1. Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has No Plans to Go Anywhere Anytime SoonConservatives pining for a fifth SCOTUS vote to overturn Roe v. Wade may have to win the 2020 election to outlast Ginsburg.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    Trump Hasn’t Destroyed Obama’s Legacy. He’s Revealed How Impressive It Was.A year later, Obama’s achievements are largely secure, and Trump has shown how weak the case against him was.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. Trump Got Us Into This Shutdown, GOP Doesn’t Want His Help Getting Out of ItWhite House aides and congressional leaders are reportedly encouraging him to stay on the sidelines, since he’s already caused enough chaos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. trump palace intrigue
    Report: Trump Has Soured on Wilbur Ross, Who Can’t Stay Awake at MeetingsThe Commerce secretary “has lost a lot of steps,” Trump is reported to have said.
    By Chas Danner
  5. Report: Kushner’s Meetings With Chinese Officials Raised Red FlagsTrump’s son-in-law met alone with China’s ambassador, a radical break from past procedure.
    By Benjamin Hart
  7. media
    Does Glenn Greenwald Know More Than Robert Mueller?The journalist’s war on the Russia investigation.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  8. Government Shutdown Liveblog, Day OneAll the latest developments from an even-more-dysfunctional-than-usual Washington.
    By Benjamin Hart and Chas Danner
  9. russia investigation
    What Could Bob Mueller Want From Steve Bannon?Bannon has little left to lose by telling the special counsel everything he knows.
    By Cristian Farias
  10. mystery solved
    Neighbor’s Assault on Rand Paul Was All About Yard MaintenancePaul apparently stacked some brush too close to his neighbor’s property, enraging him.
    By Chas Danner
  11. Government Shuts Down After GOP Spending Bill Fails in the SenateLawmakers said they’re still talking, but the midnight deadline passed without a deal on spending or DACA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. What’s the Government Shutdown ‘About’?If it’s “about” dysfunction, Democrats win; if it’s “about” immigration, maybe Republicans win.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Government Shutdown Bad News for IRS As It Implements New Tax BillIt’s a terrible time to force furloughs and funding interruptions on an already overwhelmed agency.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Rereading Trump’s Inaugural Address, One Year LaterIt’s been a year in which quite a lot happened, except anything he promised.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. foreign policy
    How U.S. Foreign Policy Is Being Shaped by Trump’s TweetsTillerson & Co. jump through hoops to turn the president’s random assertions into a coherent diplomatic strategy.
    By Jonah Shepp
  16. the national interest
    Trump Fears Sharks Because He’ll Believe Anything TV Tells HimA porn star’s very credible account of her affair with the future couch potato in chief.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. shutdown watch
    Trump’s Strategy for Avoiding a Shutdown: Head to Mar-a-LagoHe’s traveling to Florida for a campaign-fundraising gala just hours before the shutdown deadline, but he’ll be available to okay deals via tweet.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. shutdown watch
    Senate Pushes Shutdown Fight to Final DayMcConnell put off the deciding vote on the House bill, which is likely to fail, and dismissed Schumer’s call for a days-long stopgap measure.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. House GOP Passes Spending Bill Aimed at Shifting Shutdown Blame to DemocratsSince real negotiations have failed, the government is probably shutting down on Friday — and now it’s all about the blame game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Get Ready for More Pelosi and San Francisco–Bashing by House GOP CandidatesTying her opponent to culture-war boogeymen helped Karen Handel turn out conservatives in Georgia. There will be copycats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Report: Gorka Was Wanted By Hungarian Police During His White House TenureHe called the report “#FAKENEWS.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  22. Global Poll Shows U.S. Prestige Plummeting Under TrumpThe disdain our “America First” president has for the rest of the world is being reciprocated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Trump Confused About GOP Strategy for Avoiding a Government ShutdownThis time with a tweet about funding for CHIP, a children’s insurance program, which had to be “clarified” by the White House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    The NRA Is Part of the Trump–Russia Scandal NowIf Mueller charges the group with accepting Russian funds to elect Trump, all hell will break loose in Congress.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. The Republican Plan to Give Trump His ‘Good’ ShutdownIn addition to accusing Democrats of endangering children and the military, they may keep national parks open to reduce public backlash.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. Why Is Trump’s Lawyer Still Pretending That the Mueller Probe Is Almost Over?After moving the deadline from Thanksgiving to January, he now predicts it will end in four to six weeks — despite evidence to the contrary.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. fake news
    Donald Trump Wins His Own Fake News AwardHe finally revealed the winners … in a broken link to the GOP’s website.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  28. Flake Calls Trump a Model for Speech-Suppressing TyrantsInstead of issuing Fake News Media Awards, Trump was blasted by a senator calling him the inspiration for free-speech enemies everywhere.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Ryan’s Strategy May Be Backfiring, Earning GOP Blame for a Government ShutdownIn trying to “jam” Senate Democrats with a GOP-only spending bill, Ryan may have given House conservatives the power to jam him.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. 2018 Democratic Wave Likely to Be a True Tsunami in CaliforniaThe Golden State has been trending Democratic of late. Everything that’s happened in 2018 could accelerate that trend.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Missouri Governor Eric Greitens Is in a World of TroubleAfter burning a lot of bridges in a sanctimonious governor’s race in 2016, Greitens is now facing possible prosecution without many defenders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Most of the National Park Service Advisory Board Just Quit in ProtestMembers said Interior secretary Ryan Zinke refused to meet with them, and they’re concerned about Trump administration policies that ignore science.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. 2018 midterms
    Democrats Pick Up Wisconsin State Senate Seat in District Trump Won by 17 PointsScott Walker, the state’s Republican governor, called it a “wake-up call” for his party.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. russia probe
    Bannon Avoids Trump Testimony, Citing ‘Novel’ Definition of Executive PrivilegeEven after the House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena, Bannon wouldn’t answer any questions about Trump’s presidency, or the transition.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. Like a Lot of Republicans, Pawlenty Is Giving a 2018 Senate Race a PassAn open Senate seat in his home state wasn’t enough to lure the former governor and self-styled “Sam’s Club Republican” into another race.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Fine, Trump Doesn’t Have Dementia. He’s Just a Moron.Never has a president been so proud to be declared free of mental illness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. There’s a Long List of Dems Trump Should Fear in 2020. Biden Isn’t One of Them.The White House supposedly has no fear of any potential 2020 opponent other than Joe Biden. It needs to fear its president’s own limitations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Special Counsel Robert Mueller Subpoenas Steve BannonWill the erstwhile White House adviser give up damning details on the president?
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. the national interest
    Trump Homeland Security Secretary Not Sure If Most Norwegians Are WhiteKirstjen Nielsen has a very novel way to avoid questions about her boss’s racism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. Blame-Game Lessons From the Last Government ShutdownResponsibility can be pinned on one party if there’s evidence to support it — but the effect may be ephemeral.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. Report: U.S. Plans to Develop More Nuclear WeaponsYet another departure from President Obama’s policies and philosophy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. the national interest
    White House: Trump Can’t Be Racist Because He Was on TelevisionIn fact, there is no racism test applied to television stars.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. What You Need to Know About the Government-Shutdown FightTrump’s vulgar remarks have decreased the chances of reaching a DACA deal, and avoiding a shutdown by the Friday deadline.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Report: Senior GOP Representative Impressed Trump by Giving Him Cherry StarburstYet more evidence that winning over the president is akin to placating a 3-year-old.
    By Benjamin Hart
  45. Jeff Flake to Deliver Another Fiery Anti-Trump Speech From Senate FloorThe Arizona Republican has become a pro at denouncing the president, but his rhetoric only goes so far.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. Trump to Spend Martin Luther King Day GolfingNot an ideal way to commemorate the holiday, but perhaps it’s for the best.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. the national interest
    If Trump Fires Mueller, Republicans Won’t ObjectRecently, the party has moved toward Trump in ways Democrats may not appreciate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. William Barber II and the MLK Legacy of Church-Based ActivismThe North Carolina–based founder of Moral Mondays is a prophetic voice for progressive politics in the MLK mold.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. war on drugs
    Trump Had a 24-Year-Old Former Campaign Staffer Serving As Deputy Drug CzarHe held one of the most important spots at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, which is coordinating the response to the opioid epidemic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. The Frightening Lessons From Hawaii’s False Missile AlertSaturday’s mistake exposed serious problems with both state and federal emergency-alert procedures, and the public response.
    By Chas Danner
  51. The GOP’s Not-So-Cunning Plan to Blame a Shutdown on DemocratsIt involves insisting they’re at the mercy of the Democratic minority, and Trump is, as he put it, “the least racist person.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
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