1. McConnell’s Two-Faced Approach to Health-Care ReformBy giving conservatives long-term Medicaid cuts and then telling moderates they won’t be implemented, McConnell may be too clever for his own good.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Mitch McConnell Running Out of Time, Money, and Luck in Effort to Pass TrumpcareHe apparently doesn’t have the funds or flexibility to get to 50 votes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Evangelical Supporters Pray Over Trump — Who Could Probably Use the HelpA photograph of the event is getting some buzz today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Republicans Still Can’t Design a Workable Health-Care PlanThey have till Thursday late morning. No pressure!
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national circus
    Watching the Downfall of a Presidency in Real TimeTrump Jr.’s emails may or may not be the “smoking gun.” But what seems clear is that this is only the beginning of what investigators could uncover.
    By Frank Rich
  7. Republican Voters Have Lost Their Enthusiasm for Repealing ObamacareThe belief that the GOP Congress absolutely has to repeal Obamacare or face the wrath of angry base voters is an exaggeration at best.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    Conservatives Confident Trump Is No Longer Lying About RussiaThe most recent fallback position is probably true, right?
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. politics
    Feds Ramp Up Investigation Into Jane SandersSerious problem for Bernie’s 2020 ambitions, or a Trumped-up case?
    By Benjamin Hart
  10. McConnell Scrubs Half the Senate’s August Recess As GOP Scrambles to Save AgendaWill the extra time enable Republicans to come up with a health-care bill 50 senators support? Or deals on taxes and the budget?
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. The ‘Did They Collude’ Debate Is Over. The Only Question Now Is How Much.We’ve gone from evidence of collusion to proof.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the national interest
    Republican Senator: Trump Is Qualified to Be President Because He’s PresidentThe first rule of Tautology Club is the first rule of Tautology Club.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. deep state
    The Man Who Made Liberals Newly Enamored of the Deep StateIn their desire to see Trump banished, they’ve embraced some unusual bedfellows, like Benjamin Wittes.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  14. Will Trump Jump Into Alabama’s Crazy Senate Primary?He could tap McConnell’s favorite Luther Strange or Hannity’s favorite Mo Brooks. Theocrat Roy Moore’s in the mix, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Could Donald Trump Have Been Elected As a Democrat?Maybe it’s not a coincidence that he was chosen by the party that almost put Sarah Palin in the White House.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. It’s Looking Bad for Trumpcare, But Expect One More Big PushSo long as CBO gives the revised bill a better “score,” one last chance to repeal Obamacare could be appealing to all of the GOP’s factions.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Pence Drains Swamp by Inviting Donors to Vice-President’s ResidenceHe’s been holding dinners for donors and other influential GOP figures at his home on the grounds of the Naval Observatory.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. politics
    Steve Bannon Is Out of Trump’s Doghouse and Leading the Charge Against MuellerWhy does the president double-down every time it seems like he should retreat? Because Bannon is still his chief tactician.
    By Joshua Green
  19. the national interest
    Donald Trump Jr.’s ‘Denials’ of Russian Collusion Are Actually ConfessionsWhen “I was hoping to collude with this murderous dictator” is your defense.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. if you can’t beat them
    Trump Wants to Work With Russia to Prevent Future Election MeddlingIt seems more than likely that Trump has just shrugged off Russia’s attack on last year’s presidential election, including to Putin himself.
    By Chas Danner
  21. russia investigation
    Trump Campaign’s Inner Circle Met With Kremlin-Linked LawyerDonald Trump Jr. arranged the previously undisclosed June 2016 meeting, which President Trump’s lawyers are now suggesting was a setup.
    By Chas Danner
  22. g20
    Ivanka Trump Sat in for Her Father Among World Leaders at G20“If she weren’t my daughter it would be so much easier for her,” the president also explained on Saturday.
    By Chas Danner
  23. Mark Penn Mischaracterizes the 1996 Clinton-Gore CampaignAn op-ed co-authored by Clinton strategist Mark Penn tells Democrats to emulate a 1996 strategy the actual candidates did not pursue.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Why Didn’t Republicans Promise a Conservative Health-Care Plan?There’s a reason politicians never run on real conservative health-care ideas.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. The U.S. Economy Doesn’t Care Who’s PresidentIn June, there were an impressive 222,000 new jobs created. How much does Trump’s agenda have to do with it?
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Could There Ever Be a ‘Do-Over’ in a Rigged U.S. Presidential Election?A vote crucially affected by, say, foreign interference might be an injury without an obvious Constitutional remedy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Trumpcare Is Having a Very Bad DayYou’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. GOP Senator Explains Party’s Disarray: Nobody Expected Trump to WinPat Toomey spills a secret: Republicans didn’t have a policy plan because they didn’t think they’d have the power to enact it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Cruz Amendment to Senate Health-Care Bill Now Dividing GOPInitially praised as brilliant, Cruz’s idea of letting insurers offer cheap, skimpy health plans is now looking like a deadly threat to sick people.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Trump: Obama Should Have Punished Putin, Who Might Be InnocentThe president displays his signature alt-arguments on the international stage.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. Lawsuit Targets California’s Million-Person Legislative SeatsSome California legislators represent about 300 times as many people as some New Hampshire legislators. Does that violate the U.S. Constitution?
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Is America Ready for an Octogenarian President?If he runs in 2020 — much less in 2024 — Bernie Sanders would be pushing the envelope on the maximum acceptable age of elected political leaders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Trump’s Own Government Admits Trump Is Lying About Obamacare’s ‘Death Spiral’Paul Ryan: “You have to remember the law is in what the actuaries tell us [is] a death spiral.” Well, I happen to have some actuaries right here.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. Federal Employees Discuss the Ethics of Sticking It Out With Trump’s GovernmentStay in an attempt to influence a hostile administration, or go when your personal red line is crossed?
    By Marin Cogan and Nick Tabor
  35. Why It’s So Hard to ‘Deter’ North KoreaNorth Korea places a huge value on projecting itself as a Great Power that can “deter” its enemies. And that’s true, whether or not it has nukes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Saying True Facts About Trumpcare Is ‘Dishonest,’ Complains Wall Street Journal“[T]he Senate health-care bill boils down to ‘benefit cuts for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the rich.’” Heavens!
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. foreign policy
    Trump Taunts North Korea Over Missile Test, But U.S. Policy Remains UnclearPyongyang’s first ICBM test doesn’t leave the U.S. with great options — and tweeting probably won’t help.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. Will Medicaid Cuts in Senate Health-Care Bill Ever Be Implemented?Mitch McConnell asked conservatives to accept short-term Medicaid concessions in exchange for long-term cuts. They now fear cuts will never happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. A 2018 Anthony Kennedy Retirement Would Light Up a Fiery Battle for the SenateThe 2018 electoral landscape is currently focused on the House. But a postelection SCOTUS-confirmation fight could make every Senate seat matter.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national circus
    Trump’s Tweets Are Not a Distraction: They Show How Unstable He IsWith the GOP’s agenda on life support, Trump’s combative tweets suggest a complete breakdown is arriving sooner than anyone thought.
    By Frank Rich
  41. the law
    Donald Trump May Already Be in Contempt of Court Over His Travel BanThe Supreme Court’s definition of a “close familial relationship” is not as restrictive as the administration would like.
    By Cristian Farias
  42. The Next Multi-Million-Dollar Special Election Is in SeattleMoney and partisan passions are pouring into a special-election contest in Washington that will determine control of the state Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. Trump Isn’t Doing Much to Push Obamacare Repeal, Which Might Help It PassThe president’s involvement only makes Mitch McConnell’s job harder.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. the garden state
    Christie Staying at Governor’s Beach House in Closed Park During State ShutdownChristie claimed he “didn’t get any sun” personally, but photos show him sitting on the beach with his family.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  45. politics
    Trump Shares Video of Himself Beating Up CNNThe president of the United States is spending his Fourth of July weekend fantasizing about physically attacking the media.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Trump Falsely Warns of Multistate Voter-Fraud ConspiracyPutin isn’t the only one trying to damage the integrity of America’s election system.
    By Chas Danner
  47. new jersey
    Christie Shuts Down New Jersey Government, State Beaches and Parks ClosedThanks to a budget standoff, we’ll soon find out if the governor’s 15 percent approval rating can drop any lower.
    By Chas Danner
  48. the national interest
    Now We Have a Road Map to the Trump Campaign’s Collusion With RussiaA series of explosive reports form a pretty clear picture.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. How Donald Trump Decides to Fire SomeoneThe sort-of method behind the apparent madness.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  50. The Return of the Repeal-and-Delay Strategy for Killing ObamacareRand Paul and Donald Trump helped kill the original strategy for repealing Obamacare and enacting a replacement later. Now they’re both reviving it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Trump Planning Steel Tariffs To the Horror of Most of His CabinetReturning to one of the “America First” preoccupations of his campaign, Trump is on the brink of imposing steel tariffs on China and other countries.
    By Ed Kilgore
More Articles