1. Gina Haspel Actually Did Not Supervise CIA’s Most Notorious Use of WaterboardingNew reporting shows Gina Haspel was not at a black site when Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times. But there are other issues with her record.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Trump’s Effort to Purge Disloyal Civil Servants May Already Be UnderwayLeaked emails that identify “turncoats” and “troublemakers” for “cleaning” suggest that the State Department “brain drain” was intentional.
    By Jonah Shepp
  3. Obama Aides Strike Back at Chicago Democrat Who Didn’t Stand With POTUSThey spoke out against Dan Lipinski, who’s facing a tough primary, after a mailer tried to link him to the 44th president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Devin Nunes’s Russia Investigation Had No SuspectsAmerica’s least curious investigator believes nobody could have colluded with Russia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Hopes Fade That Congress Will Stabilize ObamacareThe threat to the stability of Obamacare markets is greater than ever. Too bad Congress probably won’t do anything about it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. California Republicans Mostly Steer Clear of Trump During His VisitMost of them found something else to do during the president’s visit, though a gubernatorial candidate just missed his flight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Trump: I’ve Got a Fever, and the Only Prescription Is More Tax CutProblem: The tax cuts didn’t help Republicans win the special election. Solution: Cut taxes again.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. stormy weather
    New Trump Attorney Joins Stormy Daniels Case That Ostensibly Doesn’t Involve HimJill Martin said she was working in a private capacity when she signed the arbitration documents, though she still works at the Trump Organization.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. 6 Weird and Worrying Moments From Trump’s Missouri Fundraising SpeechTrump bragged about giving Trudeau fake facts, mocked past presidents for not meeting Kim Jong-un, and described a nonexistent “bowling ball test.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. foreign policy
    No, Mike Pompeo Isn’t Going to Save the State DepartmentEven if Pompeo is capable of restoring the State Department to its former glory, it doesn’t appear that’s what Trump wants him to do.
    By Jonah Shepp
  12. Lamb Win Could Point to Democratic Resurgence in Lily-white DistrictsUnder the right circumstances, it looks like Democrats can again win in places where they don’t have their customary minority base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. California Teacher Accidentally Discharges Weapon in ClassroomJust hours ahead of the nationwide walkout by students in support of gun control.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Trump’s New Economic Adviser Lawrence Kudlow Has Been Wrong About EverythingThe GOP remains firmly committed to kookonomics.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Lamb Was Right to Declare Victory. His Lead in Pennsylvania Is Likely to Hold.It may be a few days before it’s official, but it’s getting hard to figure out how Rick Saccone can close the tiny gap between vote counts.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. No Winner Yet in Pennsylvania Special Election, But the GOP Is the Clear LoserRepublicans couldn’t pull off a decisive win in the heart of Trump country, which does not bode well for November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    Democrats Can Run the Conor Lamb Strategy Over and OverRunning veterans can help Democrats compete in Trump country. They have a lot of them on the ballot in November.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. Man-Child President Calls for ‘Space Force’ to Fight Wars Beyond the SkiesIn unexpected remarks at a Marine Air Station in California, Trump aims very high.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. Menendez’s Popularity Bounces Back After Corruption Charges DroppedThe recently embattled New Jersey senator now looks like a heavy favorite for reelection.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Former Cuomo ‘Enforcer’ Convicted on Corruption ChargesAt a time when Andrew Cuomo’s ambitions are rising, so are the signs that he’s failed to “clean up Albany”.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. White House Fires State Dept. Official Who Contradicted Tillerson Firing AccountIt’s a veritable fire-a-palooza!
    By Benjamin Hart
  22. Trump’s Choice to Lead CIA Oversaw ‘Black Site’ Interrogation ProgramGina Haspel reportedly oversaw the waterboarding of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and the destruction of interrogation tapes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national interest
    Trump Denies Russian Guilt in Murder. Tillerson Admits It, Is Fired. Hmm.A pretty suspicious sequence of events following the murder of a Russian former double agent in Britain.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. President Trump Fires Secretary of State Rex TillersonMike Pompeo will take his job ahead of talks with North Korea.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. the national interest
    Roger Stone Knew in Advance About the Stolen Emails. Did He Tell Trump?Robert Mueller: Get me Roger Stone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. says who?
    As Trump’s Attorney, Michael Cohen’s Loyalty Matters More Than His LawyeringWhy is Cohen bungling the Stormy Daniels case? Carefully handling a presidential scandal isn’t what Trump’s “pit bull” was hired to do.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. the national interest
    House Republicans Conclude Pretend Russia Investigation, Declare Trump InnocentNow Devin Nunes can search for the real colluders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. Kentucky Teachers Fighting Pension CutsKentucky Republicans are trying to cut teacher pension benefits to fund what’s left. Teachers are fighting this change, and at the moment, winning.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. What the Christian Right Sowed, Trump ReapedA prominent Evangelical who once advised George W. Bush makes the case that his fellow believers lost their way long before falling into Trump’s lap.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. House Democratic Leaders Rally to Defend Their Illinois HereticDoes a Democratic “big tent” really require that deep blue districts continue to elect congressmen like the right-of-center Dan Lipinski?
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyers Seem to Be Getting DesperateSeveral leaks from the Trump legal team all point in the same direction.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Quiz: What’s the Worst Part of This Betsy DeVos Exchange?Apparently the Education secretary thought her 60 Minutes interview would be open book.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. 9 Things Ivanka Trump Would Like Us to KnowShe offered the Washington Post some flattering insights into her effort to be the best First Daughter/White House senior adviser she can be.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    After Taunting Republicans for Being Afraid of NRA, Trump Gives In to NRAWhy Trump sometimes talks about making bipartisan deals but can never deliver.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. A Special Showdown in Trump CountryRepublican Rick Saccone should still be the favorite in this heavily Republican district in Pennsylvania, but Democrat Conor Lamb could pull an upset.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. Trump Says His Approval Rate Is Near 50 Percent. It Is Not.No matter how you measure it, the president is just making stuff up.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. Why This Key Trump Adviser Strikes Fear Into GOP HeartsThe possibility that Gary Cohn will be replaced by Trump’s nationalist trade guru Peter Navarro has many mainstream conservatives nervous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. opioid epidemic
    Trump Administration Looking into Death Penalty for Drug DealersThey even got a PowerPoint from Singapore.
    By Chas Danner
  39. Here’s a 2020 Biden Strategy: Stay Home, Joe!Joe Biden’s mulling a lot of unusual strategies for 2020. He might just want to stay home and hope for a draft.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    White House: Never Mind the North Korea Meeting, Trump Was Just BabblingThe president briefly got excited and didn’t know what the policy was or that he’s not really the president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. the law
    The Newest Frontier in Jurisprudence Is Trump’s Twitter FeedInside a federal courtroom, the government made a potentially precedent-setting argument for letting a social-media jackass do his thing.
    By Cristian Farias
  42. Latest Jobs Report Is a ‘Dream’ for Wall StreetStrong employment growth and low wage growth is just what the doctor ordered for stocks. But a possible trade war still looms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. foreign policy
    8 Takeaways From Trump Agreeing to Meet Kim Jong-unHere’s what prompted Kim’s stunning invitation, why Trump is game, and what he must do to avoid squandering this opportunity.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  44. foreign policy
    Trump and Kim Jong-un to MeetIt’s unclear if there’s been a real breakthrough, or it’s just another move in a long, frustrating chess game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. Trump’s Trip to California Is Aimed to DispleaseThe president’s quick trip to California won’t involve efforts to charm the locals. It’s part of a strategy to demonize the state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. Democratic Senate Looking Like a Reach — AgainProspects for a Democratic Senate after the midterms have waxed and waned, but it may be tough for Democrats to hang on in deep red states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. the national interest
    Trump’s $1 Billion Demand From China Was Supposed to Be $100 BillionA wee math error from the master deal-maker.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. Trump Brings Back Ancient GOP Tradition of ProtectionismHe appears to be a true believer in reversing globalization, not just using tariffs as a weapon. That’s both new — and very old — for Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. russia probe
    What We Know About Efforts to Set Up a Trump-Russia Back ChannelMueller reportedly has evidence that Erik Prince met a Russian official in the Seychelles to establish a link between the Trump team and Moscow.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. Did Trump Ask McGahn to Lie, or Did He Forget He Tried to Fire Mueller?Trump reportedly wanted McGahn to deny he gave the order, but the White House counsel insisted that he did.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. House GOP Could Derail Spending Bill With Bid to Defund Planned ParenthoodThe failure of Republicans to get the anti-abortion lobby’s chief priority done last year could now generate gridlock and even a government shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
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