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  1. unlikely duos
    What Were Obama and Trump Chatting About at Jimmy Carter’s Funeral?Five theories about their surprisingly cheerful interaction.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. family
    The Black Family’s Escape From Corporal PunishmentHow a younger generation of parents is learning to raise its children without fear.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  3. the national interest
    Democrats Used to Run on Education. What Happened?How the party gave up on one of its best issues.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the inside game
    ‘I Would Rather Be Kamala Harris Than I Would Donald Trump’What Jim Messina, who guided Obama’s re-election, sees with two weeks left.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  5. the inside game
    Political strategist David Plouffe
    David Plouffe on Harris vs. Trump: ‘Too Close for Comfort’The veteran strategist on the state of play for his boss, Kamala Harris, and what he thinks of the “bed-wetters.”
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  6. the system
    University of Pittsburgh Obama Rally
    Barack Obama’s Tiresome Condescension Toward Black MenWhy the former president’s lectures feel so hollow.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  7. the national interest
    Obama’s DNC Speech Had a Hidden Message to DemocratsHe believes his 2004 speech had the correct idea about America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. the inside game
    President Joe Biden Affordable Care Act
    The Obama-Kamala MergerLong compared to each other but never close, he’s now giving her advice and she’s hiring his people.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  9. the national interest
    How Harris WinsBidenism brought the Democrats to the brink of catastrophe. Obamaism can save them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    US-POLITICS-RACISM-REPARATION
    Republicans Are Going for Jeremiah Wright 2.0 Against HarrisDemonizing Obama’s preacher didn’t stop him in 2008. It’s unlikely to stop Harris, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    U.S. President Joe Biden hosts event on Affordable Care Act and Medicaid at the White House in Washington
    Harris May Follow Obama’s Path to the White House After AllHarris tried to emulate Obama’s coalition in 2020 and failed. She may have a better shot at reaching young, Black, and Latino voters this time around.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the inside game
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-BIDEN
    What Obama Is Whispering to BidenThe presidents’ plan to save their legacy from Trump.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  13. stop the presses
    US-VOTE-POLITICS-BIDEN
    Biden’s Star-Studded, Triple-President Radio City Unity BlowoutJust please ignore the protesters, and Trump’s law-and-order stinkbomb ploy.
    By Shawn McCreesh
  14. tremendous content
    Inauguration Day
    Trump Has Confused Obama for Biden 7 Times (and Counting)Is Trump really calling his 2024 rival “Obama” for “comedic reasons and for sarcasm”? Here’s a list of his alleged gaffes so you can be the judge.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. tremendous content
    Trump Insists He’s Not Old and Confused, We Just Don’t Get SarcasmHe claims he repeatedly mixed up Barack Obama and Joe Biden “sarcastically.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. tremendous content
    Trump’s New Conspiracy Theory: Obama Is Still PresidentThe “Joe Biden is just a puppet” conspiracy theory gets a retro twist from the birther-in-chief.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. the inside game
    What Obama Is Doing Behind the Scenes to Help Democrats WinWorking the phones, advising on messaging — and trying to make all that work with his own vision for being an ex-president.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  18. early and often
    Here Come the Obama AdsDemocrats bring out their not-so-secret weapon as the midterms approach.
    By Benjamin Hart
  19. tremendous content
    Trump Accuses George H.W. Bush of Hiding Papers in a Bowling AlleyHis latest defense for why he had classified documents at Mar-a-Lago: All the other presidents were doing it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. politics
    Who’s the Change Agent Now?Joe Biden is delivering breakthroughs that long eluded Barack Obama. Who understands the presidency best?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  21. politics
    Obama Reminds Biden Who’s BossAs the ex-president teased his former veep at the White House on Tuesday, it felt like 2010 all over again.
    By Nia Prater
  22. politics
    Stephen Breyer and the End of the Apolitical Supreme CourtEven John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett claim to be above politics. But Breyer may be the last justice to actually believe it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the intelligencer profile
    Was Larry Summers Right All Along?How the ultimate Establishment figure became the preeminent critic of the Biden era’s economic consensus.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. 2022 midterms
    Biden’s Approval Rating Is Low But Still Higher Than Trump’sWith better skill than he’s shown lately and a bit of luck, Biden can mitigate 2022 midterm losses and bounce back in 2024.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. that happened
    The Time Clinton Took Over Obama’s White House Podium and Stayed AwhileAs Bill Clinton tries to revive Joe Biden’s stalled agenda, the president should remember his predecessor can be an excellent — if overeager — asset.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. authoritarianism
    Trump Endorses Viktor Orbán, His Hungarian Role ModelIt’s an unusual move that may signal what Trump hopes to achieve for himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    Are Democrats Just Repeating Obama’s First Year?There are some striking similarities between the party’s current problems and what they faced 12 years ago. But Obama did manage to get reelected.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. obits
    Harry Reid and the Power of PersistenceReid’s unlikely climb to power and his record as Senate Democratic leader were a testament to his determined loyalty to his party and his state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. politics
    Why Biden Wants You to Think He’s Running in 2024Whether or not he actually plans to run again, there are many good reasons for the president to keep insisting that he’s seeking a second term.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. debt limit
    A Preview of GOP Tactics If They Win the House in 2022If Republicans take at least one chamber, the hostage-taking tactics deployed against Obama are coming back, with additional encouragement from Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the body politic
    The Betrayal of RoeDecades of neglect and cowardice have brought this country to the precipice.
    By Rebecca Traister
  32. past is prologue
    Cheer Up, Democrats! You’ve Had It Worse Than This.The Democratic Party has a lot of problems, but it’s faced similarly sticky situations before and survived.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. economy
    Neoliberalism Died of COVID. Long Live Neoliberalism!How the predominant ideology of our time survived the pandemic.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. centrist democrats
    Most Centrist Democrats Aren’t Like Kyrsten SinemaParty unity is less of a problem for congressional Dems than their very thin margin for error.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. past is prologue
    Biden May Bounce Back Like Other Presidents HaveHistory shows that presidents usually get reelected unless they are unlucky, or, like Donald Trump, they work hard at alienating voters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    Partisanship Put Amy Coney Barrett on the Supreme Court. Now She’s Against It.The justice bemoaned perceptions of the Supreme Court following an introduction by Mitch McConnell, who made the confirmation process hyperpartisan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 9/11: 20 years later
    What 9/11 Did to the Democratic PartyTo this day, Democrats struggle with the fear of looking weak.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. abortion
    The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Investment in the Republican Party Is Paying OffDonald Trump was the first president to keep his promises to them, and now the big moment of rolling back abortion rights may be near.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. joe biden
    Biden’s Approval Rating Goes UnderwaterBiden’s stretch of unobtrusive popularity is over for now, but he is in very good company as a president with net-negative approval ratings.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. war
    The Shocking New Book That Exposes U.S. Lies About AfghanistanAt least $19 billion from American taxpayers fell into Taliban hands, and that’s just one of the bombshells in Craig Whitlock’s Afghanistan Papers.
    By Ben Jacobs
  41. democrats
    If Democrats Don’t Exploit This Trifecta, Another Could Be Far AwayDemocrats will probably lose their governing trifecta in 2022, and it won’t get easier in 2024 or 2026. Historically, they don’t come along often.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. past is prologue
    Clinton and Biden Bookend the Era of the Swing VoterDifferences in how the two men approached campaigning and governing, despite their similar ideologies, reflect a massive shift in the U.S. electorate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. 2022 midterms
    Democrats Should (Privately) Write Off 2022 and Just GovernWhen the deal goes down on Biden’s agenda in Congress, vulnerable Democrats should not be given bragging rights for thwarting their own party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. kamala harris
    Is Kamala Harris’s Popularity Level a Problem for Democrats?Much of the claim that Harris is deeply and increasingly unpopular doesn’t bear scrutiny, particularly coming from fans of less popular Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. 2022 midterms
    Why 2022 Won’t Be Another 1994 Republican Tidal WaveLindsey Graham’s prediction of an impending red wave ignores several key factors behind the GOP’s historic gains in Bill Clinton’s first midterm.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. drone wars
    The Drone Leaker“Second Snowden” Daniel Hale exposed the machinery of America’s clandestine warfare. Why did no one seem to care?
    By Kerry Howley
  47. politics
    Democrats Can’t Win the Culture War With SilenceChanging the subject to poll-tested economic policy issues has never dispelled Republican cultural smears in the past. It won’t now, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. 2022 midterms
    Will Young and Minority Voters Save Democrats in 2022?With or without some help from Donald Trump, Democrats need to keep the voters who surged to the polls in 2018 and 2020 engaged.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. supreme court
    McConnell All But Admits He Would Never Confirm a Biden Supreme Court PickWith McConnell pledging obstruction, Democrats need to make the Supreme Court a major campaign issue for the midterms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. rip
    The Obama Family’s First Dog, Bo, Has DiedThe Obamas’ beloved Portuguese water dog, who became a White House celebrity in his own right, was 12.
    By Chas Danner
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