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  1. life after roe
    Outrage, Uncertainty, and Instant Abortion Bans After Roe v. Wade OverturnedSome Republican leaders are already calling for a nationwide ban, while protestors assemble outside the Supreme Court to express their outrage.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  2. intelligencer chats
    What Has Made the January 6 Hearings Such Great Television?TV writers would kill for some of this dialogue, for one thing.
    By Jen Chaney and Benjamin Hart
  3. life after roe
    Could New Abortion Bans Lose in Court?It won’t be easy, but there are ways to limit the impact of Dobbs.
    By Jay Michaelson
  4. 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
  5. life after roe
    This Is Not an Abortion StoryPregnancy felt like a choice, now it feels like a trap.
    By Sarah Jones
  6. 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
  7. life after roe
    Overturning Roe Is Just the BeginningConservatives are already floating a national abortion ban and the overthrow of other privacy-based rights.
    By Claire Lampen
  8. life after roe
    The Necessity of HopeThings are bad. They will get worse. But despair has never been an option.
    By Rebecca Traister
  9. abortion
    The Dissenters Say You’re Not Hysterical“The majority tells everyone not to worry,” the dissenting justices write. But they’re ringing the alarm.
    By Irin Carmon
  10. brave
    Thanks, NancyShe read a poem.
    By Rebecca Alter
  11. 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
  12. life after roe
    The End of Abortion Rights Is Trump’s Big PaybackHe promised Republicans a Court conservative enough to overturn Roe so long as they tolerated his corruption and criminality. It worked.
    By Ankush Khardori
  13. the national interest
    Now We See What Happens When Social Conservatives Take the WheelThe Christian right’s power finally becomes real.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. abortion
    The End of Abortion As We Knew ItIn a 6–3 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade.
    By Irin Carmon
  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. life after roe
    Find an AbortionAn exhaustive guide to the clinics still open in each state, how to reach them, and the services they offer.
    By the Cut
  17. power
    Donate to an Abortion Fund Right NowIf you’re terrified about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, it’s the best thing you can do.
    By Bridget Read and Claire Lampen
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. power
    The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Giant Blow to Gun-Control LawsOne justice even felt it necessary to note that the New York law at the center of the case didn’t stop the gunman in the Buffalo mass shooting.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. the national interest
    Why Ron DeSantis Can Beat Trump in 2024The party is deciding, and the voters are getting the message.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. explainer
    Trump’s Long Campaign to Steal the Presidency: A TimelineThe insurrection wasn’t a one-day event. It was the culmination of a multifaceted, yearslong plot — and it isn’t over.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. early and often
    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
  35. 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
  36. the city politic
    Is Eric Adams All Talk?Six months in, the mayor is facing questions about what, exactly, he’s doing to fix New York.
    By Errol Louis
  37. foreign interests
    U.S. Botched Brittney Griner’s First Chance to Speak to Wife in 4 MonthsThey were set to talk by phone for the first time since the WNBA star was detained in Russia, but the U.S. embassy failed to patch the call.
    By Chas Danner
  38. 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
  39. exhibit a
    It’s Been a Bad Month for the Donald Trump Innocence ProjectHis media supporters denounce the January 6 hearings as a show trial even as they stand by John Durham, a politically driven prosecutor.
    By Ankush Khardori
  40. 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
  41. just asking questions
    Ukraine Is at Its ‘Most Dangerous Point’ of the WarMichael Kofman on Russia’s momentum, how long Putin can weather sanctions, and the trouble with battlefield predictions.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. 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
  43. politics
    AOC Accuses the City Council Speaker of Punishing MembersHer criticisms come after reports that councilmembers who voted against the budget weren’t included in a fund for district projects.
    By Nia Prater
  44. gun violence
    The Hardening of AmericaFrom schools to Starbucks bathrooms, a pernicious idea gains ground.
    By Sarah Jones
  45. 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
  46. apocalypse wow
    Gianforte Under the Tuscan Sun While Yellowstone Was UnderwaterThe Montana governor refused to say where he was during his state’s crisis — until he was caught dining in a hill town in the Italian countryside.
    By Matt Stieb
  47. the picket line
    Elon Musk Wants Free Speech for Himself, Not SpaceX EmployeesWorkers were fired for daring to criticize the king.
    By Sarah Jones
  48. 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
  49. the national interest
    Republicans Will Do It AgainThey have not been chastened by the revelations of the January 6 committee.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. 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
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