Trump Leads Biden Going into Tonight’s Debate

He’s doing better in all the swing states but one than in 2020.

Biden Offers Amnesty for Illegals Married to Americans

A morally right but politically fraught move.

Crystal Ball Moves Trumpward

It all comes down to Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.

Will Trump Leaners Come Home to Biden?

The weirdness of this year’s polling gives the President’s team hope.

Trump’s Path to 270

It’s depressingly short.

Happy Birthday, Mr. Mayor

Here are some special papers.

Republican Dysfunction

It is a bit of a mess.

Arizona Republicans Block Abortion Ban Fix

They can’t help themselves.

Senator Joe Lieberman, 1942-2024

The 2000 Democratic Vice Presidential nominee turned maverick is gone at 82.

Biden Wargaming Stolen Election Contingencies

He may be fighting the last war.

Trump Guts RNC

A purge of the professional staff for, well, reasons.

Biden and Trump Secure Their Party Nominations

The inevitable is all but official.

Adios, Senator Sinema

One term was enough.

California’s Weird Election Laws

The Top Two system has created perverse incentives.

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Old Man Biden

The problem that won’t go away.

Young Blacks Souring on Biden?

A credulous report strings together some anedotes and dubious polling.

The Border Standoff is Escalating Quickly

Gregg Abbott is now defying the U.S. Supreme Court, forcing a showdown.

The Saban Tsunami

One man’s retirement has upended the college football landscape.

Texas Passes New Immigration Law

Billions for a wall plus a likely showdown with the feds.

Sandra Day O’Connor, 1930-2023

The first woman to serve on the Supreme Court is gone at 93.

Dozens Quitting Congress

Take this job and shove it. I ain’t workin’ here no more.

Six Swing States

America’s weird system for choosing Presidents keeps getting weirder.

Democrats Win Key Off-Year Elections

Abortion, an unrepresentative electorate, and candidate idiosyncracy ruled the off-off-year election.

One Year Out

Looking ahead to November 5, 2024

Swing State Voters Prefer Trump

Bidenomics is dragging Biden’s approval.

Kari Lake Inevitable Republican Nominee

The Arizona gubernatorial loser is back to lose the Senate.

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McCarthy Won’t Run For Speaker. Now What?

We won’t have Kevin to kick around anymore.

Student Loan Forgiveness Done Right

Helping the victims of degree mills.

Testing Section 3

State election officials are standing by for challenges to Trump’s right to run.

Stupid Polling Tricks

Americans don’t want either Trump or Biden! Film at 11.

The End of the Power 5 Era

The rapidly changing face of college sports.

On Hand-Counting of Ballots

It’s a really bad method

Fear of a Third Party

The Electoral College is holding a nation of millions back.

End of the Week Tabs

Mostly 2020 election denial investigation edition.

How Serious of a Threat is a No Labels Candidate?

The panic continues. Is it warranted?

Violent Rhetoric: Legal But Dangerous

Politicians and other thought leaders are playing with fire.

Creative Class on Strike

Hollywood and the news media are roiled in labor disputes.

Kyrsten Sinema Mixes Pleasure and Business

Running for office or just running?

Sandra Day O’Connor and Bush v Gore

New documents reveal the internal deliberations of the Court.

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California Revisiting Travel Ban

A symbolic gesture is now highly impractical, if not harmful.

A “No Labels” Candidate?

A hypothetical spoiler for 2024? (Stress on “hypothetical”).

Republicans Divided on Foreign Policy

As memory of the Cold War fades, so does support for American primacy.

Never Trumpers Never Win

Being against something just isn’t enough.

Dilbert Canceled

Newspapers across the country are dropping the popular strip over a racist rant.

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Fox Hosts Knew Election Claims Were B.S.

They went all-in on the Big Lie and we now have the receipts that they knew what they were doing.

Trumpy Tabs for Tuesday

Because I had a lot of open tabs.

Looking to the 2024 Senate Map

A tough map for the Democrats.

Monday Tabs

There’s No Whisky in this Mouthwash?!

It turns out that the candy flavored booze at the grocery store isn’t even bourbon.