1. Everything We Learned From the James Comey MemosTrump’s House GOP allies demanded their release, though they highlight his desire to jail reporters, his McCabe grudge, and his pee-tape fixation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. Giuliani Joins Trump’s Legal Team, Predicts Quick Settlement With MuellerHizzoner’s accession to his friend’s legal team probably won’t change anything other than getting the spotlight off Michael Cohen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. White Evangelicals Are Trump’s BaseConservatives like to think of anti-Trump folk as living in a bubble. Could it be that pro-Trump white Evangelicals are isolated from everyone else?
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. White Working-Class Voters May Not Care About Trump ScandalsSo what if the president is a little bit piggy and a little bit thuggy?
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Trump Can Win in 2020. But History Tells Us It Won’t Be Easy.Yes, incumbents usually have an advantage. They usually are more popular than Donald J. Trump though.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Ted Cruz Loses Last Scrap of Dignity, Writes Tribute to His Bully, Donald TrumpTed, you sniveling coward.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Why Conservative Politicians Love Defending the Confederate FlagThe movement to protect the Lost Cause’s symbols and memorials shows that old neo-Confederate habits still live, from Alabama to the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    GOP Campaign Message: We Had to Jack Up Your Insurance Premiums to Help the PoorThis may not be an entirely believable motivation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. russia probe
    House Republicans Lay the Groundwork for Trump to Fire RosensteinTrump’s allies in the House are preparing a subpoena and threatening to impeach the deputy AG if he won’t do more to meet their demands for documents.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Cynthia Nixon Comes for ‘the Bad Cuomo’ on ColbertHer deft performance underscores that the governor should be taking his primary challenger seriously.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. the national interest
    It’s Kind of Weird How Trump’s Lawyer Forgets to Pretend Trump Is InnocentAlso, Trump might be like a mafia boss, but his lawyer probably shouldn’t say that to reporters.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the national interest
    The Urban Housing Crisis Is a Test for Progressive PoliticsThe failure of S.B. 827 in California shows Democrats haven’t figured out how to unlock the cities they control.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. A CA Bill to Encourage High-Density Development Near Transit Dies. For Now.An ambitious bill to force local governments to allow high-density housing near transit stops aroused a huge debate — and too much opposition.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Republican Conservatives Are Right to Support Trump. Moderates Aren’t.Ben Shapiro should vote for Trump in 2020 and also work on his reading-comprehension skills.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Trump Economist Kevin Hassett: Tax Cuts Are Trickling Down to YouDon’t worry your pretty little head about diminished competition or lack of wage growth. Trump’s economists certainly aren’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. White House Tries to Throw Nikki Haley Under the Bus, She Flips It OverThey tried to blame her for what appears to be Trump’s reversal on Russia sanctions, but she shot back, “I don’t get confused.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. scandals
    After Top Republicans Abandon Him, Missouri Governor Greitens Refuses to ResignFellow Republicans called for his impeachment after new allegations of criminal wrongdoing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. foreign policy
    With Pompeo-Kim Jong-un Meeting, Trump Underscores State Department IrrelevanceThe CIA director’s deep involvement in talks with the North Korean leader shows Trump has little regard for Senate or diplomatic procedure.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. the national interest
    Report: Hannity Is One of Trump’s Least Sycophantic AdvisersOne shudders to imagine what his other advisers are like.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Gorsuch Sides With Court Liberals — But Follows Scalia — in Deportation CaseIf someone can explain to Trump that his pet SCOTUS Justice was just following Scalia, he may remain calm about a decision stopping deportations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Don’t Tell Us Comey’s Judgments About Trump: His Judgment’s TerribleJames Comey is obscuring his own testimony about Trump’s actions by insisting on pontificating about them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Missouri’s Attorney General Recommends More Charges for Governor GreitensThe Missouri governor’s already on trial for felony violation of privacy. Now the state’s attorney general is recommending campaign-finance charges.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Trump Says U.S. and North Korea Have Already Begun TalksAt least a month before the main event, a sit-down between the president and Kim Jong Un.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Gives Trump Green Light to Fire MuellerMcConnell sees “no indication” Trump will fire the special counsel, Trump’s repeated public and private threats to do so notwithstanding.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    Fox News: We Don’t Care About Sean Hannity’s Undisclosed Ties to Michael Cohen“Sean Hannity journalism ethics problem” is kind of a silly phrase, if you think about it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. America’s Views on Abortion Are Undergoing a Generational ShiftFor the first time in many years, it looks like a new generation of Americans is significantly more inclined toward pro-choice views.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Republican Congressman Denies Trump Has Ever Lied a Single TimeTrump is the new George Washington.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Unlike New York’s Unions, California’s Are Backing an Insurgent CandidateDianne Feinstein inspires no fear among progressive union activists. Andrew Cuomo does.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. China Hits U.S. With Steep Tariff on Grain ImportsSouthern farmers aren’t going to love this.
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. foreign policy
    Syria Strikes Show, Once Again, That We Can’t Police the World by Bombing ItFriday’s missile attack will join a growing list of failed attempts by the U.S. to conduct foreign policy from the air.
    By Jonah Shepp
  32. the law
    In the Bizarre Michael Cohen Courtroom Drama, Trump Doesn’t Hold Much SwayThe judge in Monday’s hearing treated the case like any other white-collar investigation involving shady lawyers and clients.
    By Cristian Farias
  33. media
    Hannity Fails to Disclose Cohen Link, Blames Media for Ensuing ControversyIn lieu of an apology, Hannity’s prime-time show featured criticism of the mainstream media, and an unexpected scolding from Alan Dershowitz.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    Michael Cohen and the Busting of the Trump Crime FamilyThe Trump investigation is becoming a mob story.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. New Arizona Poll Shows Another Special Election Upset a PossibilityIt’s a district that’s even redder than the one which just sent Democrat Conor Lamb to Congress.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. Why Conservatives Care More About Keeping the Senate Than the HouseThe power to confirm federal judges is the GOP’s most valuable resource.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. White House Boots Pence Adviser Who Once Ran Attack Ads Against TrumpOne of Trump’s core personality traits is his inability to forget a slight.
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. the national interest
    The White House Just Admitted James Comey Swung the Election to TrumpKellyanne Conway was probably not supposed to say that part out loud.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Trump Wants to Review Seized Michael Cohen Materials Before Federal ProsecutorsTrump attorneys argue he and Cohen should be allowed to decide what might fall under attorney-client privilege before the government takes a look.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. The Biggest Revelations From James Comey’s ABC InterviewComey repeatedly compared Trump to a Mob boss, recalled his obsession with the “pee tape,” and declared him “morally unfit to be president.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    The GOP’s Never-Trumpers Are Really Just Never-DemocratsThe party’s “moderates” have become the most partisan of them all.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. politics
    Cynthia Nixon Is Serious About Her Candidacy. You Should Be Too.She’s already won by moving the governor to the left. And she’s beginning to think she just might win the whole thing.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. Macron Says He Convinced Trump to Stay in Syria for the Long RunThough he just called for a withdrawal of U.S. troops.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. Former First Lady Barbara Bush’s Health Is FailingShe is rejecting further medical treatment and will now “focus on comfort care” at home surrounded by her family.
    By Chas Danner
  45. Trump Attacks Comey, Declares He’s Reclaiming ‘Mission Accomplished’Your regularly scheduled weekend-morning rant from the president.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. new york politics
    Working Families Party Endorses Nixon, Despite Pressure From CuomoCynthia Nixon will now definitely have a place on the ballot this November if she wants it.
    By Chas Danner
  47. The U.S. Airstrikes on Syria Turned Out to Be Very ConventionalAnd quite possibly useless.
    By Benjamin Hart
  48. russia investigation
    Cohen Again Denies He Made Prague Visit During Trump CampaignTrump’s legally imperiled fixer has ridiculed a new report claiming otherwise.
    By Chas Danner
  49. politics
    Comey Confirms That Hillary Clinton’s Inevitability Was Her UndoingLike many others, Comey bought into the overconfidence of a Clinton victory, but few had as much power to derail her campaign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Trump Bizarrely Declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ After Syrian AirstrikesIs he unaware of this phrase’s history, or does he just not care?
    By Benjamin Hart
  51. foreign policy
    Don’t Mistake Trump’s Airstrikes for a StrategyThe new round of “precision” strikes on Syria don’t lay the groundwork for anything but perpetual bombing runs.
    By Heather Hurlburt
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