1. russia investigation
    Read Attorney General Bill Barr’s Prepared Remarks Ahead of His Senate TestimonyOn Tuesday night, the attorney general released his opening statement regarding his controversial treatment of the Mueller report.
    By Matt Stieb
  2. federal reserve
    Watch Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Try to Defend Racist Joke About ObamaMoore said “there should be a statute of limitations on saying stupid things.” It would have to be really short to benefit him.
    By Matt Stieb
  3. mueller time
    Why Mueller Complained to Barr About the Spin on His ReportThere’s more evidence that Barr wanted to whitewash Mueller’s findings, and he’ll have to testify about it in Congress this week.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. vision 2020
    The ‘Biden Bounce’ and Warren Surge Are Challenges for Bernie SandersSanders is in danger of losing his co-front-runner status as Biden gains strength, while Warren moves up on the left.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. politics
    Erik Prince Has Plans for Venezuela — If He Can Avoid Perjury RapThe Blackwater founder reportedly wants mercenaries in Venezuela. A criminal referral to the DOJ over his Mueller testimony may or may not deter him.
    By Sarah Jones
  7. federal reserve
    Senate Republicans Are Starting to Want Less of Stephen MooreTrump’s likely pick for the Federal Reserve is coming under increased scrutiny for his controversial columns.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  8. immigration
    Trump Steps Up Petty Harassment of Asylum-Seeking MigrantsNew fees, deadlines, and work-permit prohibitions will make life harder for asylum seekers, without necessarily stemming the tide of migrants.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    Trump Claims He Can Ignore Subpoenas Because Congress Is MeanThis is not a very strong legal argument.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. vision 2020
    Stacey Abrams Takes a Pass on a 2020 Senate RunShe may run for president, for vice-president, or wait until 2022 and run for governor again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. vision 2020
    The Case for Thinking Joe Biden Can’t Be StoppedBiden’s lead in the polls is growing. His Establishment rivals are fading. And a news cycle about how he’s a handsy creeper didn’t even bruise him.
    By Eric Levitz
  12. politics
    Right-Wing Troll Jacob Wohl Allegedly Behind Fake Buttigieg Sexual-Assault ClaimA 19-year-old is accusing Jacob Wohl of using his name and image to level false charges against the presidential candidate.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. the national interest
    Rod Rosenstein Embodies the Republican Surrender to TrumpThe departing deputy attorney general kept his job by giving in to a lawless president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. politics
    Raising the Minimum Wage May Help Reduce Suicide RatesA new study finds a causal relationship between a higher minimum wage and a decline in deaths by suicide.
    By Sarah Jones
  15. vision 2020
    Democrats Don’t Have to Choose Between Base and Swing VotersThose who oppose paying some attention to white working-class voters are asking the party to make a false choice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. vision 2020
    Why Trump Will Be an Underdog in the 2020 ElectionThere are a lot of moving parts in Election 2020, but at this point Trump remains a loudly growling underdog.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. youtube
    PewDiePie Tries to End ‘Subscribe to PewDiePie’ Meme. Will His Fans Let Him?The YouTuber’s name was cited by the Christchurch shooter, despite no tangible association between the two.
    By Brian Feldman
  18. education
    Years of Low Pay Helped Spark the Teacher Strike WaveA new report affirms protesting teachers’ complaints, noting their wages have long been declining and they’re paid less than comparable professionals.
    By Sarah Jones
  19. the national interest
    Why Trump Is Soft on White-Supremacist TerrorismThe president is not a white supremacist, but he knows who his friends are.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. encounter
    David Brooks Takes a Look Inside His SoulWhat does he see?
    By Lisa Miller
  21. vision 2020
    Wall Street Democrats Are Absolutely Freaking Out About Their 2020 CandidatesBiden? Pete? Trump?! 
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  22. domestic terrorism
    What We Know About the Southern California Synagogue ShootingA 60-year-old woman was killed in a heroic attempt to protect the rabbi. More would likely have died if the white supremacist’s weapon hadn’t jammed.
    By Chas Danner
  23. mueller report
    Report: Barr May Bail on House Democrats’ Mueller Report HearingThe attorney general is threatening to skip Thursday’s much anticipated hearing. Democrats say they’ll subpoena him if he does.
    By Chas Danner
  24. vision 2020
    2020 Candidates Begin Signing Unity Pledge, With Sanders Taking the LeadThe candidate some feared as divisive was the first to take Indivisible’s pledge for civility and a united front against Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. impeachment
    Democratic Voter Support for Impeachment Cooling As Fight for It Heats UpDemocratic rank-and-file support for impeachment proceedings was higher last August than now, though that could change again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. abortion
    A Decision in Kansas May Show How Abortion Rights Could Outlive Roe v. WadeThe Kansas Supreme Court’s decision may lead other states to establish abortion rights that could survive a reversal of Roe v. Wade.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national circus
    The Biggest Threat to Biden’s Candidacy Isn’t the Left, It’s Biden HimselfThe question isn’t just whether the former VP’s views are progressive enough, but whether he’s culturally limber enough in a fast-moving new order.
    By Frank Rich
  28. politics
    Consultants Are Already Deserting Marie Newman’s Campaign Over DCCC RuleThe DCCC’s pro-incumbent policy could tip the scales in favor of an anti-choice Democrat, Representative Dan Lipinski of Illinois.
    By Sarah Jones
  29. vision 2020
    Is Beto Losing His Mojo? Did Mayor Pete Steal It From Him?The two candidates are pursuing opposite strategies, with O’Rourke focusing on early-voting states, and Buttigieg soaking up national media attention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. prisons
    Prison Is Torture. Voting Is Self-Defense.If prisoners continue to be barred from voting, the American electorate will continue drowning them in human-rights atrocities.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  31. the national interest
    Obama Had a Green New Deal, and It Worked. Let’s Do That Again.The Green New Deal is already floundering, but the last Democratic president showed how to actually drive progress.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. governors
    The Most Popular Governors in America Are Republicans in Blue StatesSome states are so strongly Democratic that Republicans let their governors do and say heretical things to stay in office.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. vision 2020
    Biden Botches an Apology to Anita Hill at the Worst Possible TimeThis was not the flawless, forward-looking campaign launch that Joe Biden really needed, and it may presage future problems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. vision 2020
    Liberal Activists Put a Unity Pledge on the Table for 2020Maybe primary voters should take their own pledge to avoid candidates who won’t pledge civility and unity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. politics
    Domestic Terrorist Christopher Hasson May Be Released Pending TrialThe white nationalist had a kill list of prominent Democrats and journalists.
    By Sarah Jones
  36. vision 2020
    Biden’s Strategy for Winning the 2020 Nomination: No Early StumblesBiden can campaign as a unity candidate, or as the leader of a “moderate” faction. But he has no margin of error.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. politics
    American Workplaces May Be Getting More DangerousOSHA has just 875 safety inspectors to cover 9 million workplaces, making the task of protecting U.S. workers’ health and safety even harder.
    By Sarah Jones
  38. vision 2020
    Why Republicans Might Not Mind Losing the White House in 2020If Republicans hang onto the Senate in 2020 and have the power to obstruct, they might decide their future looks brighter without the 45th president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. vision 2020
    Joe Biden Finally Launches Campaign With Video Directly Attacking TrumpRecalling Charlottesville, he says, “history will look back on four years of this president and all he embraces as an aberrant moment in time.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. facebook
    Facebook Anticipates FTC Fine of Up to $5 Billion for Privacy ViolationsIt will be a historic fine for the Federal Trade Commission and a slap on the wrist for the social media giant.
    By Matt Stieb
  41. strongmen
    Breaking With His Cabinet, Trump Reportedly Okayed Libyan Warlord’s Coup AttemptTrump’s reported decision-making process to support Khalifa Haftar further reveals his affinity for strongmen and contempt for American intelligence.
    By Matt Stieb
  42. vision 2020
    Franklin Graham Tells Buttigieg to ‘Repent’ Being GayThe president’s good friend thinks he knows more about Pete Buttigieg’s sexual orientation than Mayor Pete’s creator.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. vision 2020
    What Do Democrats Mean by ‘Electability’?Some think centrists are more electable, and some think it’s progressives, minority candidates, or those good at telling “narratives.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. vision 2020
    How Joe Biden Plans to Steamroll the 2020 Democratic FieldThe former VP has been reaching out to old allies, hoping to show he has more institutional support than all the other candidates combined.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  45. mueller time
    Mueller Report Failed to Move Trump’s Approval RatingsDespite Barr’s spin and the damaging evidence in the actual report, Trump remains an unpopular president — who could still win reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    With Mueller Gone, the Threat of a Lawless President Is Very AliveDonald Trump’s efforts to obstruct justice and defy the law are not as weak as you might believe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. politics
    Hasan Minhaj Mocks Jared Kushner to His Face Over MBS FriendshipThe comedian called out Kushner for being friends with Mohammed bin Salman and doing nothing to help Saudi women’s-rights activists.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  48. police brutality
    Broward County Deputies Assaulted a Black Teen. ‘Accountability’ Is Not Enough.Calls for ‘accountability’ in the beating of a black teenager in Florida underestimate the depths of law enforcement violence.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  49. politics
    Trump Says He Has ‘No Reason’ to Cooperate With House DemocratsIgnoring House Democrats’ regulatory efforts is now Trump’s standard operating procedure.
    By Matt Stieb
  50. white nationalism
    Steve King Says He Empathizes With Jesus After White Nationalism RebukeThe Iowa rep said he had “better insight” into Christ’s suffering after being reprimanded by his colleagues for normalizing white nationalism.
    By Matt Stieb
  51. far-right
    Please Get Rid of This Extremist, Washington Democrats Implore State GOPIn a disturbing chat with far-right activists, Matt Shea offered to surveil local liberals.
    By Sarah Jones
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