1. the national interest
    Trump Calls Democrats ‘Treasonous’ for Failing to Applaud HimPlease clap. Or next time I might not say ‘please.’
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. The Supreme Court Won’t Intervene on Behalf of GOP in P.A. Gerrymandering CaseThe Court deferred to a state court on the state constitution, so the GOP is going to have to redraw those maps after all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Trump Didn’t Unify the FBI by Firing Comey. He Demoralized It.Newly released internal FBI emails cut against Trump’s characterization of the agency’s morale.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    ‘The Memo’ Follows the Republican Plan to Destroy Neutral AuthorityThe FBI joins the media, academia, budget forecasters, scientists, and other subjects of right-wing attack.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. The Christian Right’s Willful Faith in TrumpA new book shows how Evangelical leaders are desperately trying to convince themselves that the president’s not just using them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Trump Accuses Adam Schiff of Lying, LeakingOne takeaway: The president really needs to come up with some new nicknames.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. 2018 midterms
    Illinois Holocaust Denier Set to Win GOP Congressional NominationThis is why you always field a candidate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. the swamp
    The Misadventures of Steven Mnuchin and Louise LintonThe mascots of Trump-era “glamour.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  10. Report: Nunes Wants to Publish As Many As 5 More MemosHe also swears there is a Hillary-funded wolf on the hill. Really.
    By Chas Danner
  11. Trump Jr. Compares Russia Investigation to McCarthyismIf you ignore every relevant fact, he’s got a point.
    By Benjamin Hart
  12. roundup
    The Real Damage of the Nunes MemoThe integrity of the U.S. law enforcement system is under attack, and Trump may already be winning the battle.
    By Chas Danner
  13. Priebus: Trump Didn’t Really Want to Fire Mueller Last SummerIn his first post-White House interview, the former chief of staff gave a full-throated defense of the president.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. russia investigation
    Carter Page Claimed He Was Adviser to Kremlin in 2013 LetterThis guy.
    By Chas Danner
  15. Paul Ryan Deletes Tweet Connecting Woman’s Tiny Raise to Tax CutThis was probably for the best.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. Trump Says Memo Vindicated Him on Russia InvestigationThe president’s message: Move along, folks, nothing to see here.
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. The Dispute Dividing the GOP in the Debate Over ImmigrationSenate Republicans are resisting the House–Trump effort to force restrictions in legal immigration into a deal with Democrats. But maybe not for long.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Good Economic News Triggers Stock-Market PlungeTrump, like his predecessors, is learning that good economic news sometimes quickly produces the opposite.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. donald trump
    Joe Manchin Is Right: Washington SucksAs Washington descends into tribal warfare over the president’s struggle against independent investigation, Congress is becoming a bad joke.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    The Backward Logic of the Nunes MemoRepublicans argue any investigators who think Trump might be compromised by Russia must be biased against him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    Did Donald Trump Read the Memo? Could He Read It?What happens when a semiliterate president finds himself at the center of a debate about a document?
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. McConnell Pitched a Scheme to Fill an Ailing Senator’s Seat: ReportIt involved the governor of Mississippi appointing himself to the Senate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Trump Decided to Release the Memo Because People on TV Told Him To: ReportsCable news coverage and talks with Sean Hannity convinced him that the Nunes memo should be declassified, before he’d even read it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. Ryan to Unemployed Poor: Let ‘Em Eat Job TrainingThe frustrated would-be entitlement reformer Paul Ryan is taking the indirect route of linking work requirements to job-training programs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Uh-oh: Here Comes the Debt Limit AgainIt’s now likely debt-limit negotiations will get tangled up in the spending talks that have dragged on for months, making a debt default possible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Josh Hawley Goes Off the Deep End on the Sexual Revolution and Human TraffickingThe main difference between today’s GOP Senate candidate in Missouri and the hapless Todd Akin is some Ivy League polish.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Nunes Could Accomplish the Hard Task of Making Himself Vulnerable Back HomeThe House Intelligence Committee chairman is from a pretty safe red district. But he’s going out of his way to paint a bull’s-eye on his own back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump’s W.H. Stops Feigning Bipartisanship Because It Has No Legislative AgendaFor Trump and Pence, “bipartisanship” now means attacking centrist Democrats for not supporting them in 2017.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Republicans: If Poor Carter Page Can Be Wiretapped, Who Among Us Is Safe?The secret memo is apparently motivated only to safeguard civil liberties, not to protect Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the body politic
    How Can Democrats Connect ‘Identity Politics’ to Economics?By talking about gender and race more, not less.
    By Rebecca Traister
  31. shutdown watch
    Freedom Caucus Claims, Once Again, That They Might Force a ShutdownLast time they got on board at the last minute, and they may want to keep the shutdown blame on Democrats.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Dems Say Nunes Altered Memo Sent to White House, Making It an Even Bigger ShamAdam Schiff says lawmakers must vote on the “substantive” changes. Nunes says that’s a “distraction” — from his effort to undermine Mueller.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. russia probe
    It Appears Yet Another Trump Staffer Is Ready to Sing for MuellerMark Corallo, the former spokesperson for Trump’s legal team, will reportedly share his concerns about potential obstruction by Hope Hicks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. FBI Agent Accused of Fatal Anti-Trump Bias May Have Helped Him Win the ElectionDid Peter Strzok help tilt the election to Trump and then make up for it by inventing the Russia-collusion story? Probably not!
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    4 New Trump Corruption Stories From the Last Day AloneTrump is in this for himself. Why aren’t Democrats making this their top message?
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. A New Poll Looks Mighty Grim for DemocratsIt’s just one poll, but GOP tax reform seems to be getting a lot more popular.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Feds Drop Corruption Case Against Senator MenendezThe perpetually embattled Senate Democrat now has a clear path to reelection in November, particularly if Republicans look elsewhere.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Missing From Trump’s Big Speech: Small GovernmentIt’s significant how little lip service Trump paid to conservative fiscal policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Wall Street Journal Columnist Discovers Trump Defense to End All Trump DefensesThe most sweeping justification for Trump anybody has ever made or ever will make.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. russia probe
    Trump Overheard Saying He’ll ‘100 Percent’ Release the Nunes MemoCameras caught Trump reassuring a GOP lawmaker at the State of the Union, hours after the White House had denied that he’d decided to make it public.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. Joe Kennedy Pulls Off Rare Feat: A SOTU Response That’s Actually GoodThe congressman’s Obama-esque speech would’ve been impressive, even if expectations hadn’t been lowered by years of awkward responses.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. Trump’s ‘Unity’ Speech Was Actually Extremely PartisanWe were told Trump would offer an uplifting appeal to bipartisanship tonight. That was false advertising.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Trump’s State of the Union Address Filled With False Boasts and Empty PromisesAlmost all of his “accomplishments” were either imaginary or promises he won’t keep.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Trump’s Job Approval Is Underwater in 18 States He Carried in 2016A GOP president who can’t break 40 percent approval in Texas is in trouble.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Trump’s Law Enforcement Purge Is Now Republican PolicyPaul Ryan also wants to “cleanse” the FBI.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Idaho Tries Bold Gambit: Ignoring Obamacare RulesIt’s unclear whether the Trump administration and insurers will go along with this blatant effort to sabotage Obamacare by state executive order.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. ICE Deports Palestinian Man After 38 Years in U.S.The agency’s capriciousness and cruelty were on full display throughout this case.
    By Benjamin Hart
  48. Who Really Writes Trump’s Speeches? The White House Won’t SayThe administration is oddly tight-lipped about who is crafting the State of the Union. Sources say it’s because Trump hates sharing credit.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  49. The Eternal Recurrence of Dennis Kucinich, Candidate for OfficeYes, he’s back. In this incarnation he’s a Fox Democrat running for governor of Ohio.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. What to Expect From Trump’s 2018 State of the Union AddressInfrastructure and immigration proposals, an audience filled with people Trump wronged or insulted, and possibly one secretly furious First Lady.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. House GOP Votes to #ReleaseTheMemo GOP Wrote to Discredit Russia ProbeRepublicans on the House Intelligence Committee decided a Democratic memo rebutting their claims should remain under wraps.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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