1. the national interest
    Trump’s Last-Gasp Attack on Obamacare Is Wild ThreatsAfter defeat, wild, pointless anger.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. The Mess in Washington Could Soon Drive Republicans Into Rebellion Against TrumpIf the prospects of vulnerable 2018 GOP candidates get much worse, and the chaos in D.C. doesn’t improve, an anti-Trump rebellion is a possibility.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national circus
    John Kelly Is Destined to FailThe retired general may have had early success in ousting Scaramucci and instilling some order. But this is Trump’s White House we’re talking about.
    By Frank Rich
  4. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell Tricked Into Admitting He Just Wants to Cut Taxes for the RichThe “tax reform” ruse has been blown.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Tom Price at HHS Is Just What the Doctors OrderedOut of the spotlight, HHS secretary Tom Price has been busily dismantling regulations that hold his fellow physicians accountable for results.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Heller’s Hamlet Act on Health Care Bombing Back HomeFor a long time Dean Heller looked likely to thwart his party’s drive for health-care legislation. Then he flipped back, but the GOP failed anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Democrats Don’t Need a Litmus Test on Abortion, But Do Need to Respect WomenThe problem with arguments against a Democratic litmus test on abortion is the habit of disrespectfully treating reproductive rights as disposable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    Trump Has Finally Erased the Line Between Conservatism and Conspiracy TheoriesHow paranoia took over the Republican Party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. The GOP’s Latest Health-Care GambitThis last-gasp effort at a GOP-only bill mostly gives states the flexibility to cut health-care services, while threatening insurance-market chaos.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. In Alabama Senate Race, There’s Stiff Competition to Be the Most Pro-TrumpAll three major candidates profess to love the president. But they’re really fighting about Mitch McConnell.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Trump Is Proving That Obama’s Legacy Will SurviveQuite by mistake, a failing presidency reveals the true scale of its predecessor’s achievements.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. The Mooch’s Wild, 11-Day Ride Through Trump’s White HouseScaramucci’s hiring was a Trump-style shock to Washington, but his White House career was over before it even began.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  14. Ejected by Voters, ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Could Wind Up in PrisonIt’s been a long way down for Joe Arpaio since he lost reelection last year. And now he’s been convicted of contempt of court, and could be jailed.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. The Final Stake Through the Heart of Repeal Is … Orrin Hatch?Obamacare is alive, and Anthony Scaramucci’s job is dead.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Kris Kobach Wants a Promotion. But Will He Stay in Topeka or Head to D.C.?The famous immigrant-baiter and vote-suppressor is running for governor, but certain moves by Trump could mean Kobach’s future is in D.C.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    Republicans Might Abandon Trump, But Trump Is Not Abandoning ThemA presidency rides conservative dogma all the way to the bottom.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. scary things
    North Korea Can Now Strike L.A., But Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Still M.I.A.The White House isn’t instilling much confidence in its plan for handling the ever-escalating North Korea crisis.
    By Chas Danner
  19. trump palace
    Why ‘the Mooch’ Whacked Reince PriebusAn undignified end for the Trump team’s original outsider.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  20. politics
    Trump Is Trying to Reanimate Trumpcare Using Threats and RidiculeThe president finished out his terrible week by calling Republicans fools and quitters while threatening to spike congressional health coverage.
    By Chas Danner
  21. foreign policy
    White House Says Trump Will Sign Russia Sanctions Bill, Avoiding Veto FightThe first major legislation passed during Trump’s presidency will be a bill he opposed and now has no choice but to sign.
    By Chas Danner
  22. the national interest
    Reince Priebus: Requiem for a MinionA hack forever tainted in Trump’s eyes by his one moment of decency.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. Surge in House Democratic Candidates Could Fuel a 2018 Wave ElectionIt’s too early to tell whether Democrats have a real shot at winning back the House next year, but a big jump in candidates running is a good sign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. John Kelly Is No-Nonsense. Can He Run an All-Nonsense White House?Donald Trump likes having generals around, and he really likes John Kelly. But can a Marine “run” a White House whose boss loves chaos above all?
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. What If McCain Had Said ‘Yes’ to the ‘Skinny Repeal’?If the climactic vote on the “skinny repeal” had gone the other way, the result would have probably been the same: GOP failure, with much time lost.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Is Kasich Preparing a Primary Challenge to Trump in 2020?Kasich has never bent the knee to Trump. But viable primary challengers to sitting presidents come from the fever swamps, not the sensible center.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. GOP Health-Care Drive Ends Not With a Bang But a WhimperRepublicans couldn’t come up with a workable health-care plan, so they kept kicking the can down the road. The road finally ended in the Senate today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Obamacare LivesAn eight-year crusade to destroy universal coverage has failed, and a social achievement endures.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the national interest
    The ‘Health Care Freedom Act’ Is a ScandalA bad bill designed to avoid scrutiny.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    Confused Republican Senators Explain Why They Will Vote for Repeal ‘Disaster’John McCain calls for bipartisanship, votes to prevent it from happening.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. Maybe There’s No Light at the End the Tunnel for the GOP Health Bill After AllAll the tactical brilliance that has kept unpopular and divisive GOP health care legislation alive disguises a fatal strategic blindness.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Sam Brownback Returns to His First Vocation: Warrior for the Christian RightAs Trump’s religious-freedom envoy, Brownback has a chance to leave the state he wrecked and to take his religious views worldwide.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    ‘I Haven’t Thought It Through,’ Admits Anti-Obamacare SenatorThinking it through before you vote for a huge change to the health-care system is for “big-government liberal” weenies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national circus
    Everything Trump Does Must Be Viewed Through This Single LensIt explains his otherwise inexplicable attacks on staunch ally Jeff Sessions.
    By Frank Rich
  35. Keeping the ‘Skinny Repeal’ Bill From Getting Fat Won’t Be Easy for GOPThe point of “skinny repeal” of Obamacare is to enact a bare-bones bill to shape in committee. Bulking up could be fatal.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Anthony Scaramucci Is Unclear on Concept of Legal SystemYou can see why Trump digs this guy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. Senate Democrats Call BS on the GOP’s Devious Health-Care DebateKnowing McConnell plans to unveil a new health-care bill at the 11th hour, Schumer won’t push amendments to legislation the GOP has already abandoned.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. 7 Senate Republicans Help Kill GOP’s Obamacare Repeal BillA second major GOP Obamacare repeal bill, the one Congress passed in 2015, was handily defeated by the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. The ‘Skinny Bill’ Is a Farce. Here’s the Real Reason Republicans Are Doing It.Some want to repeal Obamacare, others to replace it, others to repair it. Why are Republicans pushing a bill that does none of the above?
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. Senate Is Rejecting Two Years’ Worth of GOP Health-Care PolicyThe GOP-controlled Senate is rejecting its own rhetoric on health care.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. the national interest
    Scaramucci: Trump So ‘Direct’ He Won’t Say If Sessions Is FiredJust imagine how an evasive president would handle this situation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    President Trump Promises to Raise Taxes on Rich, Is Lying“If there’s upward revision it’s going to be on high-income people,” says Trump. Yeah. that’s not what his plan does.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. politics
    Senate Judiciary Committee to Drop Subpoena of Paul ManafortThe former Trump campaign chair will no longer face a public hearing on Wednesday.
    By Jen Kirby
  44. A Look at the Procedural Madness of the Senate Health-Care DebateThe process is arcane; the outcome, unpredictable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. ‘Skinny Repeal’ Could Be Final Effort to Sell Trumpcare — Whatever Trumpcare IsThe GOP figures out new ways to delay making painful decisions about health-care policy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’ a Product of GOP Right-Wing CompetitionWhy would Texas rush into the kind of “bathroom bill” controversy that was so damaging to North Carolina? It’s about Gregg Abbott’s political future.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Why ‘Medicare for All’ Is a Misleading Term for Single-Payer Health CareWhile it’s handy shorthand to describe single-payer proposals as “Medicare for all,” the retirement program might not work that well for everyone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. education
    Betsy DeVos Knew How to Wield Power in Michigan. It’s Not Working in D.C.Who is she? And how did she get to be head of our schools?
    By Lisa Miller
  49. McConnell Schedules Leap-Into-the-Unknown Health-Care Vote for TuesdayIt could be a bluff, or McConnell may have something up his sleeve, but at this point, it seems he’s planning a vote he’ll probably lose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Study Disproves Trump’s Health-Care Promises to GOP ModeratesThey’ll take care of the Trumpcare victims for two years, then they’re on their own.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. the national interest
    Trumpcare Is the Worst-Designed Social Policy in HistoryThe domestic equivalent of invading Iraq without a plan for the occupation.
    By Jonathan Chait
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