1. the national interest
    Obama Promised to Do 4 Big Things As President. Now He’s Done Them All.It’s no longer possible to imagine that historians will look back at his presidency and conclude that not much got accomplished.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. early and often
    De Blasio Wants the 2016 DNC to Be in BrooklynJay Z for president?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. silicon nation
    What Silicon Valley Doesn’t Get About Government TechFixing infrastructure is risky business.
    By Kevin Roose
  4. just ask chuck schumer
    Schumer Tells Same Breakup Story Over and Over“I said to myself, ‘What a loser you are.’”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  5. 2016
    Is Hillary Clinton Too Dependent on Stuffed Animals to Be President?Can a potential commander-in-chief have a teddy bear?
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. the national interest
    Has Obama Saved the Earth, or Doomed It?Both!
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. walkergate
    Hillary Clinton Leaning on ThingsCan she even stand up on her own? An investigation into Walkergate.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. the national interest
    Wall Street Journal Editors Wish Obama Were More Cynically PartisanThat low-down, politics-ignoring cad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. the national interest
    Mississippi Republicans Angry With Each Other for Some ReasonDepartment of Narcissism of Small Differences.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. early and awkward
    Hillary Clinton Shades Monica Lewinsky (Again)“I think everybody needs to look to the future.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. early and awkward
    John Kerry Was Just Resting His EyesThe Secretary of State insists he was not napping during that press conference in Poland.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. neighborhood news
    The Obamas’ Guide to NYC: Why the First Family Should Probably Move to BrooklynThe president is reportedly eyeing New York City after the White House. We’ve got some ideas.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. the national interest
    Conservatives Searching for New Reasons Not to Save PlanetThey are on the cusp of a breakthrough.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Here Are the Newspapers That Think You’re an IdiotToday’s media scorecard.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasios Blogging Their Move to Gracie MansionChirlane McCray is posting the details to Tumblr.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. the national interest
    Obama Makes His Bid to Become the Environmental PresidentTime to admit he’s done a lot to stop climate change.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. retirement plan
    Obama Eyes New York As His Post-Presidency HomeThat Gap trip meant more than anyone realized.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. environment
    EPA Will Propose 30 Percent Cut in Power Plants’ Carbon EmissionsIn what may be the government’s biggest effort to fight climate change.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. comings and goings
    Obama Mouthpiece Jay Carney Is Getting Out of That Stuffy Briefing RoomThe second big personnel change at the White House today.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. the national interest
    Guess the Median Age of Megyn Kelly’s AudienceHer viewers are so young they can do circles around O’Reilly’s viewers in their wheelchairs.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Why Do Republicans Always Say ‘I’m Not a Scientist’?Well, it’s true, anyway.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. benghazi
    Hillary Clinton Has a Defiant Benghazi Chapter in Her New Book“I will not be a part of a political slugfest on the backs of dead Americans.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. hillary watch
    President Obama Had Lunch With Hillary, Failed to Alert the PressWe had to hear it from People.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. bloomberg after bloomberg
    Bloomberg Slams Ivy League Censorship at HarvardIt’s “a modern-day form of McCarthyism,” he said.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  26. sad paul ryan
    Paul Ryan and Anthony Weiner Do Not Appreciate Being Confused With One AnotherThe two don’t seem to have much in common.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. politics
    7 Harsh Reactions to Obama’s Foreign-Policy Speech at West Point“Mushy,” “largely uninspiring,” “not exciting,” “weak,” “fell short of its target” — no, not the new Adam Sandler movie.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. the national interest
    President Romney Basks in Latest TriumphDoes Obama have any ideas of his own?
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. the national interest
    Business Lobby Tries to Frighten America About Clean Energy, Fails UtterlyBetter scare tactics, please, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. Republican Congressman Backs Gay Marriage Because ‘Life Is Too Short’A week after a judge struck down his state’s gay-marriage ban.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. veteran affairs
    VA Report Confirms Scheduling Delays in Phoenix and Everywhere ElseThe calls for Eric Shinseki to resign are picking up.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. drugs
    New York State Assembly Legalizes Medical Marijuana, AgainA nearly annual ritual, at this point.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. the national interest
    Times vs. Sullivan vs. Kinsley vs. GreenwaldTimesian self-hatred versus journalistic self-love.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. spy games
    John Kerry to Edward Snowden: ‘Man Up’The secretary of state is not impressed by the leaker’s interview from Russia.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio Moves to Lift NYC Ferret BanIt’s a new era.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. staten island man
    After Threatening Reporter, Grimm Trashes PressThey’ve been “vilifying” him, for some reason.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. war in afghanistan
    War in Afghanistan Still Winding DownThe U.S. will leave 9,800 troops after 2014, with all combat forces withdrawn by the end of Obama’s term.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. joetorious
    Joe Biden Explains How to Avoid ‘Big F–ing Deal’ Moments“Assume every microphone is on.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. spy games
    White House Publicizes CIA Chief’s NameOops.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  40. surprises
    President Obama Sneaked Over to AfghanistanIn a leather jacket.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  41. oh albany!
    Governor Cuomo Is Getting Over $700,000 for His BookNot bad.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  42. photo op
    Naked Dude Taken Down in Front of White HouseIt happens.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. the national interest
    What’s My Problem With Conservative Reformers?Yay! Arguments about arguments!
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. politics
    Get to Know Julián Castro, the Hispanic Obama Who’s Going to WashingtonTime to re-meet the San Antonio mayor and rising star tapped for housing secretary.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. people who are not witches
    Christine O’Donnell Doesn’t Miss Us EitherShe’d “rather slam [her] hand in a car door” than run in 2014.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. city politic
    Can Andrew Cuomo Close the Sale With Liberal Voters?The Working Families Party has a big decision to make.
    By Chris Smith
  47. early and awkward
    Aaron Schock ‘Not Gay,’ New York Times Winks The Republican politician’s body gets another coy article.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. the national interest
    Why Republicans Love Taxing the PoorA tiny snag in the conservative reform plan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. early and awesome
    Obama Visits Cooperstown, Makes Baseball HistoryThe first president to visit the Hall of Fame while in office, ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. oh congress!
    Before Benghazi: Congress’s Most Controversial InvestigationsThe new select committee is part of a long, and not exactly proud, tradition.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. bring back our girls
    80 U.S. Troops Sent to Find Nigerian Girls“The force will remain in Chad until its support in resolving the kidnapping situation is no longer required.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
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