1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. the media
    Joy Reid’s Missed OpportunityHer apology for having once held homophobic views was both incomplete and instructive.
    By Chas Danner
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. Scott Pruitt Faces Yet Another InvestigationIt’s getting harder and harder to keep them straight.
    By Benjamin Hart
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. After Botching Ronny Jackson’s VA Nomination, Trump Doubles DownEven Republicans are blaming Trump’s sloppy selection process for the latest scandal, and his contradictory response only added to the chaos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Dems Win New York Special Elections, But Rogue Lawmaker Costs Them State ControlDemocrat Simcha Felder said he’ll still caucus with Republicans, quashing dreams of a blue trifecta in the Empire State — for now.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. arizona
    GOP Holds House Seat in Deep Red Arizona, But It’s Way Too Close for ComfortA double-digit win in Tuesday’s special election would have been reassuring to Republicans nationwide, but it looks like they fell short.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Mick Mulvaney Tells Bankers to Pay Up If They Want Favors From Trump“If you’re a lobbyist who never gave us money, I didn’t talk to you.” Uh, are you supposed to just say that?
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Could Nancy Pelosi Lose Her Leadership Position After the Midterms?If Democrats retake the House, Pelosi may need to keep Democratic defections at a minimum. If Democrats fall short, anything could happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Maine’s Governor Defies the Law and Voters on Medicaid ExpansionRepublican Paul LePage plans to block a voter-sanctioned measure via stubborn defiance of the law.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. For Dems, Close Counts in Horseshoes, Hand Grenades, & AZ-08’s Special ElectionIn Arizona’s heavily Republican Eighth District, an upset like Pennsylvania’s is unlikely, but a close race could be a good sign for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Why the GOP Is Worried About an Arizona Special Election Dems Probably Won’t WinTuesday’s special election for the seat formerly held by Trent Franks can help calm Republicans’ midterm fears — or send them into a panic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. Democratic Control of New York State May Be Just One Special Election AwayA race in Westchester on Tuesday could finally flip control of the state Senate — if a rogue Democrat doesn’t block the blue trifecta.
    By Peter Keating
  51. Trump Didn’t Vet VA Pick, and Now Misconduct Claims May Derail His ConfirmationRonny Jackson’s confirmation hearing has been postponed amid allegations said to include excessive drinking on the job and improperly dispensing meds.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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