1. GOP Likely to Sneak Cuts to Food Stamps Through the House This WeekThere are still ongoing fights over SNAP work requirements and farm subsidy limits, but one obstacle to the farm bill has fallen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Trump Signs Executive Order Ending His Own Family-Separation PolicyHe emphasized, though, that his administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy will continue.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  3. Bloomberg to Spend $80 Million to Help Democrats in the MidtermsProperly concentrated, Bloomberg’s big bucks could make a big difference in suburban swing districts in November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Reuniting Families Separated at the Border Won’t Be EasyThe Trump administration has no plan for bringing together parents and the children taken away from them.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  5. the national interest
    Real-life Stephen Miller Now Creepier Than Onion Parody VersionTrump’s immigration adviser “enjoys” the suffering of the children.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. Is Trump Actually Going to Do Anything About Family Separation?Fear of looking “weak” has apparently paralyzed POTUS on what is becoming a true political crisis for him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Trump Administration Keeps Babies and Toddlers in ‘Tender Age’ SheltersExperts say this treatment stunts young children’s development, and under the disorganized U.S. system, family separations can become permanent.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Protesters Crash Kirstjen Nielsen’s Dinner at a Mexican RestaurantPublicly, she’s the face of the administration’s most heartless policy, but in the White House, she’s gaining admirers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. Trump’s Big Immigration Meeting With House Republicans Fixed NothingTrump did clear up the confusion over immigration bills he created last week, but did not explain how to resolve the family separation emergency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. It’s Juneteenth: Time to Renew a Commitment to True EqualityAt a time when many white Americans are in denial about the reality of race relations, Juneteenth offers a chance to remember and understand.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Voting Rights Foe Kris Kobach’s Very Bad Day in Federal CourtAnother series of defeats in federal court over his voter-ID law won’t bother Kobach much if they help him get elected governor of Kansas.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Sessions Defends Family Separation With False Claim About Nazis’ Plan for JewsThe attorney general said the Nazis “were keeping the Jews from leaving the country” — but initially they wanted to deport them.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. John Kelly Doesn’t Care Enough to Save Trump From HimselfThe chief of staff seems indifferent to the president’s fate, and while he’d like to shield protégée Kirstjen Nielsen, he’s failed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. Inside the Disastrous White House Briefing on Trump’s Child-Separation PolicyHomeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen tried to defend the separation of families at the border, but wound up making the uproar even worse.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  16. The House Is in Play in 2018, But the Senate’s the Big PrizeIf Democrats can win the upper chamber in 2018, Trump will lose much of his power. And a Democratic Senate win in 2020 is quite feasible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Family Separation Is the Opening Salvo of a Broader Anti-Immigration OffensiveIf you liked “zero tolerance,” Miller and Trump have a lot more anti-immigrant ideas where that came from.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Trump Border Policies Uniting the Faithful — Against HimFrom religious progressives to Trump’s conservative Evangelical friends, the “zero tolerance” policy is under heavy theological attack.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Why Trump Is Using Hostage Tactics on Family SeparationIt’s a way for him to avoid taking responsibility for his own policy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. We’re Getting a Taste of the Backlash Mass Deportation Would CreateKids in cages at the border have aroused the conscience of the country and put the GOP in a bind. Mass deportation of the undocumented would be worse.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the national interest
    What Roger Stone’s Latest Russia Lie Reveals About the ScandalThe Trump adviser said he never met any Russians, and now says he forgot about this Russian offering dirt on Clinton.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Peter Strzok, FBI Agent in Texting Scandal, Will Testify Before CongressHis attorney said he’s willing to testify without immunity, and “intends to answer any question put to him.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Laura Bush Condemns Trump Family-Separation Policy As ‘Cruel’ and ‘Immoral’While Trump and his most ardent supporters probably won’t be moved, her op-ed drew attention to the growing number of bipartisan objections.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. A Decade at Obama’s Side: An Interview With Ben RhodesOne of Obama’s closest aides on what the former president held back, becoming a target of the right, and how Trump has changed the U.S. irrevocably.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. russia investigation
    Roger Stone Admits Meeting With Russian Who Promised Damaging Clinton Info11 Trump associates have now acknowledged interacting with Russian nationals during the campaign or transition.
    By Chas Danner
  26. immigration
    Separating Families at the Border Was Always Part of the PlanTrump and administration officials like Stephen Miller view the detention of immigrant children as a long-awaited victory.
    By Chas Danner
  27. trade wars
    China Retaliates With New Tariffs as Trump’s Trade War EscalatesIf Trump retaliates further as promised, there could be no chance to avoid a large-scale trade war with widespread consequences.
    By Chas Danner
  28. It’s Been 3 Extremely Long Years Since Trump Announced His Presidential BidWere we ever so young?
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. Democrats Hope for Big Gubernatorial Gains This NovemberWith the gubernatorial landscape being the mirror image of the Senate’s pro-GOP tilt, Democrats should gain, but state politics can be complicated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Will Greitens Avenge Himself on Missouri GOP With an Indie Run for the Senate?It could be a sign that God really loves incumbent Democratic senator Claire McCaskill, whose last opponent imploded.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Turns Against Robert MuellerOminous music plays.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Trump Starts Endorsing Candidates Shortly Before Polls CloseBetter very late than never, it seems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. 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
  51. 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
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