1. international intrigue
    Obama: U.S. Won’t Get Into an ‘Actual War’ With Russia Over UkraineCold war it is.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. international intrigue
    Ukraine Giving Up on Crimea, in One PhotoThe government in Kiev is removing its troops following Russia’s decision to annex the peninsula.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  3. the national interest
    Nate Silver and Obama’s Bracket Having a Sparty PartyBiased and wrong.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. hillary watch
    Hillary Clinton Says Putin Will Decide If There’s ‘Another Cold War’But avoids Hitler references.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. the internet
    White House Appeals to Youth With Cat-and-Twerking GIF BracketThe Obamacare push continues.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  7. white men with money
    Ken Langone Becomes Latest Billionaire Victim of Hitler’s Nazi TacticsTom Perkins got through to at least one ally.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. early and awkward
    Obama and de Blasio Give Charlie Rangel the Cold ShoulderCould it be because he endorsed their opponents?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. do no harm
    After Enrollment Surge, Administration Is Only 1 Million Short of Obamacare GoalZach Galifianakis was way more helpful than the Doge meme.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. de mayor
    Watch Bill de Blasio and Steve Buscemi Goof Around in TracksuitsThe new mayor’s first comedy show is coming up.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. menswear
    Obama and His Dad Jeans Through the YearsThe president says, “The truth is, generally I look very sharp in jeans,” which is not quite true.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. the national interest
    The Pathetic Lives of Putin’s American DupesA new breed of post-ideological stooge.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. bloomberg after bloomberg
    Bloomberg Back to Being BloombergThe former mayor sat down with Katie Couric. He hasn’t changed.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. politics
    De Blasio and Cuomo Start to Compromise on SchoolsThe mayor moves closer to winning pre-K money, but losing tax increase — and charter control.
    By Chris Smith
  15. early and awkward
    Obama Is Really Into Exploding His Fist-Bumps LatelyPresident Dad strikes again.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. the national interest
    How Democrats and Republicans Learned to Agree on ObamacareAbortions for some, miniature American flags for others.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. the national circus
    Frank Rich on the National Circus: Why Democrats Face a Rout in NovemberIt’s a matter of voter demographics.
    By Frank Rich
  18. the war on drugs
    Eric Holder Backs Plan to Shorten Drug SentencesWhich would cut the federal prison population by 6,550 inmates.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. the internet
    Senator Says New .Sucks Web Domain Lives Up to Its NameIt’s a “predatory shakedown scheme.”
    By Brendan O'Connor
  20. early and awkward
    Arizona Governor Jan Brewer Will Not Try to Argue Her Way to a Third Term“There does come a time to pass the torch of leadership.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. the national interest
    Here’s the Horrifying Truth Behind Ezra Klein’s New PlanTrue Detective, Season Two: Untrue Detective.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. the national interest
    The Imaginary Epidemic of Envy in AmericaA new pseudo-trend takes hold.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. elections
    GOP Wins Florida Special Election With Anti-Obamacare StrategyOr at least, that’s how Republicans see it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. normcore
    Obama Hits Favorite NYC Boutique (the Gap in Midtown)President Normcore is in town.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. the national interest
    Obama, Zach Galifianakis, and the Presidential Dignity FetishYou must rule us like a king, scandalized reporters demand.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. politics
    De Blasio Needs to Welcome Spring With a New Parks CommissionerThe mayor’s “Tale of Two Cities” fight extends to the great outdoors.
    By Chris Smith
  27. early and awkward
    President Obama’s Sickest Burns on ‘Between Two Ferns’ With Zach GalifianakisAn Obamacare plug that’s actually pretty funny.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. oh congress!
    Senate Democrats Pull All-Nighter to Prove They’re Serious About Climate ChangeThey’re hoping to get a bill passed in the next few years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. the national interest
    Republican Learns Obamacare Won’t Kill Her After All, Refuses to Believe ItNext stage: anger.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. media
    The Right’s Favorite Mainstream Benghazi Reporter Resigns From CBSSharyl Attkisson was “frustrated with what she saw as the network’s liberal bias.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. the national interest
    Rand Paul’s Plan to Save Ukraine Is Completely NutsIt involves the gold standard.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. the internet
    Minnesota Republican Thinks NBA Is Full of ThugsMinnesota Republican Pat Garofalo thinks basketball players are thugs.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. photo op
    Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Briefly Reunited At an airport.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  34. cpac 2014
    Rand Paul Won the 2014 CPAC Straw PollFor the second year in a row.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  35. cpac 2014
    Michele Bachmann Will Know the ‘Right’ Female President When She Sees HerIt’s International Women’s Day at CPAC.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. the national interest
    Everybody Hates Rahm EmanuelAnd we mean everybody.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the internet
    CPAC Is for Lovers, or At Least ‘Discreet’ Casual EncountersHighlights from this year’s batch.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. the national interest
    A New Report Shows How Young Liberals Own the Future of American PoliticsGet off America’s lawn, you punks.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. puppies!!!!!!
    Brooklyn Man Tattoos Dog, Sparks ChangeA New York politician wants to make it illegal now.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. Brooklyn Assemblyman Not As Lucky in Second Corruption TrialAfter he already beat charges in 2011.
    By Jen Kirby
  41. de mayor
    Only 39 Percent of New Yorkers Approve of This Bill de Blasio Character NowHis approval rating is down to 39 percent.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. the national interest
    Mike Lee’s Tax-Reform Plan Does, in Fact, SuckUnless you didn’t like George W. Bush’s economic program, in which case it’s great.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Paul Ryan: Free Lunches Make Kids Soulless [Updated]He has learned much from his secret time with the poor.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. white men with guns
    Old White Guys Pose With Big Gun: Welcome to CPAC 2014Senators Mitch McConnell and Tom Coburn kick things off right.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. international intrigue
    Crimea Votes to Join Russia, Complicating Things FurtherUkraine and the U.S. are not having it.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  46. the national interest
    What Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Ideology?Realism — not the same thing as realism!
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. crimes and misdemeanors
    Representative Alan Grayson Says Video Proves He Didn’t Shove His WifeBut she hit him with an “uppercut.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. do no harm
    Now If You Like Your Health Plan, You Can Keep It Though 2016Coincidentally, well after the midterms.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Hillary Clinton Compares Putin to Hitler Again“I’m not making a comparison, certainly,” but …
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. city politic
    Governor Cuomo Is Playing the Long GameHis current maneuvers seem calculated to help him in 2015 and beyond.
    By Chris Smith
  51. scary things
    U.N. Envoy Chased From Crimea by Armed MenSo that’s how things are going over there.
    By Joe Coscarelli
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