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oh republicans!
June 26, 2014
Why John Boehner Is Suing President Obama
He says it’s not about the midterms, but what else could it be?
By
Margaret Hartmann
hillary watch
June 26, 2014
Hillary Admits Her Comments About Wealth Were ‘Inartful’
“I shouldn’t have said the five or so words that I said.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
early and awesome
June 25, 2014
Charlie Rangel Talking With His Hands: A Retrospective
The 84-year-old is definitely a New Yorker.
By
Joe Coscarelli
and
Jed Egan
city politic
June 25, 2014
Charlie Rangel May Be a Rogue, But He’s an Indomitable One
Even at age 84, he just wanted it more.
By
Chris Smith
hillary watch
June 25, 2014
Arkansas Official Explains Hillary Won’t Actually ‘Get Shot’ If She Returns
The gun reference wasn’t meant in a “hostile way.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
bill de blasio’s new york
June 24, 2014
This Is New York City, According to 2016 DNC Ad
Mayor de Blasio’s plan to host the convention gets a commercial.
By
Joe Coscarelli
photo op
June 24, 2014
Hillary Clinton Graffiti Is About What You’d Expect
Benghazi!!!
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 24, 2014
How Did Hillary Clinton Become Marie Antoinette?
From “Let Me Drink Beer” to “Let Them Eat Cake.”
By
Jonathan Chait
hillary watch
June 24, 2014
8 Years Later, Will America Really Be Ready for Hillary?
The question for 2016 isn’t whether Clinton will evolve, it’s how much the country has evolved.
By
Benjamin Wallace-Wells
bridgegate
June 24, 2014
Bridgegate II: Chris Christie Has Another Big Bridge Problem
One investigation leads to another.
By
Joe Coscarelli
elections
June 24, 2014
6 Primaries to Watch: Rangel’s Rematch and Who Might Be ‘Cantored’
Everything you need to know about Tuesday’s elections.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the national interest
June 23, 2014
Israel Lobby Is Playing Mind Games With Stephen Walt Again
He’s arguing a point that doesn’t exist.
By
Jonathan Chait
that’s our joe!
June 23, 2014
Joe Biden Says He Doesn’t Have a Savings Account
A 2016 preview for Hillary Clinton.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 23, 2014
Chris Matthews Goes Tea Party on Elizabeth Warren
Strange but true: American government operates on different rules than Rock Paper Scissors.
By
Jonathan Chait
oh republicans!
June 23, 2014
Dick Cheney Blasts ‘Isolationist’ Rand Paul Over Iraq Criticism
After the senator said said he was wrong on Iraq.
By
Margaret Hartmann
hillary watch
June 22, 2014
Hillary Clinton Suggests She Isn’t ‘Truly Well Off’
She’s making do without a car elevator, and hasn’t even driven a car since 1996.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the national interest
June 22, 2014
Republicans Finally Admit Why They Really Hate Obamacare
You’ll never guess what it is.
By
Jonathan Chait
early and awkward
June 20, 2014
Hillary Clinton Flip-Flopping on Bin Laden Raid ‘Cough’
Now she says it really was a gasp.
By
Joe Coscarelli
legal drugs
June 20, 2014
Medical Marijuana Bill Passes in New York
As promised.
By
Joe Coscarelli
bad ideas
June 20, 2014
Obama Caricature Becomes Urinal Cake at Faith and Freedom Conference
Today in poor taste.
By
Joe Coscarelli
equal rites
June 20, 2014
Gay Republicans Are Including Partners in Ads
Less surprisingly: in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and California.
By
Joe Coscarelli
city politic
June 20, 2014
For Mayor de Blasio, Dollar Amounts Have Moral Value, Too
What we can learn from both the city budget and the Central Park Five settlement.
By
Chris Smith
racial slurs
June 20, 2014
Former Tea Party Congressman Doesn’t Get Why He Can’t Say N-Word on Radio
Why can he say Redskins?
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
June 19, 2014
Brian Schweitzer Sorry for Gaydar, Prostitute Comments, and Whatever Else
Any and all “stupid and insensitive remarks.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 19, 2014
Republican Presidential Candidates Keep Getting Prosecuted
McDonnell, Christie, now Scott Walker.
By
Jonathan Chait
drugs
June 19, 2014
New York Is About to Legalize Medical Marijuana (But With No Smoking Allowed)
A tentative deal has been reached at the last-minute for a seven-year pilot program with.
By
Joe Coscarelli
war in iraq
June 19, 2014
Obama Losing Patience With Maliki in Iraq, Still Not Sending Ground Troops
“American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again,” the president insisted again.
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
June 19, 2014
Brian Schweitzer Says Eric Cantor Seems Gay-ish
He claims his “gaydar is 60-70 percent.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
the cheneys
June 19, 2014
Megyn Kelly Grills Dick Cheney, Says ‘History Has Proven’ Him Wrong on Iraq
The former VP was caught sending subliminal messages to Fox News viewers.
By
Margaret Hartmann
blowhards
June 18, 2014
Bill O’Reilly Sounds Off on Fox News Colleagues
Highlights from the
Factor
host’s Upper East Side sit-down with Geraldo Rivera.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 18, 2014
Actually, Let’s Hear More From Dick Cheney on Iraq
Shut up shuttin’ up.
By
Jonathan Chait
the national interest
June 18, 2014
Dick Cheney Not Completely Sure If Obama Is a Traitor
Another paranoid missive from the Cheney bunker.
By
Jonathan Chait
hillary watch
June 18, 2014
Hillary Clinton Makes Peace With Conservative Squirrel-Suit Stalker
And survived a Fox News interview.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the national interest
June 17, 2014
Benghazi-Obsessed Conservatives Not Happy With Capture of Benghazi Terrorist
Unless this Khattala guy flips on Obama.
By
Jonathan Chait
other countries’ embarrassments
June 17, 2014
Rob Ford Literally Locked Out of Mayor’s Office
The crack mayor is coming home from rehab but his keys don’t work anymore.
By
Joe Coscarelli
early and awkward
June 17, 2014
Rick Perry Keeps Oops-ing
The Texas governor continues his 2016 teasing, imperfectly.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the clintons
June 17, 2014
Clintons Avoid Estate Taxes Despite Support for Estate Taxes
Those loopholes can be pretty irresistible.
By
Caroline Bankoff
benghazi
June 17, 2014
Strawberry-Frappe-Sipping Benghazi Suspect Captured in Secret Raid
Hillary Clinton still at large.
By
Joe Coscarelli
bill de blasio’s new york
June 17, 2014
De Blasio Sings ‘I Love L.A.’ on Jimmy Kimmel
The mayor lost a Stanley Cup bet.
By
Joe Coscarelli
the national interest
June 17, 2014
Best New Republican Climate Ideas Still Pretty Bad
The endless perils of trying to be sane in a party of crazy.
By
Jonathan Chait
international intrigue
June 17, 2014
Obama Announces About 275 U.S. Troops Are Heading to Iraq
To help relocate staff from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
By
Margaret Hartmann
stupid things
June 16, 2014
Duck Dynasty
Relative Running for Congress
Yeehaw.
By
Caroline Bankoff
drugs
June 16, 2014
Cuomo Still Not Sold on Medical Marijuana
“I’m not going to be part of a system that’s just going to wreak havoc,” he said.
By
Joe Coscarelli
politics
June 16, 2014
Obama Will Ban Gay Job Discrimination by Himself
The White House is drafting an executive order, since Congress won’t pass ENDA.
By
Joe Coscarelli
mayor for life
June 16, 2014
Marion Barry: Cocaine Is a Hell of a Drug
“The cocaine was a powerful stimulant that went straight to my penis,” he writes in a new memoir.
By
Joe Coscarelli
jesus christie
June 15, 2014
Chris Christie on Bridgegate Scandal: ‘You’ll Get Over It’
He assured GOP donors they have nothing to fear.
By
Margaret Hartmann
politics
June 15, 2014
Talking Politics With This Summer’s Crop of Washington Interns
College students swarm the gridlocked capital for the summer, armed with hope for bipartisanship, personal talking points, and brand-new suits.
By
Nora Caplan-Bricker
early and awkward
June 15, 2014
Eric Cantor Says He’ll Vote for David Brat, Whose Name He Won’t Say
Or maybe he’ll just forget.
By
Caroline Bankoff
bill de blasio’s new york
June 15, 2014
Bill de Blasio’s Plan to Take Brooklyn Progressivism National
His bid to bring the 2016 DNC to New York is a signal of his ambitions.
By
Chris Smith
June 14, 2014
United States Sends Warships Closer to Iraq As ISIS Stalls Outside of Bagdad
And Iran’s president says that he is open to getting involved in the conflict.
By
Caroline Bankoff
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