1. the national interest
    House Republicans to Trump: Steal All You WantWe interrupt the House Republican “civil war” to bring you a supposedly independent branch working for the president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Flynn’s Offer to Testify for Immunity May Not Be As Explosive As It SoundsIf he actually has bombshell information about Trump’s ties to Russia, this is a strange way to pursue a deal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. the national interest
    If Gorsuch Isn’t Filibustered, the Next Democratic Nominee Will BeIt is time for, yes, a little game theory.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. Empathy Is Dead in American PoliticsDonald Trump succeeds exactly because he has adopted an “us versus them” mentality.
    By Sarada Peri
  5. equal rights
    North Carolina Lawmakers Announce Deal on Bathroom LawLGBT groups dismissed the compromise, saying it’s just “doubling down on the discrimination.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the national interest
    Tax Reform Is Hard. Tax Cuts Are Easy.Gaming out the Republican plan to give rich people more money.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Comey, Senators Attempt to Show Trump-Russia Probes Are ApoliticalSenators distanced themselves from the Nunes debacle, and Comey said the FBI is “never on anybody’s side, ever.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. politics
    Ivanka Trump Will Become an Official White House Employee After AllHer title will be “special assistant to the president.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  10. the national interest
    Trump’s Mindless War on Green EnergyA party without a brain tries to tackle another Obama achievement, and will fail.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. the national interest
    The Left, Not the Right, Saved ObamacareBlaming the House Freedom Caucus minimizes the true failure of Trumpcare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. awful things
    U.S. Acknowledges Mosul Air Strike That May Have Killed HundredsAs many as 200 civilians may have been killed when three houses collapsed after a coalition attack on ISIS militants in the area.
    By Chas Danner
  13. politics
    Trump’s AHCA Blame Game Shifts to GOP TargetsThe wounded president is trying to make sure his followers know that the failure of Trumpcare wasn’t his fault.
    By Chas Danner
  14. Why Obamacare Defeated TrumpcareThe Republican Party could not come up with a better idea.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Trump’s Defense of His Lies: ‘I’m President and You’re Not’The president pauses his attack on truth to attack the idea of truth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. health care
    Conservative Trumpcare Fix Leaves Moderates Angry, Freedom Caucus NoncommittalLast-minute concessions yielded another moderate “no,” and no firm support from the conservatives.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. russia scandal
    FBI Has Information Suggesting Trump Team May Have Colluded With Russia: ReportThe top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee says there’s “more than circumstantial evidence now.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. the national interest
    House Republicans May Have Saved Trumpcare by Making It Even CruelerThe new version would let insurance companies pick off healthy customers and load all the costs onto expensive ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. the national interest
    7 Charts Explain the Horrors of TrumpcareA historic social calamity in bar-graph form.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    Mitch McConnell’s Trumpcare Plan Is to Lose FastThe Republican leader will hold a vote next week, which he knows he’ll lose. He’s not dumb.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. health care
    These Senators Can Kill Trumpcare, and McConnell Can’t Do Much to Stop ThemRepublicans can only spare two votes, and six GOP senators oppose the bill for complex and contradictory reasons.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. trump administration
    Tillerson Didn’t Want to Be Secretary of State, But His Wife Talked Him Into ItYou’re welcome, America.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. the national interest
    Why Trump Thinks Passing a Terrible Health-Care Bill Makes SenseThe four main arguments for passing Trumpcare have nothing to do with the bill’s effects on health care.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. health care
    Despite AHCA Tweaks, Conservatives Say They Have the Votes to Defeat the BillThere are concessions to various Republican factions, but conservatives say GOP leaders have “seriously miscalculated.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. rebels
    Tillerson May Skip NATO Meeting, Head to Russia Next MonthHe doesn’t care about appearances, which is a weird trait for a secretary of State.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. the national interest
    The Republican Health-Care Plan Has Disappeared AgainThey’re back to their core strength of relying on a hypothetical plan nobody has seen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. the national interest
    Trump Budget Director: Health Care for All Actually Means Jailing PeopleMick Mulvaney explains that Trump’s promise to cover everybody means mass imprisonment so he has to break it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. supreme court
    SCOTUS Nominee Gorsuch Argued Women ‘Manipulate’ Maternity Leave, Students SayThe judge reportedly told his class that employers “must ask females about their family and pregnancy plans to protect the company.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the circus
    The Trump Voters Who Don’t Deserve Democrats’ SympathyIf some people want to vote against their own self-interest, maybe the party should let them.
    By Frank Rich
  30. trump white house
    Reports: Newest White House Feud Is Goldman Executives vs. the PopulistsGary Cohn is apparently playing the game of background thrones.
    By Chas Danner
  31. politics
    ‘Whitey Tape’ Blogger Was One of the Sources for U.K. Wiretap ClaimThe White House–promoted conspiracy theory has also been rebuked by the deputy head of the NSA.
    By Chas Danner
  32. politics
    Kellyanne Conway Is the Real First Lady of Trump’s AmericaShe’s a star. Not your star, perhaps. But that’s the point.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  33. the national interest
    Paul Ryan: Immiserating the Poor Is My Boyhood DreamHouse Speaker briefly forgets how much he is supposed to love and care about the poor.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. 4 Reasons Why the Trump Budget Cuts Won’t HappenMeals on Wheels, Big Bird, and AmeriCorps are likely to survive.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Trump Refuses to Shake Hands With Angela Merkel, and It’s Very AwkwardThe extremely mature president never forgets a slight.
    By Jen Kirby
  36. feuds
    A Brief History of John McCain and Rand Paul’s Sick BurnsThe two have been trading pot shots for years.
    By Jen Kirby
  37. How Republicans Could Nuke the Rules to Pass TrumpcareThis one weird trick involves an arcane interpretation of budget rules that would end the filibuster.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. just asking questions
    What Does Vladimir Putin Want?A former U.S. ambassador to Russia on what makes the strongman tick.
    By Nick Tabor
  39. health care
    GOP Health Bill Is One Vote From Death After Senator Susan Collins Opposes ItShe’s the second Republican senator to give a firm “no,” but several others have been railing against the legislation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. Senate Intelligence Committee Says ‘No Indications’ of Trump Tower WiretapBacks up the conclusion the House Intelligence Committee made Wednesday.
    By Jen Kirby
  41. another thing trump did
    Donald Trump Does Not Forget“Come on, Governor, even though you didn’t endorse me.”
    By Jen Kirby
  42. interesting times
    The Opioid Epidemic Is This Generation’s AIDS CrisisBut where is the rural ACT UP?
    By Andrew Sullivan
  43. the national interest
    Who’s to Blame for the Trumpcare Debacle, Donald Trump or Paul Ryan?Ryan is crazier, but Trump is dumber. Call it a tie.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    Trump’s Budget Funds Military and Border Wall, Eliminates Dozens of ProgramsBut Republican lawmakers have already called the drastic blueprint “dead on arrival.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. international affairs
    Dutch Prime Minister Celebrates Win Over ‘the Wrong Kind of Populism’Anti-Islamic lawmaker Geert Wilders had an underwhelming finish, though his party still gained seats.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. health care
    Trump Admits AHCA Would Hurt His Voters, Says It’s ‘Going to Be Negotiated’“If we’re not going to take care of the people, I’m not signing anything,” he told Tucker Carlson.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. immmigration
    Trump Responds to Travel-Ban Setback by Undermining His Own Case Even FurtherHe said it was just a “watered-down version” of the order deemed too discriminatory, which is exactly why it was blocked.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. Judge in Hawaii Stops Revised Travel Ban on Grounds It’s Really a Muslim BanThe one legal problem the administration could not “revise” away was the claim it was really a Muslim ban. That’s what led to its suspension tonight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. health care
    Republicans Search for Someone to Blame for TrumpcareAfter the dismal CBO estimate, more Republicans are turning against AHCA — and each other.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. 2005 Trump Tax Return Shows He Paid $38 Million in Taxes on $150 Million IncomeWithout the alternative minimum tax, which Trump wants to eliminate, he could have paid a rate of less than 4 percent.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. international affairs
    What You Need to Know About the Dutch ElectionGeert Wilders probably won’t be prime minister even if his party wins, but right-wing populist has shifted the political discourse.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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