1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. the national interest
    Trump Budget Director Admits Their Goal Is High Inequality, Not Low DeficitsMick Mulvaney says the quiet part loud.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. roundup
    Reports: Fragile Peace Accord Reached in Bannon-Kushner WarAll quiet on the West Wing front?
    By Chas Danner
  18. 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
  19. Trump Boasts of Historically Successful 13 Weeks of PresidencyIt has not been successful or 13 weeks.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. early and awkward
    President Trump Held a Signature-Free Signing CeremonyTrump’s reality presidency could use some more dress rehearsals.
    By Chas Danner
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. Empathy Is Dead in American PoliticsDonald Trump succeeds exactly because he has adopted an “us versus them” mentality.
    By Sarada Peri
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. politics
    Ivanka Trump Will Become an Official White House Employee After AllHer title will be “special assistant to the president.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  49. 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
  50. the national interest
    The Left, Not the Right, Saved ObamacareBlaming the House Freedom Caucus minimizes the true failure of Trumpcare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. 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
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