1. 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
  2. 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
  3. the media
    Joy Reid’s Missed OpportunityHer apology for having once held homophobic views was both incomplete and instructive.
    By Chas Danner
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. Scott Pruitt Faces Yet Another InvestigationIt’s getting harder and harder to keep them straight.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. the national interest
    Trump Told Comey He Wasn’t in Moscow Long Enough to Make a Pee Tape. He Lied.Another piece of evidence for the Peelievers.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. media
    Why Should Hannity Have to Disclose His HUD-Backed Real Estate Empire?Do viewers have a right to know he benefitted from a HUD program and guest Ben Carson is now in a position to help him financially? Nah.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. stuck in the mittle
    Romney Loses Utah GOP Convention, Derailing Senate CoronationHe’s still expected to win in the fall, but now he’ll have to suffer the indignity of a primary battle.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. Female Democratic Presidential Candidates Need to Avoid the Victim TrapWhat helps you win attention from activists might not help you win the presidency.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. the national interest
    Key Trump Policy Adviser ‘Not a Policy Guy,’ Which Seems Like a Major DrawbackThis seems like a “you have one job” type deal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Lobbyist Who Rented Pruitt Cut-Rate Room Also Had Business Before the EPACan Pruitt survive his 75th ethical scandal in a month?
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. DI Politics Chat: Upzoning the American DreamDaily Intelligencer writers chat about the urban housing crisis and progressive politics.
    By Ed Kilgore, Ezekiel Kweku, and Eric Levitz
  46. California Considers Medical Price ControlsIn an alternative to single payer, a California proposal aims at holding down health care costs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Trump Attacks Comey and Haberman, Goes on Misspelling RampageThe president is worried, with good reason, that Michael Cohen is about to turn on him.
    By Benjamin Hart
  48. GOP Moneybags Foster Friess to Run for Governor of WyomingAfter contributing generously to candidates like Rick Santorum, Friess is ready to strut his own stuff.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Kevin Williamson Won’t Tell Me What Should Happen to Women Who Have AbortionsAfter complaining no one will just ask him, I did. Williamson won’t answer plain questions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Republicans Now Believe James Comey Used the Pee Tape to Set a Trap for TrumpAn innocent family business operator, naïve to the ways of Washington, was accosted by a scheming, predatory deep state operator.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. The Third Major Red-State Teachers Strike of 2018 Will Start Next WeekArizona educators voted overwhelming to strike after rejecting a pay-raise plan from that state’s governor.
    By Ed Kilgore
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