1. Trump Reportedly Fired Comey Because He Was Furious About the Russia ProbeSources say he’s been upset about Comey’s newfound fame, and his refusal to publicly defend him, for some time.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. Giuliani Heads to the White House, Says It Has Nothing to Do with Comey’s FiringHe dismissed the speculation, saying “I’m not a candidate for FBI director.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  3. President Trump Fired Comey Because the Government Works Personally for TrumpL’état, c’est moi.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Congressman Raul Labrador to Run for Idaho GovernorHe will not let his widely mocked comments about health insurance hold him back.
    By Jen Kirby
  5. the national interest
    The One Republican Who Might Stop Paul Ryan From Destroying Health CareBill Cassidy, the true Republican health-care heretic.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. NAFTA Was Saved by Kushner and Trudeau — or Maybe It Was Never Even in DangerReports question what really happened on the day Trump nearly killed the trade deal, then suddenly agreed to renegotiate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. AHCA-Supporting Congressman Walks Out of Interview, Faces Rough Town HallIowa’s Rod Blum said he was “ambushed” by a question about why he limited access to his town-hall events.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. Why Republicans Want to Make Women Pay More Than Men for Health InsuranceIf women wanted to pay the same amount as men, they should have thought of that before they got a uterus.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. Obama: Congress Must Show the ‘Courage’ Not to Deprive Millions of Health CareHe hopes they’ll “look at the facts and speak the truth, even when it contradicts party positions” — though that’s not really their style.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. conflicts of interest
    Jared Kushner’s Family Business Is Pitching U.S. Visas to Investors in ChinaLooking to finance a Jersey City apartment building, Jared’s sister Nicole told investors the project “means a lot to me and my entire family.”
    By Chas Danner
  12. politics
    Trump Seems to Question Constitutionality of Funding Black CollegesAdvocates for HBCUs aren’t sure what to make of Trump’s first signing statement, which may be signaling that the White House will block the funding.
    By Chas Danner
  13. Trump: I Love All Socialist Health Care, Not Just Australian Single-PayerWhite House: The president didn’t mean he loves socialized medicine. Trump: Yes, I really meant it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. interesting times
    Trumpcare Destroys Any Notion That American Conservatism Gives a DamnA callous abandonment of the American people.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  15. drain the swamp
    Lewandowski Quits Lobbying Firm He Co-FoundedQuestions had been raised about the firm’s work in Eastern Europe, and why Lewandowski wasn’t registered as a lobbyist.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. early and often
    Senators Approach House Republicans’ Health Bill With ‘Suspicion’As House members celebrate passage of a bill even they don’t really like, senators begin crafting their own legislation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. Trump Religious Liberty Order Mostly a Symbolic Sop to Christian RightUnlike the draft order of February, Trump’s order is rhetorical and doesn’t mention LGBTQ issues. He’s feeding the Christian right in other ways.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. This Won’t End Well for House RepublicansNancy Pelosi had a theory for how this would work out. Paul Ryan didn’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Trump Executive Order Aims to Relax Ban on Political Activity by ChurchesThe move is a symbolic victory for Christian conservatives, but it wouldn’t actually change the law.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. q&a
    David Brat on Trump, Health Care, and What the Freedom Caucus Really WantsHe says Trump’s “very good, but you don’t know what the deal is he’s got in his mind.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  21. the national interest
    The GOP Health-Care Bill Is an Abdication of Responsibility and a Moral DisgraceIt’s horrible legislation being rushed to a vote under cover of secrecy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Trump Isn’t a Pragmatist. He Doesn’t Understand Ideology.The president appealed to low-information voters because he is one.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. the national interest
    Here’s the Trick Republicans Will Use to Make Their Tax Cuts PermanentDeficit hawks hate this one weird secret about Senate rules.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. early and awful
    Wilbur Ross Jokes Syria Strike Was ‘After-Dinner Entertainment’ at Mar-a-LagoThe Commerce secretary added that it “didn’t cost the president anything,” as the crowd chuckled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Republican Blurts Out That Sick People Don’t Deserve Affordable CareMo Brooks says what many conservatives believe but aren’t supposed to say: If you need lots of medical care, it’s your fault.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. What If Climate Scientists Are Guessing Wrong?The New York Times’ new conservative columnist does not understand that the risk of errors runs both ways.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. Joe Biden Quashes 2020 Rumors: ‘Guys, I’m Not Running’He said he’s focused on electing other Democrats, not himself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. GOP Says It’s Now or Never for Zombie Trumpcare, AgainRepublican leaders say we’ll see the repeal of Obamacare by the end of the week. Or at least, the end of the year.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the new far right
    Andrew Sullivan: Why the Reactionary Right Must Be Taken SeriouslyAn open-minded inquiry into the close-minded ideology that is the most dominant political force of our time — and can no longer be ignored.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  30. the new far right
    The Man Who Invented Identity Politics for the New RightHow Steve Sailer went from pariah to prophet.
    By Park MacDougald and Jason Willick
  31. the new far right
    Fourteen Scholars Discuss the Roots of the Trump Movement and Reactionary RageMichael Eric Dyson, Leon Wieseltier, and 12 other thinkers discuss the reactionary surge and the rise of the alt-right.
    By The Editors
  32. trump administration
    Reports: Sebastian Gorka to Leave White HouseIt looks like Gorka, who has been linked to anti-Semitic groups, will soon have to wage his “war of ideas” someplace else.
    By Chas Danner
  33. the new far right
    Beyond Alt: Understanding the New Far RightThe extremely reactionary, burn-it-down-radical, newfangled far right.
    By Simon Van Zuylen-Wood, Noreen Malone, and Max Read
  34. foreign policy
    Trump Invites Philippine President Duterte to White HouseThe surprise move seems like an endorsement of Duterte’s brutal drug war, which has led to the extrajudicial murders of thousands.
    By Chas Danner
  35. impossible dreams
    Reince Priebus Says White House Has ‘Looked at’ Changing Libel LawsThe Trump administration can look all it wants — there is next to no chance it will ever be able to open up U.S. libel laws.
    By Chas Danner
  36. politics
    Trump’s Alternative-Reality RallyTrump told off the media he pretends to hate and thanked the fans who still believe he is a different kind of politician.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  37. climate denial
    EPA Scrubs Climate-Change Sections From Website“Our website needs to reflect the views of the leadership of the agency.”
    By Chas Danner
  38. Conservatives Angry That Biased Media Accurately Reports Who Gets Trump Tax CutsIt’s “class warfare” to describe the distributional impact of tax policy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    The Specter of Illegitimacy Haunts Trump’s First 100 DaysA man who should not be president, and his enablers.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. Trump ‘Psyched’ to Kill NAFTA, Then Advisers Said It Would Hurt States He WonIt was easy to flip because, as he put it, “I’m a nationalist and a globalist.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. GOP Won’t Vote on Obamacare Repeal Before Trump’s 100th DayRepublicans still don’t have the votes to revive Zombie Trumpcare.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. geopolitical crisis
    Trump Warns of ‘Major Conflict’ With North Korea As Tillerson Talks NegotiationsNew strategy: good cop, incredibly scary cop.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. the national circus
    The Failure of Trump’s First 100 Days Is a Win for AmericaThe more ineffectual he is, the less damage he can inflict.
    By Frank Rich
  44. Mnuchin: Our Tax Cuts for the Rich Are Not About Cutting Taxes for the RichTrump’s Treasury Secretary needs to get way better at lying about tax cuts.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. Rex Tillerson Is in No Rush to Fill Vacant State Department PositionsHis spokesman compared his restructuring process to mapping out the wreck of the Titanic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. Hours After Floating Threat to Scrap NAFTA, Trump Says He’ll RenegotiateAfter White House aides said a withdrawal order was in the works, the president assured Canada and Mexico that he just wants to bring it “up to date.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. trump administration
    At Tax-Overhaul Rollout, Trump Officials Unveil Their Plan to Make a PlanGary Cohn and Steve Mnuchin introduced the “Biggest Individual and Business Tax Cut in American History,” details to be determined.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  48. The ‘Shut It Down!’ Left and the War on the Liberal MindA noisy, illiberal minority in the progressive movement might not be a minority forever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Latest Trump Orders Aim for More Offshore Drilling, Opening Up Protected LandsHe’s expected to order reviews of his predecessors’ environmental protections later this week.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    GOP Health Plan Gets Even Worse for Sick People, But Now Conservatives Like ItMembers of the Freedom Caucus signaled that they back a new version that could make more people lose coverage.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. the national interest
    Does Trump Actually Think Democrats Will Vote for His Tax Cuts?A report suggests the president is even more delusional than we thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
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