1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. Joe Biden Quashes 2020 Rumors: ‘Guys, I’m Not Running’He said he’s focused on electing other Democrats, not himself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. geopolitical crisis
    Trump Warns of ‘Major Conflict’ With North Korea As Tillerson Talks NegotiationsNew strategy: good cop, incredibly scary cop.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. the national interest
    Poll: America Not Only Hates Trump’s Health Plan, They Hate the Very Idea of ItYears of health-care lies have blown up in the Republican Party’s face.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and often
    Trump Caves, Will Let Border Wall Remain a Big, Beautiful Fantasy, for NowHis push for wall funding threatened to shut down the government, but now he says he can wait until September.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    Why Republicans Will Pass Trump’s Yuge Tax Cuts for the RichTrumpcare lost, but the Trump tax cuts will probably succeed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. Trump Writing Fake Executive Orders Because He Doesn’t Know How to Be PresidentThe 100th day is coming. Look busy!
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. public opinion
    Trump Has Historically Bad Approval Ratings, But His Voters Have No RegretsThere is little good news for President Trump in two new polls measuring Americans’ opinions about his first 100 days.
    By Chas Danner
  44. The Alt-Right Is Debating Whether Bannon Needs a Better Press Strategy“He has a lot of friends out on the internet who love him, but we are all still waiting for him to unleash the beast.”
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  45. march for science
    Scientists and Their Allies Stage Unprecedented Worldwide ProtestLarge crowds championing reality and evidence took to the streets in hundreds of cities on Saturday — and nerds definitely make the best signs.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Trump Will Stage 100th-Day Rally to Compete With Correspondents’ DinnerThe president will celebrate his first 100 days in office by toasting himself and his many accomplishments.
    By Chas Danner
  47. russia scandal
    Report: Obama Rejected Comey Op-Ed on Russia’s Election MeddlingBut when the Obama administration later wanted to confirm Russia’s efforts, Comey kept his distance.
    By Chas Danner
  48. early and often
    Trump Officials Negotiated Release of U.S. Aid Worker Held in Egypt for 3 YearsAs Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was welcomed to the White House, aides worked to free Aya Hijazi, who became a symbol of his harsh tactics.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. jason not in the house
    Chaffetz May Not Finish Congressional Term, Says There’s ‘Absolutely’ No ScandalHe’s been “given more enemas by more people over the last eight years than you can possibly imagine,” so you know he’s clean.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. Russian Think Tank Reportedly Crafted Plan to Influence U.S. ElectionThe think tank’s documents were a key part of the U.S. government’s conclusions about Putin’s alleged meddling.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. the national circus
    An Ossoff Victory Would Not Have Saved the Democratic PartyThey still face the intensely urgent matter of finding a new generation of leaders.
    By Frank Rich
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