1. the national interest
    Roger Stone Knew in Advance About the Stolen Emails. Did He Tell Trump?Robert Mueller: Get me Roger Stone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. says who?
    As Trump’s Attorney, Michael Cohen’s Loyalty Matters More Than His LawyeringWhy is Cohen bungling the Stormy Daniels case? Carefully handling a presidential scandal isn’t what Trump’s “pit bull” was hired to do.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. the national interest
    House Republicans Conclude Pretend Russia Investigation, Declare Trump InnocentNow Devin Nunes can search for the real colluders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Kentucky Teachers Fighting Pension CutsKentucky Republicans are trying to cut teacher pension benefits to fund what’s left. Teachers are fighting this change, and at the moment, winning.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. What the Christian Right Sowed, Trump ReapedA prominent Evangelical who once advised George W. Bush makes the case that his fellow believers lost their way long before falling into Trump’s lap.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. House Democratic Leaders Rally to Defend Their Illinois HereticDoes a Democratic “big tent” really require that deep blue districts continue to elect congressmen like the right-of-center Dan Lipinski?
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Trump’s Lawyers Seem to Be Getting DesperateSeveral leaks from the Trump legal team all point in the same direction.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. Quiz: What’s the Worst Part of This Betsy DeVos Exchange?Apparently the Education secretary thought her 60 Minutes interview would be open book.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. 9 Things Ivanka Trump Would Like Us to KnowShe offered the Washington Post some flattering insights into her effort to be the best First Daughter/White House senior adviser she can be.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. the national interest
    After Taunting Republicans for Being Afraid of NRA, Trump Gives In to NRAWhy Trump sometimes talks about making bipartisan deals but can never deliver.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. A Special Showdown in Trump CountryRepublican Rick Saccone should still be the favorite in this heavily Republican district in Pennsylvania, but Democrat Conor Lamb could pull an upset.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Trump Says His Approval Rate Is Near 50 Percent. It Is Not.No matter how you measure it, the president is just making stuff up.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. Why This Key Trump Adviser Strikes Fear Into GOP HeartsThe possibility that Gary Cohn will be replaced by Trump’s nationalist trade guru Peter Navarro has many mainstream conservatives nervous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. opioid epidemic
    Trump Administration Looking into Death Penalty for Drug DealersThey even got a PowerPoint from Singapore.
    By Chas Danner
  16. Here’s a 2020 Biden Strategy: Stay Home, Joe!Joe Biden’s mulling a lot of unusual strategies for 2020. He might just want to stay home and hope for a draft.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    White House: Never Mind the North Korea Meeting, Trump Was Just BabblingThe president briefly got excited and didn’t know what the policy was or that he’s not really the president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. the law
    The Newest Frontier in Jurisprudence Is Trump’s Twitter FeedInside a federal courtroom, the government made a potentially precedent-setting argument for letting a social-media jackass do his thing.
    By Cristian Farias
  19. Latest Jobs Report Is a ‘Dream’ for Wall StreetStrong employment growth and low wage growth is just what the doctor ordered for stocks. But a possible trade war still looms.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. foreign policy
    8 Takeaways From Trump Agreeing to Meet Kim Jong-unHere’s what prompted Kim’s stunning invitation, why Trump is game, and what he must do to avoid squandering this opportunity.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  21. foreign policy
    Trump and Kim Jong-un to MeetIt’s unclear if there’s been a real breakthrough, or it’s just another move in a long, frustrating chess game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Trump’s Trip to California Is Aimed to DispleaseThe president’s quick trip to California won’t involve efforts to charm the locals. It’s part of a strategy to demonize the state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Democratic Senate Looking Like a Reach — AgainProspects for a Democratic Senate after the midterms have waxed and waned, but it may be tough for Democrats to hang on in deep red states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Trump’s $1 Billion Demand From China Was Supposed to Be $100 BillionA wee math error from the master deal-maker.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. Trump Brings Back Ancient GOP Tradition of ProtectionismHe appears to be a true believer in reversing globalization, not just using tariffs as a weapon. That’s both new — and very old — for Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. russia probe
    What We Know About Efforts to Set Up a Trump-Russia Back ChannelMueller reportedly has evidence that Erik Prince met a Russian official in the Seychelles to establish a link between the Trump team and Moscow.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. Did Trump Ask McGahn to Lie, or Did He Forget He Tried to Fire Mueller?Trump reportedly wanted McGahn to deny he gave the order, but the White House counsel insisted that he did.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. House GOP Could Derail Spending Bill With Bid to Defund Planned ParenthoodThe failure of Republicans to get the anti-abortion lobby’s chief priority done last year could now generate gridlock and even a government shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Jerry Brown and Jeff Sessions Exchange Fiery Words Over ImmigrationSessions made a point of attacking California leaders in California, and Brown made a point of saying the administration is “full of liars.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Texas Primary Roundup: Democratic Turnout Shows Progress, But No RevolutionMany contests won’t be resolved until a May runoff, but some upsets enlivened 2018’s first statewide election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. russia probe
    Why an Emirates Adviser’s Cooperation With Mueller May Be Terrible for TrumpGeorge Nader became close with several Trump advisers, and was present at two meetings that raised concerns about their foreign contacts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. stormy weather
    What We Learned From Porn Star Stormy Daniels’s Lawsuit Against President TrumpShe claims the “hush agreement” is invalid and Trump attorney Michael Cohen coerced her into signing a false statement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. Cynthia Nixon Could Mount a Primary Challenge to CuomoThe incumbent governor would like a lefty-free route to reelection and perhaps a 2020 presidential contest. But Cynthia Nixon could stand in his way.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Trump Administration Reverses Policy That Briefly Made President Seem HumaneIf you’ve been jonesing to import some elephant body parts, now’s the time.
    By Benjamin Hart
  35. Elaine Chao Confesses Trump Personally Pushed to Kill Major NYC ProjectIn unusually dramatic congressional testimony.
    By Benjamin Hart
  36. Nashville Mayor Resigns Over Using Public Money to Fund Affair With BodyguardIn a sex scandal that soon involved misuse of public funds, the rising star of Nashville politics lost her job and maybe her career.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Is a Trump Lackey for One ReasonThe motivation of the world’s most transparent politician somehow continues to elude the news media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Will Oklahoma Teachers Be the Next to Strike?After years of frustration over low pay, Oklahoma teachers may emulate their counterparts in West Virginia and go on strike.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. A Surge in Primary Turnout Is a Good Sign for Democrats, But Not a GuaranteeIf Democratic primary voting surges in Texas today, it could be a relatively meaningless blip, or an omen that the state is slowly turning blue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Sam Nunberg on Mueller, His Media Spree, and His Message for TrumpA late-night chat with Trump’s former campaign adviser after one long, wild day.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  41. Former Trump Aide Vowed to Fight Mueller Subpoena in Bizarre Media BlitzAfter a string of odd appearances, Sam Nunberg suggested he’d end up cooperating with the special counsel after all.
    By Benjamin Hart and Margaret Hartmann
  42. the national interest
    Trump Confuses North and South KoreaThey’re, uh, not the same.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Thad Cochran to Resign From Senate, Shaking Up Mississippi PoliticsThere will be two Senate seats from Mississippi up this November, with GOP Governor Phil Bryant controlling the landscape.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. Bibi and the Christian Right Agree: Trump Is the New Cyrus the GreatNetanyahu gives his friend the president the great favor of reinforcing conservative Evangelical belief that Trump’s the supreme virtuous pagan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. Democrat Looking Strong in Trump-Country Special Congressional ElectionConor Lamb’s not a long-shot candidate anymore, despite heavy GOP and Trump efforts on behalf of his opponent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. Trump: I’ll Lift Tariffs If NAFTA Is RenegotiatedThe president is attempting to bully two close allies into submission.
    By Benjamin Hart
  47. trade war
    Trump’s Trade Adviser Says No Ally Exemptions From New TariffsPeter Navarro also expects the tariffs to be put in place within a week, meaning the trade war may actually happen.
    By Chas Danner
  48. authoritarianism
    Trump Jokes About Staying in Power IndefinitelyBut he also praised China’s president for his hard-fought dictatorship, because Trump loves authoritarians and their power-grabs.
    By Chas Danner
  49. trade war
    Trump Threatens to Tax European Cars If His Trade War EscalatesThe president says he’ll retaliate against any retaliation.
    By Chas Danner
  50. Roy Moore Is Pleading With Supporters to Pay His Legal BillsOh, how the already disgraced have fallen.
    By Benjamin Hart
  51. trump administration
    Grown-ups Are Not Running America’s Foreign PolicyA group of Model U.N. teenagers could probably pick and execute policies better than this administration.
    By Heather Hurlburt
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