Julia Ioffe • February 22, 2024

Blue Munich

An insider’s dispatch from the annual Munich Security Conference: Yulia Navalnaya’s heart-stopping address, the ghosts of American delegations past, the feverish chatter surrounding Mike Johnson, Russia-Ukraine anxieties, and much more.

Peter Hamby • February 20, 2024

Biden’s World War Z

Exclusive new polling from Echelon Insights, in partnership with Puck, shows a significant Democratic enthusiasm deficit among two key demographics: Gen Z and Black voters. So why isn’t the White House all that worried?

Julia Ioffe • February 20, 2024

The Tragedy of Navalny

Alexey Navalny wasn’t simply a powerful oppositional leader or visionary. For many Russians, he was the future leader of a post-Putin Russia—a cosmopolitan democracy that espoused freedom and equality. Now that he is gone, his widow Yulia is taking up the fight.

Tara Palmeri • February 16, 2024

The Old Man & The Scene

The readout from the Cafe Milano crowd about Biden’s age and vanity.

Julia Ioffe • February 14, 2024

The View From Gaza

Amaney Jamal, the Palestinian-American dean of Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs, on polling inside a war zone, whether both sides still support two states, and how Palestinians are processing a generational calamity.

Theodore Schleifer • February 14, 2024

The Biden Donor Dilemma

As the president heads to the West Coast to raise money on the heels of the Hur Report, the big-money crowd is asking existential questions and finding familiar answers. Plus: the inside story of why the R.F.K. super PAC refunded $10 million to Bezos’ security guy.

Peter Hamby • February 13, 2024

Trouble in Camelot & Biden Exit Options

On the R.F.K. Super Bowl ad family freak-out, Kennedy’s spoiler strategy, and the latest Democratic bed-wetting surrounding Biden’s age—and the magical thinking about how to replace him.

Tara Palmeri • February 8, 2024

You Can Ronna, But You Can’t Hide…

After Ronna Romney McDaniel’s defenestration, the trial balloons, lobbying, and guessing games for Trump’s new R.N.C. chairperson have truly begun. Welcome back to 2016 again. Plus, some notes on McConnell’s future.

Tina Nguyen • February 8, 2024

The Johnson Piñata

The embattled House Speaker is enduring the lion’s share of Republican finger-pointing for yesterday’s humiliating, double-barreled legislative defeat. But as usual, there’s plenty of blame to go around.

Julia Ioffe • February 7, 2024

Who’s Afraid of Brett McGurk?

Everyone in Washington has an opinion of McGurk, the controversial Blob star, president whisperer, and veteran foreign policy player. But is he a cunning opportunist or simply the best diplomat in a town filled with them?

Theodore Schleifer • February 7, 2024

Kennedy’s Fantasy Veepstakes & The S.B.F. Brady Draft

Exclusive reporting on some of the most bewildering murmurs emanating from the political donor inner sanctum: R.F.K.’s attempt to add Andrew Yang to his ticket and Sam Bankman-Fried’s plan to draft Tom Brady for president. Good luck!

Abby Livingston • February 6, 2024

The Circus on the Hill

News, notes, observations, and horrors surrounding the latest machinations on Capitol Hill.

Tara Palmeri • February 2, 2024

Nowhere to Ronna

Ronna McDaniel is attempting to manage the R.N.C.’s dire financials, messaging problems, and the ego of the party’s putative presidential nominee. But time may be running out for the chairwoman as Mar-a-Lago looks to wrap up the primary and put a Trump loyalist in charge.

Tina Nguyen • February 1, 2024

Law & Border

The real inside conversation in the House about the G.O.P.’s nihilistic decision to convert the border crisis from a legislative matter into a stump issue (and convenient Trump talking point).

Theodore Schleifer • January 31, 2024

Haley Donors in Mar-a-Lago Country

News from the Four Seasons Palm Beach summit: Ken Griffin’s cri de coeur, Marc Andreessen’s return to Washington, Tim Draper’s latest Haley check, and the Trump skeptics’ five stages of grief.