1. CPAC Audience Lets Trump Know It Cares More About Guns Than Tax CutsIn a strange but revealing direct poll of his adoring audience, Trump finds confirmation that the culture war matters most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. politics
    U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem Is Happening Almost ImmediatelyWhen a real embassy facility is built in Jerusalem, it could be paid for in part by donations from conservative donors — including Sheldon Adelson.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Trump Predicts ‘Crooked’ Media Will Endorse His ReelectionIt actually makes sense, if you think about it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Donald Trump Is the Most Pure Conservative President EverTrump exists not because conservatism lost, but because it won.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Trump’s Minor Gun Actions Are Probably All Congress Will AllowThe White House is rolling out tweaks to existing laws, but Republicans in Congress appear resistant to even the mildest gun-control measures.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. russia probe
    Robert Mueller Puts the Squeeze on Paul Manafort and Rick Gates Yet AgainA new indictment accuses them of carrying out an elaborate scheme to defraud both private financial institutions and the United States.
    By Cristian Farias
  8. MO Governor Indicted for Allegedly Taking Nude Blackmail Photo of Illicit LoverEric Greitens is in legal trouble for how he dealt with his former lover. But he’s also in danger of being impeached by his fellow Republicans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    The Trump Administration Is a Golden Age for Corporate CrimeThe federal government is enforcing hardly any rules at all on business.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. Liberal Think Tank Unveils New Alternative to Single-Payer Health CareYou can view the new CAP proposal as a sign of growing Democratic progressivism, or as a way to avoid the problems with single-payer plans.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. Do We Need Assault Weapons to Kill ‘Tyrannical’ Cops and Soldiers?Let’s take a closer look at the sinister argument that we need a heavily armed population in case violent revolution becomes necessary.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. CPAC Is Going to Be a Trump-FestWhatever past conservative issues with Donald Trump, this year’s CPAC is a testament to his conquest of the movement.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. How Don McGahn Has Become the Worst White House Counsel EverHe has played a key role — often unacknowledged — in a long list of Trump administration debacles.
    By Cristian Farias
  14. the national interest
    Trump: I Never Said Give Teachers Guns, But It Would Be AwesomeThe president carefully lays out the logic of a proposal he does not and never has advocated.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Activists Seek to Keep Gun-Safety Movement Student-LedGun-control groups and celebrities are offering assistance, but trying not to taint the teens’ grassroots campaign.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. Trump Wants Armed Teachers and Universal Background ChecksIn a “listening session” on gun control, Trump floated some unhinged ideas along with some downright reasonable ones.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. The GOP Is Serious About Impeaching P.A. Judges for Reversing Their GerrymanderRepublican legislators in Pennsylvania have the power to impeach and remove judges. But could that backfire in the court of public opinion?
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    Trump’s Opponents Are Not a Rich Liberal EliteA provocative but wrong New York Times op-ed by Amy Chua calls coastal liberals a “market-dominated minority.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Billy Graham Lived at the Crossroads of Faith and PowerAfter getting too close to Richard Nixon, Billy Graham stayed away from partisan politics. But his son Franklin Graham is up to his ears in it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Trump Briefly Demotes Jeff Sessions to Singular TenseThe latest humiliation for the beleaguered attorney general.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Why ‘Red Flag Laws’ Are Gaining Bipartisan Support After ParklandGun-violence restraining orders offer a way to temporarily disarm the mentally ill, based on the concerns of family members and law enforcement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. Democrat Takes Kentucky House Seat in District Trump Won by 49 PointsIt’s the 37th legislative seat Democrats have flipped since Trump’s election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. the national interest
    Trump’s Jealous Obama Obsession Includes Claiming Obama Never Used Oval OfficeAnother weird detail in the president’s raging inferiority complex.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. Florida: Guns 1, Students 0Florida Republicans didn’t even wait a decent interval to shoot down a proposed assault weapons ban.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Clarence Thomas Angry That SCOTUS Doesn’t Love GunsThomas can’t seem to get three other conservative justices to get aggressive in defending gun rights. So he’s drawing attention to the problem.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. The Debate Over Gerrymandering Is Changing in a Fundamental WayRedistricting isn’t just about nice-looking maps anymore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Many Trump Voters Think We Need a White History MonthThe belief that rescuing the history of minorities in this country is itself racist is alarmingly widespread in MAGA-land.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Trump: Why Didn’t Obama Stop the Russia Hacking I Abetted?When the criminals taunt the cops for failing to have prevented their crime.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Trump Advocates for Good Old-Fashioned GerrymanderingAs usual, subtlety is not the president’s strong suit.
    By Benjamin Hart
  30. stuck in the mittle
    Trump Offers Endorsement, Romney Caves ImmediatelyAfter claiming that knowing what he knows now, he would have rejected Trump’s support in 2012, Romney accepted his new endorsement in under an hour.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. New Pennsylvania Congressional Map Is a Big Win for DemocratsA fairer map means a better shot at taking the House this November.
    By Benjamin Hart
  32. Survey of Presidential Politics Experts Says Trump Is the Worst of All TimeThis seems just a tad bit premature.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. Trump Now Trails Only Reagan Among Recent Presidents in GOP EsteemIt’s Trump’s party now for sure.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. White House Expresses Support for Improved Gun Background ChecksIt’s hardly a major step, but it’s something.
    By Benjamin Hart
  35. Unable to Golf, Trump Unwinds by Attacking OprahHe called her 60 Minutes segment “biased and slanted” and urged her to run for president, proving he didn’t actually watch it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. power
    The Case for Impeaching Clarence ThomasIt’s time to re-examine the evidence that he not only committed serial sexual harassment, but lied about it.
    By Jill Abramson
  37. power
    The Forgotten Testimonies Against Clarence ThomasThree women who accused Thomas of inappropriate behavior had interviews quietly entered into the record, without being called to formally testify.
    By Jill Abramson
  38. russia investigation
    Report: Former Trump Aide Rick Gates Will Plead Guilty, Testify Against ManafortThings aren’t looking good for Trump’s former campaign chairman.
    By Chas Danner
  39. The Stoneman Douglas Students Are the New Faces of Gun ReformTheir fierce moral urgency is the jolt the movement needs.
    By Benjamin Hart
  40. stoneman shooting
    Top GOP Donor Cuts Off Opponents of Assault Weapon BanThe Florida school shooting seems to have moved at least some Republicans to action.
    By Chas Danner
  41. gun control
    Florida School Shooting Survivors Will Lead Nationwide DemonstrationThe teens say the ‘March for Our Lives’ gun-control demonstration will take place on March 24 in every American city.
    By Chas Danner
  42. Trump: ‘They Are Laughing Their Asses Off in Moscow’In a barrage of tweets, the definitely-not-rattled president went off on a range of subjects.
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. gross things
    Trump Blames Florida School Shooting on Russia Investigation“It always has to be about you,” one student responded, “how silly of me to forget.”
    By Chas Danner
  44. russia investigation
    Trump Cites Facebook Ad Executive in Attempt to Downplay Russia’s MeddlingMore proof that the president is incapable of believing Russia tried to help him.
    By Chas Danner
  45. insecurity
    Report: Kushner Requests More Intel Than Any Non-NSC Employee at White HouseThe president’s son-in-law has been undergoing an FBI background check for 13 months.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    McMaster: Proof of Russian Election Meddling Is ‘Incontrovertible’To everyone but the president, anyway.
    By Chas Danner
  47. white house
    Kelly Orders Changes to Security Clearance Process at White HouseUnder the new policy, many staff members could have their access to classified information revoked as of next Friday.
    By Chas Danner
  48. scandals
    How the Lawyer for Trump’s Mistresses Turns Celebrity Sex Scandals Into CashFrom Tila Tequila to Hulk Hogan, Keith Davidson knows how to transform dirt into gold.
    By Molly Redden
  49. HHS Secretary Calls Blatant Violation of Health Care Law a ‘Cry for Help’In what’s supposed to be a law-and-order administration, HHS’s tolerance for Idaho’s efforts to nullify the Affordable Care Act is astonishing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Commerce Department Offers Trump Ammunition for His Trade WarTrump has until April 11 to decide whether to impose high tariffs on aluminum and steel. It’s a subject that divides his party and administration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Trump’s Claim Mueller Found ‘NO COLLUSION’ Is Literal NonsenseThe president’s favorite argument is to insist anything that doesn’t address his own guilt is proof of his innocence.
    By Jonathan Chait
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