1. the racie for gracie
    De Blasio Enters the Big Money Phase of His CampaignBreakfasting with hedge-fund managers.
    By Chris Smith
  2. Why the Shutdown Is Leading to Debt DefaultJohn Boehner is looking more like Fargo’s Jerry Lundegaard every day.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. compassionate conservatism
    Dana Perino: Obamacare Too Easy for Non-English SpeakersWhy can’t they use hand gestures?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the racie for gracie
    Chirlane McCray Would Be a First Lady in the Mold of HillaryDe Blasio and his wife are a “package deal.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. early and awkward
    Rick Perry Insists His Wife Didn’t Mean What She Said About Abortion“From time to time we’ll stick the wrong word in the wrong place.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. the national interest
    California Democrats Hurting Rob SchneiderA cultural catastrophe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. Government Shutdownpocalypse Live-blog: Day 1All your updates on the very avoidable government shutdown. 
    By Dan Amira and Margaret Hartmann
  9. the national interest
    How to Depose John BoehnerA centrist coup to save America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. affordable care act
    Both Sides on Obamacare’s First-Day Glitches: We Told You So!A roundup of all the problems.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. the national interest
    Confused Libertarian Demands Obama Become StrongmanWorst shutdown column ever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. government shutdown
    The Federal Government Has Officially Shut Down [Updated]For the first time in seventeen years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. Chris Christie Cuts to the Chase in Fighting New Jersey Gay MarriageAppeals ruling directly to the state Supreme Court.
    By Adam Martin
  14. the national interest
    The House GOP’s Legislative StrikeHell no, they won’t go.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio’s Dad Killed Himself While Dying of CancerIn 1979. 
    By Dan Amira
  16. the racie for gracie
    De Blasio Featured in Boston Globe, 1979 Edition“I’m definitely interested in government,” he said.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. the racie for gracie
    Young Joe Lhota Loved Goldwater, Loathed CommunismThis explains a lot.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. oh congress!
    Boehner Passed Up Chance to Trade Crazies With ReidA lighthearted moment before the cursing starts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. international relations
    Kerry Says He Didn’t Bumble Into a Syria Solution, Answered ‘Purposefully’He recapped the dizzying situation on 60 Minutes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. cruzin’ for a bruisin’
    Ted Cruz Might Not Know How to Set Up a Chess BoardOr maybe he is trying to send some kind of message.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  21. texas
    Anita Perry Acknowledges That Abortion Is ‘a Woman’s Right’A surprising statement from Texas’s First Lady.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. oh congress!
    House GOP Votes for Shutdown, Says That’s Not What They Did Meanwhile, Obamacare’s new healthcare exchanges will still start signing people up on Tuesday.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. politics
    House Republicans Increase Likelihood of Government ShutdownWith a vote to add anti-Obamacare measures to the Senate-approved spending bill.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  24. the national interest
    Ted Cruz Now Ruining John Boehner’s Life, TooBoehner admirably avoiding public tears.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. equal rites
    Gay Marriage Now Legal in New Jersey, Sort of, Not ReallyA judge did rule that gay marriage must be legalized, but it will be appealed. 
    By Dan Amira
  26. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota Boycotting BarillaSomething everyone can agree on. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. 2016 is already here
    Ted Cruz Now Leading the GOP Race for PresidentHaaaaa.
    By Dan Amira
  28. dancing on the ceiling
    What Happens If The Debt Ceiling Is Breached?Prioritized payments, possible defaults, and more.
    By Kevin Roose
  29. the national interest
    The Debt-Ceiling Showdown Is the Fight of Obama’s LifeIt’s kind of a big deal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. unlikely candidates
    Wendy Davis Still Won’t Admit She’ll Be Running for Texas GovernorBut she is.
    By Adam Martin
  31. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Can’t Understand Why Reporters Keep Asking Him About PoliticsIt’s like they think it’s his job or something.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. the racie for gracie
    Rogue Mayoral Candidate Joe Lhota Repeatedly Flouts the Law On-CameraHe went the wrong way down a one-way street, then rolled through a red light. 
    By Dan Amira
  33. stuff mitt romney is doing these days
    Romney Trivia From Ann Romney’s CookbookMitt Romney can’t make a Thanksgiving turkey. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Answers Your Questions: On Marxism, Hugs, and His Favorite New VodkaThe Republican candidate for mayor responds to readers.
  35. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Not Necessarily Super High in College Yearbook PhotoTake a look. 
    By Dan Amira
  36. the most important people in the world
    John Catsimatidis Is a Great Lunch DateThe man knows how to order Greek food.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  37. the national interest
    Republican Ransom Demand: Implement Romney PlanAs a compromise, Obama will not be deported to Kenya.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the clintons
    Now Chelsea Clinton Is Being Pressured to Run for President TooPresumably after making the Clintons grandparents.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. Bill Clinton Did the World’s Worst Impression of AnyoneOf Bono, specifically. 
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and awkward
    Cory Booker Sent Flirty Messages to a Portland StripperTwo direct Twitter messages are now public.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. the national interest
    Someone Tell Ted Cruz the Obamacare War Is OverHe’s turning Japanese.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. iran so far away
    President of Iran Acknowledges Holocaust, Not Sure How Bad It WasGetting warmer. 
    By Dan Amira
  43. John McCain Wants Ted Cruz’s Nazi Analogy to Get Off His LawnJohn McCain and Ted Cruz hate each other. 
    By Dan Amira
  44. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio and Problematic Foreign Revolutions, Part IIIHe once hung out with Robert Mugabe, and then apologized.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. Ted Cruz Hasn’t Visited a Bathroom in 21 HoursBut has he, you know, gone to the bathroom?
    By Dan Amira
  46. pop quiz
    Which Things Were Mentioned During Fauxlibuster?Stars Wars or Star Trek?
    By Dan Amira
  47. weinergate forever
    Anthony Weiner’s Backup Plan Was Always TVOr even radio.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  48. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Is Pro–Transcendental MeditationAccording to his archives.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. the national interest
    Subsidizing Farmers But Not the Poor Still EvilTurns out there are arguments for this policy. Just not good or even factually true ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. go to bed ted cruz
    Ted Cruz Fake Filibuster Went All Night LongA faux filibuster.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Joe Coscarelli
  51. Bill Clinton Seems to Have Made a ‘Two Girls, One Cup’ Reference on TwitterGross. 
    By Dan Amira
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