1. the national interest
    Repeal and Delay: The Republican Plan to Destroy ObamacareSeven years after the debate began in Congress, the GOP still isn’t ready to write a health-care bill.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    Trump Could Make Former Rival Lyin’ Attorney General Ted CruzAnd Lindsey Graham thinks he should be on the Supreme Court.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. early and often
    Trump Team Has Plan to Start Building Wall, Maybe Reinstate Muslim RegistryAccording to Kris Kobach, architect of several extreme anti-immigration laws, who could become attorney general.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. early and often
    Trump Assures Us Transition Is Like The Apprentice, Not a ‘Stalinesque Purge’“I am the only one who knows who the finalists are!” tweeted the president-elect.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. the national interest
    Sane, Competent Official Uncovered on Trump Transition Team, and Is FiredMike Rogers fired for not being a nut, is replaced with certified nut.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. early and often
    After Months of Public Flirting, Trump and Putin Finally TalkThey agreed that relations between the two countries are “unsatisfactory.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    Trump Eyes Giuliani, Bolton, and Sessions for Next Divisive Cabinet PickThe battle to lead State, Defense, and Justice is said to look like a “knife fight” — and each of the top candidates is controversial.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. the national interest
    Charles Schumer and Nancy Pelosi Have a Plan to Make President Trump PopularHelping Trump pass a huge and quite possibly corrupt infrastructure plan is not the way to defend their values.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    Obama Is Planning to Give Trump Some Extra TutoringTrump was reportedly surprised by the scope of the president’s duties during their meeting last week.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. trump transition
    With Bannon Pick, Trump Invites Alt-Right Into the White HouseThe president-elect set up a feud at the top of his administration by naming Reince Priebus chief of staff and Steve Bannon chief strategist.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Chas Danner
  12. How the Loyal Opposition Will Work in Trump’s AmericaWhat should Democrats in Congress — and Barack Obama, and you — do now?
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. policy
    Wall Street’s (Confused) Position on Trump’s PresidencySpeculation in a vacuum of information.
    By Jessica Pressler
  14. politics
    Conway Says Reid Should Be ‘Very Careful’ Criticizing Trump ‘In a Legal Sense’Senator Reid responded by accusing Trump of attempting to silence his critics with legal threats.
    By Chas Danner
  15. no transition
    Trump Claims He’ll Be ‘Very Restrained’ on Twitter As President, Then Isn’tExpect Trump’s Twitter habit to die hard.
    By Chas Danner
  16. politics
    Rebecca Carroll and Van Jones Talk Race and the RaceIs bigotry a parking ticket or a capital offense?
    By Rebecca Carroll
  17. damn emails
    Hillary Clinton Blames F.B.I. Director James Comey for Her DefeatShe told campaign donors that Comey’s second letter, two days before the election, did the most damage.
    By Chas Danner
  18. President Trump May Only Sort of Live at the White HouseTrump’s affinity for Trump Tower and ego-affirming political rallies means he may spend more time outside D.C. than Obama ever spent golfing.
    By Chas Danner
  19. election 2016
    Hillary Clinton Didn’t Shatter the Glass Ceiling. This Is What Broke Instead.The coalition she thought would pierce it — and faith that it will happen — are in pieces.
    By Rebecca Traister
  20. trump transition
    Corey Lewandowski Leaving CNN, May Join Trump White HouseOf course he is.
    By Chas Danner
  21. ‘Maybe Americans Should Know What It’s Like to Have a Dictator’A Syrian refugee on Trump’s election.
    By James D. Walsh
  22. My Parents Voted for Trump. And I Didn’t Try to Do Anything About It.To tell you the truth, I didn’t want to just assume that my Republican parents voted for Donald Trump.
    By Carl Swanson
  23. the national interest
    Trumpistan Week One: The Unthinkable Slowly Becomes NormalSteps down the long road to Putin’s America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  24. early and often
    Trump Laments ‘Very Unfair!’ Protests, Walks It Back 9 Hours LaterAfter he complained about protesters and the press in a tweet, Trump celebrates their “passion.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. today in donald trump
    Trump Lawyers Want Fraud Case Moved to After January, When He’ll Be Less BusyThey argue he’ll have more time to address the Trump University allegations when he’s president.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Says Medicare Privatization Is On“Because of Obamacare, Medicare is going broke,” Ryan said. This is false.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. the national interest
    Trump Wants to Let Wall Street Scam Customers Again Because of Course He DoesThe new age of populism arrives.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. early and often
    President Trump Could Change These Policies on Day OneHe can immediately undo Obama’s efforts on issues like immigration, climate change, and foreign policy.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. How Trump Made Hate IntersectionalWeaponizing the white working class.
    By Rembert Browne
  30. the national interest
    Republicans Won Power, But They Didn’t Win AmericaThe Electoral College decided. The voters didn’t.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    ‘From Humility to Euphoria’: Donald Trump’s Team TriumphsThe scene inside the Trump campaign on Election Night.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  32. early and often
    Trump’s Acceptance Speech Was Shockingly GraciousHe reached out to Americans who didn’t vote for him, and even had kind words for Hillary Clinton.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. early and often
    The Republic Repeals ItselfA country designed to resist tyranny has now embraced it.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  34. the national interest
    Forget Canada. Stay and Fight for American Democracy.A period of darkness in American life.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Truly Supports Donald Trump, But the Media Refuses to Believe HimWhen your choirboy-image campaign is too successful.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. early and often
    Pundits’ Presidential Predictions: What the Map Will Look LikeThe race seems especially hard to call, but a few were still willing to share their electoral vote forecasts.
    By Charley Lanyon and Margaret Hartmann
  37. early and often
    The Ultimate Guide to Watching the Election ResultsAn hour-by-hour look at the key local races, and how the night will play out for Clinton and Trump.
    By Peter Keating
  38. early and often
    Is Clinton a Lock to Win the Presidency, or Could Trump Pull Off an Upset?New York’s political team weighs in on what the tightening polls, Trump’s new message discipline, and strong Latino turnout mean for the election.
    By Jonathan Chait, Margaret Hartmann, and Ed Kilgore
  39. the national interest
    Donald Trump Predicted His Own Defeat 4 Years AgoTrump is Nostradamus! Except he can’t remember his own predictions and he keeps changing them.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. the national interest
    Republican Party Now So Diverse It Includes White Guys Wearing CamoTrump’s party looks like America, if you only hang out in gun shops.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Not Going to Win MichiganAs a native of the state, I am frankly offended by the notion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. early and often
    Trump: Comey Clearing Clinton Again Just Shows She’s GuiltyTwo days ago, he had “a lot of confidence in the FBI.” Now they’re part of a “totally rigged system.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. Trump Ad Appeals to Guys Who Love Washington’s Football Team’s Insensitive Name“Hillary’s priorities are not your priorities,” unless, like her, you haven’t thought about this issue in the past two years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and often
    Trump Is Offended by Jay Z’s Profanity, Okay With Ted Nugent Groping HimselfTrump tried to beat Clinton in a game of “won’t somebody please think of the children?”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. electoral college
    Another Electoral College Voter Might Reject Clinton“Faithless electors” have never thrown an American presidential election before, but never underestimate the political insanity of 2016.
    By Chas Danner
  46. politics
    Trump Rushed Offstage at Rally After False Gun Scare During Attack on ProtesterThe protester in question just had a “Republicans against Trump” sign.
    By Chas Danner
  47. If Early Latino Voters Win Nevada For Clinton, Trump’s Path to Win Gets NarrowHillary Clinton has a big lead in early voting in the battleground state.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. early and often
    Rogue Electoral College Voter Announces Campaign to Be Most Hated Person in U.S.He supported Bernie Sanders in the primary and won’t vote for Clinton even if she wins Washington State.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. early and often
    National Enquirer Paid to Suppress Story of Trump Cheating on Melania: ReportPlayboy model Karen McDougal allegedly sold her story for $150,000, but the tabloid never ran it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and often
    Woman Who Accused Trump of Raping Her at 13 Drops SuitAfter Jane Doe canceled a press conference earlier this week, her attorney said she’d received death threats.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and often
    LeBron James to Campaign With Hillary Clinton on SundayThe NBA star, who has never met Clinton, will appear at her get-out-the-vote rally in Cleveland, according to sources.
    By Yashar Ali
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