1. 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
  2. keith ellison
    Franken Resignation Casts Long Shadow on Keith EllisonDemocrats, especially in Minnesota, don’t want Ellison to suffer Franken’s fate, but also don’t want a double standard.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. california
    California Voters Will Decide Whether to Partially Repeal a Sweeping Tax LawLiberal groups are finally going to touch the “third rail of California politics” by trying to limit Prop. 13 to residential property.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. 2018 elections
    GOP’s Fate in the Midterms Is in the Hands of WomenCollege-educated and minority women are trending Democratic at potentially historic levels. If white working-class women begin to join them, look out!
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Mean Girl Kellyanne Conway: ‘Why Is Everybody So Obsessed’ With TrumpThe counselor to the president is puzzled by a strange fixation with the world’s most powerful person.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. the national interest
    Trump Admits He Was Underfunding Defense Budget to Make Room for ParadeNow he tells us we are going to get fighter jets, but only because he failed to get a parade?
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. trump white house
    Trump Revoking Security Clearances Shows He Feels Powerless Against MuellerTrump wouldn’t be attacking Brennan and threatening others if he was confident that he could make a bold move against Mueller and get away with it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. disappointments
    Pentagon Postpones Trump’s Absurdly Expensive Military ParadeFollowing a report that the D.C. parade would cost $92 million, the Pentagon said it would be moved from November to some indefinite point in 2019.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. civil rights
    Conservative Christian Baker Back in Court Over a Gender-Transition CakeJack Phillips is probably hoping to get a better answer from a Supreme Court where Brett Kavanaugh has replaced Anthony Kennedy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Pretending Single Payer Health Care Is Easy to Pass Doesn’t Make It EasyBernie Bros need to stop calling Democrats shills and engage with the reason they’re reluctant to impose radical change.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. department of motor vehicles
    California GOP Candidate for Governor Compares DMV Lines to the HolocaustThe underdog gubernatorial candidate got more than a little carried away in complaining about bureaucracy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. 2018 elections
    No, Democrats Don’t Need a National Platform for the MidtermsThe most important thing to Democrats this year is that they aren’t the party that’s the party of Donald J. Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. revivals
    Steve Bannon Launches Comeback Nobody Asked ForHe’s helming a new pro-Trump group and putting out a documentary aimed at making the midterms a referendum on Trump’s impeachment.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. foreign policy
    Trump Signs Defense Bill, Says He’ll Ignore Many Limits Set by CongressTrump claimed he can override restrictions on cooperation with Russia, efforts to reduce civilian casualties, and even mere information requests.
    By Jonah Shepp
  16. russia probe
    Trump Admits Revoking Brennan’s Security Clearance Was About the Mueller ProbeTrump said it’s “something that had to be done” about the “sham” investigation, & suggested he was testing waters for a broader move against Mueller.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. the national interest
    Trump Strips Security Clearance From Former CIA Director John BrennanPresident uses security clearances to discredit opponents for the first time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. dana rohrabacher
    Somebody Hacked a Democratic Opponent of ‘Putin’s Favorite Congressman’It’s a mystery, and nobody’s making accusations, but it can’t be good for Dana Rohrabacher that his pro-Russian views are getting fresh publicity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. 2018 elections
    Leah Vukmir’s Victory in Wisconsin Is a Rare Win for Republican WomenThe veteran conservative state legislator will now face incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in another uphill race in Wisconsin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. 2018 elections
    Primary Results: Dems Embrace Diversity, GOP Pulls Closer to TrumpAs Democrats nominated several candidates whose win in November would be a historic first, Republicans continued rejecting their pre-Trump past.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. 2018 elections
    Tim Pawlenty’s Comeback Flops With Minnesota Gubernatorial Primary LossTPaw, the state’s former governor, squandered a big advantage in money and name ID as both parties saw primary upsets.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. 2018 elections
    Vermont’s Christine Hallquist Wins Primary, Could Be First Transgender GovernorHallquist won Vermont’s Democratic gubernatorial primary on Tuesday, and will now face GOP incumbent Phil Scott, whose popularity just took a dive.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. 2018 elections
    Kansas Governor Concedes to Trump Favorite Kris Kobach in GOP PrimaryKobach’s win sets up an intense gubernatorial race in the fall, and possibly a Democratic win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. politics
    Gary Johnson, Professional Spoiler, Jumps Into New Mexico’s Senate RateThe election was thought to be in the bag for the Democratic incumbent, Senator Martin Heinrich, but the Libertarian’s entry could make waves.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Sanders Says Clintons Shouldn’t Have Attended Trump’s Wedding If He’s Racist
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    White House ‘Can’t Guarantee’ There’s No Tape of Trump Saying N-WordAn incredibly revealing lack of confidence by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. betsy devos
    Among Other Things, Federal Subsidies to Defraud Students Are ExpensiveBetsy DeVos thinks for-profit colleges as well as K-12 private schools deserve federal subsidies without accountability.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. 2018 elections
    Scott Walker and Tammy Baldwin Prepare for a November Slugfest in WisconsinDemocrats will choose an opponent for longtime nemesis Scott Walker while Republicans are staging a pricey primary to challenge Tammy Baldwin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. trump white house
    A Guide to Omarosa’s Trump N-word Tape AllegationsOmarosa claims she’s heard the damning tape, and expects it to be released soon. But Trump aides say she told them a wildly different story.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. immigration
    ICE Arrests of Undocumented Immigrants Without Criminal Records TripleThrough targeted sweeps and “collateral arrests,” ICE is beginning to terrorize immigrant communities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. 2018 elections
    Trump Denies Kasich Any Credit for Ohio OutcomeKasich probably had as much to do as Trump with Troy Balderson holding a lead in the 12th District Ohio race, but POTUS just has to call him a loser.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Donald Trump Hires the Worst People, According to Trump“Disgraceful,” “drugged-up loser,” “low-life” and other Trump descriptions of the people Trump hires.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. socialism
    Are Democratic Voters Abandoning Capitalism for Socialism?Many Democrats find positive feelings toward socialism compatible with fondness toward small business and free enterprise. So do many millennials.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. the national interest
    Trump Foreign Policy Held Back by Struggle to Grasp Time Zones, MapsTrump also has trouble relating to foreign presidents who have real jobs that don’t involve binge-watching cable news.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. first family
    Trump: People Really Like Don Jr. … When He’s Talking About MeHe praised Don Jr.’s campaigning skills, noting, “People like when he represents me in front of groups of people. I always get a favorable response.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. trump white house
    White House Looks at Legal Options for Silencing Omarosa, Probably Won’t SucceedExperts say it’s unlikely she broke the law by taping her firing, and pressing the point raises new concerns about security in Trump’s White House.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. diversity
    Kellyanne Conway Couldn’t Name Any Top-Level Black Official Working in West WingWhen asked about Trump’s highest-ranking black adviser, Conway came up with Ben Carson and “Ja’Ron,” neither of whom work in the West Wing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the law
    Judge Ellis Knows What He’s Doing in the Manafort TrialAnd rumors that the trial has Mueller on the ropes have been greatly exaggerated.
    By Cristian Farias
  39. ayanna presley
    Ayanna Pressley Wants to Shake the Democratic Party AgainOn the heels of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s tectonic win, a Massachusetts primary tests the limits of insurgency.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  40. the national interest
    Omarosa Is Leveraging Her Tapes Against the Trump AdministrationOmarosa may or may not have the goods, but she knows exactly what she is doing, and Trump is right to be scared.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. politics
    Where Trump’s Vacation Is a Vacation From TrumpThe White House without the president is like a bunker without the war.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  42. 2018 elections
    Democrats Must Get Real With White Working-Class VotersThe left and center prescriptions for reaching these voters often miss the need to connect culturally and to reflect their desire to fix government.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. charlottesville
    Trump Tweets Conciliatory Message Ahead of Charlottesville AnniversaryBut his condemnation of ‘all types of racism’ still stood out.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. midterms
    Indicted Congressman Chris Collins Ends Reelection CampaignThe New York Republican was arrested on Wednesday and charged with conspiracy to commit securities fraud.
    By Chas Danner
  45. charlottesville protests
    Study: 24 Million White Americans Have Alt-Right Beliefs. What’s That Mean?A new study suggests that 12 percent of white Americans pass a test for adherence to white identity politics. That’s a lot of people.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Trump Invites For-Profit Colleges to Exploit StudentsBetsy DeVos thinks the federal government should help failing colleges rip off students.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. democratic women
    Women Have Won About Half of Major Democratic Primaries So Far This YearFinally, a wave of Democratic women running for and winning nominations for high office is producing something close to gender equity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Marco Rubio Credits Trump With 18 Nuclear War–Free Months in OfficeThe commander-in-chief clears a high bar.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. democrats
    What Is a ‘Centrist’ Democrat, Anyway?Left-of-center folk need a good, thorough debate to resolve confusion over the old labels, or maybe a new vocabulary altogether.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. foreign policy
    U.S. Officials Worked Behind Trump’s Back to Keep Him From Blowing Up NATOJohn Bolton reportedly demanded that the latest NATO agreement be hammered out before July’s summit, so Trump wouldn’t have a chance to derail it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. 2018 elections
    Kris Kobach Says He’ll Recuse Himself From Vote Count in Kansas GOP PrimaryHe reversed his position after a typo cut his tiny lead in half, but he suggested his opponent, incumbent governor Jeff Colyer, is being ridiculous.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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