1. early and awkward
    St. John’s Students Haven’t Forgotten About Peter King’s Muslim HearingsThough he’s moved on to harassing Rubio.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. the racie for gracie
    Christine Quinn Is the One Person Who Doesn’t Want to Talk About Anthony WeinerSadly, she can’t join in the Weiner puns.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. terrorble
    Mississippi Man Arrested for Sending Poisoned Letter to ObamaAs well as a senator and a judge.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. the national interest
    Don’t Blame the Founders for the Gun DebacleYou can cite Reagan. You can cite Jesus. But leave Madison out of this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and awkward
    How Savvy Jenny Sanford Sabotaged Ex-Husband Mark’s Political ComebackWith a brutally effective passive-aggressive campaign against it.
    By Jason Zengerle
  7. politics
    Obama Slams Republicans After Gun-Control Loss“All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  8. early and awkward
    The GOP Is Abandoning Mark SanfordThe party is pulling its money out of the race after Sanford’s trespassing blunder. 
    By Dan Amira
  9. Suspicious Letters, Packages Inundate Washington [Updated]Three letters have now tested positive for ricin. 
    By Dan Amira
  10. politics
    Mark Sanford Just Wanted to Watch the Super Bowl at His Ex-Wife’s HouseShe wasn’t home, but his son was.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. the national interest
    How America’s Crappy Political System Killed Background ChecksCrap.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. the racie for gracie
    What the Anthony Weiner Poll Means for the Mayoral RaceHe’s in second place, but is he really?
    By Chris Smith
  13. gun control
    Background Checks to Fail in the Senate, for NowSenator Joe Manchin says “we will not get the votes today.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. early and awkward
    Ex-Wife Says Mark Sanford Has a Habit of Trespassing in Her HomeHe’s due in court two days after his election.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. immigration reform
    Senators Finish Immigration Bill, Opponents Come Together on Plan to Kill ItPut it off even longer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. scary things
    Poison-Laced Letter Sent to Senator Roger WickerThe last thing we needed today.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. the national interest
    Economists: Sorry About That Mass UnemploymentA spreadsheet error destroyed your life? Sorry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Was Emotionally Ravaged by Lady Sybil’s Death“We loved Sybil, and in some ways her loss was even deeper than Matthew’s.” 
    By Dan Amira
  19. party chat
    Dean Winters Doesn’t Want New York’s Mayor ‘Flashing His Junk’The actor is not onboard the Weiner train. 
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  20. the national interest
    Has Obama’s Second Term Failed Already?Maybe we should hold off on that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the racie for gracie
    Anthony Weiner Dodges Sexting Questions in First Post-Scandal TV Interview“I don’t want to have these conversations continue,” says Weiner.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. the very worst people in the whole entire world
    Jennifer Rubin Ties Boston Bombs to AbortionShe was wrong.
    By Dan Amira
  23. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Wants Anthony Weiner to Run, for Totally Unselfish ReasonsSure. 
    By Dan Amira
  24. the national interest
    Real Gun Control Never Had a ChanceSNL is right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. gun control
    Gun-Rights Group Endorses Bill to Expand Background ChecksNot the group you’re thinking of.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. early and awkward
    McConnell Proves Partisanship Is Alive and Well in CongressHe’s refusing to meet with Harry Reid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. tax season
    Obama’s Tax Return Shows His Books Aren’t Selling Like They Used ToHe and Michelle still made $608,611 last year.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. shmashmortion
    ‘If Babies Had Guns … ’ Is the Start of Congressman’s Campaign Motto” … they wouldn’t be aborted” is the end of it.
    By Dan Amira
  29. shmashmortion
    New York Post Alleges Kermit Gosnell HypocrisyWhat’s going on with Kermit Gosnell?
    By Dan Amira
  30. the national interest
    Conservatives Decide Obama Is Too ConservativeCan’t win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. idiotic pranks
    Representative Steve Cohen Really Showed the Media by Calling Cyndi Lauper HotWorst “ruse” ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  32. the third terminator
    Is Mayor Bloomberg Unbreakable?Quite possibly. 
    By Dan Amira
  33. early and awkward
    Dan Halloran Had Affair With Young StafferSo there’s that. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. immigration reform
    Marco Rubio Now Fully in Favor of His Immigration BillHe’d seemed wary of the bill he’s writing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. international affairs
    Pentagon Says North Korea May or May Not Have Nuclear MissilesThanks for clearing that up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. people who should never rap
    Jake Tapper and Dana Perino Rap HorriblyDana Perino or Jake Tapper?
    By Dan Amira
  37. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Characteristically Crotchety About WeinerSome finger-wagging for the press.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. early and awful
    Jeff Duncan: Gun Database Could Lead to GenocideSomebody has finally made the connection between gun control and Rwanda. 
    By Dan Amira
  39. the national interest
    Jay-Z, Rand Paul, and the Black Democrat MysteryThis has been another edition of Easy Answers to Rand Paul Questions.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. early and awkward
    Kentucky Democrat Spills Beans on McConnell TapeHe claims it was the liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. 100 person poll
    100-Person Poll: Anthony Weiner EditionWill people vote for him? Do they even remember why he resigned?
    By Dan Amira
  42. the national interest
    Obama’s Master Budget Strategy Has One Huge FlawThey probably should have thought of this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. NRA Looking Increasingly Impotent As Gun-Control Bill Overcomes FilibusterTwenty-one of the lobbying group’s highly rated senators vote to end the filibuster.
    By Dan Amira
  44. Jumanji’s Case for Expanding Background ChecksYou want Van Pelt to have a gun?
    By Dan Amira
  45. weiners
    Shocking Lack of Weiner Puns on Tabloid Front Pages TodayOnly the Post performed its duty. 
    By Dan Amira
  46. the national interest
    How Boehner’s Crazy Method Is Letting Obama’s Agenda MoveSuddenly Congress is a lean, mean, bill-passing machine. Why?
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. not a mea culpa
    Carson Nixes Hopkins Speech Over Anti-Gay RemarkPeople can be so intolerant.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. politics
    Mitch McConnell Masterfully Spinning Ashley Judd Tape Into MoneyBut Mother Jones has nothing to worry about either.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. the post-racial world
    Accused Racists Are Still Using the ‘Black Friend’ Defense, at Least in KansasThis became a joke like 30 years ago, no?
    By Dan Amira
  50. early and awkward
    Gingrich References Downton in Thatcher EulogyThe man is obsessed. 
    By Dan Amira
  51. Bipartisan Deal Expands Background Checks, But Doesn’t Make Them ‘Universal’It would cover gun shows and Internet sales. 
    By Dan Amira
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