1. politics
    Trump Signs More Vague Executive Orders, Wants Non-Secret Plan to Defeat ISISThe pen-happy, plan-lite president has signaled his desire to combat lobbying, be ready for cyberattacks, and have a strategy about ISIS.
    By Chas Danner
  2. the national interest
    Republicans Even More Clueless on Obamacare in Private Than in Public“There’s no single fix. There’s no single plan,” says Republican in charge of writing plan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. president trump
    Trump Personally Called National Park Service About Inauguration Crowd SizeHe ordered them to produce more photos of the Mall, and complained about the agency’s retweets.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Already Recruiting Terrorists for ISIS“There’s plenty of anger right now. How can you have more?” asks president who cannot fathom blowback.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. president trump
    The Most Bizarre Moments From Trump’s First TV Interview As PresidentHe called his critics “fools,” repeatedly bragged about his inauguration crowd size, and insisted every allegedly fraudulent vote went to Clinton.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. build the wall
    Paul Ryan: U.S. to ‘Front Money’ for Wall, Devise Plan to Make Mexico Pay LaterIt may involve “different ways of defining” what the word “reimburse” means.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. the national interest
    Reported Trump Science Adviser David Gelernter Rejects Climate Science“I haven’t seen convincing evidence of it,” explains David Gelernter.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national interest
    The Fight for the Soul of the Republican Party Has Been CanceledTrumpism is not a challenge to the party of entrenched wealth, but its natural historical evolution.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    Trump Expected to Order Border Wall and Temporary Immigration BanWhat we know about the executive orders that could ban refugees and immigrants from countries deemed a terror risk.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Trump Threatens to ‘Send in the Feds’ If Chicago ‘Carnage’ Isn’t FixedHe tweeted just after The O’Reilly Factor discussed the topic.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. from the archives
    Remembering When Gerald Ford Seemed Like the Worst Problem We Could HaveCovering Washington’s big power shifts, then and now.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  13. trump transition
    Mike Pompeo Confirmed, Sworn in As CIA DirectorDemocrats raised concerns about his embrace of mass surveillance and comments he made about Muslims.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. confirmation hearings
    Senator Marco Rubio Is Going to Support Rex Tillerson for Secretary of StateRubio flirts with the opposition, but then gets in line.
    By Jen Kirby
  15. the national interest
    Trump’s Presidency Is the Twilight Zone Episode About a Terrifying 6-Year-OldThe frightening surreality of what has happened to the United States has only begun to sink in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. immigration
    Becoming an American in the Age of TrumpA love letter to my new country.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  17. politics
    Lessons From Putin’s Russia for Living in Trump’s AmericaOnce you lose faith in one institution, you start to lose faith in them all.
    By Michael Idov
  18. international affairs
    Trump Says U.S. Should Have Stolen Iraq’s Oil, ‘Maybe We’ll Have Another Chance’Seizing the oil would violate international law.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    Don’t Let Anybody Tell You the Marches Didn’t MatterWashington heard a powerful message: The Democratic demobilization is over and a backlash awaits.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. president trump
    Trump Signs Vague Order to Begin Dismantling ObamacareHis administration also blocked a change that would have reduced the cost of mortgages for millions of home buyers.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. the national interest
    Why the Most Important Phrase in Trump’s Speech Might be ‘Civilized World’A chilling hint of an international Axis.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    The System Has Failed and a Con Artist Has WonThe presidency is the reward for the greatest swindle of Donald Trump’s career.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. president trump
    What President Trump Actually Plans to Do on Day OneHe’s made impossible promises for his first day, but he’s expected to start by tackling health care, immigration, and terrorism.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. the national interest
    6 Books That Explain How the GOP Went CrazyTrump is a disaster decades in the making.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. trump transition
    New York Times: Energy Secretary Nominee Rick Perry Didn’t Understand the JobThe report claims he didn’t know it mostly involves maintaining the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile — but he’s learning!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. trump transition
    Is the Trump Team Ready to Run the Government?The transition has been dogged by reports of infighting, and hundreds of positions remain unfilled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. Trump’s Cabinet Is Set to Be the First in 30 Years With No Latino MemberHe’s selected former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue to lead the Department of Agriculture.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. the national interest
    Trump is Not Obama’s Legacy. He’s the Legacy of Anti-Obamaism.A strange fixation on blaming Obama for his successor.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. inauguration 2017
    More Than 50 Democratic Lawmakers Are Boycotting Trump’s InaugurationMore members of Congress have decided to sit out the festivities following Trump’s feud with civil-rights icon John Lewis.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jen Kirby
  30. trump transition
    Trump Health Plan Is So Top Secret HHS Pick Reportedly Doesn’t Know What’s in ItIf the Trump team keeps him in the dark, he can’t ruin the surprise at his confirmation hearing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. trump transition
    Trump Labor Pick Andy Puzder May Be ‘Bailing’ on Nomination: ReportHe pushed back with a brief tweet saying he’s looking forward to his confirmation hearing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. the national interest
    Here Are the 4 Different Ways Democrats Can Save ObamacareRepublicans made a promise they can’t keep. Obamacare supporters have chances to use that against them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. early and often
    Trump Promises ‘Insurance for Everybody,’ Won’t Give Any SpecificsTrump claims he’s putting the “final strokes” on a comprehensive Obamacare replacement — but he can’t say much about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    Trump Slams NATO, Says He’d Lift Russia Sanctions for Nuclear Arms ReductionsHe criticized Angela Merkel for letting “all these illegals” into Germany and predicted that more countries will leave the European Union.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. trump transition
    Trump May Kick the White House Press Corps Out of the White HouseOne official says it’s because the press is now “the opposition party” while others say it’s just about moving to a bigger space.
    By Chas Danner
  36. international intrigue
    Trump Open to Lifting Sanctions on Russia, But Scrutiny IntensifiesTrump officials are also denying a report that the president-elect’s first foreign trip will be to meet with Putin.
    By Chas Danner
  37. the national interest
    New GOP Plan to Make Democrats Repeal Obamacare: Take Children HostageThis will definitely prove that Republicans aren’t heartless maniacs.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. The Fear of a White ‘Black Bush’Why Dave Chappelle’s sketch applies to the real-life Donald Trump.
    By Rembert Browne
  39. ethics
    Chaffetz Goes After Ethics Watchdog Who Dared to Criticize TrumpEarlier this week, the House Oversight Committee chairman vowed that he wouldn’t defend Trump at every turn.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. early and often
    Paul Ryan’s Obamacare Repeal Plan Is As Confusing As Trump’sHe says repeal and replace will happen at the same time. But Congress is already taking the first step toward defunding, and there’s no GOP plan.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. espionage
    Clapper Denounces ‘Corrosive and Damaging’ Trump Dossier LeakHe says the U.S. intelligence community “has not made any judgment” on whether the document is reliable.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. the national interest
    Donald Trump to America: I Won, Accountability Is OverA whiff of authoritarianism from the president-elect.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. the national interest
    The Way to Save Democracy Is to Attack Trump on EconomicsIf the Constitution and Obamacare are both about to be destroyed, which do you save?
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. select all
    ‘A Demagogue for the Age of Social Media’: A Historian Discusses Trump’s TwitterHistorian David Greenberg, author of Republic of Spin, on the historical precedents of Trump’s social-media obsession.
    By Brian Feldman
  45. trump transition
    Republicans Delay Confirmation Hearings for Trump Picks Amid Vetting ConcernsThree more Trump picks had their hearings delayed following complaints that their ethics reviews weren’t complete.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. President Obama Quoted To Kill a Mockingbird in His Farewell AddressHe urged sensitivity and understanding between America’s diverse racial and ethnic groups, invoking Atticus Finch’s famous words.
    By Jared T. Miller
  47. the national interest
    Obama Uses Farewell Address to Call for Defense of Democracy Against TrumpHe warned Americans about a looming threat — one he never named, but whose identity was clear.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. the national interest
    Barack Obama’s Legacy Is More Secure Than You, or the GOP, ThinkIt could be as hard to dismantle as a wall is to build.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. early and often
    Chaffetz Continues Clinton Email Probe, Hasn’t Mulled Trump Business ConflictsIf issues arise with the president-elect, he’ll investigate – but for now he’s more focused on emails.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. trump transition
    Hearing Delayed for Trump Pick Betsy DeVos, Whose Ethics Report Is Not FinishedThe announcement did not mention complaints that the rushed confirmation process leaves no time for proper vetting.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. trump transition
    Cory Booker to Testify Against Fellow Senator Jeff Sessions for Attorney GeneralIt will be the first time a senator has testified against a colleague in a confirmation hearing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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