1. West Virginia Republicans Lie About Each Other’s Imaginary Hillary TiesHillary Clinton’s value as a devil figure in the GOP is so powerful that two WV Senate candidates are just making up stuff about each other and HRC.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. California’s Governor Calls EPA Chief ‘Outlaw Pruitt’Jerry Brown intensifies his war of words — and lawsuits — with the Trump administration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Warns If Republicans Lose House, Cover-ups for Trump Will End“You’ll have subpoenas” if Democrats win. Compelling the White House to provide information? Can’t have that!
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Georgia Gubernatorial Candidate Points Gun at Teen in New AdBrian Kemp is in a competition with his Republican rivals to show how much he loves guns. But they could go too far.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Did Trump Bribe Ukraine to Stop Cooperating With Mueller?The No. 1 rule in understanding Trump is that the lies are usually covering even worse lies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. 2018 elections
    Stacey Vs. Stacey: Inside Georgia’s Strangely Pivotal Governor’s RaceThe dueling Democratic primary candidates agree on this: Sometimes they wish they had different first names.
    By Lisa Chase
  8. Trump Team Signals That He Won’t Talk to Mueller Without a FightIt appears they’re building a case that Mueller is overreaching with his questions and subpoena threat, and prepping for a long legal battle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. President’s Medical Report Was Actually Written by Dr. Donald TrumpDr. Harold Bornstein reveals that the then-candidate dictated the infamous letter claiming he would be the “healthiest individual” ever elected.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. Feinstein Finally Signals Support for Legal PotWith serious reelection opposition coming from left-bent Kevin de Léon, Feinstein is abandoning her longtime opposition to recreational pot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. California Court Ruling Could Be Major Blow to ‘Gig Economy’ FirmsThe largest state has adopted a rule that places the burden of proof on employers in justifying “independent contractor” classifications.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. GOP Senate Candidate in West Virginia Calls McConnell ‘Cocaine Mitch’Don Blankenship is now adding Mitch McConnell to the list of conspirators — including Barack Obama — he says are trying to keep him out of the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Rod Rosenstein: ‘The Department of Justice Is Not Going to Be Extorted.’Robert Mueller’s boss finally states plainly what Trump and his allies are trying to do: subvert the rule of law.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    Harold Bornstein Thrilled to Now Be Second-Most-Notorious Trump DoctorNow, when somebody mentions “that crazy story with the Trump doctor,” people have to ask “Which one?” Advantage: Bornstein.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. What the Midterms Would Look Like If Clinton Had WonThe silver lining of Trump’s presidential win for Democrats is that their party is facing a good, not a potentially disastrous, midterm election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. No, Democratic Populism Won’t Force Republicans to Accept Big GovernmentReihan Salam wants Republicans to develop a positive agenda of universal programs the white working class will embrace. It’s not going to happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. scandals
    Pence’s Doctor Complained About Ronny Jackson to Top White House Aides: ReportChief of Staff John Kelly had memos claiming Jackson may have violated Second Lady Karen Pence’s privacy last fall.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. foreign policy
    Trump Buys Netanyahu’s Bad Case for Abandoning the Iran DealThe Israeli prime minister’s alleged bombshell offered no evidence of Iranian noncompliance and ample reason to keep the nuclear agreement in place.
    By Jonah Shepp
  19. Why Were Mueller’s Questions for Trump Leaked?The leading theories on what the release of dozens of questions, which seems to have come from Trumpworld, was supposed to accomplish.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. donald trump
    Trump Won’t Take Back His ‘Muslim Ban’ Campaign PromiseEither Trump has a pathological inability to admit mistakes, or cherishes religious discrimination — or maybe both.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    Has Michael Cohen Already Flipped on Donald Trump?The president’s sleaziest media hatchet man attacks his sleaziest fixer. It’s hard to think of another explanation except that Cohen turned.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Conservatives Plan One More Obamacare Repeal Effort Before the Midterm WaveGOP congressional leaders have mostly packed it in for 2018. But conservatives, with White House support, may try one last time to repeal Obamacare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    Trump Handed the Agenda to Conservatives and They Blew ItIdeologues on the right will say their ideas have never been tried, but the truth is, they’re out of workable ideas.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. Former W. Bush Ethics Lawyer Running for Franken’s Senate Seat as a DemocratRichard Painter, a lifelong Republican, is expected to challenge Senator Tina Smith, who was appointed to the seat when Franken resigned.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Nominating Ronny Jackson to Lead VA Cost Trump His PhysicianIt’s unclear if he’ll leave the White House, but he won’t be attending to the president any longer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. power
    Frank Rich: Roy Cohn, Donald Trump, and the New York Cesspool That Created ThemThe city’s Establishment will ignore unscrupulous acts to serve its interests — just look how it treated the onetime lawyer to the president.
    By Frank Rich
  27. the media
    Joy Reid’s Missed OpportunityHer apology for having once held homophobic views was both incomplete and instructive.
    By Chas Danner
  28. Preet Bharara’s Former Deputy on His Old Boss’s Firing and Michael Cohen CaseFormer acting U.S. attorney Joon Kim discusses leading the Southern District of New York under the Trump administration.
    By Cristian Farias
  29. Trump’s Reality Distortion Field Could Be a Huge Asset for Democrats This FallThe president simply refuses to consider that Republicans are on the brink of losing big.
    By Benjamin Hart
  30. Trump Wants Senator Jon Tester to Resign Over the Ronny Jackson DebacleIt turns out that nominating an unqualified candidate who is alleged to have been drunk on the job was all a Democrat’s fault.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. California GOP Hopes Gas Tax Repeal Will Drive Voters to the PollsWith a Democratic wave building for 2018, Golden State Republicans are banking on a ballot initiative to repeal a controversial gas tax increase.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Another PA GOP Congressman Resigns, Triggering Another Special ElectionIn this really bad year for Pennsylvania Republicans, two more special elections are imminent before a terrible-looking November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Scott Pruitt Faces Yet Another InvestigationIt’s getting harder and harder to keep them straight.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. Conservative Leader Seems to Rule Out Catholics — and Women? — for Chaplain JobMark Walker thinks clergy that haven’t “walked in the shoes” of the married men who dominate Congress can’t relate to them adequately.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Firing the House Chaplain for Dissing Tax Cuts Is FineStop freaking out about this. Paul Ryan’s views are terrible, but his actions are totally defensible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. If Democrats Are So Strong, Why Is Their Polling Lead So Weak?More and more observers are noting that House polls for November aren’t showing the sort of Democratic margins we’ve seen in special elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Paul Ryan Allegedly Ousted House Chaplain for Disrespecting His Tax CutsReverend Patrick Conroy doesn’t know why he was asked to resign, but Ryan complained about his prayer for a tax law that’s fair to the poor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. the national interest
    Trump Humiliated Michael Cohen at His Son’s Bar MitzvahA cringe-inducing story from a psychodrama that has attained world-historical importance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. teachers strikes
    Teacher Protests Spread to Colorado As Arizona Strike BeginsThere’s no immediate sign of progress in the deadlock between teachers and Republicans in Arizona, and now Colorado teachers are launching protests.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Pompeo Confirmed As Secretary of State, With Seven Democratic VotesOnce Trump and Pompeo brought Rand Paul around, the hawkish CIA director’s confirmation was inevitable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. Arizona Republican Who Squeaked to Victory Joins Right-Wing CaucusYou’d think Debbie Lesko would be frantically signaling moderation after a near-death experience in a special election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    In Bonkers Interview, Trump Threatens to Seize Control of Justice DepartmentUnhinged rant ends with President Trump saying “at some point” he will use government to prosecute enemies, protect friends.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. scandals
    Trump’s Unqualified, Scandal-Ridden VA Pick Forfeits NominationRonny Jackson had no relevant experience to manage a bureaucracy. Then, he was accused of alcoholism, pill-pushing, and abusing his subordinates.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Eric Levitz
  44. Ben Carson Wants to Triple Poor People’s RentThe best you can say about the administration’s new public-housing initiative is that no one really expects it to be enacted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. russia probe
    Giuliani Meets With Mueller, Tries to Determine If He Has an ‘Open Mind’He’s laying the groundwork to say Mueller’s bias is the problem.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. Michael Cohen to Plead Fifth, Though Trump Once Said That’s for MobstersBack in 2016, before his longtime fixer had been raided by the FBI, Trump asked, “If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. Politicians Are Gaming California’s Primary SystemThe original idea of top two was to help moderates win elections. But now the system is being used to reduce competition in general elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. Evangelicals Have Displaced Catholics As the Anti-Abortion Movement’s BaseThe shift of white Evangelicals into the anti-abortion camp has had a lot to do with partisan polarization over abortion policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Trump Has Obama’s Reelection Numbers, But Not His ChancesClinton and Obama were popular before and after their bad midterms. We’ve not seen a popular Donald Trump so far.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Democrats Are Rushing Into a Job Guarantee. It Could Be a Huge Mistake.The hottest new progressive policy idea is not ready for prime time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. Third Federal Judge Agrees: Trump Administration Must Keep DACAA district court judge in D.C. said if they can’t provide a better justification, they must start accepting new applications, too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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