sheds light on DOJ underling Jeffrey Clark’s plot to become attorney general to help Trump overturn the election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. early and often
    Watch Rudy Giuliani Get Dunked on Repeatedly in January 6 HearingsFormer colleagues said Giuliani was “definitely” inebriated as he urged Trump to declare victory and pushed election lies they all knew were “nuts.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. early and often
    The Potato Roll Empire Bankrolling Christian Nationalist Doug MastrianoThe Martins were bit players in politics, until they put Doug Mastriano one step away from becoming Pennsylvania’s next governor.
    By James D. Walsh
  46. disloyalty
    Oh, Mo! Trump Betrays ‘MAGA Mo’ Brooks Yet Again, Endorses BrittHaving endorsed and then de-endorsed his onetime January 6 ally, Trump is again making it clear that his idea of loyalty is not reciprocal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. early and often
    Trump Always Said He Would Declare Victory Prematurely. Only Giuliani Listened.The 45th president carefully set the stage for his fake victory claim. At the January 6 hearings, his advisers suggest they never took him seriously.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    10 GOP Senators Endorse Bipartisan Framework for New Gun-Safety ReformsThe measures are modest but would still represent the most meaningful reforms in decades — and it looks like they might really happen.
    By Chas Danner
  49. the city politic
    The Fight to Make Sure Yeshiva Schools Provide a Secular Education, TooThe state hasn’t been ensuring children at religious schools receive an adequate secular education. A new court order could change that.
    By Errol Louis
  50. early and often
    Rick Scott Backtracks, But His Plan Is Still Ultra-MAGA MadnessEven with revisions, Rick Scott’s efforts to define a post-midterm agenda for his party is a gift to Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
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