1. The GOP House Exodus Continues: New Jersey’s Frelinghuysen RetiringFacing the toughest challenge of his career, the scion of one of America’s longest political dynasties is headed for the exit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Misspelled State of the Union Ticket Brightens Everyone’s DaySurprisingly, the White House was not responsible for the error.
    By Benjamin Hart
  3. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Presidency Is the Libertarian MomentAtlas Thugged.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. medicaid
    GOP Tinkering With Medicaid Could Tempt Red States to Expand CoverageAn apparently unintended consequence.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. How Trump’s Immigration Proposal Could Be Trouble for DemocratsTurns out Americans are much more open to restrictions on legal immigration than they are to deporting Dreamers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. President Trump Tells Piers Morgan That Polar Ice Caps Are Doing GreatAlso, did you hear the dodo is flourishing?
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. russia investigation
    Trump Aide Confirms Trump Wants to #ReleaseTheMemoThe president will undoubtedly support any effort to discredit the Russia investigation.
    By Chas Danner
  9. the national interest
    Trump Expects Justice Department to Serve Him Instead of JusticeHow long can the president’s lawyers prevent him from taking control of the Russia investigation and federal law enforcement?
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. Lindsey Graham: Firing Mueller Would End Trump’s PresidencyAs much as he might want to believe this, there’s scant evidence that it’s true.
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. politics
    Senator Marco Rubio Fires Chief of Staff Over Misconduct AllegationsRubio didn’t specify that the misconduct was sexual harassment, but it seemed to be implied.
    By Chas Danner
  12. Steve Wynn Is a Shining Example of Republican HypocrisyUnless Republicans give all his money back, their Harvey Weinstein outrage was — shock! — all just an act.
    By Benjamin Hart
  13. Steve Wynn Resigns As RNC Finance Chair After Sexual-Misconduct AllegationsThe casino mogul has been accused of long-standing sexual misconduct toward his employees.
    By Chas Danner
  14. Hillary Clinton’s ‘Faith Adviser’ Also Offered Bad AdviceBurns Strider may or may not be guilty of sexual misconduct. But it sounds like he was guilty of political malfeasance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. ICE to Gain Access to Huge License-Plate DatabaseA new surveillance tool given to an agency not known for its restraint.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. foreign policy
    Trump’s Mideast Peace Plan: Intimidate the Palestinians Into SurrenderThe president’s threat to withdraw U.S. aid appears designed to trap Abbas into negotiating a bad deal.
    By Jonah Shepp
  17. the national interest
    Trump Promised to Ignore Climate Change But Have Clean Air. He Lied.Trump: “My administration wants to work with members in both parties … to promote clean air.” He’s doing the opposite.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. the national interest
    What Happens to Trump If He Fires Robert Mueller?The morning after Trump’s Saturday Night Massacre would just be another Sunday for Republicans.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Hannity Hilariously Changes Tune on Mueller Firing in Span of MinutesA breaking-news situation allows viewers to behold his bias in real time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  20. non-apologies
    Trump Tells U.K. He ‘Would Apologize’ for Racist Retweets, Doesn’t Quite Do ItHe mainly emphasized that he didn’t know Britain First was a far-right extremist group when he promoted their anti-Muslim videos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. Trump Ordered Mueller Fired, But His Saturday Night Massacre Failed: ReportThe president tried to get rid of the special counsel in June, but backed down when White House counsel Don McGahn threatened to quit.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Trump’s Surprise Immigration ProposalThe White House presented the outline of a deal — amnesty for Dreamers, but big asks — that might just make everyone mad.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Marco Rubio’s Endless Drift to the Right on Immigration Policy ContinuesEver since he was wrong-footed by conservative opposition to the Gang of Eight bill, Rubio has fought to look “strong” on immigration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Governor Kasich’s Anti-Trumpism Has Made Him Radioactive for Ohio RepublicansOhio’s GOP gubernatorial candidates fear conservative, Trump-loving voters too much to snuggle up to their current governor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Is the Silent Partner in Trump’s War on the Rule of LawThe House Speaker isn’t just watching this happen. He is directing the action. And nobody ever asks him about it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. Kerry 2020 and the Reign of the GerontocratsKerry is definitely a blast from the past, but deserves a hearing as much as any other septuagenarian.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. 5 Reasons an Immigration Deal Will Be Crazy Hard to AchieveWhat might be America’s thorniest domestic policy issue just keeps getting more complicated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump Open to Giving Dreamers Pathway to Citizenship, for the MomentThis was hailed as a potential breakthrough, though days earlier lawmakers were complaining about Trump’s constantly shifting positions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the national interest
    Trump: Sure, I’ll Talk to Mueller. Trump’s Lawyer: Oh God, NoThe president blurts out an offer his lawyer clearly does not endorse.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. Trump Says He ‘Looks Forward’ to Being Questioned by MuellerHe’ll be under oath, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Good News for Kansas: Governor Brownback to Be Confirmed for AmbassadorshipRelief is in sight for Kansas.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Republicans Are Using the Russian Playbook on the FBIPublicize decontextualized messages, add paranoia, create fake scandal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. Cruz Wants to Launch One More Harpoon at the Great White Whale of ObamacareWithout the budget reconciliation process, the GOP can’t pass party-line legislation. McConnell would prefer to stand pat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. the national interest
    Trump’s Favorite World Leaders Are All Male DictatorsThe American president demands British prime minister stop protests and media criticism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. All the Wild Russia-Probe Developments That You May Have MissedMueller interviews Sessions, another witness may flip, and Republicans freak out about an anti-Trump “secret society,” but offer no proof it exists.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. conspiracy theories
    Why an Unreleased 4-Page Memo From Devin Nunes Is Causing a Frenzy on the RightThe memorandum, written by Nunes staff members, has the conservative media fired up. But if it’s really so explosive why isn’t it public?
    By Cristian Farias
  37. Vulnerable Democratic Senators Mostly Above Water; a Wave Could Keep Them ThereApproval ratio numbers for senators show a predictable erosion of support for Democrats running in red states. But they’re hanging in there.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. First Post-Shutdown Poll: Trump, Democrats Share the BlameImpressions of the shutdown will change and fade, but for now it doesn’t look like the Democrats fared that badly.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Schumer Takes Border-Wall Offer Off the TableA day after Democrats caved, the Minority Leader is trying to snatch back some negotiating power.
    By Benjamin Hart
  40. the national interest
    Trump’s Solar Tax Will Hurt Trump More Than SolarThe administration has a new tariff on something people really like.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. Mike Pence’s Middle East Trip Has Degenerated Into a Glorified Photo OpPence said he was going to the Middle East to promote peace and help persecuted Christians. Now he’s just taking pictures.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. Half of Republicans Think Trump’s a GeniusAnd over half of Democrats think Trump’s mentally unstable. We’re not all just going to get along.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Democracy Survived a Year of Trump, But the Fight’s Not OverIs Trump too hapless to be an authoritarian?
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Election Tracker: What’s in Play in the 2018 Governors’ RacesA breakdown of the 16 most competitive seats.
    By Joy Crane, Jordan Larson, and Amelia Schonbek
  45. FBI Chief’s Reported Threat to Quit Over Trump Pressure Is Weirdly EncouragingThe part where Christopher Wray resisted calls to fire his deputy, not Trump’s continued attacks on the FBI’s independence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. Trump Officially Ends Shutdown, Earns Praise for Lack of InvolvementWhite House aides seemed pleased that they were able to keep him out of the negotiation process, but it probably won’t last.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. The Abortion ‘Litmus Test’ May Actually Help DemocratsIt’s often assumed Democrats could win lots of “pro-life” voters with a more flexible position on abortion. That may get it backward.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. Trump’s Voting Commission Wanted Data on Texans With Hispanic Last NamesCharacteristically above-board behavior.
    By Benjamin Hart
  49. Pennsylvania Court Kills Gerrymandered Pro-GOP Congressional MapIn really bad timing for Republicans, a state court applying state law overturns a congressional map and requires new districts this year.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    Government-Shutdown Liveblog, Day ThreeAll the lowlights from a barely functioning Washington.
    By Benjamin Hart, Chas Danner, and Margaret Hartmann
  51. Government to Reopen After Senate Democrats Back DownDems can still prevail in the larger battle over immigration policy — but ending the shutdown Monday definitely wasn’t a victory.
    By Ed Kilgore
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