1. the national interest
    Trump Still Deciding Whether to Abandon Main Policy Stance TonightHe tells CNN he might come out for immigration reform. Or not. He’ll see. Don’t rush him!
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    Donald Trump and Paul Ryan’s Phony WarThey want you to think Trump has a brand-new economic vision. He doesn’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. early and often
    What We Know About President Trump’s First Address to CongressThe White House says Trump will lay out an “optimistic vision” and a “bold agenda” in his first major prime-time speech as president.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and awkward
    George W. Bush Doesn’t Like the ‘Racism’ and ‘Name-Calling’ in Trump’s AmericaA spokesman said he was talking about the “decline of the political discourse,” not President Trump. 
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. the national interest
    President Trump: ‘Nobody Knew Health Care Could Be So Complicated’Actually everybody knew that. But not knowing it was the thing that held together his impossible promises.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. trump transition
    Trump’s Pick for Navy Secretary WithdrawsPhilip Bilden said he was unable to resolve potential conflicts of interest from his financial investments.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. just asking questions
    Former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on How Mattis Can Stand Up to TrumpAlso: Steve Bannon on the National Security Council and the “deep state” rebellion.
    By Nick Tabor
  9. leaks
    White House Staffers Leak News of Spicer’s ‘Phone Check’ Targeting LeaksHe made them surrender their electronic devices for a surprise search, then warned them not to tell the press.
    By Chas Danner
  10. language
    Trump’s New National Security Adviser Pans the Term ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’H.R. McMaster reportedly said that the conservative catchphrase is unhelpful since Muslim terrorists are “un-Islamic.”
    By Chas Danner
  11. staying home
    Trump Will Not Attend White House Correspondents’ DinnerRonald Reagan was the last president to skip the event, but that was because he was recovering from an assassination attempt.
    By Chas Danner
  12. politics
    Rep. Darrell Issa Says Special Prosecutor Should Conduct Trump-Russia ProbeThe California Republican thinks Attorney General Jeff Sessions should recuse himself.
    By Chas Danner
  13. the national interest
    GOP Tax Cut Waiting for Trump to Decide on Policy He Clearly Doesn’t UnderstandDon’t feel bad for Paul Ryan, he’ll end up getting a big tax cut for the rich in the end.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national circus
    Trump’s Rollback on Transgender Bathroom Rule Is Just the BeginningIt looked like Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s warm-up act in loosening protections for all minorities.
    By Frank Rich
  15. the national interest
    Trump Can’t Stop Undermining His Claim to Represent the Workers Party“We will not answer to donors, lobbyists, or special interests … now here’s another story about me answering to special interests.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Trump’s Health-Care Nightmare Is Only Just BeginningThe Republican Party’s best chance to repeal Obamacare is already gone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. interesting times
    Andrew Sullivan: Moonlight — and Other Light — in Trump’s DarknessIn this week’s diary on life in Trump’s America: Signs of hope — or, at least, some tempering of the crazy; and Moonlight’s beautiful appropriation.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  18. early and awkward
    Gabby Giffords Tells Lawmakers Who Won’t Hold Town Halls to ‘Have Some Courage’Representative Louie Gohmert cited Giffords’s shooting when explaining why he won’t meet constituents for a public forum.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. White House Asked FBI to Refute Stories on Trump-Russia Ties: ReportReince Priebus reportedly went to FBI Director James Comey and his deputy, but they refused to comment on an ongoing investigation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. Richard Spencer Gets Booted From CPAC in Apparent Conservative Housecleaning“Are you gonna escort me out?” Spencer asked.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  21. This Obscure Story That Should Be Huge Shows How Trump Gets Away With ItThe House has voted to bury investigations into massive scandals, and hardly anybody will ever know about it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Trump May Have Demoted NSC’s Military and Intelligence Leaders by AccidentThey didn’t mean to make them lower than Steve Bannon, they just got confused while copying from the Bush organizational chart.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. immigration
    Trump’s Deportation Plan Sparks Fear, Drives Undocumented Immigrants Into HidingAlmost anyone can be targeted – even a young woman hospitalized with a brain tumor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. early and often
    Secretary of State Tillerson Looks to Media to Get President’s AttentionSome worry that his low profile is a sign that the State Department doesn’t hold much sway in the Trump administration.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. the national interest
    Trump Staffers Plant Alternative Facts to Stop Him From Tweeting ThemMore leaks from the frightening world of Donald Trump’s child monarchy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    Fox News Congratulates Rand Paul For Being Loyal Trump Stooge [Updated]The task of suppressing dissent against the president’s authoritarian tendencies falls to the GOP’s libertarian.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. These Republicans Faced ‘So-Called Angry Crowds’ at Tuesday’s Town HallsWhile scores of GOP lawmakers are avoiding their constituents, a handful attended packed public events back home.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. early and awkward
    Timing of Trump Immigration Memos Undermines Cabinet Members’ Visit to MexicoThey were released just as Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly headed south.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. sports
    Sports May Never Be a Politics-Free Zone AgainPatriots shun the White House. Sports stars turn ESPN into MSNBC. And brands smell the commercial potential in political rage.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  30. CPAC Yanks Milo Yiannopoulos Invitation After ‘Offensive Video’The right-wing provocateur came under fire for a video in which he defends relationships between “younger boys and older men.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. early and often
    CPAC Blasted for Milo Yiannopoulos Invite After Pedophilia Remarks ResurfaceMany opposed giving the right-wing provocateur a speaking slot even before seeing his defense of relationships between “younger boys and older men.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. wtf
    Report: Trump’s Lawyer Involved With Secret Plan to Lift Russian SanctionsThe other two people involved with the plan were a pro-Putin Ukrainian lawmaker and a Trump business associate with links to the mafia.
    By Chas Danner
  33. politics
    McCain Keeps Criticizing Trump, Warns Against Attacks on PressHe warned that suppressing the media is “how dictators get started,” though he mostly avoided direct references to the president.
    By Chas Danner
  34. too early and often
    Trump Attempts Reset With Recycled Campaign Stump Speech in FloridaTrump has already chosen his 2020 opponents: the press and any version of reality that doesn’t come from him.
    By Chas Danner
  35. early and often
    Senior National Security Council Aide Fired After Criticizing TrumpMeanwhile, Trump is still looking for his next national-security adviser.
    By Chas Danner
  36. florida man
    Trump’s Presidency ‘Enhances’ a $200,000 Mar-a-Lago MembershipBut the White House insists nobody is getting enhanced access to the president.
    By Chas Danner
  37. politics
    John McCain the Republican vs. John McCain the PatriotThe senator (ambivalently, agonizingly) takes on the president.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  38. the national interest
    Paul Ryan’s Dream of Tax Cuts for the Rich Will Not Be DeniedA quest to repeat the Bush tax cuts, but without the fatal weakness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. Donald Trump Thinks He’s Good at Being PresidentYesterday’s press conference proves Trump overestimates his competence as commander-in-chief.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and often
    Flynn Reportedly Made False Statements to the FBI – But He Won’t Face ChargesHis faulty memory and misinterpretation of the word sanctions could save him from felony charges.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    Remember How Trump Was Going to Erase Obama’s Legacy Overnight? Not So Much.Even a highly competent president would have difficulty unwinding them, and Trump has shown no signs of being even a minimally competent one.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. early and often
    FBI Interviewed Flynn About Russia Calls Days After He Took OfficeIf he lied to the agents, he could face felony charges.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. international intrigue
    Will the French Presidential Race Be a Replay of the U.S. Election?Marine Le Pen is in the lead, but the French system makes it harder for a Trump-like figure to take the presidency.
    By Jonah Shepp
  44. media
    Omarosa Produces Secret Recording of White House Dispute With Journalist“This is freaking Nixonian,” said April Ryan, who didn’t know she was being recorded.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. early and often
    Trump Aides Were Reportedly in Contact With Russians During the CampaignSo far there is no evidence that they colluded with Russia to influence the election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. the national interest
    3 Ways Republicans Are Dodging the Flynn ScandalDoes anybody really want to investigate a tedious story about deceit, blackmail, and Russian intrigue? Didn’t think so.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. trump transition
    With 4 GOP Senators Undecided, Andrew Puzder Nomination Is in JeopardySenators have watched a 1990 episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in which Pudzer’s ex-wife appeared as a victim of domestic violence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. media
    Journalist Claims Omarosa Threatened Her, Said White House Has ‘Dossier’ on HerApril Ryan says her former friend got in her face just a few steps from the Oval Office.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. early and often
    National Security Adviser Michael Flynn ResignsFlynn said he apologized to Pence following reports that he misled the vice-president about his calls with the Russian ambassador.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is a Managerial Genius, Explains Conservative ScholarAn extremely … interesting defense of the president’s aptitude in The Wall Street Journal’s editorial pages.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. roundup
    Will Trump Stand by Michael Flynn?The embattled national-security adviser could become the administration’s first sacrifice to the realities of political turmoil.
    By Chas Danner
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