1. the national interest
    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Was Designed to Stop Donald TrumpThe first agency built to withstand regulatory capture is put to the test.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Politicians Join Effort to Nix University of Tennessee Football Coaching HirePols helped irate fans quickly spike the school’s unpopular choice, citing complicity in the Penn State scandal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Trump Won’t Go to Alabama to Campaign for Roy MooreTrump will tweet, but he won’t travel.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the mooch
    Anthony Scaramucci Threatens to Sue Tufts Student Over Op-Ed in School NewspaperThe one-time White House communications director accused a fellow Jumbo of defamation for calling him “unethical.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Battle Over Trump’s Pick to Lead Consumer Watchdog Agency Heads to CourtA Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official is suing the Trump administration, arguing she’s the rightful acting director, not Mick Mulvaney.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. sexual harrassment
    Conyers Steps Down As Ranking Democrat on House Judiciary CommitteeHe is continuing to deny the allegations of sexual harassment that have been made against him.
    By Chas Danner
  8. politics
    Trump Tweets Further Support for Roy MooreThe president continues to think that being a generic Democrat is worse than having been accused of preying on teen girls.
    By Chas Danner
  9. President Trump Now Not Sure That Was Him on Access Hollywood TapeIt’s hard to tell whether he’s losing his grip on reality or just living in his own one.
    By Benjamin Hart
  10. Nobody Knows Who the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s New Boss IsA consumer advocate or the opposite of one?
    By Benjamin Hart
  11. Mark Halperin Is a Symptom, Not a Cause, of Brain-dead Beltway Media DiseaseI’m grateful he embodied so many distasteful things about Washington.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Is Trump Sabotaging Police on Purpose?More violence, crime, and protest is bad. But maybe not for the president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. Murkowski, Who Nixed Obamacare Repeal, Says She Supports Ending the MandateThe Alaska senator said she’s still considering the larger tax-cut plan — welcome news for Republicans.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Kushner’s White House Role Was Significantly Reduced — But Not Fast EnoughNow Kushner is focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but Mueller’s team still has questions about his previous contacts with foreign officials.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. the national interest
    Endorsing Roy Moore Is the Trumpiest Decision EverHow the demagogic, authoritarian alleged sexual predator decided to support the other demagogic, authoritarian alleged sexual predator.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Trump Finds White House Happiness at Turkey PardonThe empty spectacle of setting birds free seemed to be the rare presidential duty that Trump can actually enjoy.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  17. The Most Outrageous Roy Moore Defenses“I believe in this instance that Roy Moore is the victim.”
  18. Trump Opens the Door to Campaigning for Roy MooreYou’d think the last thing Trump would do is to place himself in a position where he would have to address issues like sexual harassment and assault.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    The Retaliatory State: How Trump Is Turning Government Into a Weapon of RevengeA persecution fantasy becomes governing blueprint.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. Judge Rules Trump’s Sanctuary-Cities Order Flagrantly UnconstitutionalThe Trump-Sessions effort to withhold federal funds from sanctuary cities is now dead, and likely won’t be revived in its current form.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Alabama’s Next Senator Could Arrive at the Worst Possible Time for the GOPLooks like the winner of Alabama’s December 12 special election could enter the Senate just in time to threaten passage of key tax and spending bills.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Trump Foundation to Dissolve, Nearly a Year After the President Said It WouldIt can’t really shut down, as the foundation is still under investigation in New York.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Conyers Settled Sexual-Harassment Complaint Using Taxpayer Money: ReportCongress has a secretive process for handling sexual-misconduct allegations. Will a complaint against a top Democratic congressman change that?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. Jitters Rise in Europe As Merkel Can’t Form GovernmentIf Angela Merkel can no longer govern Germany, how can Germany govern the EU?
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Is Labeling North Korea a State Sponsor of Terrorism Just Another Trump Insult?North Korea has a rich history of sponsoring terrorism, but not so much lately.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. the national interest
    Wall Street Journal Column Compares Children to DogsIs there a word for when your parody of the other side winds up parodying your own side?
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. Keystone XL Pipeline Clears Major Regulatory HurdleBut it’s still too early to say whether the project will proceed.
    By Benjamin Hart
  28. Another Sexual-Misconduct Allegation Made Against Al FrankenThis time, the allegation involves an act committed after Franken became a senator.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Trump Hasn’t Fired Robert Mueller Yet Because His Lawyer Is Blowing SunshineMeanwhile there’s a “Gambino-style roll-up” of the administration under way.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. sexual harrassment
    Can Al Franken’s Senate Career Survive?The Minnesotan doesn’t appear to be on the brink of resigning over his admitted sexual misconduct. But his career, if it continues, won’t be the same.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    The Republican Plan Is the Opposite of Tax ReformThere will be infinite new ways for rich people to avoid taxes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Trump All But Dares Jeff Flake to Vote No on Tax BillClassic strategy.
    By Benjamin Hart
  33. power
    Trump Says He Should Have Left UCLA Players in Chinese JailBecause one of the players’ fathers didn’t appreciate Trump’s help.
    By Chas Danner
  34. hunting
    Trump Reinstates Elephant Trophy Ban, Possibly for GoodThe president had said he wanted to review whether or not killing elephants saves elephants.
    By Chas Danner
  35. early and often
    Report: Trump’s Staff Keeps Him Happy With ‘Delusional’ Good PollsHe apparently gets upset when he sees the regular polls.
    By Chas Danner
  36. ‘Russian Backdoor Overture’ to Kushner Involved Close Putin AllyJust another Russian contact the president’s son-in-law conveniently forgot about.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. Montana Congressman Who Assaulted Reporter Lied to Police About ItShocking, but not surprising.
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. Polls Show Roy Moore Crashing in AlabamaBut there’s still plenty of time left.
    By Benjamin Hart
  39. Trump’s Win Wasn’t Fair or Democratic — But It Was ‘Legitimate’Hillary Clinton should not compete with Donald Trump in expressing contempt for a flawed but perfectly lawful system of elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Trump Now Personally Footing His Bill for Russia Investigation CostsHe may help out some staffers, too.
    By Benjamin Hart
  41. December Disaster Looms As Spending, Debt, and Tax Controversies Pile UpThe legislative train wreck temporarily avoided when Donald Trump cut a deal with Democrats in September is back for real.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. DHS Official Resigns After Report Detailing Racist, Anti-Muslim CommentsHe said black people were prone to “laziness, drug use and sexual promiscuity.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  43. the national interest
    I Opposed Bill Clinton’s Impeachment and I Don’t Regret ItWe didn’t get it wrong.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Trump Condemns Al Franken, Still Has Nothing to Say About Roy MooreWhile he won’t discuss the GOP candidate, he speculated that the Democrat’s behavior might have been even worse, and called him a childish nickname.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. Mistrial in New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez’s Corruption TrialThe lawmaker was accused of trading political favors for lavish gifts and campaign donations.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. With Franken, the Reckoning Over Sexual Misconduct Comes to the DemocratsCould the debate over expelling Roy Moore also bring down Al Franken?
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Tracking the Most Competitive House Races in the 2018 MidtermsA dynamic, monthly breakdown of the most competitive districts
    By Jordan Larson and Matt Stieb
  48. GOP Mulls Canceling Alabama Election, But State Officials Won’t Abandon MooreTheir latest idea appears to be unconstitutional and politically untenable — plus Alabama’s governor says she won’t reschedule the race.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts Won’t Spur CEOs to Invest, Say Group of CEOsThe public doesn’t like big corporate tax cuts. And at least one group of CEOs didn’t validate the White House’s arguments for them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Why Ron Johnson’s Opposition Is a Body Blow for the Trump Tax CutsThey’ll need to give him either money or spend time negotiating with him. They don’t have either to spare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. The Fight Over Roy Moore Is Beginning to Divide the Alabama GOPEven as high-ranking state GOP office-holders refuse to come to Moore’s defense, the state party chair is threatening loss of ballot access.
    By Ed Kilgore
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