1. 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
  2. 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
  3. immigration
    Becoming an American in the Age of TrumpA love letter to my new country.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. the national interest
    6 Books That Explain How the GOP Went CrazyTrump is a disaster decades in the making.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. The Fear of a White ‘Black Bush’Why Dave Chappelle’s sketch applies to the real-life Donald Trump.
    By Rembert Browne
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. the national interest
    Donald Trump to America: I Won, Accountability Is OverA whiff of authoritarianism from the president-elect.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. trump transition
    Trump National-Security Pick Monica Crowley Plagiarized Ph.D. Dissertation TooThe transition previously dismissed reports showing more than 50 instances of plagiarism in her book as a “politically motivated attack.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. the national interest
    Trump Invents New Fallback Lie on Russian Hacking“Okay, maybe the Russians did it, but we know it had no effect.” Uh, no, we don’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. Ted Cruz Meets President of Taiwan, Donald Trump Gets Another Warning From ChinaThe president-elect hasn’t personally provoked China in days.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. trump transition
    McConnell to Democrats Who Want More Time to Vet Trump Cabinet: ‘Grow Up’Eight years ago, he felt ethics disclosures should be completed before hearings were scheduled.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. trump administration
    Jared Kushner’s Rise to Unimaginable PowerHe’s more like his father-in-law than anyone imagines.
    By Andrew Rice
  45. iran
    Former Iranian President Rafsanjani Has Died, a Blow to Iran’s ReformistsHe had become one of of Iran’s most influential moderates, as well as a crucial supporter of rapprochement with the West.
    By Chas Danner
  46. trump transition
    Report: Trump Adviser Monica Crowley Plagiarized Parts of Her 2012 Best SellerCNN has found more than 50 instances in which she lifted passages or phrases from other sources.
    By Chas Danner
  47. ethics
    Ethics Office Struggling to Vet Trump’s Cabinet Picks, Warns Against GOP RushThe head of the Office of Government Ethics says GOP lawmakers are pushing ahead with hearings before the required background checks can be completed.
    By Chas Danner
  48. the national interest
    Every Republican Lie About Passing Obamacare Is True About Repealing ItYou have to pass their Obamacare repeal to find out what’s in it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. big beautiful walls
    GOP Congress Has Plan to Build Trump’s Border Wall, Make America Pay for ItMexico would reimburse us, theoretically.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Trump Preps for Briefing on Russian Hacking by Going After U.S. Intel AgenciesThough he claimed to be a “big fan” of theirs a day earlier.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. the national circus
    Donald Trump’s Pretend Time Is Almost OverThe president-elect has dodged accountability throughout his campaign and transition. But Twitter will only take him so far in the White House.
    By Frank Rich
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