1. GOP Can’t Find Votes to Pass Its Own DHS BillA Department of Homeland Security shutdown is looking more and more likely. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  2. Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Reported Dead The longtime critic of Russian Vladimir Putin was scheduled to lead an opposition rally on Sunday. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  3. How Net Neutrality, Unloved by Very Powerful People, Made ItWhy did the Obama administration go net-neutrality crazy last fall? 
    By Jaime Fuller
  4. the national interest
    Kristol: Netanyahu Loves America More Than Obama DoesAmerica’s most confused patriot speaks out.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    Republicans Realize Obamacare Lawsuit Would Destroy Them, Not ObamacareThe Obamacare repeal crusade enters the self-destruct phase.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. early and often
    Scott Walker Says Battling Wisconsin Protesters Prepared Him for ISISPolitics 101: Don’t compare voters to terrorists.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. oh congress!
    Senator Refutes Climate Change by Throwing Snowball in Capitol“It’s a snowball, from outside here. So it’s very, very cold out.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  9. the national interest
    Bush Tax Cuts Worked Brilliantly, Argues Republican Economist Lawrence KudlowNow he’s advising Scott Walker on how to repeat this great success.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. FCC Approves Net Neutrality Rules, and Broadband Companies Are MiffedVerizon protests with Morse code and typewriters. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. How Downton Abbey Office Décor Morphed Into a D.C. Spending ScandalAn object lesson in why ethics violations are reported — or not.
    By Marin Cogan
  12. Ebola Doctor Hates the Media and Politics; Is Neither Hipster Nor HeroDr. Craig Spencer is not impressed with how politicians and media outlets treated him and other Ebola patients in the U.S. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  13. the national interest
    Why the New Lawsuit Won’t Kill ObamacareJohn Roberts’s last chance to kill Obamacare came in 2012. Now it’s too late.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. dynasty warriors
    Jeb Bush Assures Us He’d Be Willing to Start a War, Despite Family HistoryPhew.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. D.C. Legalizes Marijuana — and It’s Going to Be ComplicatedWhat happens when you legalize marijuana with the federal government in your backyard. 
    By Annie Lowrey and Jaime Fuller
  16. the national circus
    Frank Rich on the National Circus: Rudy Giuliani Is Now Trump, Minus the HairHe periodically pops his head up from his business empire to spew venom at the president.
    By Frank Rich
  17. Feds Demand More Sports for Girls in New York City Public SchoolsThe New York City public-school system needs to find 3,862 more openings in athletic programs if it wants to create equal opportunities for young women.
    By Jaime Fuller
  18. Secret Service Plans to Play with Drones in D.C.The agency takes steps to prevent another unmanned aircraft from landing on the White House lawn.
    By Jaime Fuller
  19. the national interest
    Meet Your Republican 2016 Front-RunnerGreat Scott!
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. war
    American Deserter: Why AWOL U.S. Soldiers Are Most at Risk in CanadaIt used to be the safest place for a war deserter to go. Now it’s just about the worst destination.
    By Wil S. Hylton
  21. war
    The Riskiest Place for AWOL U.S. Soldiers Is CanadaIt used to be the safest place for a war deserter to go. Now it’s just about the worst destination.
    By Wil S. Hylton
  22. early and often
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Forced Into Runoff Election He failed to win more than 50 percent of the vote in his reelection bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. NYPD Commissioner Says Police Had Role in ‘Worst Parts of Black History’“Many of the worst parts of black history would have been impossible without police, too.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  24. Media Organizations Gather Troops and Prepare to Go to War in 2016There are hundreds of people already covering every moment of the 2016 presidential election. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  25. Obama Vetoes Keystone XL Pipeline Bill… just as his administration promised to do for months. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  26. the national interest
    Feminists Criticizing Campus Sexual Assault RulesThree serious essays that should challenge our thinking.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. trayvon martin
    No Federal Charges Against George ZimmermanThe Justice Department announced the latest on the case this Tuesday.
    By Jaime Fuller
  28. the national interest
    Bill O’Reilly Is Surprisingly Bad at Making ThreatsA brief tutorial on how to do it right from some legitimate businessmen.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Alaska Town Bans Pot-Brownie BakingAlaska is now the third state with legal marijuana, but don’t celebrate by cooking it if you live in Wasilla. 
  30. Millennial Lawmaker Selfies Self Into ScandalInstagram establishes itself as a government watchdog. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  31. the national circus
    Why Ben Carson Is the Latest GOP Political UnicornHe’s the sixth-most admired man in America. No wonder the party hopes he’ll stay in the race as long as possible.
    By Frank Rich
  32. jesus christie
    Chris Christie’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Month Gets Even WorseA judge ruled that his pension move was illegal.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. When Will Potential 2016 Candidates Discuss the ‘Extraterrestrial Issue’?Activists want our next president to be more transparent about what’s out there.
    By Jaime Fuller
  34. An Idaho Lawmaker Learns a Valuable Lesson About the Female Reproductive SystemNo, a woman can’t swallow a small camera so her doctors can conduct a remote gynecological exam. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  35. 10 Angriest Reactions to Things Actors Said at the OscarsWe expected more erudition from you, actors.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. the national interest
    Rudy Giuliani Revealed Everything You Need to Know About Scott WalkerWhat paranoid murmurings about Obama tell us about the GOP candidates.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. TSA Officer Has Advice for How Congress Can Avoid Shutdown, New Jersey StyleWorking without pay tops the list of things the Department of Homeland Security does not want to do this month. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  38. Scott Walker Doesn’t Know If Obama Is ChristianConcerning comments Giuliani made at a Walker event.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. Introvert Jeb Bush Captivates Press With SilenceDistilling candidates to a single adjective.
    By Jaime Fuller
  40. Canadian MP Blames Tight Underwear for Brief AbsenceBecause “50% off is like catnip to a Winnipegger.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  41. How the Clinton Foundation Is Giving Hillary a HeadacheOr why raising money from foreign countries during your day job could complicate presidential ambitions. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  42. Obama Comes Up With New Excuse to Let People Sign Up for ObamacareThe government sent out incorrect tax data to 800,000 Americans and announces a plan to fight fine haters.
    By Jaime Fuller
  43. the national interest
    If Giuliani’s Obama Smear Wasn’t Racist, What Was It?The mayor makes the fatal error of uttering a sentence in a structure other than noun-verb-9/11.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. early and often
    Giuliani Clarifies That White People Made Obama Hate AmericaSee? Totally not racist.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. terrorism
    Obama Says It Will Take More Than War to Beat ISISAnd defended his decision not to call militant groups “Islamic.”
    By Jaime Fuller
  46. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal: If We’re Smearing Obama’s Patriotism Here, I Want InWhy won’t Giuliani come say crazy stuff at my events, candidate wonders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. Obama to Fourth Graders: Brace Yourself for No-Fun Vacations AheadTo the forest!
    By Jaime Fuller
  48. 8 Things Besides Planned Parenthood That Are ‘Worse Than ISIS’According to one state representative, Planned Parenthood is worse than a terrorist group. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  49. Is Congress Still Heading for a Shutdown?Congress has yet to fund the Homeland Security Department, a federal court halts Obama’s executive action, and the White House agrees to hit pause. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  50. the national interest
    Scott Walker Embraced by Voodoo EconomistsHere’s a new idea for Republicans: What about cutting taxes for rich people?
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. early and often
    Giuliani Says He Doesn’t Think Obama ‘Loves America’At a Scott Walker event.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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