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Is Widespread Economic Discontent Good for the Left? Just because voters dislike the Biden economy doesn’t mean they’re eager for radical change.
By Eric Levitz
early and often
Dec. 5, 2023
U.S. Aid to Ukraine Is in Deep Trouble, to Putin’s Delight A Republican-generated quagmire in the House over border security and spending levels may not be resolvable before the end of the year.
By Ed Kilgore
just asking questions
Dec. 4, 2023
Why Russia Could Win the Ukraine War Next November “If Ukraine is going to lose this war, it’s going to lose it here in the United States,” says counterinsurgency expert John Nagl.
By Benjamin Hart
early and often
Nov. 29, 2023
How Popular Does Biden Need to Be to Beat Trump? Not Very. Presiding over an unhappy nation makes reelection hard for any president. But running against Trump makes it easier for Biden.
By Ed Kilgore
tremendous content
Nov. 27, 2023
Trump Insists He’s Not Old and Confused, We Just Don’t Get Sarcasm He claims he repeatedly mixed up Barack Obama and Joe Biden “sarcastically.”
By Margaret Hartmann
early and often
Nov. 25, 2023
Do Young Voters Actually Prefer Trump to Biden? Democrats worried that disenchanted 18-to-34-year-old voters would stay home in 2024. Polls show they may have a bigger problem.
By Ed Kilgore
israel-hamas war
Nov. 22, 2023
Bibi Bites Back: Netanyahu Is Defying the U.S. and Biden To help himself at home, Israel’s deeply unpopular leader has begun openly defying the U.S. The White House is not happy.
By Noga Tarnopolsky
the power trip
Nov. 22, 2023
The Mind-Bending Politics of RFK Jr.’s Spoiler Campaign Biden says he’s a conservative. Trump says he’s a liberal. They’re both right — and he could turn the presidential race upside down.
By Olivia Nuzzi
early and often
Nov. 21, 2023
House Republicans Forge Ahead on Doomed Biden Impeachment Effort They won’t have the evidence or the votes, but at least they can get it out of the way early in 2024.
By Ed Kilgore
The 2024 Debates Have Been Announced, But Will Trump Show? This could be the first presidential race without debates since 1972.
By Nia Prater
the body politic
Nov. 17, 2023
Abortion Wins Again. Now What? Democrats can’t coast on the issue’s popularity.
By Rebecca Traister
the national interest
Nov. 15, 2023
By Jonathan Chait
early and often
Nov. 15, 2023
Trump’s Anti-Migrant ‘Blitz’ Is Too Chilling to Ignore Biden may see immigration as a losing issue, but voters need to know about Trump’s radical mass-deportation plan.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Nov. 14, 2023
By Jonathan Chait
the economy
Nov. 12, 2023
3 Reasons Biden’s Strong Economy Is Unpopular The U.S. economy is the envy of Europe yet the bane of American voters’ existence.
By Eric Levitz
poll position
Nov. 10, 2023
The 2024 Polls Agree: Trump Has a Significant Lead Over Biden Much could change in the next year, but right now Trump is ahead of Biden nationally and in most battleground states.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Nov. 10, 2023
Rudy Giuliani Spends His Nights Ranting Online Indicted, isolated, and broke, he has one comfort left: the sound of his own voice.
By David Freedlander
early and often
Nov. 9, 2023
Could Kamala Harris Be a Cure for Biden 2024 Anxieties? Polls show the vice-president is strong where Biden looks weak. That’s good news for the 2024 campaign and those worried about Democrats’ plan B.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Nov. 9, 2023
Are Democrats the Party of Low-Turnout Elections Now? One theory about Democratic wins since 2020 and poor prospects for 2024 is that they now excel in non-presidential elections. Could that be right?
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Nov. 8, 2023
By Jonathan Chait
Do Democrats Need to Get Less ‘Globalist?’ A new book argues that Democrats must embrace economic nationalism to win back the working class.
By Eric Levitz
Biden Needs to Go Very Negative on Trump or He’ll Probably Lose in 2024 Polls show Biden’s reelection bid is in trouble, mostly from younger and nonwhite voters. He needs to convince them they’d hate a Trump return.
By Ed Kilgore
Feeling Exposed in Little Yemen Members of a Bronx mosque met with the NYPD to talk about protecting their community. And why police seem to ignore their calls.
By Chris Crowley
early and often
Nov. 2, 2023
Will a Backlash to Biden Over Israel Risk His Reelection? Warnings of Arab Americans and Muslims throwing the 2024 election to Trump aren’t based on much evidence. But in close elections, every vote counts.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Nov. 1, 2023
Joe Biden Is a Morally Decent President in a Time of Hate An appreciation of the administration’s response to 10/7.
By Jonathan Chait
early and often
Oct. 30, 2023
Biden Should Shut Down the Rogue New Hampshire Primary The president won’t be campaigning there, and he shouldn’t give Dean Phillips or media critics a half-hearted effort to exploit.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Oct. 27, 2023
Biden’s Age Is Primary Challenger Dean Phillips’s Only Issue A primary rival with no real substantive differences from Biden will just keep the president’s age in the spotlight to the delight of Donald Trump.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Oct. 25, 2023
Can Biden Avoid a Humiliating Loss in the New Hampshire Primary? Biden won’t appear on the primary ballot after killing New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation status. But he’s hoping Democrats will write him in anyway.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Oct. 24, 2023
Can Foreign Policy Help Joe Biden Win Reelection? Foreign policy rarely wins presidential elections. But it could help Biden rebut concerns about his age and ideology and offer a contrast with Trump.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Oct. 23, 2023
RFK Jr. Might Help Democrats Win in 2024 After All Kennedy’s independent presidential run may take more votes from Trump than from Biden thanks to conservative media attention.
By Ed Kilgore
israel-hamas war
Oct. 21, 2023
How Biden Bigfooted Bibi The American president has captured Israeli hearts. Can he rein in the Israeli government?
By Noga Tarnopolsky
the national interest
Oct. 20, 2023
It Turns Out Joe Biden Is Actually In Charge of the Biden Administration So much for the charge the president is a puppet of his left-wing staff.
By Jonathan Chait
poll position
Oct. 19, 2023
Trump Leads Biden in Latest Battleground State Polls The 2024 general election is far away. But it’s not too early to pay attention to the places where the next presidency will actually be determined.
By Ed Kilgore
israel-hamas war
Oct. 19, 2023
The Palestinian Blood on America’s Hands Unconditional support for Israel’s war devalues innocent lives in Gaza.
By Sarah Jones
israel-hamas war
Oct. 18, 2023
An American Family Trapped in Gaza Begs Biden for Help Zakaria and Laila Alarayshi arrived two days before the war. Then their home was destroyed and their exit was denied.
By Laura Thompson
israel-hamas war
Oct. 13, 2023
No, America’s Declining Power Didn’t Cause Hamas’s Attacks The problem isn’t a deficit of American global influence but the misuse of that influence.
By Eric Levitz
the national interest
Oct. 12, 2023
By Jonathan Chait
tremendous content
Oct. 11, 2023
Trump’s New Conspiracy Theory: Obama Is Still President The “Joe Biden is just a puppet” conspiracy theory gets a retro twist from the birther-in-chief.
By Margaret Hartmann
early and often
Oct. 10, 2023
RFK Jr. Independent Run Means One Less Headache for Biden Kennedy had just enough support (and conservative-media hype) to make it hard to ignore him. Now Biden is running virtually unopposed.
By Ed Kilgore
immigration
Oct. 10, 2023
A Wall Won’t Keep Biden’s Border Problem at Bay Democrats face a political challenge with no legislatively viable solution.
By Eric Levitz
student debt
Oct. 5, 2023
Student Debtors Deserve More From Their Government After a three-year pause, loan repayments are back with a vengeance. Biden can — and should — do more.
By Sarah Jones
presidential pets
Oct. 5, 2023
Biden’s Dog Moved to Undisclosed Location After Biting Spree Commander Biden is no longer at the White House, yet somehow the mystery surrounding the president’s bitey dog continues.
By Margaret Hartmann
Commander Has Been Banished From the White House President Biden’s dog apparently isn’t a fan of the Secret Service.
By Tariro Mzezewa
presidential pets
Sept. 28, 2023
So Biden’s Dog Is Just Allowed to Bite People Now? Commander bit another Secret Service member, bringing the total number of incidents to at least 11. It’s unclear what the Bidens are doing about it.
By Margaret Hartmann
the inside game
Sept. 28, 2023
The Impeachment Prosecutor Turned Defender Dan Goldman went after Trump but says there’s no comparison to the ‘bald-faced lies’ against Biden.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
punching up
Sept. 27, 2023
The Last WGA Strike Recap What’s in the deal and what’s next.
By Bethy Squires
uaw strike
Sept. 27, 2023
Biden’s UAW Rally Exposes the Bankruptcy of Trump’s Populism Biden walking the picket line while Trump addresses a nonunion auto plant perfectly illustrates their parties’ distinct approaches to labor issues.
By Eric Levitz
The Strikes Are Working From Hollywood to Detroit, unions are telling a story that Americans need to hear.
By Sarah Jones
early and often
Sept. 25, 2023
The Issue That’s a Bigger Problem for Biden Than His Age Recent polls show a lot of voters look back on the Trump years as a time of relative prosperity and aren’t sold on Bidenomics.
By Ed Kilgore
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