1. The Psychology of TribalismOur polarized, group-oriented politics is thousands of years in the making.
    By Jared T. Miller
  2. The GOP’s Latest Attempt to Repeal Obamacare Won’t Even Get a VoteAfter a pretty depressing luncheon discussion, Senate Republicans decided they won’t humiliate themselves with a vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Chatting With a Relaxed Roger Stone, on the Eve of His Russia-Probe TestimonyTrump’s former adviser on the current White House staff, Paul Manafort’s fate, and what he plans to tell Congress.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  4. Trump Duped by Old Footage of Iranian Missile TestTweet, but verify.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. the national interest
    Limbaugh: The NFL Is Losing Core Audience of Racist Right-Wing Talk Radio Hosts“In many ways I think that I am fairly typical,” explains the fair-minded host.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. Trump Still Silent on Puerto Rico Amid Worsening Catastrophe3.5 million American citizens are in serious crisis.
    By Benjamin Hart
  8. Trump Using Pat Tillman to Shame NFL Protesters Is the Height of IgnoranceTillman was a very complex sort of patriot.
    By Benjamin Hart
  9. foreign affairs
    Angela Merkel Won Reelection, But Is She Still the Leader of the Free World?Sunday’s election results complicate her task of defending liberal democracy from the forces of right-wing xenophobia.
    By Jonah Shepp
  10. health care
    GOP Health Bill Now Includes More Blatant Bribes for Likely ‘No’ VotesThe new Graham-Cassidy is supposed to provide more money for Alaska and Maine, but policy experts say the Republicans’ math is wrong.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. We Know a Lot About What Robert Mueller Is Doing. We Also Know Nothing at All.Looking for clues in the actions of D.C.’s second-most-powerful man.
    By Cristian Farias
  12. the national interest
    Donald Trump, White Supremacy, and the Discourse of PanicConsider the theory that white supremacists can be assaulted or silenced alongside the theory that Trump is a white supremacist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. politics
    More Than 100 NFL Players Protest During National Anthem After Trump AttacksTrump’s recent criticism inspired defiance and solidarity instead of fear on Sunday.
    By Chas Danner
  14. the national interest
    How Trump Bungled the Politics of FootballA clever demagogue could have exploited the football protests. Trump is not clever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Star Athletes Slam Trump After President Attacks Curry, KaepernickSports and politics in a head-on collision.
    By Benjamin Hart
  16. DHS: Hackers Attempted to Break Into the Election Systems of 21 Different StatesWhy did it take so long?
    By Benjamin Hart
  17. Report: Sebastian Gorka Delivered ‘Tirade’ on Islam to Army StudentsThe erstwhile White House adviser also says he helped write Trump’s U.N. speech.
    By Benjamin Hart
  18. the national interest
    Republicans Threaten Alaska If Murkowski Turns Down Bribe“Why should the nation continue to send outsize taxpayer funds to a state that is single-handedly condemning Americans to ObamaCare?”
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. ethics
    HHS: Tom Price Spent $300K on Private Jets Because He’s a Man of the PeopleWhen asked why he took 24 flights on private charter planes since May, HHS said Price is “focused on hearing from Americans across the country.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. the national interest
    GOP Plan to Repeal Obamacare for Everybody But Alaska Possibly Unconstitutional“All Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.” So, no special Alaska deal?
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Will GOP Let Alaska Keep Obamacare If Its Senator Votes to Kill It Nationally?Republicans are again throwing money at Alaska to get Lisa Murkowski’s vote on a health-care bill. But this time, they may offer more than money.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Trump Tweets Confirm He Doesn’t Understand What’s in the GOP Health BillHe said he wouldn’t sign Graham-Cassidy if it didn’t cover people with preexisting conditions. In reality, it’s likely that it won’t.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. foreign policy
    Trump to Let Congress Decide Fate of Iran Deal, Like Everything Else: ReportSupposedly that’s the conclusion he was hinting at on Wednesday, but he may still change his mind.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. the law
    Mueller Wants Lots of White House Documents. Trump May Be Forced to Comply.Precedents set under Nixon and Clinton leave the president with few legal options when it comes to the Russia probe.
    By Cristian Farias
  25. the national interest
    Experts Keep Finding New Terrible Things in the Republicans’ Shoddy Repeal BillNew unintended consequences keep popping up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    Senate Republicans Are Abdicating Their Governing ResponsibilityCan you imagine being accused of sponsoring a law that would hurt millions of people, and your response is “We have a deadline”?
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. health care
    GOP Senators Refuse to Let Bipartisan Opposition Kill Obamacare-Repeal DreamThey’re forging ahead with Graham-Cassidy, though governors from both parties, various medical groups, and Jimmy Kimmel all say it’s a terrible bill.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. russia probe
    Trump Using Campaign and RNC Funds to Cover Legal Fees in Russia ProbeMeanwhile, some non-billionaire White House staffers are struggling to pay their attorneys.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. Ignore Trump’s Words on Climate and the Paris Treaty — Look at What He’s DoingHe has figured out there’s a strategic advantage in appearing open-minded.
    By Heather Hurlburt
  30. President Trump Threatens to ‘Totally Destroy’ North Korea in U.N. SpeechOnce again, he called Kim Jong-un “Rocket Man.”
    By Benjamin Hart
  31. Trump White House Reportedly Nixed Study Showing Benefits of RefugeesIt didn’t line up with their anti-immigrant ideology.
    By Benjamin Hart
  32. the national interest
    How Graham-Cassidy Would Make Single-Payer More Likely“Hell no to Berniecare” is literally Lindsey Graham’s argument for repealing Obamacare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. politics
    Can Our Democracy Survive Tribalism?Tribalism was an urge our Founding Fathers assumed we could overcome. And so it has become our greatest vulnerability.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  34. 4 Ways Graham-Cassidy Would Make the Health-Care System Far WorseFrom cutting protections for preexisting conditions to drastically reducing federal health-care spending.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. Manafort Wiretapped by Feds, Told to Expect Indictment: ReportsTrump supporters claim this proves Trump was right to accuse Obama of illegal surveillance, though few of the details match.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. President Trump Said Only One Weird Thing During His Speech to the U.N.It could have been much worse.
    By Benjamin Hart
  37. Memo: Secretary of the Interior to Recommend Shrinking 4 National MonumentsIt’s unclear how much the monuments will be trimmed back, but none would be completely eliminated.
    By Benjamin Hart
  38. the national interest
    Bill Cassidy, the Former Moderate Leading the Last Gasp to Repeal ObamacareBill Cassidy has repudiated all his sensible beliefs.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. twittering
    26 People Who’ve Been Blocked by Trump on TwitterA selection of Americans (plus a couple of others) who can’t read the dispatches of @realDonaldTrump.
    By Julia Mead
  40. Trump Calls Kim Jong-un ‘Rocket Man’ in Most Presidential Tweets YetThese are the new fireside chats.
    By Benjamin Hart
  41. Mueller Investigation Into Russian Facebook Ads May Be a Very Big DealIt could end with criminal charges.
    By Benjamin Hart
  42. confederate monuments
    America’s Ugliest Confederate Statue Isn’t Coming Down Anytime SoonA Tennessee town’s absurd and tacky monument to General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
    By Connor Towne O'Neill
  43. May Says Trump’s Terrorist Rumormongering Is UnhelpfulThe president’s inability to keep his mouth shut remains a problem.
    By Benjamin Hart
  44. the national interest
    The Unconvincing, Cynical Case for BerniecareFlaking on the details and misleading people might not be a good way to improve their lives.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. The Iran Deal May Live After AllPresident Trump continues to speak loudly and carry a small stick.
    By Benjamin Hart
  46. Hold On – Could the GOP’s Last-Ditch Effort to Kill Obamacare Actually Pass?Some health-care experts are sounding the alarm, but it still looks like a long shot.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. foreign policy
    North Korea’s Latest Missile Launch Shows the Limits of SanctionsThe message Pyongyang is sending by firing another ballistic missile over Japan: Sanctions might hurt us, but they won’t stop us.
    By Jonah Shepp
  48. the national interest
    Could Trump Betray His Party on Taxes Next?“The rich will not be gaining at all with this plan,” says Trump. It’s possible he’s actually not lying this time.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national circus
    Frank Rich: Donald Trump’s ‘Independence’ Is a Complete FarceHis deal with Democrats isn’t a sign he’s turned a corner. It merely shows he’s as erratic and unprincipled as he’s ever been.
    By Frank Rich
  50. How Donald Trump’s Palace Intrigue WorksThe president seems to enjoy the permanent atmosphere of chaos and fear that surrounds his inner circle. But why?
  51. Bernie Sanders’s Bill Gets America Zero Percent Closer to Single PayerWhat looks like a large step forward is actually a party edging closer to a cliff it has no intention of going over.
    By Jonathan Chait
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