1. 2020 election
    Elizabeth Warren Takes a Big Step Toward 2020 Presidential BidShe has established a presidential exploratory committee.
    By Lisa Ryan
  2. world view
    Trump Ended 2018 by Rewarding Putin for Another Year of Bad BehaviorIn many ways, this administration has been a disappointment to Russia — but with his recent foreign policy moves, Trump might make it up to Putin.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  3. foreign policy
    Lindsey Graham Adds to Confusion Over Trump’s Plan to Leave Syria“I think we’re slowing things down in a smart way,” Graham said after a meeting with Trump Sunday.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  4. environment
    The Trump Administration’s War on Wildlife Should Be a ScandalAmid the broader environmental damage, the eradication of certain wildlife due to farming, drilling, and hunting policies has mostly gone unnoticed.
    By Nick Tabor
  5. islamophobia
    Texas GOP Activists Fight to Purge Local Official Because He’s – Gasp – MuslimIf you feed people hate long enough, they can soon become hateful.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Why the Bernie Movement Must Crush Beto O’RourkeA movement and a candidate on a collision course.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. immigration
    Everything We Know About the 8-Year-Old Migrant Boy Who Died in U.S. CustodyAn autopsy revealed that Felipe Alonzo-Gomez died from the flu.
    By Amanda Arnold
  9. 2020 elections
    6 Reasons Bernie Sanders Has Lost His 2016 MojoSanders isn’t as unique as he was in 2016, but he is four years older and can’t get away with any mistakes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. 2020 elections
    Note to Michael Bloomberg: Money Can’t Buy You LoveNot even Bloomberg has enough money to make him a viable Democratic presidential candidate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. 2020 elections
    Could a Huge Field Lead to the Democrats Nominating Their Own Donald Trump?A huge upset by an outsider on the Democratic side is possible but not terribly likely.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Report: Michael Cohen Visited Prague and Trump-Russia Collusion Is on the TableAn explosive new story says Michael Cohen did visit Prague, at the time he allegedly met Russian agents to collude for Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. 2020 elections
    In the Trump Era, Who Needs Moderates Anyway?Research shows running to the center didn’t help candidates in 2018. That could convince progressives that moderates have outlived their usefulness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Trump Accidentally Exposes the Location, Identities of U.S. Navy Seal Team 5In his first visit to a combat zone, the commander-in-chief botched a basic tenet of op-sec.
    By Matt Stieb
  15. the stock market
    Stocks Bounce Back From Christmas Eve Dive With Record One-Day RiseThe Dow rose 1,086 points on Wednesday, in part because the White House assured investors Trump isn’t firing everyone in sight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. u.s. military
    Trump Makes Surprise Trip to Iraq, One Spot Where He Isn’t Withdrawing TroopsAmid the uproar over his decision to pull troops from Afghanistan and Syria, President Trump made his first appearance in a combat zone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. supreme court
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg Discharged From Hospital Following Lung Cancer SurgeryShe’s reportedly recovering at home.
    By Lisa Ryan
  18. government shutdown
    Trump’s Border-Wall Shutdown Battle Drags On, With No End in SightNeither side has any incentive for a quick deal to return things to normal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. government shutdown
    Partial Government Shutdown Will Go On Past ChristmasThe shutdown will now last until at least December 27 after negotiators failed to reach a compromise on Saturday.
    By Chas Danner and Matt Stieb
  20. the grinch
    White House Delivers Chaos, Poverty, Misery for the HolidaysFrom the Mattis resignation to a looming shutdown, the White House is making sure everyone has a terrible holiday.
    By Sarah Jones
  21. government shutdown
    Shutting Down the Government Isn’t a Harmless GameContrary to what at least one Republican congressman thinks, plenty of federal workers live paycheck to paycheck.
    By Sarah Jones
  22. the national interest
    Trump Wants to End the Filibuster. He’s Right.The Senate rules make no sense.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. facebook follies
    Facebook’s Year of Scandal, Ranked By How Much You Should Actually CareIt’s tough to separate controversy from non-troversy when it comes to Facebook
    By Brian Feldman
  24. the national circus
    GOP Leaders Won’t Tolerate Trump’s Chaos for Much LongerWith Trump’s erratic behavior at home and abroad inflicting damage on the financial markets, Republican lawmakers may finally turn on him.
    By Frank Rich
  25. the national interest
    Trump Is Building a Team of Lackeys to Go to War With MuellerAs General Mattis raises questions about Trump’s fitness for office, the president is shutting down the government and locking in his base.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. politics
    Read Defense Secretary Mattis’s Full Letter to Donald TrumpJames Mattis tendered his resignation today, and wrote a letter to the President explaining his reasons for doing so.
  27. welfare
    Trump Will Always Find a Way to Punish the PoorTrump bypasses Congress to propose stricter work requirements for food stamps.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. the national interest
    Why Fox News Made Trump Shut Down the GovernmentDonald Trump had a plan to pretend Mexico paid for the wall. Conservative media decided not to buy it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. life after warming
    Parenting the Climate Change GenerationClimate change isn’t a reason not to have kids. Kids are a reason to fight it.
    By David Wallace-Wells
  30. twitter
    Trump Used to Write Out His Tweets in SharpieIt apparently took him several years to realize he could just post his odious musings himself.
    By Amanda Arnold
  31. politics
    Louise Linton’s Instagram Is Back, Baby!But it’s very different.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  32. the national interest
    Now We Know Trump Picked William Barr to Shut Down Mueller’s InvestigationThe attorney general nominee wrote a long, secret memo attacking Mueller earlier this year, and submitted it to the administration.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. criminal justice reform
    The First Step Act Deserves Your SkepticismTuesday’s celebrated bipartisan criminal-justice reform bill rests on an extremely fragile foundation.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  34. religion
    Illinois Dioceses Withheld the Names of 500 Priests Accused of AbuseThe Illinois attorney general said dioceses only identified a fraction of priests accused of abuse.
    By Sarah Jones
  35. 2020 elections
    So, Is Trump’s America Great Yet?At some point Trump has to decide whether to proclaim America great again, and risk disappointing his angry supporters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. politics
    Nevada Becomes First State With Women-Majority LegislatureIt really was the “year of the woman” at the state legislative level.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. border wall
    Are Steel Slats a Wall, and If Not, Is Trump Betraying His Base?Even as he wavers on what he’s willing to do to get a border wall, the president now looks shaky on how to define “wall.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    Paul Ryan’s War on the Safety Net Failed Because Democracy WorkedPolitics defeated Ryan, and the country is immensely better off for it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. foreign policy
    U.S Troops Are Maybe, Eventually Leaving SyriaThe Pentagon says our campaign against ISIS is shifting, but nobody knows how.
    By Sarah Jones
  40. politics
    Congress On Track to Put Off Spending Fight Until FebruaryThere’s a chance a spending deal can still be reached, but more likely, talks will drag on into 2019 — but with no government shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the body politic
    The Imagined Threat of a Woman Who Governs Like a ManThe very idea of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez using her power has the men in Washington running scared.
    By Rebecca Traister
  42. criminal justice reform
    Senate Finally Passes Bipartisan Criminal-Justice Reform BillThe question remains: Is this modest bill the beginning or the end of criminal-justice reform efforts in Congress?
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. politics
    Sending More Veterans to Private Care Isn’t Solving the VA’s ProblemsA report found that the Veterans Choice program led to higher costs and longer waits, which does not bode well for Trump’s move toward privatization.
    By Sarah Jones
  44. lamar alexander
    Will Lame Duck Lamar Make Trouble for Trump and His Party?While Lamar Alexander represents a lost tradition of Republican bipartisanship and moderation, he’s probably too genteel and loyal to act as a gadfly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. senate
    McSally Appointment Makes Arizona Sixth State With Two Women As SenatorsMcSally will have to run again in 2020, and if she wins and wants a full term, yet again in 2022. Four Western states now have two women as senators.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. politics
    Thousands of Arkansans Are Losing Medicaid Due to Work Rule. That’s the Point.Advocates say the policy isn’t punitive, but new data underscores that urging the poor to get a job or lose their health care won’t curb inequality.
    By Sarah Jones
  47. the national interest
    Michael Flynn’s Judge Destroys Trump’s Conspiracy TheoryLock him up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. kentucky
    Kentucky Governor Calls Special Session to Go After Teacher Pensions AgainThe state Supreme Court shot down cuts to public employee pensions, so Matt Bevin is pursuing his unpopular “reforms” in the worst possible way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    Trump’s Crooked Foundation Dissolves, But Investigation ContinuesIt’s the grift that keeps on grifting.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. government shutdown
    Trump Backs Down on Border Wall Demand, Probably Ending Shutdown ThreatThe White House is back to where it was last week before Trump lost his cool in an Oval Office meeting and started issuing empty threats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the city politic
    Why Governor Cuomo Gave a Speech That Sounded Like a Secession ThreatYou don’t say New York “declares independence from this federal government’s policies” unless you want to, at the very least, fan 2020 rumors.
    By David Freedlander
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