1. Frank Rich on the National Circus: Obama Needs to Make Up for His Gitmo FailureThe president could do more despite Congress tying his hands.
    By Frank Rich
  2. the national interest
    The Obamacare Opposite-of-a-Train-Wreck ScenarioThe possibility everybody is ignoring.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. cruz control
    Why Ted Cruz Will Never Be PresidentGet onboard the Cruz train. Next stop: Nowhere!
    By Dan Amira
  4. gun control
    Kelly Ayotte Can’t Escape the Gun DebateThe national battle comes to New Hampshire.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. equal rites
    Will the Push to Include Gay Couples Kill Immigration Reform?Marco Rubio says yes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. swearing
    Chris Christie and John Catsimatidis Yell SwearsA whole new insult arises.
    By Adam Martin
  8. the national interest
    David Brooks and the Role of Opinion JournalismIn which I fight subtle self-aggrandizement with flagrant self-aggrandizement.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. stuff mitt romney is doing these days
    Mitt Romney Doesn’t Think God Helped Him Become RichSome straight talk at Southern Virginia University’s commencement. 
    By Dan Amira
  10. the national interest
    Tea Party Gun Rights Dude Not Even Slightly HomoeroticWhy, yes, that is a gun in our pocket.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. early and awkward
    Mark Sanford Is Now an Unwitting Pitchman for an Adultery Website AshleyMadison.com put him on a billboard along a highway in the South Carolina district he’s running to represent. 
    By Dan Amira
  12. early and awkward
    Andrew Cuomo Very Excited About His New MTA Chief, WhatshisfaceIt’s Thomas, not John. 
    By Dan Amira
  13. international affairs
    Obama Promises to Try Closing Guantánamo Again“This is a lingering problem that is not going to get better.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. early and awkward
    Today in ‘Americans Unaware That … ’… Obamacare still exists. 
    By Dan Amira
  15. weinergate forever
    Stay-At-Home Dad Isn’t Anthony Weiner’s Only Occupation He has a lucrative consulting career in his spare time.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. early and awkward
    Joe Biden to Lindsey Graham: ‘I Will Rip Your Skin Off’So, that happened. 
    By Dan Amira
  17. the national interest
    George Will, Anti-Climate-Science Loon, Strikes AgainA madman with a really good thesaurus.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. Jeff Flake Unseats Mitch McConnell As the Most Unpopular Senator in the CountryCongrats!
    By Dan Amira
  19. cuomolot
    Cuomo Ends Hypothetical 2016 Presidential BidPlus, a preview of the 2024 race.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. early and awkward
    Charlotte Mayor Wants More Time With Kids ObamaHe doesn’t want to miss those precious moments with POTUS.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. white house correspondents’ dinner weekend
    President Obama Also Made Some Jokes at the White House Correspondents’ DinnerAnd some of them were pretty funny!
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. white house correspondents’ dinner weekend
    Amy Poehler and Julia Louis-Dreyfus Will Dance for Prince’s 2016 CampaignThey’re hoping he runs. 
    By Jen Chaney
  23. white house correspondents’ dinner weekend
    What Geraldo and Tracy Talked About at the WHCDTopics included Morgan’s father’s death from AIDS.
    By Jen Chaney
  24. joetorious
    Joe Biden Credits Terrible Economy With 2008 Win Or maybe he was just trying to be nice to John McCain.
    By Delia Paunescu
  25. progress
    New York State Senator Wants to Ban Gay ‘Conversion’ Therapy for Kids Brad Hoylman thinks its time to follow California’s lead.
    By Delia Paunescu
  26. White House Decrees That GIF Is Pronounced With a Hard GNerd fight. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. the national interest
    Democrats ‘Lost’ Sequestration Two Years AgoAnatomy of a debacle.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. the national interest
    Annual Washington Journalism Nadir Celebration CommencesIt’s hard out there for a pimp.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. bons mots
    Michele Bachmann Kind of Quoting Shakespeare: ‘Thou Protestest Too Much’On a loop. 
    By Dan Amira
  30. sequester
    Steny Hoyer Pissed About Airport BillWatch him yell on the House floor. 
    By Dan Amira
  31. photo op
    Mayor Bloomberg Eats Breakfast in Times Square in Defiance of TerroristsAlso, like 40 bodyguards came along. 
    By Dan Amira
  32. white men with money
    Obama’s French Ambassador Pick May Have Been Sunk by Carlyle Hotel Poker BustThe billionaire likes to gamble.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. early and awkward
    Mark Sanford Invites People to Call Him, Gets Mad When People Call HimA sinking campaign sinks further. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Credulous Politico ReaderPolitico should also get on that “birth certificate” story.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. private citizens just trying to enjoy private life
    Hillary ‘Freshly Released,’ No Thoughts on 2016 A slightly modified dodge!
    By Dan Amira
  36. George W. Bush Cried During His Speech TodayWatch it. 
    By Dan Amira
  37. Five Artifacts Missing From the Bush CenterThe Pet Goat?
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    Yes, George W. Bush Was a Terrible President, and No, He Wasn’t SmartA cure for Bush amnesia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. photo op
    In Which Dikembe Mutombo Makes Dana Perino Look Like a HobbitHe’s literally two feet taller than her. 
    By Dan Amira
  40. the national interest
    Politico’s Innumeracy Ruining 61 Million LivesOr so. It’s a very approximate, Politico-style calculation.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. early and awkward
    Barbara Bush on Son Jeb’s Potential Presidential Run: ‘We’ve Had Enough Bushes’Burn. 
    By Dan Amira
  42. 43
    George W. Bush Tells Jeb ‘Run,’ Critiques His Paintings“It may reflect my precocious nature, me painting myself in a bathtub.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. equal rites
    Rhode Island Is About to Become the Tenth State to Legalize Gay MarriageWith help from a few Republican state senators.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. weinergate forever
    Anthony Weiner Can’t Rule Out More Dick Pics From Sexting PastThey must be out there somewhere.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. the national interest
    Gun Control and the Future of the DemocratsGuns or butter?
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. party chat
    You Can Probably Stop Sending Milky Ways to Rand Paul Now“They’re gooey and it drips out on me.”
    By Jennifer Vineyard
  47. the national interest
    Today in ‘Immigration Reform Is Really Happening’Paul Ryan has a mariachi band; Marco Rubio stars in a Zuckerberg production.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. conspiracies
    N.H. Lawmaker Says Boston Was a Government JobThis lady is absolutely nuts. 
    By Dan Amira
  49. cyber crime
    Former Romney Campaign Intern Charged With Using Nude Photos to Blackmail WomenAnd threatening to send them to the RNC.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. equal rites
    Lawmaker Comes Out During Gay Marriage Debate“I’m black. I’m gay.”
    By Dan Amira
  51. the national interest
    A Fond Farewell to Max BaucusGood night, sweet prince, and on to K Street!
    By Jonathan Chait
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