1. government shutdown
    Obama May Have Too Much Time on His HandsOr at least, he isn’t telling us what he’s up to.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. michele bachmann overdrive
    The ‘End Times’ Are Upon Us, According to Michele BachmannHelping the Syrian rebels was a really big mistake.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. government shutdown
    The GOP Won’t End the Shutdown Because France?“Look, we’re not French, we don’t surrender.”
    By Dan Amira
  4. photo quiz
    Photo Quiz: What the Hell Is John Kerry Doing? (Part Two)Another round.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  5. the national interest
    Ross Douthat: Debt-Ceiling Extortion Isn’t So Bad, ReallyThe best argument for extortion is still a terrible argument.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. party chat
    Patton Oswalt Explains the Shutdown“True bullies … have to burn the whole school down.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  8. the national interest
    Portman’s Compromise: Obama Can Keep DaughtersA magnanimous offer.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. Family Feud Claims Shutdown Tweet Was HackerAfter tweeting about the shutdown, the show claims it was hacked. 
    By Dan Amira
  10. great moments in fox news
    Fox Anchor Apologizes for Muslim Museum StoryFox & Friends strikes again. 
    By Dan Amira
  11. the national interest
    How Republicans Failed to Understand the Democrats’ Debt-Ceiling LogicHow the GOP blundered into the crisis.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the sports section
    It’s Monday, So the Giants Lost YesterdayThey are 0-5. 
    By Dan Amira
  13. government shutdown
    Boehner Says He Doesn’t Want to Default, But That’s ‘The Path We’re On’His members won’t pass a clean bill, so what can he do?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. government shutdown
    House Votes to Pay Furloughed Workers EventuallyWhenever this shutdown is over.
    By Adam Martin
  15. the national interest
    Let Me Explain How Extortion Works, RepublicansA goonish party is surprisingly unfamiliar with our country’s rich genre of mafia films and shows.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. equal rites
    Republicans Still Comparing Gay Marriage to IncestThis time, Governor Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. election 2013
    Charles Hynes Will Run for D.A. As a Republican After AllIn a 180-degree flip.
    By Adam Martin
  18. Wendy Davis Is Running for GovernorIt’s official. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. government shutdown
    Republican Congressman Using Time Off to Creepily Hit on CNN Reporter“Seriously, Carol.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. party chat
    George Clooney Explains the Shutdown“I always panic when people like Ted Cruz take the floor and read ‘Green Eggs and Ham.’”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  21. government shutdown
    The Daily Show Destroys Republicans on Shutdown“The Daily Show” is enjoying the shutdown.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  22. the racie for gracie
    ‘Commie’ Bill de Blasio Absolutely Crushing Joe LhotaA new poll shows a 71–21 percent gap.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. bad examples
    Palin Halfheartedly Endorses Lonegan, Urges You to Do BetterDo as she says, not as she does.
    By Adam Martin
  24. the racie for gracie
    Mayoral Candidates Argue Over Whether Lhota Is All That Republican“You can’t be a Republican bystander,” says de Blasio.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. Government Shutdownpocalypse Live-blog: Day 2It’s still happening. 
    By Dan Amira and Margaret Hartmann
  26. Map Does a Good Job of Demonstrating Just How Few People Voted YesterdayThe Upper West Side was into it, and that’s about it. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. the racie for gracie
    De Blasio Enters the Big Money Phase of His CampaignBreakfasting with hedge-fund managers.
    By Chris Smith
  28. Why the Shutdown Is Leading to Debt DefaultJohn Boehner is looking more like Fargo’s Jerry Lundegaard every day.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. compassionate conservatism
    Dana Perino: Obamacare Too Easy for Non-English SpeakersWhy can’t they use hand gestures?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. 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
  31. 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
  32. the national interest
    California Democrats Hurting Rob SchneiderA cultural catastrophe.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. Government Shutdownpocalypse Live-blog: Day 1All your updates on the very avoidable government shutdown. 
    By Dan Amira and Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    How to Depose John BoehnerA centrist coup to save America.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. affordable care act
    Both Sides on Obamacare’s First-Day Glitches: We Told You So!A roundup of all the problems.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  36. the national interest
    Confused Libertarian Demands Obama Become StrongmanWorst shutdown column ever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. government shutdown
    The Federal Government Has Officially Shut Down [Updated]For the first time in seventeen years.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. Chris Christie Cuts to the Chase in Fighting New Jersey Gay MarriageAppeals ruling directly to the state Supreme Court.
    By Adam Martin
  39. the national interest
    The House GOP’s Legislative StrikeHell no, they won’t go.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio’s Dad Killed Himself While Dying of CancerIn 1979. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. the racie for gracie
    De Blasio Featured in Boston Globe, 1979 Edition“I’m definitely interested in government,” he said.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  42. the racie for gracie
    Young Joe Lhota Loved Goldwater, Loathed CommunismThis explains a lot.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. oh congress!
    Boehner Passed Up Chance to Trade Crazies With ReidA lighthearted moment before the cursing starts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. texas
    Anita Perry Acknowledges That Abortion Is ‘a Woman’s Right’A surprising statement from Texas’s First Lady.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. 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
  48. politics
    House Republicans Increase Likelihood of Government ShutdownWith a vote to add anti-Obamacare measures to the Senate-approved spending bill.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  49. the national interest
    Ted Cruz Now Ruining John Boehner’s Life, TooBoehner admirably avoiding public tears.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. 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
  51. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio and Joe Lhota Boycotting BarillaSomething everyone can agree on. 
    By Dan Amira
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