1. Trump Administration Sends National Guard Troops to U.S.-Mexico BorderIt’s a show of force amid an uptick in immigrant crossings.
    By Benjamin Hart
  2. Congressman Lays Loaded Gun on the Table And It Doesn’t Shoot AnybodySouth Carolina’s Ralph Norman wanted to show that guns don’t shoot people without people being involved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Trump Thinks He’s Wildly PopularIn Trump’s world, any adverse information about his standing is “fake,” and even positive polls don’t capture his tremendous standing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. The Williamson Saga Raises Questions Anti-Abortion Folk Don’t Want to AnswerIn defending Kevin Williamson’s remarks about “hanging women” who violate a future abortion ban, some conservatives tip their hands.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. The House Midterm Landscape is Settling — and It Looks Treacherous for the GOPWhile the big-picture factors affecting the 2018 elections have marginally improved for Republicans, individual races aren’t looking so hot for them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Trump Staffers Are Freaking Out Even More Than Usual Right NowMore tales from the court of the Mad King.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Trump Hates ‘Arbitrary Timelines,’ Yet Gave U.S. 6 Months to Exit Syria: ReportTo avoid Obama comparisons, he told top officials they can’t call his random deadline a “timeline.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Trump Doubles Down on a Trade War He Can’t WinMore tariffs on China may sate the president’s ego, but won’t do anything to help Americans.
    By Jonah Shepp
  10. Trump Questioned Why CIA Avoided Killing Terrorist’s Family: ReportPerhaps “you have to take out their families” was more than chilling campaign rhetoric.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Bernie’s Criticisms Don’t Mean Democrats Are in DisarraySanders is and has always been a gadfly. So his criticisms of the Democratic Party don’t mean it’s fatally divided.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. The Most Boring Man in Minnesota Is Running for Governor AgainAfter repeatedly whiffing in national politics, Tim Pawlenty is running for governor again.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Scott Pruitt’s Scandals Won’t Stop Coming, and Trump Might Actually Fire HimThe most corrupt Trump Cabinet secretary also happens to be very good at letting fossil-fuel companies pollute the environment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. Phil Bredesen and Democrats’ Long-Shot Effort to Win Back the SenateA new poll in Tennessee shows a Democrat with a solid lead in a bid to flip a GOP Senate seat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Denying Merrick Garland a Hearing Biggest Accomplishment of McConnell’s CareerMcConnell knows conservatives will forgive him — and Trump — almost anything in exchange for Supreme Court appointments.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. A Guide to Trump’s Fractured and Increasingly Sparse Legal TeamIt can be difficult to keep track of what everyone with the title “Trump’s lawyer” actually does. Luckily, there aren’t many of them left.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Special Election Was a Terrible Omen for the GOPRepublican Governor Scott Walker doesn’t seem too confident.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. The Least Inspiring MLK Tribute of All TimeIf you were moved by Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s flat, hurried quotation from King, you are easily moved.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. Is Trump’s Battle With Amazon Like Kennedy’s War With U.S. Steel?JFK thought U.S. Steel’s CEO reneged on a deal needed to keep the economy stable. Trump’s attacks on Amazon may really be about the Washington Post.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Who Represents MLK’s Legacy Today?Barack Obama was an heir to King’s political legacy, but it’s clear now that he didn’t occupy the Promised Land of equality, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Mueller May Be Baiting Trump, Eyeing Early Summer Release on ObstructionHis reported plan could convince Trump to sit for an interview, and make the midterms more miserable for Republicans.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Mattis Had a Nearly Impossible Task. Now Trump Is Making It Even Harder.From Syria withdrawal to sending troops to the border, squaring Trump’s desires with military policy is a tall order. How long can Mattis keep it up?
    By Heather Hurlburt
  23. Progressive Judge Wins Big in Wisconsin Special ElectionIt was a sweet and auspicious victory for Wisconsin progressives, who have recently taken a beating.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Roseanne Barr and Mark Penn Stand Up for Poor Persecuted ConservativesApparently, conservatives have to run absolutely everything before they no longer fear to express their love for POTUS.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Pruitt Tries to Ruin the Planet Before Getting FiredIt was a busy day on many fronts for the embattled EPA administrator.
    By Benjamin Hart
  26. Trump, House GOP May Try Clawing Back Spending They Approved Week Before LastThe White House and the GOP mull bringing back the ancient tool of rescissions to “do over” the omnibus spending bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Trump’s Salt and Pepper Shakers Are Bigger Than Everyone Else’sEveryone else has puny salt and pepper shakers. Not Trump. His are big. The biggest.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. Trump’s EPA Declares War on California’s Fuel-Efficiency and Emissions StandardsThe battle between the Trump administration and the state of California expands to public land sales and an old fight over fuel-economy goals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Milton Friedman Predicted Socialism Would Kill Democracy. Instead, Trump Is.Freedom of the press hangs on Jeff Bezos’s conscience. This isn’t how democracy is supposed to work.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. draining the swamp
    EPA Mulled Leasing a Private Jet, and Other Scandalous Scott Pruitt RevelationsWith a flurry of new reports on his ethically questionable behavior, the EPA chief may be pulling ahead in the race to see who Trump fires next.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. White House Unveils New Immigration Push, Tries to Make Sense of Trump’s TweetsThe administration set quotas for immigration judges and outlined legislative plans, but following through on the hard-line rhetoric could be tough.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. Rep. Esty Forced to Retire After Scandal Over Abusive StafferThe Connecticut Democrat’s political demise was quick, and could even open up a rare 2018 opportunity for Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Report: Mueller Investigating Whether Roger Stone Had Dinner With AssangeStone says he was joking when he claimed to have eaten with the WikiLeaks founder.
    By Benjamin Hart
  34. Investor Fears of Democratic Win Could Aid Democratic WinSeems that the S&P averages have often declined just prior to midterm elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Mark Cuban Has Little Chance of Becoming a Third-Party PresidentTrump’s way — winning over one of the two major parties — is probably the only way to the White House for a rich celebrity “outsider.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. teachers strike
    Teachers Go on Strike in Two More Red StatesEducators are walking off the job in Kentucky and (again) in Oklahoma as their conflicts with GOP state lawmakers intensify.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Trump Repeats Nonsensical DACA Claims in Series of TweetsCan somebody please tell him what his own policies are?
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. These Urban Experiments Prove Charles Murray Is Wrong About Race ScienceThe achievement gap between black and white children can be closed with the right environment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. you’re fired
    A Guide to Which Trump Staffer Is Getting Fired NextTrump dumped four top White House officials in the past month, and he may be looking to purge more “deadweight” Cabinet members soon.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. Trump’s Habit of Firing via Tweet Could Spark Legal ShowdownDavid Shulkin insists he didn’t resign, he was fired. That could lead to a battle over whether Trump is abusing the Vacancies Reform Act.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    Corruption, Not Russia, Is Trump’s Greatest Political LiabilityThe president isn’t draining the swamp — he’s monetizing it. And Democrats need to make that clear in the midterms.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. swampland
    501 Days of Trump & Co. Stealing America BlindA constant drip of corruption. And this is just what we know so far …
    By Joy Crane and Nick Tabor
  43. China Announces Retaliatory Tariffs on American GoodsThis was inevitable.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. politics
    Trump Campaign Used Amazon to Buy Its Office SuppliesAnd most of its orders qualified for free shipping.
    By Chas Danner
  45. politics
    President Trump Apparently Doesn’t Know What DACA IsAn anti-immigrant tweet reveals that his policy ignorance knows no bounds.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. Wisconsin’s Supreme Court Election Is Going To Be A BarnburnerIn a closely divided and intensely partisan state, this judicial election will be among other things a tune-up for November.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. No, the HOPE Scholarship Didn’t Kill Great Society LiberalismA provocative op-ed says Zell Miller’s and Bill Clinton’s embrace of merit-based scholarships showed their betrayal of liberalism. I beg to differ.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. Trump Attacks Amazon Again After Washington Post Runs Unflattering StoryA nice morning jeremiad against the news media.
    By Benjamin Hart
  49. CA Voters Keep Accidentally Joining George Wallace’s Zombie Political PartyTwo years after many thousands of would-be Democratic primary voters discovered they were affiliated with a right-wing party, the confusion continues.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Did Pope Francis Abolish Hell?The Vatican is equivocating about what Francis did and didn’t say, but it’s certainly reviving some very old debates about the afterlife.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Red-State Teacher Unrest Just Keeps SpreadingThe wave of protests and strikes isn’t just about pay, but about GOP tax-cut-driven starvation of education spending.
    By Ed Kilgore
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