1. stuck in the mittle
    Jeb Bush Has Bain-esque Problems, So Mitt Romney May Run Again Though that makes no sense.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. oh congress!
    House Passes Spending Bill Hours Before ShutdownWith just one vote more than they needed.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. the national interest
    Wall Street Giveaway Could Cause Government ShutdownWashington is back to normal-terrible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. farewells
    Michele Bachmann Says Emotional Good-bye to Empty House of RepresentativesWith salutes to Hammurabi, Moses, and the lunch-counter ladies.
    By Marin Cogan
  5. the national interest
    The Long, Overdue Death of the Southern DemocratsBuilding your liberal party around America’s most conservative region never made sense.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. last night on late night
    President Obama Upstages Stephen on The Colbert ReportBy taking over “The Word.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. the national interest
    Obama Calls Racism ‘Deeply Rooted.’ He’s Right.Conservatives are angry, of course.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. city politic
    De Blasio Has Been Lucky — and Good — in His Handling of the Garner AftermathWait, was that him on This Week offering a 2016 agenda? 
    By Chris Smith
  10. ferguson
    Is Livestreaming the Future of Media or the Future of Activism?It might be both. A report from Ferguson and your laptop screen.
    By Adrian Chen
  11. the national interest
    The New Republic and the Imperfect Media MarketA reply to Ezra Klein, FWIW.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. politics
    Clinton Backs Garner Response; Christie Demures“Aren’t these our sons? Aren’t these our brothers?” Clinton asked.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. the national interest
    A Eulogy for The New RepublicA century-old liberal institution gazes at the end.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the national interest
    4 New Studies Show Obamacare Is Working Incredibly WellGreat law, or greatest law?
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Rule-of-Law Maven Rand Paul Plans to Ignore Inconvenient LawRule of law, rule of schmaw.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. the national interest
    Republicans Back to Raising Taxes on the PoorBecause of immigration. It all makes sense, kind of.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. Only Three Quarters of CEOs Ready to Elect the Next President BushJeb had hoped for unanimity.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. first kids
    Meet the 4 Women Who (Sort of) Know What Sasha and Malia Are Going ThroughAmy Carter, Chelsea Clinton, and the Bush twins.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  19. police brutality
    President Obama Wants to Spend $75 Million on Body Cameras for Cops And another couple hundred million on training and reform.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  20. lives
    How Reihan Salam Became Literary Brooklyn’s Favorite Conservative Meet the Mr. Nice Guy of conservative columnists.
    By Marin Cogan
  21. dumb things
    Woman Who Told Obama Girls to ‘Show a Little Class’ Isn’t a GOP Staffer AnymoreThis was sort of inevitable.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. dumb things
    GOP Staffer Sorry for Telling Obama Girls to ‘Show a Little Class’Elizabeth Lauten didn’t appreciate Malia and Sasha’s “bar” attire.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. get well get well soon we want you to get well
    Mario Cuomo Spent Thanksgiving in the Hospital With a heart problem.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. the national interest
    National Review Editor: Ban Obama From SOTUA new idea for republicans who think impeachment is too been-there, done-that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    Why Didn’t Republicans See Obama’s Immigration Move Coming?Congress foiled by extremely predictable scheme.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    Obama, Ferguson, and the Torments of LiberalismPresident makes everybody angry by remaining calm.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. bill de blasio’s new york
    Brooklyn Is One Step Closer to Hosting the 2016 Democratic National Convention Yay?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. the national interest
    House Republicans Now Also Covering Up Benghazi ScandalThis thing goes even deeper than we thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. comings and goings
    Chuck Hagel Isn’t Going to Be Defense Secretary Anymore But he wasn’t fired, technically.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  30. gross racists
    Nevada State Assembly Won’t Be Run by a Racist, Sexist Homophobe After AllSorry, Ira Hansen.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. r.i.p.
    Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78He was known as the capitol’s “Mayor for Life.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. benghazi
    Republican-Led Committee Fails to Uncover Benghazi Conspiracy After two years of investigating.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  33. oh congress!
    House Republicans Finally Sue Obama Over Obamacare After threatening to do so for months. 
    By Caroline Bankoff
  34. Republicans Hand Obama an Immigration Political Triumph“We shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger — we were strangers once, too.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. immigration
    Immigration Speech Reactions: From Tears of Joy to Attacks on ‘Emperor Obama’The 2016 contenders weighed in, too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. early and often
    Obama Offers Undocumented Immigrants ‘Deal’ to Avoid Deportation“That’s the real amnesty — leaving this broken system the way it is.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. jerks
    New Nevada Assembly Leader Is a Racist HomophobeMeet Ira Hansen.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. Paul Ryan Sad Obama Losing Chance to Cut TaxesPaul Ryan has a poor understanding of the concept of a dilemma.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. the national interest
    An Immigration Shutdown Is the Dumbest Idea the Republican Party Has Ever HadThe sharks-with-lasers of political strategies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and often
    What to Expect From Obama’s Executive Action on ImmigrationThe president’s plan could shield 5 million undocumented immigrants.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. politics
    How the GOP Figured Out Talking to Women VotersStep 1: Weed out the candidate who’ll say something stupid. Step 2: Rewrite the whole message.
    By Marin Cogan
  42. early and often
    Senate Democrats Reject Keystone XL PipelineThe vote was one short despite a major push from Senator Mary Landrieu.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. the national interest
    Conservatives Now Completely Losing It Over GrubergateThe MIT economist is sapping our precious bodily fluids.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the national interest
    Can Obama Trade Keystone for Something?Minimum-wage hike? Confirm a judge? Some leftover Chinese-delivery soy-sauce packets?
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. the national interest
    Uber Just Stuck a Knife in the Republican Party’s HeartLuckily, aortal stab wounds are covered by Obamacare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the national interest
    Why Is This Bush Official Flip-Flopping on Obamacare?Smellin’ of Troy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. politics
    Mitch McConnell Assumes President Obama Actually Wants to Have a Drink With HimThe new Senate majority leader is readying the bourbon.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  48. the national interest
    Conservatives: Let’s Shut Down and ImpeachRepublicans already bored of being boring.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national interest
    Inflationista John Cochrane Wrong But Not SorryWe can see the new goalposts somewhere off in the distance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. Members of Congress Love UberAnd we have the data to prove it.
    By Annie Lowrey
  51. security breaches
    Secret Service Made Many Mistakes With IntruderThe internal review “reads as a comedy of errors” by the Secret Service.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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