1. trump transition
    Following Bitter Battle, Senate Confirms Jeff Sessions As Attorney GeneralElizabeth Warren said Democrats will keep a close eye on him, tweeting, “We won’t be silent. We will speak out. And we WILL persist.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. the national interest
    Trump’s Self-Enrichment Gets Even More CorruptA business that doesn’t want to carry the Trump brand is attacking the president, insists the White House.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the national interest
    Elizabeth Warren, Mitch McConnell, and the Gag RuleThe world’s greatest deliberative body bans criticism of the prospective attorney general.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national interest
    Why Democrats Must Filibuster Gorsuch (and Then Vote for Him)If Democrats don’t make McConnell eliminate the judicial filibuster, he’ll use it against them one day.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Trump Called National Security Adviser for Late-Night Economics Lesson: ReportMaybe the leaks are getting weirder and more alarming on purpose?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. terrorism
    After Deadly Raid, Yemen Bans U.S. Ground Missions Against Terrorist TargetsJohn McCain called the raid a “failure,” but the White House said it was “highly successful.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    Senate Votes to Silence Elizabeth Warren Over Coretta Scott King QuoteMitch McConnell shut down her speech against Jeff Sessions for attorney general, but the move is backfiring.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. the national interest
    Obamacare Repeal Is Failing Because It Was Based on a LieAt the current trajectory, sometime next week, a Republican congressional staffer will Google “What is health care?”
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    White House Shifts Focus From Trump’s False Media Attack to Terror ThreatA list of 78 ostensibly underreported incidents – including the attacks in Orlando and San Bernardino – kept everyone talking about national security.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. trump administration
    Trump Not ‘Fully Briefed’ on Order That Gave Bannon NSC Role: ReportThe president is said to be more angry about the NSC restructuring than the travel ban.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. the sports section
    Nation Experiences Election Night Flashback During Patriots Super Bowl ComebackThe game was steeped in political controversy even before New England’s record-breaking rally in the fourth quarter.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. travel ban
    What’s Next in the Legal Battle Over the Travel Ban?The Trump administration is vowing to do everything in its legal power to reinstate the ban. Here’s how that will play out.
    By Chas Danner
  14. the national interest
    The True Purpose of TrumpismA culture war sold through the rhetoric of jobs and security.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Trump Administration Suspends Travel Ban Pending Appeal, Trump Attacks JudgeAirlines have told travelers that they are free to board flights to the U.S., but how long the opportunity will last remains unclear.
    By Chas Danner
  16. travel ban
    Appeals Court Rejects Request to Restore Travel Ban, for NowThe Justice Department’s request for an emergency stay that would have reinstated the travel ban pending the government’s appeal was denied.
    By Chas Danner
  17. political art
    European Magazines Go Dark With Their Trump CoversSeveral magazine publishers have turned their covers into some pretty ominous political poster art.
    By Chas Danner
  18. war on terror
    White House Backing Down on Renewed Use of Torture, Black SitesThey still intend to expand the use of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, however.
    By Chas Danner
  19. drama
    White House Denies Report That Bannon Had to Be Reminded He Wasn’t PresidentLeaks and alleged infighting seem to have become staples of the White House reality show.
    By Chas Danner
  20. the national interest
    Trump: I’m President, So No More Protest or Media AccountabilityThe administration keeps saying terrifying, autocratic things.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    Trump Announces Plan to Let Wall Street Scam America AgainForcing financial advisers to do what’s best for their clients is “like putting only healthy food on the menu,” says Gary Cohn.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Trump Adviser: ‘Hard to Envision Smoother Rollout’ of Immigration OrderThe only problem was “the disruption created by protesters.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. the national interest
    America’s Leading Authoritarian Is Working for TrumpThe author of the anti-democratic case for Trump has joined the administration.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. international affairs
    U.S.–Australia Relationship Rocked by Trump’s Angry Call With Prime MinisterThe president contradicted the State Department, tweeting that he hasn’t decided if he’ll honor a “dumb deal” to resettle refugees.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. President Trump Takes a Hair-Growth Drug, According to His DoctorDr. Bornstein wants to be the White House physician, so he shared details about the president’s health and complained about the inauguration.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. the national circus
    The Democrats Need to Try Out Being the ‘Party of No’Starting with President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch.
    By Frank Rich
  27. early and often
    What President Trump’s Executive Orders Could Actually DoHe declared he’s dismantling Obamacare, building a wall, and ending “sanctuary cities,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean it will happen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. Trump’s Trip to Milwaukee Canceled Over Planned Protest: ReportAn administration official said Harley-Davidson didn’t want to deal with demonstrators, but the company denied that.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. These Democrats Have Already Said They’ll Oppose Trump SCOTUS Pick Neil GorsuchProgressives are demanding that Senate Democrats do everything they can to block Gorsuch, though he’ll almost certainly wind up on the Court.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. the national interest
    Make Republicans Nuke the Filibuster to Confirm GorsuchIf they don’t make him change the rules, he’ll make them do it, then blame them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. immigration
    24 Hours at JFK: The Hour-by-Hour Account of Two Iraqis’ Detainment and ReleaseThanks to a team of lawyers operating on no sleep, two persistent New York representatives, and a huge mass of spontaneous protesters.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  32. It’s Not Just Us — French Politics Has Been Chaotic, TooA far-left candidate won the Socialist nomination and the front-runner was embroiled in a corruption scandal.
    By Jen Kirby
  33. early and often
    Trump Fires Acting Attorney General for Defying Immigration OrderAfter Sally Yates told Justice Department lawyers to stop defending the order, the White House said she “betrayed” the agency.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    Trump Has Made Up At Least 4 Lies About His Refugee BanThe only purpose of this policy is to retroactively justify Trump’s campaign fearmongering.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. travel ban
    Trump Administration Reverses Itself, Exempts Green-Card Holders From Travel BanIt now seems clear the Trump administration had no idea how the travel ban was supposed to apply to permanent residents.
    By Chas Danner
  36. travel ban
    Protests Against Trump’s Travel Ban Break Out Across AmericaImages and videos from more than 20 anti-ban protests, which were held throughout the country on Sunday.
    By Chas Danner
  37. the national interest
    Obama’s America Rises AgainIt turns out to be Trump who does not understand this country.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. islamophobia
    Giuliani Says Travel Ban Was Legal Way to Enact Trump’s Muslim BanTrump apparently asked Giuliani to come up with the “right way” to implement an illegal Muslim ban, and the travel ban was the proposed solution.
    By Chas Danner
  39. scary things
    Judge Blocks Part of Trump’s Ban on Citizens From 7 Muslim Nations and RefugeesThe hastily planned executive order, which has upended the lives of countless U.S. visa holders, has failed its first legal hurdle.
    By Chas Danner
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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