1. congress
    John Boehner Seems Ready to Fight the Tea Party on Immigration ReformHe is said to have committed to “step by step moves.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. bill de blasio’s new york
    Bill de Blasio Is Already All In on His Campaign PromisesUnlike most victorious politicians, he hasn’t tacked to the middle yet.
    By Chris Smith
  3. politics
    Bill de Blasio Is $9 Away From Being MayorThe registration fee.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. the national interest
    Why Republicans Have No Ideas About Mass UnemploymentMass unemployment is a huge distraction from the IRS scandal Benghazi Obamacare.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    People Are Allowed to Read Mike AllenDon’t make him bar people from reading Playbook.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. smokin’!
    Woman Protests E-Cigarette Ban by Smoking in Bloomberg’s PresenceIndoors!
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. conspiracy theories
    The New York Times Claims Benghazi Story Was Not a Hillary Endorsement The conspiracy theory that will never die.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  9. de mayor
    Tests Start Soon for De Blasio’s Schools ChancellorChris Smith on the introduction of Carmen Fariña.
    By Chris Smith
  10. make way for ducklings
    Sometimes a State Representative Just Has to Mow Down Half a Dozen Ducks Just ask New Hampshire Democrat David Campbell.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Spent $650 Million of His Own Money Playing Fantasy MayorThe back-of-the-envelope math.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. gays in the boy scouts
    How Allowing Gay Boy Scouts Is Like Y2KHuh?
    By Delia Paunescu
  13. benghazi
    New York Times Deals Another Blow to Benghazi TruthersThe Innocence of Muslims was a factor in the attack; Al Qaeda wasn’t.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  14. bill de blasio’s new york
    Bill Clinton Will Swear In Bill De Blasio You should have gotten those inauguration tickets when you had the chance.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  15. politics
    John Kerry Fist-Bumping Snoop Dogg Is Somehow Not That AwkwardWatch a GIF and video. 
    By Dan Amira
  16. weinergate forever
    And Now, a Holiday Message From Anthony WeinerHe’s still here.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  17. bill de blasio’s new york
    Unconnected New Yorkers Snap Up De Blasio Inauguration Tickets They were gone in under 90 minutes.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. Rand Paul’s Airing of Grievances Leads to Festivus MiracleCory Booker gets involved; it becomes a whole thing. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. office romance
    Eliot Spitzer and Bill de Blasio’s Spokeswoman Need a New Favorite RestaurantFor romantic dates.
    By Adam Martin
  20. bill de blasio’s new york
    The Bill de Blasio Administration Probably Won’t Have Any Republicans“Let’s not get crazy.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. the national interest
    Paul Ryan’s Secret Love for the Poor Exposed AgainThe most honest man in America, caught in another act of public spiritedness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    Sam Youngman Is This TownA bizarre Washington kiss-off, translated.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. oh congress!
    Senate Just Wants to Go Home, Agrees to Yellen VoteSix other nominees have to start over again.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. early and often
    Charlie Rangel Basically on Ecstasy“I feel so good it scares the hell out of me to be honest.”
    By Dan Amira
  25. the national interest
    Obama Gay Panic Trolling, International Comparison EditionGuess who handles it better.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. so long farewell
    Obama Fixes Max Baucus Problem by Shipping Him Off to ChinaIrritating the White House is a great way to win an ambassadorship.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. Congress Has Accomplished a Thing!It’s not completely useless! Only 99 percent useless!
    By Dan Amira
  28. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Ironing a Tuxedo While Wearing ItHere is a GIF.
    By Dan Amira
  29. world’s biggest fan
    President Obama Likes House of Cards More Than He ShouldFrank Underwood’s “getting a lot of stuff done.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. the national interest
    Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell Issue Least Frightening Hostage Threat EverYou’ll get nothing and like it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. legacies
    With Second Term Essentially Over, Focus Turns to Obama Presidential LibraryCountry will be fine until 2017, library won’t plan itself.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. politics
    Jeh Johnson Confirmed to Head Homeland SecurityHe’ll replace Janet Napolitano.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. the national interest
    American Studies Scholars Now Israel-FreeAh, the life of the mind.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. oh congress!
    Congress Didn’t Do Much in 2013, Doesn’t Plan to Do Anything in 2014 EitherDemocracy at work.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Starting Consulting Group for CitiesFor free.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. early and awkward
    Steve Stockman Really Pumped About New Poll Showing Him Down by 44 PointsHe’s a glass-half-full type.
    By Dan Amira
  37. photo op
    Bill de Blasio Visits the White HouseHere is a photo. 
    By Dan Amira
  38. oh new jersey
    Christie Tries to Get Away From Bridge ScandalAnother one of his Port Authority appointees resigned on Friday.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  39. politics
    It Snowed in Cairo for the First Time in Over 100 YearsIs this a bad omen?
    By Dan Amira
  40. 2016
    Mike Huckabee Wants In on 2016 SpeculationHe wants to reach “the board room” and people who “clean up after the meeting.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. oh congress!
    Everyone in the Senate Is Extremely Sleep Deprived Right NowAnd cranky, unsurprisingly.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and awkward
    House Passes Budget After Boehner Flips Out on Conservative Opponents“Are you kidding me?!”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. office politics
    New York Representative Refers to Paul Ryan As ‘Naughty Boy’Weird!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  44. early and awkward
    AP Photojournalist Blasts Obama for ‘Orwellian’ RestrictionsHe’s definitely having second thoughts about that memorial-service selfie.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. the national interest
    Why Republicans Keep Their Technical Tax VirginityThe GOP lets the Democrats feel up its revenue but not go all the way.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the national interest
    Washington Basks in Extremely Tiny Bipartisan AccomplishmentWe undid 6 percent of the damage from our policies!
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. Senator’s Chief of Staff Being Investigated for Child Porn“Stunned, surprised and disappointed.”
    By Dan Amira
  48. bill de blasio’s new york
    De Blasio Family Ditching Brooklyn for Gracie Mansion, Which Has Its PerksDante’s commute to high school just got a lot longer.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. photo op
    George W. Bush Showed Off His Paintings to Hillary Clinton on Air Force OneAnd this is what that moment looked like. 
    By Dan Amira
  50. big deals
    Congress Reaches Deal to End Budget Chaos, Angers ConservativesThough it reduces the deficit by $22.5 billion over the next decade.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. former child stars
    Elián González Bashes U.S., Reignites Cold WarA particularly harsh edition of “where are they now.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
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