1. The U.S. Economy Doesn’t Care Who’s PresidentIn June, there were an impressive 222,000 new jobs created. How much does Trump’s agenda have to do with it?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Could There Ever Be a ‘Do-Over’ in a Rigged U.S. Presidential Election?A vote crucially affected by, say, foreign interference might be an injury without an obvious Constitutional remedy.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Trumpcare Is Having a Very Bad DayYou’re gonna need congressional approval and you don’t have the votes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. GOP Senator Explains Party’s Disarray: Nobody Expected Trump to WinPat Toomey spills a secret: Republicans didn’t have a policy plan because they didn’t think they’d have the power to enact it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Cruz Amendment to Senate Health-Care Bill Now Dividing GOPInitially praised as brilliant, Cruz’s idea of letting insurers offer cheap, skimpy health plans is now looking like a deadly threat to sick people.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Trump: Obama Should Have Punished Putin, Who Might Be InnocentThe president displays his signature alt-arguments on the international stage.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Lawsuit Targets California’s Million-Person Legislative SeatsSome California legislators represent about 300 times as many people as some New Hampshire legislators. Does that violate the U.S. Constitution?
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Is America Ready for an Octogenarian President?If he runs in 2020 — much less in 2024 — Bernie Sanders would be pushing the envelope on the maximum acceptable age of elected political leaders.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Trump’s Own Government Admits Trump Is Lying About Obamacare’s ‘Death Spiral’Paul Ryan: “You have to remember the law is in what the actuaries tell us [is] a death spiral.” Well, I happen to have some actuaries right here.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. Federal Employees Discuss the Ethics of Sticking It Out With Trump’s GovernmentStay in an attempt to influence a hostile administration, or go when your personal red line is crossed?
    By Marin Cogan and Nick Tabor
  12. Why It’s So Hard to ‘Deter’ North KoreaNorth Korea places a huge value on projecting itself as a Great Power that can “deter” its enemies. And that’s true, whether or not it has nukes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Saying True Facts About Trumpcare Is ‘Dishonest,’ Complains Wall Street Journal“[T]he Senate health-care bill boils down to ‘benefit cuts for the poor to pay for tax cuts for the rich.’” Heavens!
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. foreign policy
    Trump Taunts North Korea Over Missile Test, But U.S. Policy Remains UnclearPyongyang’s first ICBM test doesn’t leave the U.S. with great options — and tweeting probably won’t help.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. Will Medicaid Cuts in Senate Health-Care Bill Ever Be Implemented?Mitch McConnell asked conservatives to accept short-term Medicaid concessions in exchange for long-term cuts. They now fear cuts will never happen.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. A 2018 Anthony Kennedy Retirement Would Light Up a Fiery Battle for the SenateThe 2018 electoral landscape is currently focused on the House. But a postelection SCOTUS-confirmation fight could make every Senate seat matter.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national circus
    Trump’s Tweets Are Not a Distraction: They Show How Unstable He IsWith the GOP’s agenda on life support, Trump’s combative tweets suggest a complete breakdown is arriving sooner than anyone thought.
    By Frank Rich
  18. the law
    Donald Trump May Already Be in Contempt of Court Over His Travel BanThe Supreme Court’s definition of a “close familial relationship” is not as restrictive as the administration would like.
    By Cristian Farias
  19. The Next Multi-Million-Dollar Special Election Is in SeattleMoney and partisan passions are pouring into a special-election contest in Washington that will determine control of the state Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Trump Isn’t Doing Much to Push Obamacare Repeal, Which Might Help It PassThe president’s involvement only makes Mitch McConnell’s job harder.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. the garden state
    Christie Staying at Governor’s Beach House in Closed Park During State ShutdownChristie claimed he “didn’t get any sun” personally, but photos show him sitting on the beach with his family.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  22. politics
    Trump Shares Video of Himself Beating Up CNNThe president of the United States is spending his Fourth of July weekend fantasizing about physically attacking the media.
    By Chas Danner
  23. politics
    Trump Falsely Warns of Multistate Voter-Fraud ConspiracyPutin isn’t the only one trying to damage the integrity of America’s election system.
    By Chas Danner
  24. new jersey
    Christie Shuts Down New Jersey Government, State Beaches and Parks ClosedThanks to a budget standoff, we’ll soon find out if the governor’s 15 percent approval rating can drop any lower.
    By Chas Danner
  25. the national interest
    Now We Have a Road Map to the Trump Campaign’s Collusion With RussiaA series of explosive reports form a pretty clear picture.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. How Donald Trump Decides to Fire SomeoneThe sort-of method behind the apparent madness.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  27. The Return of the Repeal-and-Delay Strategy for Killing ObamacareRand Paul and Donald Trump helped kill the original strategy for repealing Obamacare and enacting a replacement later. Now they’re both reviving it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Trump Planning Steel Tariffs To the Horror of Most of His CabinetReturning to one of the “America First” preoccupations of his campaign, Trump is on the brink of imposing steel tariffs on China and other countries.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. the national interest
    Stop Assuming Trump Is Innocent of Russian CollusionA new Wall Street Journal report means the president has lost the benefit of the doubt.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. CBO: Medicaid Cuts Will Snowball Down the Road Under Senate Health-Care BillThe design of the Senate health-care bill is to slowly introduce Medicaid cuts that will grow much larger as time goes by.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. With Nasty Tweets, Trump Steps on His Immigration Message, Big LeagueToday should have been a day of celebration for legislative action on Trump’s immigration agenda. Instead, he went on Twitter and stepped all over it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. If Senate Health-Care Bill Changes a Lot, Will the House Still Rubber-Stamp It?The plan was to pass a Senate health-care bill so similar to the House bill that the GOP could avoid a House-Senate conference. That’s now in danger.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    The Republican Health-Care Lie Is CollapsingThe GOP plan was to use Obamacare to smuggle in tax cuts for the rich and cuts to the safety net. It’s being exposed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the national interest
    100 Years After the Bolshevik Revolution, Communism Hasn’t ChangedMarxists say they’ve learned their lesson and are ready for another chance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. the national interest
    Trump Unaware of Trumpcare’s Single Most Important FeatureA hair-raising report from the president’s meeting with Republicans enrages Trump.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. The Senate Trumpcare Bill’s Worst Advocate Is President TrumpHe’s already misjudged the politics surrounding the Senate legislation, and he might not like the bill if he learns what’s in it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. media
    White House Reimagines Press Briefing As Opportunity to Scold JournalistsJudging by today’s performance, they’re still interested in holding live daily briefings — if the press is in the hot seat.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  38. the national interest
    A Bipartisan Health-Care Bill Could Save Republicans. Why Does It Scare Them?Mitch McConnell warns that if his bill fails, they’ll have to work with Democrats.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    Even Paul Ryan’s Dishonest Defense of Trumpcare Admits People Will Hate ItThe House Speaker on the GOP insurance plans: “something they don’t like or want.” That’s his best defense!
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. encounter
    Talking Trump and Tennis With Susan Rice“I’m trying to keep my theories to myself until I’m ready to come out with them. It’s not because I don’t have any.”
    By Michael Tomasky
  41. Obamacare Repeal Stalled After GOP Senators Reject Current BillFollowing the CBO report, four Republicans said they won’t even let Mitch McConnell’s bill be brought to the floor for debate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. the national interest
    The Defenses of the Senate Health-Care Plan Are Pathetically DishonestIt is bizarre to watch a party carry out a major welfare-state rollback while fervently insisting the welfare state will not be rolled back.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. The Senators Who May Kill the GOP Health BillRepublicans are laying out their demands, and it’s hard to see how both moderates and conservatives can be appeased.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. the national interest
    Social Darwinism Is What Truly Guides TrumpHis father taught him that the rich are better people. Who in the GOP disagrees?
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. politics
    13 Predictions on How Long Trump’s Presidency Will LastNobody knows, but everyone’s guessing.
    By Alex Carp
  46. politics
    Frank Rich: Nixon, Trump, and How a Presidency EndsJust wait. Watergate didn’t become Watergate overnight, either.
    By Frank Rich
  47. diplomacy
    Russia Is Recalling Its Controversial Ambassador, Sergey KislyakSoon there will be one less person Trump administration officials have to avoid taking selfies with.
    By Chas Danner
  48. cybersecurity
    Report: Trump Has Done Next to Nothing to Prevent Future Election HackingThe Trump administration doesn’t seem to be taking the threat of future Russian election interference very seriously.
    By Chas Danner
  49. the body politic
    Ossoff’s Loss Has a Silver Lining for DemocratsThe emergence of a new game plan, from persuasion to motivation.
    By Rebecca Traister
  50. the national interest
    Republican Aide Says ‘Moderates Always Cave.’ That Explains Everything.This is why the Senate bill can ignore everything the “moderates” demanded and still probably pass.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. ‘I’m Worth the Trouble’: Nancy Pelosi Defiant As Democrats Discuss Ousting HerAbout a dozen representatives met on Thursday to discuss whether there’s a way to force her out ahead of the midterms.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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