1. early and often
    Trump Turns on MAGA: Only ‘Bad People’ Buy ‘Epstein Hoax’In a mind-bending Truth Social post, Trump cast anyone still interested in the Epstein scandal — which he promoted — out of the MAGA movement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. early and often
    New York Times Turns Arizona Special Election Into Defeat for MamdaniThe Gray Lady’s apparent obsession with stopping Zohran Mamdani has generated a mirage in the desert.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. mobama
    All the Juicy Gossip From the Michelle Obama PodcastA guide for those who want to hear Michelle and Barack finally address those divorce rumors, but not enough to wade through hours of IMO.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. tremendous content
    Why Trump’s ‘TACO’ Nickname Has Him So UpsetThe acronym for “Trump Always Chickens Out” was originally about his tariffs, but it’s morphing into a broader Trump insult.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. early and often
    Doctor checking patient's blood pressure
    Will the GOP Undo Obamacare-Subsidy Cuts to Save Themselves?A rare bipartisan bill could take some sting out of the megabill’s health-care cuts and help the GOP in the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    Global AIDS Funding Saved Despite Vought Abortion SmearPEPFAR, a program started by George W. Bush, was set to lose $400 million after the OMB director falsely claimed it funds Russian abortions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Trump Would Rather Jail Than Judge Undocumented ImmigrantsThe administration has declared undocumented immigrants ineligible for bond hearings. The plan is to fill ICE detention facilities, not review cases.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. politics
    The Adams Campaign Suffers Another BlowThe city’s Campaign Finance Board is once again denying the Adams campaign public matching funds, citing its failure to comply with records requests.
    By Nia Prater
  10. politics
    Democrats Are Going After the MAGA Backlash to EpsteinIncluding a bizarre Jason Isbell cover.
    By Nia Prater
  11. early and often
    Supreme Court Helps Trump Dismantle the Education DepartmentIn yet another unsigned ruling, the conservative majority treated a department closure like it’s just some minor layoffs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. early and often
    Did Bongino Quit Over Epstein Drama? Trump Is Unsure.Trump said “I think so” when asked if he’s still deputy FBI director. Bongino is back at work, but may still resign over the Epstein files release.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. magalopolis
    Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump: MAGA Dating Drama, ExplainedDon Jr.’s ex-wife is dating the golf great, and the Trump family’s reactions range from “so happy” to “cool” with it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. early and often
    Democrats Don’t Need Big Beautiful Calamity to Win the MidtermsRepublicans will probably lose the House in 2026 even if the Trump megabill’s devastating cuts aren’t immediately apparent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. politics
    Cuomo’s Mayoral Strategy: Everyone Else Drop OutAn independent bid starting with low support depends on his rivals quitting.
    By Nia Prater
  16. early and often
    Can Trump Really Deport Elon Musk and Zohran Mamdani?The president’s vague threats make booting out his political enemies sound easy. Here’s what he can actually do.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. politics
    Lee Harvey Oswald
    The CIA Has Been Caught Lying About Lee Harvey OswaldNew records show an officer covertly led a group that came into contact with JFK’s assassin after the agency denied such a thing.
    By Nia Prater
  18. jeffrey epstein
    MAGA Isn’t Done With Epstein Even If Trump IsHe once promised supporters big revelations on the alleged sex trafficker. Now, they’re not accepting his pleas to move on from the story.
    By Matt Stieb
  19. early and often
    The Democratic Revival Starts With a Non-DemocratDan Osborn, an independent in a red state, knows how to fight Republicans.
    By Ross Barkan
  20. foreign affairs
    You Have No Idea How Furious the Canadians AreThere’s nothing like a common enemy to make a country come together.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  21. early and often
    America Would Be Better Off If Trump Won in 2020Joe Biden’s 2020 win was a Pyrrhic victory for Democrats, and the four-year gap just made Trump’s second term more horrific.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. screen time
    The Future of Tech Regulation Is Both Stupid and ScaryMissouri’s attorney general is trying to force AI companies to make their chatbots give partisan answers. Will they fight back?
    By John Herrman
  23. the city politic
    Inside the Well-Funded, Likely Doomed Plan to Stop MamdaniA lot of donors “are not behaving rationally,” one operative said.
    By David Freedlander
  24. politics
    The Anti-Mamdanis Are Still Fighting Among ThemselvesWhile Eric Adams, Andrew Cuomo, and Curtis Sliwa try to elbow one another aside, donors are just lining up behind the idea of stopping Mamdani.
    By Nia Prater
  25. early and often
    Iowa’s Joni Ernst May Just Hang It Up and Go HomeThe once-ascending senator has lost steam after getting bullied into backing Pete Hegseth and horribly mishandling protests over Medicaid cuts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign PolicyAlong with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan foreign-policy traditions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    Here Comes the Backlash to Trump’s Immigration CrackdownGallup found that 62 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the issue, and there are signs of erosion among Republicans, too.
    By Nia Prater
  28. tremendous content
    The Long History of Donald Trump Pretending to Be SupermanThe modern version of Lex Luthor is based on Trump, yet he’s been posing as the Man of Steel for decades. Here’s a timeline of his obsession.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the law
    U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi during a cabinet meeting at the White House on July 8, 2025.
    Nobody Trusts Pam BondiFrom hopeless partisanship to constant bullshitting to her botched handling of the Epstein files, the attorney general has alienated nearly everyone.
    By Elie Honig
  30. early and often
    Will MAGA Cred Let Ken Paxton Survive Yet Another Scandal?The Texas attorney general’s divorce could upend his effort to oust John Cornyn from the U.S. Senate — or loyalty to Trump could save him once again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Trump Pushes Texas Republicans Into Risky Midterms Power GrabIt’s going to be tough for the GOP to hang on to the House. But tilting the map via redistricting in Texas and Ohio could help.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. politics
    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin.
    Trump’s EPA Just Released an Infomercial for Conspiracy Theorists“To anyone who’s ever looked up to the streaks in the sky and asked, What the heck is going on?,” Lee Zeldin has an answer for you.
    By Allison Quinn
  33. politics
    Why Did Trump Tap an ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer for Ambassadorship?Nick Adams, a prolific X poster who projects hypermasculinity, has been nominated to be the U.S. ambassador to Malaysia.
    By Nia Prater and Chas Danner
  34. natural disasters
    DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
    Kristi Noem Laughs Off Criticism of Her Texas Flood ResponseFEMA officials say Noem took days to sign off on the deployment of resources to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
    By Allison Quinn
  35. early and often
    Why the GOP’s Recycled Midterms Strategy Won’t WorkSadly for the Republicans, midterm turnout is always lower, they won’t have Biden to run against, and Trump may be losing ground.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the power trip
    The New Gold Rush for MAGA Lobbyists“I haven’t even had time to make it to the golf course since November,” said one lobbyist.
    By Ben Terris
  37. early and often
    President Trump Holds "Make America Wealthy Again Event" In White House Rose Garden
    Trump’s Tariff Letters to World Leaders Are Copied and PastedThe spam is coming from the White House.
    By Allison Quinn
  38. early and often
    Racial Profiling Could Create Mass Backlash to Mass DeportationsICE isn’t targeting violent criminals and perhaps not even noncitizens. As the hard-line crackdown accelerates, there could be political hell to pay.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    Bad News Piles Up for Eric Adams’s Reelection BidA new poll finds Adams trailing Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo in the general election for mayor, and his corruption indictment is costing him, too.
    By Nia Prater
  40. early and often
    Supreme Court Normalizes Trump’s Unprecedented Mass FiringsThe Court’s conservative majority has, once again, shrugged off the administration’s authoritarian motives in bypassing Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    Trump Has No Idea What Hegseth Is DoingThe biggest screw-up in the administration blindsided the president about halting arms shipments to Ukraine.
    By Allison Quinn
  42. early and often
    When We’ll See the Full Damage From Trump’s MegabillSafety-net cuts could be deferred and disguised by provisions tucked in the One Big Beautiful Act. But they’re coming.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. politics
    Trump and Mamdani Spar Over a Federal Takeover of New York CityTrump floated taking over the city under a Mamdani mayoralty, saying, “We have tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to.”
    By Nia Prater
  44. politics
    Linda McMahon
    Trump May Weaponize Student Loans Against Public ServantsThe Department of Education is moving forward with a plan that could deny student-loan forgiveness to people who help those whom Trump wants to hurt.
    By Chas Danner
  45. social studies
    Why Calling RFK Jr. ‘Anti-Science’ Misses the Real PointBattling over truth, facts, and evidence doesn’t work in a post-expertise world.
    By Rachael Bedard
  46. early and often
    Trump DOJ’s ‘Full’ Epstein Video Is Missing One MinuteTrump officials tried to prove they’re being transparent by releasing prison footage with a weird time jump. Pam Bondi later blamed old technology.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. early and often
    IRS Approves Endorsing Candidates From Church PulpitsIt’s another blow to church-state separation just in time to get conservative churches revved up for the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Republicans Are Planning Even More Safety-Net CutsDays after passing Trump’s megabill, the GOP is already working to claw back funding and jam more cuts through Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the city politic
    Who’s Afraid of Zohran Mamdani?There is some panic within the city Establishment.
    By Errol Louis
  50. early and often
    Trump Megabill Will Supersize ICE’s Mass-Deportation PushThe new law dramatically increases funding for Trump’s immigration crackdown, making ICE the largest federal law-enforcement agency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Elon Musk’s Political Party Is the GOP By Another NameAmericans may have issues with the two major parties, but Musk’s proposed third party is just a new name for GOP fiscal hawks.
    By Ed Kilgore
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