1. the national interest
    Politico Stonewalls Mike Allen Payola ScandalWe won’t dignify these damning, extremely detailed allegations with a response.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. do no harm
    White House Plans to Pitch Obamacare Again Reviving the “it’s more than a website” theme.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Today in HackeryCharles Krauthammer, meet Google.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. attack ads
    Long Island Republican Incorrectly Assumes Americans Are Tired of Rob Ford Or maybe it’s just the opposite.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  5. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Was in Bermuda During Train DerailmentShould we care?
    By Dan Amira
  7. the national interest
    Obamacare Still AliveWhere the law goes after the website has been mostly fixed.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. media darlings
    Cory Booker Clams Up to Fit in With New Senate FriendsThe senator is suddenly “extremely selective” about interviews.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  9. do no harm
    White House Says Healthcare.gov Should Work NowAbout 90 percent of the time, anyway.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. dubious claims
    The Republican National Committee Seems Pretty Sure That Racism Has EndedOthers are less certain.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  11. family feuds
    Mary Cheney’s Jabs at Sister Get Harder to SpotShe’s using Liz’s pro–gay marriage rhetoric.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. do no harm
    Healthcare.gov Is Sort of Fixed, As Long As Everybody Doesn’t Sign On at OnceMission (technically) accomplished!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. Mark Halperin: Death Panels Are RealAnd they’re spectacular.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. Andrew Cuomo Named Sexiest 55-Year-Old Man Over Viggo Mortensen Who’s voting on these?
    By Dan Amira
  15. international intrigue
    Obama Defends Iran Deal, Blasts ‘Tough Talk and Bluster’ And notes that he’s fulfilling a campaign promise.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. early and awkward
    Dinkins Picks the Worst Time to Question De Blasio’s Pre-K PlanAfter a major speech, in front of journalists.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. what everybody thinks
    What Everyone Is Saying About the Iranian Nuclear DealFrom the left and the right, what the pundits are punditing. 
    By Dan Amira
  18. life upstate
    New York Mayor Gets Arrested for DWI, Takes It Out on ClockWatch him smash it on the ground in an (allegedly) drunken rage. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. Is Bloomberg’s Balanced Budget a Gift or a Curse for De Blasio?It might force Mayor Bill to play the bad guy.
    By Chris Smith
  20. the national interest
    Is ‘Keep Your Doctor’ Obama’s Next Crisis?Deconstructing tomorrow’s Obamacare shitstorm today.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Well, at Least Liz Cheney’s Daughters Like HerHere they are in a new campaign ad. 
    By Dan Amira
  22. cable news news
    Sarah Palin Accepts Martin Bashir’s ApologyAfter accepting Martin Bashir’s apology.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. international affairs
    Iran Agrees to Temporary Plan to Curb Its Nuclear ProgramIn exchange for the easing of economic sanctions.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. obamacare
    Majority of Americans Paying Attention to This Health-Care ThingPerhaps related: The Affordable Care Act’s approval ratings are way down.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  25. jerks
    Rush Limbaugh Uses Terrible Rape Analogy to Explain Senate Rule ChangeHere we go again.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  26. stop and frisk
    Court Rejects City’s Motion to Toss Out Stop-and-Frisk RulingThe legal battle to protect stop-and-frisk might be over.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. talking transition
    Q&A: The Man Behind the Talking Transition ‘Think Tent’ Spills His SecretsThe budget? “In the single-digit millions.” And, no, Soros hasn’t been there.
    By Chris Smith
  28. obamacare
    Healthcare.gov Couldn’t Handle 500 VisitorsYes, it was really broken.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Deploys Perfect Fashion Metaphor for De Blasio Win“I liken it to hemlines.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. john f. kennedy
    David Koch Remembers JFK As Pro-Business, Doesn’t Believe the Conspiracies“John Kennedy was very supportive of American business. Unfortunately, our current president doesn’t feel that way.”
    By Jenni Avins
  31. talking transition
    Post: Cons Will Run De Blasio’s NYPD, BasicallyMore accurately: Talking Transition spoke to some ex-convicts.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. the national interest
    The Nuclear Option and Bipartisan FantasiesOh, the humanity!
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Can’t Recall Ever Criticizing De Blasio Maybe he calls lots of people “racist”?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. do no harm
    2015 Obamacare Enrollment Will Be Delayed Until Just After the MidtermsSurely that’s just a coincidence.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. early and awkward
    White House’s Passive-Aggressive Tweet to PressThe media says they’re forcing them to run “visual press releases.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. the national interest
    Rand Paul Continues Fat-Baiting Chris ChristieThe Mean Girls primary heats up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. health carnage
    John Boehner Discovers That Obamacare Website Is Not Fully OperationalGroundbreaking stuff from the Speaker today. 
    By Dan Amira
  38. rob ford
    End of an Era: Rob Ford’s Office Scale Has Been Removed He fell off it once and twisted his ankle. 
    By Dan Amira
  39. the national interest
    The GOP’s Obamacare Playbook Has One Football Play, and It Makes No SenseYou’d think there would be enough Republican football coaches to avoid this kind of mistake.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. joetorious
    Joe Biden Picking Up Some Sandwiches, in PhotosHe ran out of money, for one thing. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    Why Democrats Partially Nuked the FilibusterYou maniacs! You blew it up! A small, oddly chosen piece of it, anyway.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. the national interest
    Can K Street Buy Mike Allen?Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. family feuds
    Just to Clarify, Mary Cheney Is ‘Not Supporting’ Her Sister’s Candidacy“I’m registered in Virginia not Wyoming.” Burn.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. John Kerry Wants to Change the World, Doesn’t ‘Care at All’ About His ImageMany aren’t fans of his frequent gaffes, so that’s good.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. crimes and misdemeanors
    Queens Congresswoman Grace Meng Attacked and Robbed in D.C.Her Gucci handbag was stolen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. talking transition
    Bill de Blasio Announces Transition Team, Starring Cynthia Nixon [Updated]Plus 59 other very qualified people.
    By Joe Coscarelli and Chris Smith
  47. politics
    Highlights From the Senate Burn Book: Dirty Money, Blackmail, and JFK Blow JobsTales from Lyndon Johnson adviser Bobby Baker, “The Man Who Knew Too Much.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. Congressman Trey Radel Gets One Year of Probation for Cocaine PossessionHe was set up by his dealer. 
    By Dan Amira
  49. the national interest
    Harry Reid Getting Itchy Nuclear Trigger FingerWheee, another constitutional crisis is upon us!
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. other countries’ embarrassments
    Rob Ford TV Show Canceled After Just One EpisodeIt took thirteen hours to produce his rambling, hour-long defense.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. the national interest
    Paul Ryan: Poor People Need Jesus, Not Food StampsMore bold truths from a bold truth-teller.
    By Jonathan Chait
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