1. paulitics
    Rand Paul Finally Speaks Out Against the ‘Enemy Combatant’ OptionAbout four days later. 
    By Dan Amira
  2. the national interest
    LBJ or President Michael Douglas Would Have Passed a Gun BillEnough of this weak Obama crap. Aaron Sorkin ‘16.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. paulitics
    17 Other Ways Rand Paul Uses His Copy of the ConstitutionWhat can’t it do?
    By Dan Amira
  4. boston bombing
    New York Lawmaker Defends Torture, Refuses to Stop Being a JerkOn Piers Morgan.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  5. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Is a Huge Vampire Weekend Fan, Feeling Isn’t MutualBut Steve Buscemi seems excited.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. the very worst people in the whole entire world
    Taranto Questions Giffords’s Writing AbilityThis is not the right way to criticize Gabby Giffords. 
    By Dan Amira
  8. early and awkward
    A GIF of President Obama Riding a Stationary BikeAlso, a metaphor?
    By Dan Amira
  9. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Drones, and GOP HypocrisyWhere is Rand Paul?
    By Dan Amira
  10. In Which Al Franken Implies That Patrick Leahy Is Stoned“I know the chairman is a Deadhead.”
    By Dan Amira
  11. Mayor Bloomberg Now Supports Anti-Smoking Proposal He Once Threatened to VetoThe new proposal will be announced by Christine Quinn today. 
    By Dan Amira
  12. the national interest
    Why Boehner Will Betray His Base on ImmigrationHe’s going to fold.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. immigration reform
    Immigration Bill Addresses America’s Foreign Ski Instructor ShortagePhew.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. gun control
    Gun Bill Drives Anheuser-Busch Heir to Resign From NRAOnly 3,999,999 to go.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. Oklahoma Lawmaker Uses the Term ‘Jew Me Down’“I apologize to the Jews,” he said, unapologetically. 
    By Dan Amira
  16. the national interest
    Senate Democrats Wise to Block Background ChecksProfiles in sensible risk avoidance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. boston bombing
    President Obama Gives Boston a Pep TalkObama gives Boston a pep talk. 
    By Dan Amira
  18. photo op
    Photo: Chris Christie in the EightiesCool shades. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. terrorble
    Mississippi Man Arrested for Sending Poisoned Letter to ObamaAs well as a senator and a judge.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. politics
    Obama Slams Republicans After Gun-Control Loss“All in all, this was a pretty shameful day for Washington.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  25. 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
  26. Suspicious Letters, Packages Inundate Washington [Updated]Three letters have now tested positive for ricin. 
    By Dan Amira
  27. 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
  28. the national interest
    How America’s Crappy Political System Killed Background ChecksCrap.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. 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
  30. gun control
    Background Checks to Fail in the Senate, for NowSenator Joe Manchin says “we will not get the votes today.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. 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
  32. immigration reform
    Senators Finish Immigration Bill, Opponents Come Together on Plan to Kill ItPut it off even longer.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. scary things
    Poison-Laced Letter Sent to Senator Roger WickerThe last thing we needed today.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. the national interest
    Economists: Sorry About That Mass UnemploymentA spreadsheet error destroyed your life? Sorry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. the national interest
    Has Obama’s Second Term Failed Already?Maybe we should hold off on that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. 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
  39. the very worst people in the whole entire world
    Jennifer Rubin Ties Boston Bombs to AbortionShe was wrong.
    By Dan Amira
  40. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Wants Anthony Weiner to Run, for Totally Unselfish ReasonsSure. 
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    Real Gun Control Never Had a ChanceSNL is right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. gun control
    Gun-Rights Group Endorses Bill to Expand Background ChecksNot the group you’re thinking of.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. early and awkward
    McConnell Proves Partisanship Is Alive and Well in CongressHe’s refusing to meet with Harry Reid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. shmashmortion
    New York Post Alleges Kermit Gosnell HypocrisyWhat’s going on with Kermit Gosnell?
    By Dan Amira
  47. the national interest
    Conservatives Decide Obama Is Too ConservativeCan’t win.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. idiotic pranks
    Representative Steve Cohen Really Showed the Media by Calling Cyndi Lauper HotWorst “ruse” ever.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  49. the third terminator
    Is Mayor Bloomberg Unbreakable?Quite possibly. 
    By Dan Amira
  50. early and awkward
    Dan Halloran Had Affair With Young StafferSo there’s that. 
    By Dan Amira
  51. immigration reform
    Marco Rubio Now Fully in Favor of His Immigration BillHe’d seemed wary of the bill he’s writing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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