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  1. the body politic
    Are Republican Women Okay?The baffling, contradictory demands of being female in the party of Donald Trump.
    By Rebecca Traister
  2. early and often
    Brandon Herrera Campaign Rally
    Uvalde’s Next Congressman Might Be a GunfluencerIn the latest battle of the Republican civil war, a Texas moderate is challenged by “The AK Guy.”
    By Ben Jacobs
  3. early and often
    Kari Lake’s Worst Enemy Is a RepublicanFalsely accused of stealing the last election, Stephen Richer decided to sue. The lawsuit could bankrupt her.
    By Casey Quackenbush
  4. early and often
    Donald Trump
    The Wildest Things Trump Said at His Private Mar-a-Lago Donor RetreatOver the weekend, Trump compared the Biden administration to the Gestapo and bragged he was bigger than Taylor Swift.
    By Chas Danner
  5. early and often
    Passing Ukraine Aid Doesn’t Make Mike Johnson a Bipartisan HeroAs with Mike Pence, one good deed can’t erase the Speaker’s long history of toadying to Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. foreign affairs
    Not Just Putin: Why the Right Falls in Love with DictatorsTrump didn’t create a new style of politics, according to a new book, but was the extension of a century-old romance with despots.
    By Casey Michel
  7. state of the union
    Katie Britt Turns Motherhood Into a WeaponThe GOP presents its ideal woman.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. early and often
    Republican Presidential Candidate Nikki Haley Campaigns In Burlington, Vermont Ahead Of Super Tuesday
    Why Nikki Haley Is Still RunningShe keeps losing to Trump by double digits with no hope of winning the nomination. Her supporters say she’s after something bigger.
    By David Freedlander
  9. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell
    Mitch McConnell Had the Power to Stop Trump and He RefusedA political eulogy for an enabler of authoritarianism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. the national interest
    Trump Has Finally Remade Republicans Into Putin’s PlaythingsHis admiration of Russia no longer renders him strange or suspect within the party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. early and often
    Donald Trump
    The Swiftboater Coming for BidenWith co-pilot Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita has brought discipline to the Trump campaign. Is that enough to win?
    By David Freedlander
  12. early and often
    Why Did Anyone Think They Could Beat Donald Trump?The two best chances are over and there won’t likely be a third.
    By Ben Jacobs
  13. the national interest
    DeSantis Finalized the Conservative Movement’s Capitulation to TrumpWhat the Florida governor’s failed campaign to succeed Trump revealed about the future of the Republican Party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. early and often
    How Donald Trump Destroyed Ron DeSantis and Nikki HaleyIs the race already over?
    By Ben Jacobs
  15. early and often
    The Plan to Get New Hampshire Liberals to Vote for Nikki HaleyIf Donald Trump loses the first-in-the-nation primary, this could be why.
    By Ben Jacobs
  16. early and often
    Nikki Haley’s Gender TrapConservative women accept and reject feminism all at once.
    By Sarah Jones
  17. early and often
    The Monumental Special Election to Fill the George Santos SeatHe might be out of Congress, but the high drama over his successor is only beginning.
    By Nia Prater
  18. bully pulpit
    America’s White Evangelical ProblemTim Alberta traces the debasement of his church, which has revolutionized politics for the worse.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. early and often
    George Santos Will Never, Ever, Give Up His ActHe got this far by not backing down. Why would he now?
    By Mark Chiusano
  20. early and often
    George Santos Is Going Out in the Most George Santos Way PossibleIn what one member of Congress likened to a “public crucifixion,” he got to play martyr.
    By Ben Jacobs
  21. early and often
    The Blood Feud Between New York Republicans and George SantosHis own neighbors are leading the charge to expel him from Congress.
    By Ben Jacobs
  22. early and often
    Mike Pence Acknowledges RealityThe former vice president, who never had a chance against his former boss, is suspending his 2024 campaign.
    By Chas Danner
  23. the law
    Before Mike Johnson Was Speaker, He Was Blaming Abortion for School ShootingsHow Johnson’s years as an anti-abortion soldier of the Christian legal movement prepared him for this moment.
    By Irin Carmon
  24. early and often
    Mike Johnson, the Nice Guy Who Finished FirstRepublicans finally find a Speaker they don’t hate: an arch social conservative who tried to overturn the 2020 election.
    By Ben Jacobs
  25. early and often
    Republicans Started a Civil War They Don’t Know How to EndKnocking off Speaker candidates is easy, but electing one is impossible so far.
    By Ben Jacobs
  26. early and often
    Jim Jordan Didn’t Just Lose. The Hard Right Did Too.The latest from the House Republican tire fire.
    By Ben Jacobs
  27. early and often
    The Race for Speaker Is About to Get RealSteve Scalise and Jim Jordan face off in the Capitol Thunderdome. Here’s how they match up and who else might win the gavel if chaos ensues again.
    By Ben Jacobs
  28. the power trip
    Do Any of These People Stand a Chance Against Trump?On the trail with the candidates vying (in theory, anyway) for the Republican nomination.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  29. the national interest
    What I Got Wrong About DeSantis vs. TrumpThe personality cult is even cultier than I had thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. smile with your eyes
    It’s Mug Shot DayDonald Trump’s booking photo finally dropped.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  31. republican debate
    34 Things You Missed at the First Republican DebateThe candidates danced around Trump, called for invading Mexico, and ganged up on Vivek Ramaswamy. Here are the highs and lows.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  32. past is prologue
    Trump Didn’t Hijack Reagan’s GOP; It Was Never Fully HisTrump represents a pre-Reagan, pre-Bush conservatism that has come storming back, leaving Reagan-Bush conservatism to unpopular elites.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. on with kara swisher
    Chris Christie Says He Was ‘Honest’ When Questioned in Case Against TrumpKara Swisher talks to the former governor and GOP presidential candidate about Trump’s legal peril and the likelihood of him going to jail.
    By Intelligencer Staff
  34. the national interest
    The Last Republican PoliticianCan John Roberts stave off a Democratic assault on the Supreme Court?
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. encounter
    Vivek Ramaswamy Does Not Like to Lose at TennisGoing toe to toe with the Republican primary’s No. 1 Trump fan.
    By Benjamin Hart
  36. early and often
    A Tea-Party Veteran Has a Plan to Upend the ConstitutionTea-party veteran Mark Meckler and his “grassroots army” plot a right-wing reboot of the country.
    By Casey Quackenbush
  37. early and often
    It’s Payback Time for the House Far RightAccused of betrayal over the debt-ceiling deal, Kevin McCarthy is losing power to a group of rebels who show no sign of giving up.
    By Ben Jacobs
  38. the national interest
    The GOP’s Authoritarian AccelerationInternal resistance to its anti-democratic turn has all but vanished.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the right
    The Revolt of the Other MothersMoms for Liberty learned motherhood is a potent force. So too have their opponents.
    By Sarah Jones
  40. early and often
    Frank Luntz Can’t QuitThe GOP’s wunderkind pollster swore he was finished with Washington — except that penthouse with Kevin McCarthy.
    By Ben Terris
  41. the national interest
    28 States, 71 Bills, and an Education System TransformedA running tally of how Republicans are remaking the American classroom.
    By Alice Markham-Cantor, Britina Cheng, and Paula Aceves
  42. early and often
    Trump’s Indictment Has Become His PlatformIn his first post-arrest speech, Trump tried to turn his legal peril into bragging rights.
    By Ben Jacobs
  43. the national interest
    What Ron DeSantis Can’t FakeTrump’s legal problems reveal an organic connection to the base that his rival is trying but failing to match.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the swamp
    How Biden Learned to Love the Debt-Ceiling CrisisHe has turned a chronic political headache into a winning issue.
    By Eric Levitz
  45. early and often
    Rick Scott’s Revised ‘Rescue Plan’ Is Still Stuck on StupidAfter damaging his party and delighting Democrats, Scott finally relented on sunsetting Social Security and Medicare — but not the other madness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    McDaniel Hangs Onto RNC Gavel Despite DeSantis DefectionHarmeet Dhillon threw a scare into the chair of the RNC, but even late support from DeSantis didn’t convince party voters away from backing McDaniel.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    Why Post-Trump Republicans Are Pivoting to a Pre-Trump WorldWhat happened to the party’s great philosophical evolution?
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. early and often
    Republicans Start Turning on George Santos“A campaign of deceit, lies, and fabrication.”
    By Nia Prater
  49. early and often
    No, Congress Doesn’t Need More ‘Independents’ Like SinemaThe senator’s superficial rebranding does not make Congress more representative of the country.
    By Eric Levitz
  50. the city politic
    Meet New York’s New Republican VotersCrime and schools are causing a political realignment in the city, led by communities of recent immigrants.
    By Ross Barkan
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