1. dynasty warriors
    Jeb Calls Out Hillary for Pointing Out W. Didn’t Keep Us Safe on 9/11Though technically she had nothing to do with the ad attacking him.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. joetorious
    If Joe Biden Wants to Run for President, Jill Biden Won’t Stop HimHer team says she’ll be “on board” if he decides to run.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. oh congress!
    John Boehner Hates His Job: Trash-Talk EditionHow does he tolerate his terrible schedule? “Garbage men get used to the smell of bad garbage.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the national circus
    Donald Trump Is Saving Our DemocracyFar from destroying it, he’s exposing all its phoniness and corruption in ways as serious as he is not. And changing it in the process.
    By Frank Rich
  5. early and often
    Poll: Carly Fiorina Gets Huge Bump From GOP DebateA new national survey has her in second place, while front-runner Donald Trump’s support is dropping.
    By Chas Danner
  7. early and often
    Ben Carson Doesn’t Think a Muslim Should Be President“I would not advocate that we put a Muslim in charge of this nation. I absolutely would not agree with that.”
    By Chas Danner
  8. politics
    Donald Trump Responds to Muslim Question Controversy [Updated]He says he loves “the Muslims,” but he’s not morally obligated to defend President Obama because Obama would never defend him.
    By Chas Danner
  9. the bush dynasty
    Jeb Bush Cites His Last Name As a Foreign-Policy Qualification“Yes, I am a Bush,” he said Friday, insisting that would help him rebuild America’s standing in the world.
    By Chas Danner
  10. early and often
    Donald Trump Is an Outrage Candidate for Good TimesHis remarkably modest promise is to replace one terrible set of elites with another, amazing one.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  11. early and often
    Boehner and Pelosi (But Especially Boehner) Scramble to Avert a ShutdownHe’s looking for a way to placate House conservatives before the September 30 deadline.
    By Jonah Shepp
  12. the national interest
    Republican Candidates Promise to Keep Us As Safe As George W. Bush DidShould we feel comfortable giving the likes of Jeb Bush and Marco Rubio access to conventional weapons?
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. bill de blasio’s new york
    New Yorkers Are Sick of Watching Cuomo and de Blasio Fight They also think Cuomo is winning.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. early and often
    The Key Moments of the Second GOP Presidential DebateThe pundits have weighed in.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. early and often
    Why Trump Played Nice With Carson at the DebateWhen it comes to the humble doctor-candidate, the billionaire real-estate developer can’t afford to attack.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  16. the national interest
    At Second Presidential Debate, Republicans Try to Out-Crazy Trump, and SucceedReagan, good; Bush, good; taxes and science, bad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. the national interest
    Carly Fiorina Has a Position on Climate Change. It Is Not Very Intelligent.Yummy word salad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. early and often
    What You Need to Know About the Second GOP DebateBrace yourself for more fighting, more Carly Fiorina, and Ronald Reagan’s Air Force One jet.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the national interest
    Jeb Bush Has Made a Huge MistakeThe illusion behind his tax-cut plan has been dispelled.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. trump cards
    Meet America’s Wackiest Trump SupportersFrom the anarchist who wants to see him destroy the U.S. to the guys who are just in it for the beer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. the national interest
    Barack Obama Versus Political CorrectnessThe president weighs in.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. early and often
    Stuart Stevens on Loss, Racism, and Donald Trump“For Donald Trump to win, everything we know about politics has to be wrong. And I don’t think it is.”
    By Gabriel Sherman
  23. jesus christie
    Chris Christie Considers Himself a Scandal Role ModelIf only Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama managed crises as well as he handled Bridgegate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. uk politics
    Jeremy Corbyn and the British Left’s RebellionWhat will the socialist candidate’s stunning win mean for U.K. politics, and how are Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders just like him?
    By Chas Danner
  25. international intrigue
    U.S. Doesn’t Trust the Waldorf Astoria AnymoreThe classic New York hotel’s new ownership by a Chinese company has led to worrying about eavesdropping.
    By Chas Danner
  26. politics
    Donald Trump Promises to Apologize in the Unlikely Event He’s Ever WrongLast night the candidate made his first late-night TV appearance since beginning his presidential campaign. 
    By Chas Danner
  27. politics
    Marco Rubio Is a Candidate of the Future Trapped in a Party of the PastHe is being cast as the Republicans’ dutiful son. It’s a losing spot for him — and the GOP as a whole.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  28. early and awkward
    Next Debate: More Fiorina, Less Unknown GuySomebody failed to qualify for the “kids’ table” debate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal Upset That Trump Is Stealing His Act“His demagoguery is distracting the voters from important things, like my demagoguery.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. the national interest
    How Jeb Bush’s Tax Cuts Suckered the MediaThis is one thing the Bush family does really well.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and awkward
    Donald Trump Insults Carly Fiorina’s LooksMeanwhile, Trump was the subject of jabs from Ben Carson and a Mexican TV network.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jaime Fuller
  32. the national interest
    The Republican Plot to Destroy an International Climate AgreementOld line: Other countries will never reduce emissions. New line: We must stop other countries from reducing their emissions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. oh congress!
    Congress Hurtles Toward Another Government ShutdownJohn Boehner doesn’t want a showdown over Planned Parenthood funding, but he’s yet to find a way out.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    Jeb Bush Promises to Govern Just Like His Brother, But Even More So [Updated]A tax-cut plan for people who just can’t get enough Bush.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. early and often
    Sheldon Adelson Is Ready to Buy the PresidencyHe just hasn’t decided which Republican candidate to back. Care to make a pitch?
    By Jason Zengerle
  36. last night on late night
    Jeb Says Obama Isn’t Bad, Mocks Trump on ColbertPlus, he reveals the one tiny difference between him and W.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. the national interest
    Maybe Trump Is Running Just to Bully Jeb BushHe’s extraordinarily good at it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the national interest
    Jeb Bush Figures Out the Solution to His Problem Is More Tax Cuts for the RichIt’s the solution to every problem!
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. non-apologies
    To Clarify, Hillary Clinton Is Not Sorry for Using a Private Email AccountShe’s not apologizing because, “What I did was allowed.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. religion
    The Wily Political Strategy of Pope FrancisThe bipartisan pontiff likes to keep them guessing.
    By Paul Vallely
  41. the national interest
    The Year Humans Got Serious About Climate ChangeMaybe the planet isn’t doomed after all.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    The Year Humans Got Serious About Climate ChangeMaybe the planet isn’t doomed after all.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. early and often
    The Sanders Surge Continues in New PollBernie has opened up a significant lead over Hillary in New Hampshire, and is also steadily catching up in Iowa.
    By Chas Danner
  44. politics
    Sarah Palin Wants to Be President Trump’s Energy SecretarySpeaking “American” on CNN, she said she would shutter the Energy Department and let us use “those things that God has dumped on” the nation.
    By Chas Danner
  45. early and often
    Lawrence Lessig Announces Bid for Democratic Presidential Nomination He’s now officially running and insists that, if elected, he’ll pass a single law reforming voting rights and campaign finance, and then resign.
    By Chas Danner
  46. the national interest
    The Iran Deal and the End of the Israel LobbyThere is no more “Israel lobby”; there is a red Israel lobby and a blue one.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. equal rites
    Jeb Bush Sides With Both Same-Sex Couples and Kentucky County ClerkThen suggests a compromise Kim Davis already rejected.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. early and often
    Biden Says He Still Doesn’t Know If He Has the ‘Emotional Energy’ to Run in 2016In his first intentionally public remarks on the matter.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. politics
    Jeb Bush Is Still Searching for His Best Political Self His gaffes are overshadowing his strengths as a candidate. But even if he recovers, will there be a place for him in today’s Republican Party? 
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  50. environment
    Obama Becomes First Sitting President to Visit Arctic, Use Selfie StickDuring his trip to highlight climate change.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. emailgate
    Aide Who Set Up Clinton’s Email Server Will Plead the FifthBefore the House committee investigating the Benghazi attack.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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