1. the national interest
    It’s Been a Banner Day for Donald TrumpA brief summary of a day of dysfunctional government.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Trump Appears to Be Firing Tillerson Via Public ShamingThe president used the same technique on Jeff Sessions, and he’s still attorney general — but Tillerson may not have much appetite for humiliation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Senate Parliamentarian Throws Sand Into the Gears of the GOP Tax-Cut MachineIt looked like the GOP tax cut would glide through the Senate. But a parliamentarian’s ruling has estranged deficit hawks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Congress Will Face a Government Shutdown on December 22 — Merry Christmas!A scheme by Ryan and McConnell to buy more time while embarrassing Democrats blew up, as defense hawks said no.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Moore Using Abortion Issue to Shame Conservatives Into Voting on December 12Roy Moore’s emphasis on the abortion issue shows the importance of a narrow band of conservative voters who may or may not go to the polls.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    How the GOP’s Contempt for Democracy Will Pass Trump’s Tax CutsPaul Ryan has not abandoned his principles to support Trump. He is fulfilling them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Trump to Put ‘Quartet of Warriors’ in Charge of Foreign PolicyRex Tillerson’s dismissal will be no surprise. But the military-heavy character of the new team that will ascend to power in his absence is ominous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. How Much Power Are Republicans Willing to Sacrifice for Their Precious Tax Bill?At this point Republicans are risking their political prospects in 2018, and beyond, for an unpopular bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. What’s at Play in the 2018 Senate RacesA dynamic monthly breakdown of the 13 most competitive seats.
    By Jordan Larson and Matt Stieb
  11. If the GOP Clears These Hurdles, Trump’s Tax Cuts Pass This WeekRepublicans are tantalizingly close to fulfilling a core goal, and they’re not about to let child tax credits or leaving millions uninsured stop them.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. russia probe
    Could the Curious Case of Reza Zarrab Lead to the Downfall of Michael Flynn?Federal prosecutors have flipped the Turkish businessman accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions. What might he know about Flynn?
    By Cristian Farias
  13. gross
    Reporter: Trump Once Bragged ‘Nothing in the World Like First-rate Pussy’An editor changed the quote in the 2000 profile to “first-rate talent.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. Republicans Trying to Engineer a Government Shutdown They Can Blame on DemocratsIn the latest maneuvering over spending, Republicans want Democrats to go to the mats on immigration policy and perhaps trigger a government shutdown.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Trump Deal to Repeal Obamacare Mandate Now for ‘Stabilization’ Later a Bad IdeaGOP is wrongly suggesting that damage caused by repealing the Obamacare mandate would be offset by subsequent enactment of the Alexander-Murray bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. the national interest
    Trump Continues to Cultivate the Republican Party’s Alliance With FascismNow he’s promoting a racist British thug.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. Mulvaney Can Lead CFPB, But the Legal Battle Over the Agency Is Just BeginningThe new acting director has wide latitude to begin reining in the agency, but it’s likely the administration will face new legal challenges.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. Bannon Plans to ‘Shock’ Elites by Electing Moore, Another Alleged Sex PredatorThis time, few are convinced that the sexual-abuse claims will cost Bannon’s candidate the election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    New Reports Suggest Trump Might Not Be a Liar at All, But Truly DelusionalThe madness of President Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. Teacher! Teacher! Don and Chuck and Nancy Are Fighting Again!Dangerously near the date when a stopgap spending agreement expires, Trump and congressional Democratic leaders are feuding and shifting blame.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. Under the Trump Tax Bill, You’d Probably Stop Itemizing Your DeductionsThe Senate tax bill massively reduces incentives for itemizing deductions, especially in places like California, New York, and New Jersey.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Trump Tweets Skepticism of Deal With Democrats to Keep Government OpenIn response, Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi canceled a meeting with the president.
    By Benjamin Hart
  23. the national interest
    Obamacare Repeal Failed, But Tax Cuts Will Probably Pass. Here’s Why.Five reasons that explain why tax cuts are easier.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. encounter
    Daniel Ellsberg Is Still Thinking About the Papers He Didn’t Get to LeakThe man who released the Pentagon Papers is back with a new book, The Doomsday Machine.
    By Andrew Rice
  25. The GOP Wants to Pass Trump’s Tax Cuts This Week. Here’s What They Need to Do.Republicans see this as do-or-die time for their tax overhaul — and they’re scrambling to secure about seven more Senate votes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. the national interest
    Conservative Tries to Prove Washington Post Is Fake News, Proves OppositeJames O’Keefe disproves another right-wing conspiracy theory by mistake.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. Obamacare Mandate-Repeal Would Hammer Pro-Trump Rural AreasAs with the Medicaid cuts they supported earlier this year, Republicans are promoting health-care “reforms” that hurt their own constituents most.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump Refers to Warren As ‘Pocahontas’ at Event Honoring Native AmericansIt’s probably among the worst 100 things he’s said in the last year.
    By Benjamin Hart
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. Trump Won’t Go to Alabama to Campaign for Roy MooreTrump will tweet, but he won’t travel.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. Nobody Knows Who the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s New Boss IsA consumer advocate or the opposite of one?
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. The Most Outrageous Roy Moore Defenses“I believe in this instance that Roy Moore is the victim.”
  45. 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
  46. the national interest
    The Retaliatory State: How Trump Is Turning Government Into a Weapon of RevengeA persecution fantasy becomes governing blueprint.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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