1. rip
    Senator John McCain Dead at 81The iconic senator survived more than five years as a P.O.W. and more than three decades as a member of Congress.
    By Chas Danner
  2. democratic party
    Democrats Vote to Strip Power From Superdelegates, Reform CaucusesFollowing the contentious 2016 primaries, the DNC embraced the biggest reforms to its presidential nomination process since the 1980s.
    By Chas Danner
  3. politics
    Doorman Who Sold Trump Affair Story to AMI Releases ‘Catch and Kill’ ContractThe former Trump World Tower doorman was likely paid off by AMI to suppress damaging stories about Trump during his presidential campaign.
    By Chas Danner
  4. voter fraud hoax
    Justice Department Finds 19 Illegal Voters; Right-Wing Peanut Gallery CheersFinding a few cases of illegal voting does not justify Trump’s sweeping claims that “millions and millions” of illegal votes have been cast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. taxes
    Feds Crack Down on Blue-State Workarounds of Trump Tax Reform Deduction LimitsIt’s part of an ongoing GOP effort to hit coastal “elites” with the bill for reducing high-end taxes. But blue states are still trying to fight back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. voting rights
    Georgia County Debacle Shows Why We Need a Voting-Rights Act With TeethIt took an army of lawyers, activists, journalists, and citizens to provide the scrutiny the Voting Rights Act of 1965 used to make routine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. duncan hunter scandal
    Indicted Republican Blames Wife for Misusing Campaign FundsDuncan Hunter’s excuses for his serious legal fix are evolving and, well, totally shameless.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    NRA Says FBI Is Treating Trump As Unfairly As Al Capone“They’re trying to Al Capone the president,” complains Dana Loesch.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. conspiracy theories
    A Wild Conspiracy Theory About Obama Aides Circulated in the Trump White HouseA shadowy private Israeli intelligence firm seems to be the source and the propagator of a wild theory in which Ben Rhodes ran the news media.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. criminal justice reform
    Trump Overrules Kushner, Puts Hold on Criminal-Justice Reform BillIn the end, Trump listened to crime demagogues like Tom Cotton instead of Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley — or his own son-in-law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump, Obstructing Justice Again, Asked Lawyers About Manafort PardonTrump is just very compassionate, and willing to look guilty to help an old friend, who by the way he barely knows.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. health care
    Top Maine Court Orders GOP Governor to Stop Ignoring Voters and Expand MedicaidMaine’s fiery right-wing governor has vowed to go to jail before allowing a Medicaid expansion. He may get his wish.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. 2018 election
    A Latino-Palestinian Progressive May Take Down Indicted GOP CongressmanDuncan Hunter is in big trouble after a corruption indictment. His progressive opponent has a great personal story with some details GOP may exploit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Republican Senator Gives Trump Green Light to Fire SessionsLindsey Graham: “The president’s entitled to an attorney general he has faith in.” Which means a hack.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Ban Flipping Because He Is Almost Literally a Mob BossIt would be extremely difficult to prosecute any organized crime if it were not possible to trade lenient sentences in return for cooperation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. 2018 elections
    Why Republicans, Not Democrats, Want the Midterms to Be About ImpeachmentThe Democratic base is sufficiently fired up, but the GOP hopes the rising threat of impeachment can rally Trump’s voters in November.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. manafort trial
    Manafort Juror: One ‘Holdout’ Kept Him From Being Convicted on All CountsPaula Duncan, a Trump supporter, said she didn’t want Manafort to be guilty, “but he was, and no one’s above the law.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. 2018 elections
    6 New Midterm Polls You’ll Want to SeeBarn-burners in Wisconsin and Texas, a GOP governor in trouble in Illinois, and other numbers from the campaign trail.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. 2018 senate elections
    Democratic Drive to Win Senate Hitting Some Barriers in Florida and New JerseyMost Senate observers are focused on Democrats in deep-red states. But Nelson of Florida is in trouble, and Menendez of New Jersey could be, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. duncan hunter scandal
    Rep. Duncan Hunter Says He’s a Victim of Trump’s Justice Department — Like TrumpRep. Duncan Hunter, charged of making illegal purchases with campaign funds, accuses Democrats in Trump’s Justice Department of plotting against him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    Trump Tries to Deny His Crime With Cohen, Confesses by MistakePresident insists payments “weren’t taken out of campaign finance.” That’s the reason it’s illegal!
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. 2018 primaries
    Trump Didn’t Get a Win for His Billionaire Buddy in WyomingFoster Friess’s vast wealth and Trump’s Election Day endorsement weren’t enough in a very competitive gubernatorial primary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Every Single House Republican Is Actively Covering Up Trump’s GuiltRepublican now says the party needs to control Congress to help “hold Trump accountable.” What?
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the law
    5 Ways the Cohen and Manafort News Adds to Trump’s Legal JeopardyPresident Trump was implicated in a federal crime, and while he probably won’t be charged anytime soon, the legal risks are still massive.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. 2018 elections
    California GOP Congressman Indicted for Personal Use of Campaign FundsOne of Trump’s allies, Hunter’s misuse of funds — for video games, dentistry, and a plane ticket for a pet rabbit — puts a safe GOP seat in jeopardy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. white nationalism
    Trump Economic Advisor Invites White Nationalist Publisher to His Birthday PartyLarry Kudlow invited VDare publisher Peter Brimelow to his house soon after a White House speechwriter was fired for being on a panel with him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Rudy: Trump Not Implicated by Crime He Definitely CommittedCohen only admitted to helping “Individual 1,” a mystery man he represented as a lawyer, and then who became president of the United States.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the national interest
    ‘Law and Order’ Candidate Donald Trump Is Surrounded by CriminalsLock them up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. michael cohen
    Senators Hope Michael Cohen Did Not Lie to Them About Trump Tower MeetingSenators Burr and Warner want to make sure the lawyer’s guilty plea doesn’t prevent him from testifying again about the pivotal Trump Tower meeting.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. supreme court
    Kavanaugh Thinks Roe v. Wade Is ‘Settled Law.’ That Doesn’t Mean It’s Safe.Kavanaugh echoes John Roberts’s assurance that he acknowledges precedents protecting abortion rights. But precedents have been and will be overturned.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. 2018 primaries
    Trump Endorses Right-Wing Billionaire Foster Friess in WY Gubernatorial PrimaryThe man best known for advocating women putting an aspirin “between their knees” as contraception picks up the late POTUS nod.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. education
    Arizona Teacher Strike Leads to Ballot Fights Over School Funding, VouchersPrompted by the spring strike, voters must decide on a proposed high-end tax increase for education and a major voucher expansion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. federal reserve
    Trump Won’t Acknowledge the Independence of the FedThe president keeps complaining about the interest rate hikes the Fed is undertaking, and now he’s acting like he may not tolerate them for long.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Trump Administration Says Trump Coal Plan Will Kill 1,400 Americans a YearTrump’s EPA: “Implementing the proposed rule is expected to increase … pollutants in the atmosphere that adversely affect human health.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. the national interest
    Trump’s Craziest Climate Speech Ever Explains His New Dirty Energy PolicyPresident likes coal because it’s “indestructible,” hates wind because birds can kill it, somehow.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. economy
    Despite Talks With China, Trump Is in No Rush to Call Off His Trade WarChina is eager to make a deal, but the administration wants to tighten the screws with more tariffs first.
    By Jonah Shepp
  38. voting rights
    Georgia County Trying to Close Most of Its Polling PlacesThe move is a dramatic attack on voting opportunities in a small county.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. house republicans
    Will Losing the House Bring Down Kevin McCarthy’s Bid for Leadership?Ryan’s designated successor has no choice but to get out there on the campaign trail. But anything other than a GOP win could be dangerous for him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. criminal justice reform
    Criminal-Justice-Reform Deal Facing Opposition From Left and RightTrump’s support is crucial to a deal that would add sentencing reforms to a House-passed prison-reform bill. But Cotton and Booker aren’t on board.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    The Media Keeps Giving Trump the Benefit of the Doubt on CollusionReporters keep digging up awful facts about the president, but interpreting those facts in the friendliest possible light.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. russia investigation
    Lawyers’ Loud Steakhouse Chatter May Be Root of Trump’s McGahn ProblemMcGahn decided he had to protect himself after a reporter overheard Trump’s attorneys gossiping about him at a D.C. restaurant last fall.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. politics
    Michael Cohen Enlists Watergate’s John Dean to Signal He’s Still Willing to FlipWhy drop yet another hint? Cohen is reportedly being investigated for $20 million in bank fraud, and charges could be coming in the next two weeks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. new york politics
    Can Andrew Cuomo Win by Being Andrew Cuomo Again?Even as he’s pushed leftward, the governor thinks there’s still plenty of elbow room for a Democrat like him.
    By Chris Smith
  45. profile
    Parkland Activist David Hogg Is Taking His Gap Year at the BarricadesFurious and unflinching, an NRA enemy, an accused “crisis actor,” and a high-school grad trying to figure out what’s next.
    By Lisa Miller
  46. politics
    White House Speechwriter Fired After Being Linked to White NationalistsDarren Beattie gave a speech in 2016 at a small conference popular with white nationalists, but insists he said nothing “objectionable.”
    By Chas Danner
  47. politics
    Trump Sides With Nixon in New Tirade Against Mueller and the MediaThe president sees Watergate as a failure of loyalty.
    By Chas Danner
  48. russia investigation
    Has White House Counsel Don McGahn Flipped on Trump?McGahn reportedly began cooperating “extensively” with the Mueller investigation after fearing Trump would try to make him a fall guy.
    By Chas Danner
  49. russia investigation
    Mueller Wants Papadopoulos to Go to Jail, Says He Harmed Russia InvestigationProsecutors say the Trump campaign aide’s lies did significant damage to the Russia investigation in its critical early stages.
    By Chas Danner
  50. california
    Rich Absentee Landlords Make a Killing from California’s Prop 13Designed originally to protect middle-class homeowners, California’s Prop 13 is now benefiting rich absentee landlords who inherited their properties.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Trump Is Making the Department of Justice Into His Own Private Goon SquadHis purge is creating a chilling effect on law enforcement.
    By Jonathan Chait
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