1. Trump Blows Up ‘Compromise’ House Immigration BillThe president has now positioned himself to the right of his hard-core immigration adviser, Stephen Miller, which is difficult to do.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Trump Isn’t Very Popular in the Heartland States He Won in 2016It doesn’t look like Trump is going to be that powerful a positive factor for GOP Senate and House candidates in some key states he won in 2016.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. interesting times
    Trump Is Making Us All Live in His Delusional Reality ShowClinging to empiricism, facts, and what we see with our eyes and hear with our ears is the central and most essential task of resistance.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  4. the national interest
    Trump: My People Should ‘Sit Up in Attention’ Like Kim Jong-un’s Staff“He’s the head of the country, and I mean he’s the strong head. He speaks and his people sit up in attention. I want my people to do the same.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Turns Against Robert MuellerOminous music plays.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. Republicans Want to Shut Mueller Down Over IG Report That Isn’t Even About HimFBI bias didn’t affect the Clinton probe … so according to Giuliani and other Trump allies, Mueller must be “suspended” immediately.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Ryan Offers to ‘Fix’ Family Separations on Border in His Doomed Immigration BillSince Ryan can’t actually enact immigration legislation, he might as well use it to offer cover to Trump on the nasty situation on the border.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    The GOP Is a Trump Cult, Boasts Donald Trump Jr.“If it’s a cult, it’s because they like what my father is doing.” Yes, that is how cults work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. Reporters Tour Texas Facility Where Migrant Children Are DetainedNearly 1,500 undocumented boys are being housed in a former Walmart, which is overcrowded and features a creepy Trump mural.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. foreign policy
    Pompeo Tries to Clean Up Trump’s Messy Claims About North Korea SummitWhile the president was hazy on timeframes, Pompeo offered a clearer (yet unrealistic) aim: “major disarmament” by the end of Trump’s first term.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. Sarah Sanders, Raj Shah Latest Trump Staffers Said to Be Eyeing ExitIt seems like everyone in the Trump administration is thinking about quitting (except for Scott Pruitt).
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. Some of Pruitt’s Allies Are Starting to Turn on HimThe ongoing ethical disaster that is EPA administrator Scott Pruitt may finally be running out of luck.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Californians to Vote on Initiative to Divide Their State Into 3It’s not popular at present, and would have to overcome many obstacles, but the idea of cutting California down to size won’t go away.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Primaries Set Up Big General-Election BattlesFrom a wave of Democratic woman in Virginia to a shot at a GOP Senate seat in Nevada, the June 12 primaries set tables for a November banquet.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. 2018 elections
    Primary Results: Trump’s Hold on the GOP Is ShowingThough he only issued his endorsements a few hours before the polls closed, Trump was a big winner in Tuesday’s GOP primary races.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. foreign policy
    Trump and Kim Stir Confusion About What They Actually Agreed ToNorth Korean media claims Trump agreed to lifting sanctions and “step-by-step” denuclearization. That’s not what the president said.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. GOP Moderates’ Push to Force Bipartisan Dreamer Vote FlopsWith the discharge petition stalled, Paul Ryan said the House will vote on two GOP-only immigrations bills, which are unlikely to go anywhere.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. For Mark Sanford, the Trail Finally Ends With a Primary LossAfter years of courting political danger, South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford finally lost an election — and Trump will take credit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Trump Starts Endorsing Candidates Shortly Before Polls CloseBetter very late than never, it seems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Trump’s Insults Are Bringing Out Canada’s Fiery Inner NationalismAnti-American sentiment is burning hot among our generally mild-mannered neighbors. And “weak” Trudeau has gotten a huge political boost.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. GOP Senate Candidate Complains That Trump Should Be Meaner to His OpponentNorth Dakota’s Kevin Cramer thinks the president needs to attack Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp right now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. foreign policy
    The Winners and Losers of President Trump’s Meeting With Kim Jong-unBoth Trump and Kim benefitted personally, but diplomatic norms, and everything they’re meant to protect, took a hit.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  24. foreign policy
    The Trump-Kim Summit Was a Great Photo Op, and Maybe Nothing MoreThe meeting in Singapore fulfilled both men’s desires for respect and media attention, but the actual work lies ahead.
    By Jonah Shepp
  25. Trump Adviser Larry Kudlow Suffers Heart AttackThe White House said Trump’s top economic adviser suffered a “very mild heart attack,” and is expected to make a full recovery.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. Sessions: No More Asylum for Victims of Gangs and Domestic ViolenceIn an especially cold decision, the attorney general says “the rule of law” demands abandoning tens of thousands of victims to their fate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Supreme Court Opens Door to More Red-State Voter PurgesIn a 5-4 decision, SCOTUS finds a rationale for policing voting rolls in ways that disproportionately affect minorities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    How Trump Could Get Scott Pruitt to Fire Robert MuellerDeep in a New York Times story on palace intrigue lies a key revelation of a potential republic-shaking plot.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. toddler president
    Trump Won’t Stop Tearing Up Papers, So Staffers Tape Them Back TogetherGovernment workers say they spent months reconstructing documents that the White House is legally required to preserve.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. the national interest
    The Rule of Law Is Crumbling Further Each Day Under TrumpFootball, pardons, and the authoritarian nightmare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. russia investigation
    Top Brexit Backer Passed Trump Transition Team Info to RussiansA trove of leaked emails have exposed the extensive Russian ties of two top Brexit supporters in the U.K. who later threw their weight behind Trump.
    By Chas Danner
  32. fair and balanced
    Fox & Friends Host Calls Trump a ‘Dictator’The anchor momentarily referred to the authoritarian-curious Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as “the two dictators.”
    By Chas Danner
  33. foreign policy
    Trump Is Making Decline Great AgainSix fundamental truths that Kim Jong-un and the rest of the world now know about Trump on the eve of the Singapore summit.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  34. the national interest
    Trump Confesses Illegal Motive, Blows Up Legal Basis for His Trade WarThere’s only one possible thing that could have stopped Trump’s tariffs in court. He just did it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. diplomacy
    Trump Says He’ll Know Outcome of North Korea Summit After One MinuteNorth Korea’s Supreme Leader will be no match for President Trump’s supreme confidence.
    By Chas Danner
  36. trade war
    Trump Threatens to End All Trade With AlliesHe also suggested that there be no trade barriers of any kind among the G7.
    By Chas Danner
  37. Maybe the ‘Gig Economy’ Has Not Arrived — YetNew data indicates the old system of classifying employees as employees persists, despite Lyft and Uber.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Florida Sold Guns Without Background Checks Because of Forgotten PasswordFlorida GOP gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam is a loud NRA guy. His staff didn’t do their jobs because they forgot a password. He didn’t notice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Georgia GOP Lieutenant Governor Caught on Tape Insisting He’s a Political HackFront-running candidate for governor Casey Cagle walked into a trap by confessing he flip-flopped on a key bill for purely political reasons.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. After Blowing Up the Deficit, House Passes Mostly Phony Spending CutsThis “spending clawback” bill involves the budgetary equivalent of sofa-cushion money.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Trump Is Fulfilling Russia’s Dream of Splitting the Western AlliancePresident Trump’s trade war has enraged America’s allies and delighted Vladimir Putin.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. global economy
    How Will We Know When the Trade War Starts?The response of our allies shows that Trump has taken the U.S. into unknown territory — and the health of the global economy is on the line.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  43. Trump’s Advisers Floated a Fox News Pundit’s Name for Supreme Court JusticeApparently, the TV judge’s name has come up for Attorney General, Deputy Attorney General, and yes, the Supreme Court.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. city politic
    Working Families Party Mulls All-out War With CuomoSlighted by the governor, the party backed Cynthia Nixon. Now they must decide if their fight for survival is worth risking a GOP administration.
    By David Freedlander
  45. The Polls Are Swinging to the Democrats AgainThe 2018 Democratic wave: Now you see it, now you don’t, now you see it again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. The House GOP Still Can’t Figure Out What It Wants on ImmigrationAnother day, another meeting, and another failure to achieve intraparty consensus on immigration, even as a forced vote looms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    President Trump Still Way Too Lazy to Do His JobNews reports continue to convey the president’s aversion to presidenting.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. Trump Unites U.S. Allies — in Opposition to His Trade PoliciesSix of the G7 countries are furious at Trump and his tactics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Iowa Could Be 2018’s Bellwether for DemocratsThe state that lurched heavily red in 2014 and 2016 could lurch back, and that would be significant given Iowa’s Trump-friendly demographics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. California Democrats Did Well, But Not Perfectly, in PrimaryIt looks like Dems avoided the worst-case scenario of getting locked out of a few key U.S. House races. But they still have some problems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Primary Results: Dems Likely to Avoid Shutout in Key California RacesHere are the most significant results in the eight states that held primaries on Tuesday.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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