1. 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
  2. international affairs
    Trump Orders Review of Iran Nuclear Deal, Though Iran Is ComplyingHe’s directed his administration to look into whether it’s “vital to the national security interests of the United States.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. The Trump Administration May Have Deported Its First DreamerJuan Manuel Montes, 23, has filed a lawsuit to obtain information about why he was sent back to Mexico.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and often
    Trump Executive Order Targets H-1B Visas, But for Real Reform, He’ll Need HelpThe order aims to show he’s fulfilling his “hire American” pledge, but fundamentally changing the program is up to Congress.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. Trump Congratulates Erdogan on Referendum That Gave Him Vast New PowersInternational election observers question the validity of the vote.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. early and awkward
    Trump Referred to Several Different North Korean Leaders As ‘This Gentleman’He may have forgotten Kim Jong-un’s name, but he is aware of his murderous history.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. Steve Bannon’s Biblical FallThe White House chief strategist is being described as “doomed.” Is there a resurrection in his future?
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  9. Donald Trump Is Just George W. Bush But RacistHow the party learned that the only thing it really disliked about Dubya was his inclusiveness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. interesting times
    Why Do Democrats Feel Sorry for Hillary Clinton?Rather than blaming her for running an abysmal campaign and putting Trump in the White House.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  11. early and awkward
    Mike Pompeo Is Anti-WikiLeaks, Now That He’s CIA DirectorWhile he once promoted hacked DNC emails, now he thinks WikiLeaks is “a non-state hostile intelligence service” abetted by the likes of Russia.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. foreign affairs
    North Korea May Be Poised for a Nuclear Test. Is the U.S. Preparing to Strike?Officials pushed back on a report that said the U.S. is considering a preemptive strike, but it’s unclear how Trump might respond.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. The Model Minority in the Age of TrumpThe United Airlines incident occurred within a disturbing context of increased hate directed at Asian-Americans.
    By Frank Guan
  14. Donald Trump Is the World’s Most Inept Hostage-Taker“I don’t want people to get hurt,” but he will kill Obamacare, threatens president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Paul Manafort to Belatedly Register As a Foreign AgentHe decided to declare his work in Ukraine amid new revelations about loans from firms tied to Trump and payments listed in a secret ledger.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. trump administration
    The Trump Kids Appear to Be Pinning Their Hopes on Dad’s Elusive ‘Pivot’They’re said to be worried about how White House dysfunction affects their brand, not about Bannon’s ideology.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. the national interest
    House Republican Quietly Hammers Last Nail in Trumpcare’s CoffinTrump says his health-care plan is alive. But here’s why it’s truly dead.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. the national interest
    Trump Budget Director Admits Their Goal Is High Inequality, Not Low DeficitsMick Mulvaney says the quiet part loud.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. russia investigation
    FBI Obtained FISA Warrant to Monitor Former Trump Adviser Carter Page: ReportHe said it shows the “Clinton/Obama regime” was suppressing dissidents, and compared his situation to the monitoring of Martin Luther King Jr.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. early and awkward
    Tillerson Asks Diplomats Why Americans Should Care About UkraineThe offhand remark stirred confusion, since the secretary recently said Russian sanctions would remain in place.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. feuds
    Trump Declines to Say He Supports Bannon, Declares, ‘I’m My Own Strategist’Despite reports of a truce with Jared Kushner, the chief strategist may still be on thin ice.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. White House Likes to Let Trump ‘Speak for Himself,’ But Not on SyriaThe president has been uncharacteristically quiet as his team hints at more aggressive action against Assad.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. scandals
    Alabama Governor Resigns Over Sex Scandal, Pleads Guilty to MisdemeanorsKay Ivey has been sworn in as the second female governor in state history.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. the national interest
    Is It Okay to Make Your Seder About Trump?Keeping politics out of Judaism might have made more sense before a biblical villain got elected president of the United States.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    How Democrats Can Save Obamacare and Trump Can Save His PresidencyRepealing Obamacare is dead. Trump has only one way to avoid disaster.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. trump white house
    National Security Adviser K. T. McFarland Ousted As NSC Shake-up ContinuesTrump will nominate her to become the U.S. ambassador to Singapore.
    By Chas Danner
  27. quagmire watch
    White House Officials Indicate Vague Support for Regime Change in SyriaThe Trump administration is out trying to explain their brand-new post-strike Syria policy — if one exists.
    By Chas Danner
  28. roundup
    Reports: Fragile Peace Accord Reached in Bannon-Kushner WarAll quiet on the West Wing front?
    By Chas Danner
  29. politics
    Jared Kushner Is More of an Economic Populist Than Steve BannonThe “globalist” wing wants to give Trump’s working-class voters subsidized family leave and child care. Bannon tried to kick them off of Medicaid.
    By Eric Levitz
  30. Trump Boasts of Historically Successful 13 Weeks of PresidencyIt has not been successful or 13 weeks.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. the national interest
    Republicans Tearing Each Other to Pieces Over Trumpcare DebacleIt’s the Night of the Long Knives for the fine-tuned machine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Bannon Reportedly Threatened to Quit Over Removal From NSCHe’s been clashing with Jared Kushner, and the “President Bannon” meme is said to be getting to Trump.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. scandals
    After Trump Suggests Susan Rice Is a Criminal, Democrats Dare Him to Prove ItMaking evidence-free accusations has worked out pretty well for him, so he probably won’t.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    Before This Is Over, Republicans Are Going to Wish Hillary Clinton WonRepublicans thought nothing could be worse for them than a third Democratic term. They’re finding out what worse really looks like.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. gay rights
    Federal Court Says LGBT Workers Are Protected Under the 1964 Civil Rights ActThe ruling is a major victory for gay rights, though the question will probably end up before the Supreme Court.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. Neil Gorsuch Accused of Plagiarizing Parts of His Book and an Academic ArticleThe White House called it a “last-second smear,” but some experts said that at the very least, his book contains sloppy attributions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. health care
    White House Said to Have Plan for Even-Less-Popular Health-Care BillGOP representatives say they’re close to unveiling a proposal that would weaken protections for people with preexisting conditions.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. profile
    Kirsten Gillibrand Is Becoming a Progressive Champion. Is a 2020 Run Next?The Democrats’ most unlikely holy warrior smells rebellion in the air.
    By Rebecca Traister
  39. crime
    Sessions Moves to Roll Back Obama-Era Police ReformsThe attorney general ordered a review of police reform agreements nationwide to ensure they don’t violate the Trump administration’s principles.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. trump administration
    Jared Kushner Went to Iraq Because the Pentagon Knows How Trump Operates“You have to understand where the levers are,” said a defense official. “You don’t have to like it, but that is where they are.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. Trump Barely Even Pretending Any More Not to Be a KleptocratThe pathetically weak “separation” between the president and his office keeps getting weaker.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    McConnell Admits the ‘Rule’ That Blocked Merrick Garland Is Not Actually a Rule“No Supreme Court Justice in a president’s last year” turns out to really mean “No Supreme Court Justice in Obama’s last year.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. scotus
    Gorsuch Filibuster Gains One Democratic Vote, Loses AnotherNow it’s up to eight undecided Democrats to determine whether McConnell is forced to go “nuclear.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Jared Kushner Goes to Iraq Because He Doesn’t Have Enough on His PlateHe’s also revamping the federal government, solving the opioid crisis, brokering Middle East peace, and managing relations with China and Mexico.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. midterm elections
    Will Anti-Trump Fury Help Flip the Electoral Map for Democrats?Democrats are donating millions in the hopes that a special-election win for Jon Ossoff in Newt Gingrich’s old seat rattles the White House.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  46. midterm elections
    Here’s What Democrats Need to Do to Take Congress in 2018Will the race portend a sea change for 2018? The most up-for-grabs midterm seats in an election year that could be epic.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Michael Flynn Initially Failed to Disclose Russia-Linked IncomeAnd the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says he’s treating Flynn’s immunity request with “healthy skepticism.”
    By Chas Danner
  48. Federal Judge Says Trump Incited Violence at Campaign Rally, Lawsuit Can ProceedA federal judge has ruled that what Trump says actually matters, and in the case of a campaign rally last year, plausibly incited violence.
    By Chas Danner
  49. New York City Has Been Free of Donald Trump for More Than 70 DaysHis son Eric says that the president’s relationship with the city has changed.
    By Chas Danner
  50. early and awkward
    President Trump Held a Signature-Free Signing CeremonyTrump’s reality presidency could use some more dress rehearsals.
    By Chas Danner
  51. the national interest
    The GOP’s Best Health-Care Idea Is to Stick It to Mothers“And I don’t know about you, but I don’t need lactation services,” writes Charles Krauthammer.
    By Jonathan Chait
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