1. impeachment
    Will Pushing for Impeachment Make It More Popular?There’s some evidence that impeachment proceedings against Nixon damaged his popularity, but it’s unclear if the same would happen to Trump today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. vision 2020
    Nobody’s Conceding California to Kamala Harris in the 2020 RaceThe Golden State’s favorite daughter needs a win at home, but it will be tricky, as appearances by 13 of her rivals this weekend showed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. just asking questions
    Talking to China Expert James McGregor About Trump’s Haphazard Trade WarAn American author and China specialist discusses how Beijing views the trade war as an opportunity, while Trump is alienating possible allies.
    By Matt Stieb
  4. office of american innovation
    Watch Jared Kushner Butcher His Own Claim That Trump Isn’t RacistKushner also said that Trump brought in “people who never would’ve been in Washington before who were not qualified by conventional standards.”
    By Matt Stieb
  5. politics
    Defense Department Asks White House to Keep Military Out of Political PosturingFollowing the U.S.S. John McCain debacle, acting Defense Secretary Shanahan asked the White House to leave the military out of its grandstanding.
    By Matt Stieb
  7. lgbtq
    June 1, 2019, Will Henceforth Be Known As the Day Taylor Swift Criticized TrumpIn an open letter, she “personally rejects” his beliefs regarding the LGBTQ community.
    By Devon Ivie
  8. vision 2020
    A Kasich Primary Challenge to Trump Ain’t HappeningOnce the Ohioan was perceived as a viable challenger to Trump’s renomination. Now he’d need to put on a red hat to get any sort of GOP audience.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. abortion
    The Abortion Wars, 10 Years After George Tiller’s AssassinationAfter demonizing late-term providers for years, the anti-abortion movement now attacks all legalized abortion, as pro-choice advocates grow bolder.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    In Terrifying Interview, William Barr Goes Full MAGAAttorney general insists the only norms being shredded are by people investigating Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. mueller time
    Warren Calls for Making Prosecution of Sitting Presidents PossibleThe first 2020 candidate to call for Trump’s impeachment offers a way to make future impeachment proceedings less necessary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. obits
    Thad Cochran Was a Vestige of a Non-Racist Southern GOPThe late senator was one of the last representatives of a southern Republicanism that pre-dated the region’s racial realignment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. north korea
    North Korea Executes Five Officials for Failed U.S. Summit: ReportThe special envoy to the U.S. was reportedly executed on spying charges, and Mike Pompeo’s counterpart at the summit was sentenced to forced labor.
    By Matt Stieb
  14. impeachment
    Should Democrats Reserve Impeachment for a Possible Second Trump Term?Without the ultimate remedy available, a reelected Trump could truly run wild.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. trade war
    Trump to Open a Second Front in His Trade WarTrump announced a tariff on Mexican goods until the migration crisis is solved. Like the border wall, it is an ineffective stab at crisis management.
    By Matt Stieb
  16. electoral college
    Nevada Governor Vetoes National Popular Vote Bill for Some Stupid ReasonThe bill “could diminish the role of smaller states like Nevada in national electoral contests,” the governor said, stupidly.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. 2020 census
    Why a Dead GOP Operative’s Files Could Change the Electoral Map for a DecadeDiscarded files from a GOP gerrymandering wiz could upset administration’s plans to intimidate immigrants with a 2020 Census citizenship question.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. vision 2020
    More Democratic Presidential Candidates Are Calling for Trump’s ImpeachmentMueller’s statement on his investigation pushed a few more candidates into the pro-impeachment camp, while others are still hedging their bets.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. vision 2020
    Elizabeth Warren Wants to Show How Much She’d Save You in Child-Care CostsBuilding on the success of her student-loan calculator, Warren is offering voters a way to see what her child-care policy could do for their family.
    By Sarah Jones
  20. the national interest
    Conservatives Stunned by Mueller Suggesting Trump Is Not InnocentThey believed their own Mueller report propaganda. Presented with reality, their minds reeled in shock.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. vision 2020
    No One Knows How to Prepare for the Democratic DebatesThe details remain fuzzy, so 2020 candidates are casting around for ideas. Engineered viral moments? Planned attacks? Take a page from Carly Fiorina?
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  22. pettiness
    White House Wanted U.S.S. John S. McCain Hidden on Trump’s Trip to Japan: ReportThe Navy reportedly received a request that the 505-foot destroyer sharing the name of Trump’s GOP adversary stay ‘out of sight’ on his Japan visit.
    By Matt Stieb
  23. freedom
    The Department of Energy Is Now Referring to Natural Gas as Freedom Gas“Freedom gas” and “molecules of U.S. freedom” are now official nomenclature at the Department of Energy.
    By Matt Stieb
  24. abortion
    Democrats Play Key Role in Louisiana Abortion BanWhat is unique about Louisiana’s “heartbeat” bill is that a Democratic legislator wrote it and a Democratic governor will sign it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. vision 2020
    Trump’s Grossly Dishonest Appeal to African-AmericansTrump’s efforts to depict himself as an opponent of overzealous law-and-order politics and a champion of criminal-justice reform is beyond belief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Washington’s Partisan Squabbling Isn’t Actually ‘Petty’The two parties are divided on many matters of fundamental principle that will only be resolved when one or the other gains the power to govern.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the media
    Robert Mueller’s Statement Was a Game-Changer (Because the Media Hates Reading)Mueller said nothing new. But his remarks changed the politics of impeachment, anyway — because virtually no one read his 400-page report.
    By Eric Levitz
  28. vision 2020
    DNC Makes It Tougher to Qualify for Fall Presidential DebatesIf the 2020 presidential field hasn’t been “winnowed” by the fall, the DNC will take matters into its own hands.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Mueller: Trump Is Not Not a CriminalThe special prosecutor all but calls William Barr a liar.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. vision 2020
    Which Democratic Presidential Candidates Have Qualified for the First Debates?Twenty candidates have already made the cut, thanks to their standing in the polls or grassroots fundraising.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Study Finds Trump Tax Cuts Failed to Do Anything But Give Rich People MoneyA congressional paper looks closely and finds no increased growth or investment, just a windfall for business owners.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. mar-a-lago
    Mar-a-Lago Still Has Glaring Security Issues: ReportReports of a teenage intruder — who snuck in when the president was there for Thanksgiving— compound the club’s already alarming security problems.
    By Matt Stieb
  33. mitch mcconnell
    Mitch McConnell: ‘Oh, We’d Fill’ Potential Supreme Court Vacancy in 2020The majority leader laughed as he rejected the argument he used to block Obama Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland in 2016.
    By Matt Stieb
  34. abortion
    Harris Proposes Making States Clear Abortion Laws With the Justice DepartmentBorrowing a page from the Voting Rights Act, the California senator goes on the offensive against state attacks on reproductive rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. climate change
    Trump Thwarts GOP Plot to Pretend His Climate Agenda Isn’t IdioticRepublicans have realized that denying climate science is unpopular and unnecessary. But Trump insists on putting the party’s dumbest face forward.
    By Eric Levitz
  36. the national interest
    Of Course President Trump Hates Maggie Haberman. Why Does the Left?The weird resistance campaign against the toughest and best White House reporter ever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. lgbtq rights
    Supreme Court Won’t Overturn School Policy Friendly to Transgender StudentsThe Court apparently did not agree that allowing transgender students access to bathrooms of their choice would violate others’ privacy rights.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. supreme court
    Supreme Court Passes Up Chance to Send Signals in Review of Indiana Abortion LawIn validating fetal-remains requirements and letting a lower court’s decision striking down abortion-intent provisions stand, SCOTUS kept its counsel.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. impeachment
    Senate Republicans Say They Would Kill Trump Impeachment Charges InstantlyIf the House impeaches Trump, Senate Republicans are serving notice that the constitutionally required trial will be brief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. movements
    Boycotts of Georgia Will Only Make It RedderDon’t dismiss the South. The abortion fight won’t be won from New York.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  41. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders’s Pro-Sandinista Past Is a ProblemHe says he won’t apologize for opposing war. Fine, that’s not the issue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. why why why
    I Tried to Find a New Yorker Who Wants de Blasio as President. It Wasn’t Easy.Even at the Park Slope Y, it was tough going.
    By Eve Peyser
  43. kavanaugh watch
    Is Justice Kavanaugh As Bad As Democrats Feared?Conservatives’ salvation? Cautious operator? Here’s what we’ve learned so far about the impact Kavanaugh will have on the law, and Americans’ lives.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. abortion
    A Post-Roe America Would Be a Never-Ending NightmareIf abortion policy is set by state legislatures or Congress, we will see political warfare as never before, with women’s rights perpetually in peril.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. international affairs
    Trump Has to Remind John Bolton How Much He Likes Kim Jong-unNeither missile tests nor hawkish national security advisors will dissuade Trump from appreciating a foreign strongman’s Biden insults.
    By Chas Danner
  46. vision 2020
    Democrats Say They Don’t Want Presidents As Old As Their Two Front-RunnersThere’s evidence Democrats would prefer not to have really old presidential candidates. Yet the two front-runners are over 75. What’s up with that?
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. life in pixels
    Petitions Are Everywhere Because We Don’t Know How Else to Do PoliticsHow are you supposed to fix the government — or Game of Thrones?
    By Max Read
  48. impeachment
    Does Trump Want to Be Impeached?Is the president one step ahead of his opponents?
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. high drama
    Trump v. Pelosi: Anatomy of a FeudA timeline of the president’s ongoing fight with the Speaker of the House
    By Claire Lampen
  50. the national interest
    Laugh at Trump, Sure — But Also Watch What He’s DoingWhile his authoritarian fantasies play out in farce before the cameras, behind the scenes he is managing to grasp the levers of power.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. the national interest
    Trump Staff Dreads Traveling Overseas With Toddler PresidentOn Trump’s Air Force One, the overnight is dark and full of terrors.
    By Jonathan Chait
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