1. freedom friday
    Allowing Fryers in School Is ‘About Freedom’“If a school district doesn’t agree with any of these changes, then they don’t have to implement them. That’s the beauty here.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  2. the national interest
    Jeb Bush Is Going to Get Chubby AgainHe thinks his diet is working. He’s wrong.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Claims There’s ‘Every Appearance That Hillary Was Bribed’And as for Clinton’s insistence that there’s no evidence of that: “Well, it’s blah, blah, blah.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the national interest
    GOP Consultant: My Blog Post ‘Mostly Thoughtful’Ed Rogers explains that he had a good reason not to mention that enormous news event of which he seemed completely unaware.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    The Disastrous Clinton Post-PresidencyThe best-case scenario: They screwed everything up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. the clintons
    Did Hillary Back Foreign Deals Due to Clinton Foundation Donations?New reports raise lots of questions, but so far there’s no proof.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. early and often
    Harry Reid Has Officially Entered the DGAF Phase of His CareerDemoted but not diminished, he’s relishing his job as chief GOP crazymaker.
    By Marin Cogan
  9. early and awkward
    Carly Fiorina Is Too Cool for Her Own Presidential Campaign LaunchShe’s kicking things off with an online announcement and a conference call.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. the national interest
    Republican Consultant Does Not Read Newspapers for the Climate-Change ArticlesThe lazy anti-climate Republicans are almost as bad as the crazy ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. Ted Cruz Has Dreamed Dreams About Les Misérables for a Long Time“He was an extreme fan of the Les Misérables soundtrack.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  12. politics is weird
    Waka Flocka Flame Announces Presidential Bid“Hillary is my only competition right now, because the women love her and she’s honest and her husband is Bill.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  13. the national interest
    Koch Brothers to Let Jeb Bush ‘Audition’ for Their SupportMeritocracy remains alive and well.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. early and awkward
    John McCain Wants to Know More About His Imaginary Chat With Ted CruzSo he can continue mocking him mercilessly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. hillary watch
    Hillary to GOP Rivals: Why Are You So Obsessed With Me?Clinton’s not worried about that book where people wrote mean things about her.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. the national interest
    Has Marco Rubio Finally Created a Tax Cut So Huge Republicans Don’t Like It?The candidate may have pulled off a metaphysical impossibility.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. hillary watch
    New Book Will Ostensibly Make People Care About Shady Clinton DonationsRand Paul and the New York Times actually agree about something.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. de mayor
    Report: Delusional Mayor de Blasio Plots 2016 Presidential BidHe dreams of losing in a landslide, just like McGovern.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. encounter
    Talking to Chicago Cubs Co-owner Laura RickettsThe LGBT activist loves her family a lot.
    By Marin Cogan
  20. 13 Weird Details About the 2016 Election You Might Have Missed This WeekOr, what was discussed besides Hillary Clinton’s logo.
    By Jaime Fuller
  21. giving up dead presidents
    Senator Sponsors Woman on the $20 Bill“It’s long overdue.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  22. How ‘Negative Partisanship’ Has Transformed American PoliticsA new paper explains Bush, Obama, and Clinton’s 2016 prospects.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. early and often
    Jeb Bush Eats Pie, Answers Questions About ChipotleHe made a jab at Hillary over her legendary burrito run.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. early and awkward
    Is The Simpsons Still Funny When Performed by Ted Cruz?It’s the ultimate test.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Florida Mailman Now Banned From the CapitolThe gyrocopter pilot is also barred from flying an aircraft ever again.
    By Jaime Fuller
  26. David Brooks Is the White-Hot Center of D.C. GossipDigging into the acknowledgements page of the Times columnist’s latest book.
    By Jaime Fuller
  27. city politic
    How Far Will Preet Bharara Go in His War on Albany?First Sheldon Silver, now Dean Skelos. Who’s next?
    By Chris Smith
  28. the national interest
    Cliff Asness Struggles to Express Obamacare RageWall Street Journal gives wealthy, ignorant man op-ed in which to expose himself.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. family politics
    George W. Bush: Mo’ Presidents in Your Family, Mo’ ProblemsHe says the big issue facing Jeb’s candidacy is “me.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. Harry Reid Calls GOP 2016 Hopefuls ‘Losers’Today’s episode of Harry Reid being Harry Reid.
    By Jaime Fuller
  31. the national interest
    Obviously Terrified Harry Reid Refuses to Finger Mafia AssailantsMore proof that conservatives have uncovered the true story behind his “exercise accident.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Unscripted Hillary Clinton Still Feels Scripted“We’ve never seen her get a burrito before.”
    By Frank Rich
  33. Republicans Happy to Say (Sort of) Nice Things About Hillary, Anonymously“’Honestly, I was very impressed,’ said a top Iowa Republican, who completed the questionnaire anonymously in order to speak candidly.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  34. the national interest
    Is Neighborhood-Based Education Liberal?“We’re moving, just so she can belong to a better school.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. dad jokes
    Biden: Marco Rubio and I Are Going to Run Together (JK, JK)The vice-president isn’t sure if he wants to run yet.
    By Jaime Fuller
  36. 2016
    Chris Christie Is Ready to Be President“The only way you’re going to perform well is if you believe in your heart that you’re ready to be president.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  37. the national interest
    How Marco Rubio Got His Mojo BackHe had a brilliant inspiration: What if we try giving rich people enormous tax cuts?
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. gop 2016
    Marco Rubio Wants to Be the Same Kind of Candidate Obama Was in 2008He’s taking on a party elder and promising generational change.
    By Marin Cogan
  39. the national interest
    Uninsured Rate Falls Again for Random Reason Totally Unrelated to ObamacareIt’s America’s most inexplicable statistical trend.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. hillary watch
    Hillary Clinton May Be Coming to a Gas Station Near YouShe’s driving to Iowa in a van.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio Isn’t Quite Ready to Endorse ClintonFor those keeping score at home.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  42. Hillary Clinton Finally Said It: ‘I’m Running for President.’“I’m getting ready to do something, too. I’m running for president.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  43. the national interest
    Why Hillary Clinton Is Probably Going to Win the 2016 ElectionThis is not a toss-up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. detritus
    This Week in 2016 EphemeraFinding the best details from a week of campaign coverage. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  45. Guess What America Wanted to Read Last Week. (Not a Book About Andrew Cuomo.)About 400 copies of the new book about the New York governor were sold last week.
    By Jaime Fuller
  46. how tall is our next president
    The Internet Really Wants to Know How Tall Jeb Bush IsPeople also have a burning desire to know how old the 2016 presidential candidates are.
    By Jaime Fuller
  47. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Finally Talks About the Iran Deal“I’m neither for nor against it.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  48. the national interest
    Crazy, Unpopular Ted Cruz Is Also DishonestCrazy, evasive, and evil is no way to go through life, son.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Senate Building Super-Secret Spy Encyclopedia“There are hundreds of programs we have found … sprinkled all over. Many people in the departments don’t even know [they] are going on.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  50. Queen Finally Makes BFF Mike Bloomberg a KnightHe has “always admired the sophistication and fortitude of the British people.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  51. Chelsea Manning Gives First Prison Interview to Cosmopolitan She did not discuss WikiLeaks. 
    By Jaime Fuller
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