1. The History of Trump and Comey’s Tumultuous RelationshipComey is set to testify on how he went from having Trump’s “respect” to being dismissed as a “nut job” in less than a year.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. Acting U.S. Ambassador to China Quits Over Trump’s Climate PolicyDavid Rank said that as a “parent, patriot and a Christian” he could not support the new U.S. policy.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. international relations
    London Mayor Says Trump Shouldn’t Get State Visit After False Twitter AttacksSadiq Khan said he doesn’t want to “roll out the red carpet” since Trump’s “policies go against everything we stand for.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the national interest
    Scott Pruitt Is As Insanely Wrong About Coal Jobs As He Is About Climate ChangeTrump’s EPA Director: “We’ve had over 50,000 jobs since last quarter — coal jobs, mining jobs — created in this country.” Uh, no.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. international intrigue
    At Least 5 Arab Nations Cut Diplomatic Ties With QatarSaudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Bahrain, and Yemen stopped air and sea travel to and from Qatar, accusing the nation of supporting terrorism.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the national interest
    Why the Administration Won’t Say Whether President Trump Accepts Climate Science“For some reason or another, this issue of climate change has emerged as a paramount issue,” says Mike Pence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. early and often
    Trump’s Approval-Rating Bump Vanishes in New PollThe president has tied his fourth-worst result in Gallup’s daily-tracking poll of his job approval among voters.
    By Chas Danner
  9. the national interest
    Trump Chooses Most Ironic Location in the Entire World for Anti-France RallyThe president is either ignorant of American history or trolling those of us who aren’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. russia investigation
    Trump Won’t Try to Block Comey Testimony With Executive-Privilege Claim: ReportThe White House seems to be backing away from the shady possible strategy, which was unlikely to work anyway.
    By Chas Danner
  11. the national circus
    America, Get Ready for the Comey ShowPresident Trump has the spotlight as the world reels from his Paris decision. But next week, the fired FBI Director finally speaks out.
    By Frank Rich
  12. What Quitting the Paris Climate Accord Will Do to the U.S., and the PlanetTrump’s decision may have serious consequences for the environment, the economy, and public health.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. the national interest
    No, President Trump, Paris Does Not Let China and India Steal Our Coal JobsA wildly false speech reveals a president unable to grasp a problem that isn’t zero-sum.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    Trump’s Budget Director Declares War on MathIn the same interview, Mick Mulvaney also attacks the Congressional Budget Office as biased and admits his own numbers are completely fabricated.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Everything Conservatives Said About the Paris Climate Agreement Is Already WrongTrump wrecks an international pact to limit climate change because liberals like it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. profile
    One Millennial’s Attempt to Be the Youngest Congresswoman in HistoryAlexis Frank, a 26-year-old political novice, never considered vying for Congress — until she saw Hillary Clinton lose.
    By Marin Cogan
  17. joetorious
    Joe Biden to Launch PAC, Keep Presidential Speculation Going for YearsAmerican Possibilities will be “dedicated to electing people who believe that this country is about dreaming big” including, possibly, himself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. Senate Republicans Could Save Trumpcare With This One Weird TrickJust do the tax cuts later.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Trump Officials Brace for Rumored Staff Shake-upWhile Kushner keeps his head down and Spicer tries to sound more like his boss, Bannon is said to be “reinvigorated” by the chaos.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. To Trump Supporters, ‘Covfefe’ Is Another Way He’s Making America Great AgainThe president’s bizarre midnight tweet proves he’s just like us … or he’s a trolling genius.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  21. call me maybe
    President Trump Is Urging World Leaders to Call Him on His Cell PhoneHe’s reportedly passed his number to the leaders of Mexico, Canada, and France, which presents a huge security issue.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. select all
    Nordic Prime Ministers Stage Trump’s Orb Photo Using a Soccer BallSadly, the soccer ball doesn’t glow.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  23. Russians Think Trump Might Be a Russian Asset, and They Might Be RightIf you’re not paranoid about Trump and Putin now, you’re not paying attention.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. adviser-in-law
    Jared Kushner Gets His Own Daily Intelligence Briefing: ReportPerhaps, unlike the president, he doesn’t care for “killer graphics” in his intel reports.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. the national interest
    What’s Less Popular Than Donald Trump?Pretty much everything Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell are doing.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. ‘Is This Even About Seth Rich at All?’Before he was a murder victim and the subject of politically motivated conspiracy theories, Seth Rich was a real person with a real life.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  27. international affairs
    Merkel Says Trump-Led U.S. Is No Longer a Reliable AllyShe thinks Europe must now be prepared to go it alone.
    By Chas Danner
  28. global warming
    Report: Trump Saying He Will Pull U.S. Out of Paris Climate DealAmerica’s exit from the agreement wouldn’t doom the 195-country pact, but it would increase the danger the world faces from global warming.
    By Chas Danner
  29. presidential tweets
    White House Considering Plan to Have Legal Team Vet Trump’s TweetsThough Trump is unlikely to agree to the restrictions, it seems his scandal-weary staff would appreciate some legal aid.
    By Chas Danner
  30. russia investigation
    Jared Kushner Wanted to Talk to the Russians in SecretThe smoke around the Trump administration is thicker than ever.
    By Chas Danner
  31. the national interest
    Greg Gianforte Proves Trump’s Fifth Avenue PrincipleThe election of a thug is a dry run for the battles that lie ahead in Trump’s Washington.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. politics
    Inside Hillary Clinton’s Surreal Post-Election LifeWith nothing left to lose, she is finally free to really speak her mind.
    By Rebecca Traister
  33. Poor, Poor Michael ‘Lock Her Up’ Flynn Is Being Treated Like a CriminalConservatives are rallying to the defense of a very bad man.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. family matters
    The ‘White House Official’ Under FBI Scrutiny Is, in Fact, Jared KushnerAs suggested last week, sources say he’s the new person of interest in the Russia probe.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. oh congress
    Why Gianforte’s Assault Charge Won’t Prevent Him From Serving in CongressIt’s fairly common for members of Congress to face charges, and even a jail sentence wouldn’t disqualify him.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. Here’s Paul Ryan’s Biggest Health-Care Lie“We want everybody … to get access to affordable health care.” No, you don’t want that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the national circus
    The Republican Party Alone Now Owns This Health-Care DisasterTrump and the GOP won’t be able to shift blame to Obamacare in 2018.
    By Frank Rich
  38. Sessions Didn’t Disclose Russia Meetings in His Security Clearance ApplicationOnce again, his staff claimed he didn’t need to share whom he met with as senator.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. the national interest
    Trump Budget Director: We Didn’t Make a Childish Math Error! (They Did.)Mick Mulvaney: I can explain that mysterious $2 trillion mistake!
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. Trump Praised Duterte’s Deadly Drug War, Saying He’s Doing an ‘Unbelievable Job’Trump and Duterte also gabbed about the possibility of nuclear war with North Korea.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. media
    Hannity Drops Seth Rich Conspiracy ‘for Now,’ But Is Also ‘Not Stopping’He used the pleas of a grieving family to obscure his refusal to disavow a story Fox News retracted.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. Does Trump’s Pick for Russia-Probe Attorney Mean Lieberman Won’t Head the FBI?If Lieberman is the next FBI director, Trump hiring Lieberman’s boss is a huge conflict of interest – but perhaps the president doesn’t mind.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Trump’s World Travel Kept Him Restrained on the Manchester Attack – So FarWhile meeting with Muslims and a potentially hostile pope, Trump is reacting to a terrorist attack differently than you might expect.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. Here’s How to Tell That Trump’s Budget Doesn’t Care at All About Poor PeopleForget what Trump does to programs liberals think help poor people. Look at what he does to programs Trump thinks help poor people.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. Trump Budget Based on $2 Trillion Math Error [Updated]Literally the largest and stupidest arithmetic mistake in the history of the federal budget.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Trump Asked Intelligence Chiefs to Undermine FBI’s Russia Probe: ReportHis reported request to the heads of the DNI and NSA echoes Nixon’s effort to shut down the Watergate investigation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. Paul Ryan Says Employer Coverage Is Safe From His Health-Care Plan. It Isn’t.Paul Ryan says something completely false.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. Trump Commerce Secretary Impressed by Lack of Protests in Despotic Petro KingdomWilbur Ross gushes over Saudi Arabia’s ability to suppress dissent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national interest
    Trump’s Russia Scandal Is Becoming a Corruption ScandalMaking sense of the flurry of developments from the last week.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. The Most Bizarre Moments From Trump’s Trip to Saudi ArabiaTrump glossed over human-rights abuses and did everything he’d criticized Obama for.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. Trump Is Too Trusting for Washington, Say Former Aides“He doesn’t realize the implications of what he was doing or what he was saying or how it could be interpreted.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
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