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2019

Will The Supreme Court Fast-Track Cases Involving Trump?
Happy New Year! Your Resolutions Won’t Bring You Joy.
How Elizabeth Warren Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019
Sorry, Man City — The Premier League Title Is Liverpool’s To Lose
With No Runaway Favorites, The NFL Playoffs Should Be Wild
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019
Sports Science Is Finally Talking About Its Methodology Problems
Sure, Pelosi Is Unpopular. But Another Democratic Speaker Likely Would Be Too.
The Sacramento Kings Are Turning Their Games Into Track Meets
Republicans In Congress Have Been Very Loyal To Trump. Will It Last?
The Public Blamed Trump For The Shutdown — But That May Be Changing
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 4, 2019
What The Heck Are These Dang Bits?
Kirk Cousins Is Not Better Than Joe Montana. So Let’s Fix Passer Rating.
Can NFL Coaches Overuse Play-Action? They Haven’t Yet.
Presidential Primary Debates Can Make — And Break — A Campaign
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 7, 2019
Someday, We’ll Appreciate Alabama And Clemson’s Historic Dominance
The Magic Of Nick Foles Is Real. Maybe.
Politics Podcast: Elizabeth Warren’s Path To The 2020 Nomination
What Would It Take For Trump To Get Primaried?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
Two Years In, Turnover In Trump’s Cabinet Is Still Historically High
The Draw Play Is Dying In The NFL — But It Shouldn’t Be
What’s The Holdup In That Unresolved North Carolina House Race?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019
Trump Has Lost Ground In The Shutdown Blame Game
How Will The Shutdown End?
Will The Divisional Playoffs Restore Order To The NFL?
Meet The Spurs Sharpshooter Who Refuses To Shoot Straight
The 5 Corners Of The 2020 Democratic Primary
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019
The Era Of Easy Recycling May Be Coming To An End
During Slow Offseasons, The Brewers Keep Finding Deals
Politics Podcast: Will Trump Face A Primary Challenge?
Most Democrats Now Identify As ‘Liberal’
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 1
In Space, No One Can Hear Your 3D Printer Die
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 11, 2019
Can Christian Pulisic Possibly Live Up To The Hype?
We’re All To Blame For The Shutdown
You Called A Run On First Down. You’re Already Screwed.
How Julian Castro Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
Why Harris And O’Rourke May Have More Upside Than Sanders And Biden
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 14, 2019
What Did We Learn From The NFL Divisional Playoffs?
Martha McSally May Run For Senate Twice In Two Years. How Have Others Like Her Fared?
Politics Podcast: Julian Castro’s Path To The 2020 Nomination
How Broken Is The Debate About Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019
Petra Kvitova Is The Most Unpredictable Player In Women’s Tennis
It’s Week 4 Of The Shutdown. Americans Still Think Trump Is To Blame.
How 17 Long-Shot Presidential Contenders Could Build A Winning Coalition
How Kirsten Gillibrand Could Win The 2020 Democratic Primary
Finally, A Personality Quiz Backed By Science
Party Unity Hasn’t Cracked Under The Weight Of The Shutdown
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019
Will James Harden’s Hot Streak Burn Him Out?
Steve King Has Said Racist Things Before. What Made The GOP Pay Attention Now?
Politics Podcast: Kirsten Gillibrand’s Path To The 2020 Nomination
Will The Shutdown Hurt Trump’s Re-election Chances?
What Elizabeth Warren’s Last Election Can Tell Us About 2020
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019
Why One of Trump’s Biggest Legal Threats Is New York’s Attorney General
Can The Rams And Chiefs Get Revenge In Their Championship Game Rematches?
Is Trump Trying To Politicize Agricultural Data? Some Former USDA Officials Suspect Yes.
Don’t Worry, MLB — Hitters Are Killing The Shift On Their Own
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 2
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wants To Raise Taxes On The Rich — And Americans Agree
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 18, 2019
How Many Crossword Puzzles Can You Make?
How To Make Sure Your Recycling Gets Recycled
We Built A Polling Model … For The Baseball Hall Of Fame
Emergency Politics Podcast: What If Trump Told Cohen To Lie To Congress?
Ben Simmons Has Old-School Range. In 2019, That’s A Problem.
Will Trump’s Compromise Help End The Shutdown? And Was It Even A Compromise?
How Kamala Harris Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
The Young Left’s Anti-Capitalist Manifesto
Could A Slew Of New Congressional Investigations Erode Trump’s Approval Rating?
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019
Novak Djokovic Went Back To His Old Serve — And Back To No. 1
The Rams And Patriots Have Reversed Roles Since Their First Super Bowl Meeting
Politics Podcast: Kamala Harris’s Path To The 2020 Nomination
Mariano Rivera’s Unanimous Induction Shows An Evolving Cooperstown
Is The Media Coverage Of The Mueller Investigation A Problem?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019
How Pete Buttigieg Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
How The Stigma Against Obesity Harms People’s Health
How Much Trouble Could Larry Hogan Cause Trump In A 2020 GOP Primary?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019
How Tulsi Gabbard Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Move Over, Brady. The Patriots’ Running Backs Are Stealing The Show.
What Happens When Dozens Of Wave-Year Freshmen Join The House?
Our 2020 Democratic Primary Draft: Episode 2
Significant Digits For Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
Americans Increasingly Blame Trump For The Government Shutdown
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 3
Time For Some Abstract Math. Drink Up.
Why The NFL Can’t Rely On Defense
What The Roger Stone Indictment Does (And Doesn’t) Tell Us
Remember The Brooklyn Nets? They’re Good Now.
Politics Podcast: What To Make Of Roger Stone’s Indictment
Why Trump Blinked
5 Scenarios For How Mueller’s Investigation Could End
Significant Digits For Monday, Jan. 28, 2019
How President Trump Is Like A Terrible Poker Player
There’s Really Never Been An NFL Dynasty Like The Patriots
D’Angelo Russell Has Fueled The Nets’ Run
Politics Podcast: Lessons From The Government Shutdown (And More 2020 Announcements)
The Fight Over The State Of The Union Was About The Future Of Democracy
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019
Jared Goff Needs To Play Better
Republicans In Early Primary States Face A Choice: Protect Trump Or Their Place In Line
We’re Tracking 2020 Polls
How Anthony Davis Would Fit On The Lakers, Celtics, Nets, Sixers And Knicks
Why Is Howard Schultz Getting So Much 2020 Attention?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019
How The Patriots And Rams Got To The Super Bowl
The Secret To The Rams’ Blocking Success Isn’t The Linemen. It’s Sean McVay.
We’re Hiring 5 Summer Interns
Early-Voting Laws Probably Don’t Boost Turnout
Even As A Freshman, Nancy Pelosi Was A Political Insider
Significant Digits For Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019
The Rams Went Shopping For A Super Bowl — And It Worked
Politics Podcast: Do Americans Want A Candidate Like Howard Schultz?
America Isn’t Really Set Up For Third-Party Presidential Bids
Where Did All The Lopsided Super Bowls Go?
What Have The Knicks Done?
25 Years Of Super Bowl Halftime Show Lineups, Ranked
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 4
How Cory Booker Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Can You Escape A Maze Without Walls?
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 1, 2019
Almost Half Of Voters Are Dead Set Against Voting For Trump
The Super Bowl’s Best Matchup Is Gladys Knight vs. The Clock
What Went Down In Super Bowl LIII
The Rams Really Made A Mess Of Things
Should Judges Pay Attention To Trump’s Tweets?
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 4, 2019
You Don’t Need Sports Drinks To Stay Hydrated
The Patriots Dynasty Just Won’t Die
Calls For Northam’s Resignation Reflect White Democrats’ Changing Attitude On Racism
Politics Podcast: The Politics Of Taxing The Super Rich
Socially Liberal, Fiscally Conservative Voters Preferred Trump In 2016
What The State Of The Union Won’t Do
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019
Why I’m More Interested Than Usual In Tonight’s State Of The Union
How The Milwaukee Bucks Brought Their Offense Into The 21st Century
What Went Down In Trump’s 2019 State Of The Union
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019
Americans Were A Lot Less Worried About Climate Change Before Trump Took Office
Why It’s Unlikely We’ll Get A Deal On The Wall Anytime Soon
How The Spurs Turned It Around
Which 2020 Candidates Have Had The Best Campaign Kickoffs?
Will The Sixers’ Big Deal Be Enough?
Goodbye, Dead Puck Era
Can A ‘Moderate’ Win The 2020 Democratic Primary?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019
We’re Looking For Someone To Lead FiveThirtyEight’s Data Visualization Team
How Congressional Democrats Could Screw Up Their Trump Investigations
How To Save MLB Free Agency
Trump Is Wrong. When The Opposition Party Runs The House, The President Gets Investigated.
Politics Podcast: The Mess In Virginia
The Eastern Conference Battle Just Escalated Quickly
Most Americans Support Warren’s ‘Ultramillionare Tax’
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 5
525,600 Minutes Of Math
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 8, 2019
How Much Is The Government Spending On Climate Change? We Don’t Know, And Neither Do They
Lindsey Vonn Is The Greatest American Skier — And It’s Not Even Close
We Put Bryce Harper And Manny Machado On A Bunch Of Different Teams
How Amy Klobuchar Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Which Offices Are Good Stepping Stones To The Presidency?
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 11, 2019
What Should Stacey Abrams Run For Next?
The NBA’s Southeast Division Is Historically Awful
Politics Podcast: Amy Klobuchar’s Path To The Democratic Nomination
6 Things To Listen For When The 2020 Democrats Talk About Policy
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019
This Round Of The Champions League Might Get Wild
Is Socialism Still An Effective Political Bogeyman?
One Way James Harden’s Scoring Streak Is More Impressive Than Wilt’s
Our Very First 2020 Vice Presidential Draft
Everyone’s Running — And That Could Be Dangerous For The Democrats
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019
Which Sport’s All-Star Game Is The Most Ridiculous?
Public Opinion Of The Mueller Investigation Has Become More Partisan
Which 2020 Democrats Already Have A Fan Base — And Which Don’t
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019
The Green New Deal Is Impractical, But ‘Practical’ Solutions Haven’t Worked Either
Ja Morant Would Like Your Attention
The Thunder Are Paul George’s Team Now
Politics Podcast: Trump Plans To Declare A National Emergency
Trump Keeps Doubling Down On The Same Failed Strategy
Independents Trust Mueller, Which Could Be Bad News For Trump
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 6
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 15, 2019
Come On Down And Escape The Maze
How Much Trouble Could Bill Weld Cause Trump In The 2020 GOP Primary?
Does Trump’s National Emergency Set A Problematic Precedent For Conservatives?
Did The Cubs Miss Their Chance To Be A Dynasty?
Could Congress Block Trump’s Emergency Declaration?
How Bernie Sanders Could Win The 2020 Democratic Nomination
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019
Would It Be Weird If Biden Didn’t Run?
Manny Machado’s Huge Payday Makes Sense For The Padres
Politics Podcast: Bernie Sanders’s Path To The Democratic Nomination
Elizabeth Warren’s Ideas Could Win The Democratic Primary — Even If She Doesn’t
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019
Trump Is Losing The Legal Fight Against Sanctuary Cities, But It May Still Pay Off Politically
Everything Went Right For The 2018 Red Sox. Are The Champs Destined To Regress?
The DNC’s Debate Rules Won’t Make The 2020 Primaries Any Less Chaotic
Wait … Is LeBron James Actually Going To Miss The Playoffs?
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019
Who Will Be The Obama Of 2020?
Foul Balls Are The Pace-Of-Play Problem Nobody’s Talking About
How Bernie’s 2020 Map Might Change Without The #NeverHillary Vote
Here Are The NBA Storylines You Should Be Following
North Carolina Is Getting A Do-Over Election
What The Potential 2020 Candidates Are Doing And Saying, Vol. 7
Significant Digits For Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
Trump’s National Emergency Policy Is Unpopular, But Not Really Unpopular
Don’t Trust Anyone Older Than L
The Pac-12 Is In Shambles
Politics Podcast: 99 Problems And Mueller Is Just One
How To Rate A Trump Challenger
Significant Digits For Monday, Feb. 25, 2019
Relievers Have Broken Baseball. We Have A Plan To Fix It.
Legendary Quarterback John Elway Can’t Figure Out Quarterbacks
Politics Podcast: Our Best (Or Worst) Show
What Americans Think About Reparations And Other Race-Related Questions
Significant Digits For Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019
Democratic Voters’ Second Choices Show How Fluid The 2020 Primary Race Is
The 2020 Democrats Being Considered By Early-State Activists
The Indians Are Contenders. But Could They Get Away With A Little Tanking?
How President Trump And Kim Jong Un Went From ‘Fury’ To ‘Love’
Is The ‘Green New Deal’ Smart Politics For Democrats?
Significant Digits For Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019
What The House Vote Means For Trump’s National Emergency
What Went Down In The Michael Cohen Hearing
Come To Our Live Politics Podcast In New York City!
The NFL Is Drafting Quarterbacks All Wrong
The 2020 Endorsement Primary
We’re Tracking 2020 Presidential Endorsements. Here’s Why They Probably Still Matter.
Significant Digits For Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
Politics Podcast: What We Learned From The Cohen Hearing
How The National Enquirer Covered Trump In The ’90s
The Pistons Are Far From Perfect, But They Could Make Noise In The Playoffs
How Our 2020 Presidential Endorsement Tracker Worked