1. international affairs
    Pentagon Says North Korea May or May Not Have Nuclear MissilesThanks for clearing that up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. people who should never rap
    Jake Tapper and Dana Perino Rap HorriblyDana Perino or Jake Tapper?
    By Dan Amira
  3. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Characteristically Crotchety About WeinerSome finger-wagging for the press.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. early and awful
    Jeff Duncan: Gun Database Could Lead to GenocideSomebody has finally made the connection between gun control and Rwanda. 
    By Dan Amira
  5. 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
  7. early and awkward
    Kentucky Democrat Spills Beans on McConnell TapeHe claims it was the liberal super PAC Progress Kentucky. 
    By Dan Amira
  8. 100 person poll
    100-Person Poll: Anthony Weiner EditionWill people vote for him? Do they even remember why he resigned?
    By Dan Amira
  9. the national interest
    Obama’s Master Budget Strategy Has One Huge FlawThey probably should have thought of this.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. 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
  11. Jumanji’s Case for Expanding Background ChecksYou want Van Pelt to have a gun?
    By Dan Amira
  12. weiners
    Shocking Lack of Weiner Puns on Tabloid Front Pages TodayOnly the Post performed its duty. 
    By Dan Amira
  13. 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
  14. not a mea culpa
    Carson Nixes Hopkins Speech Over Anti-Gay RemarkPeople can be so intolerant.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. politics
    Mitch McConnell Masterfully Spinning Ashley Judd Tape Into MoneyBut Mother Jones has nothing to worry about either.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. 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
  17. early and awkward
    Gingrich References Downton in Thatcher EulogyThe man is obsessed. 
    By Dan Amira
  18. Bipartisan Deal Expands Background Checks, But Doesn’t Make Them ‘Universal’It would cover gun shows and Internet sales. 
    By Dan Amira
  19. Frank Rich: GOP Shamed Out of Guns FilibusterEven if background checks pass, it will be a small step forward for gun control.
    By Frank Rich
  20. the national interest
    Rand Paul, at Howard University, Pretends He Favored Civil Rights Act [Updated]We have this thing called “Google,” Senator.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Why Huma Abedin Should Run for MayorAnthony Weiner’s comeback profile in the New York Times Magazine has us convinced.
    By Dan Amira
  22. Is Anthony Weiner Running for Mayor, or Himself?The probable candidate’s new interview is long on self-analysis and short on why people should vote for him.
    By Chris Smith
  23. early and awkward
    10 Moments of Self-Reflection From Anthony Weiner and Huma AbedinThe comeback is really upon us.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  24. politics
    Bloomberg-Backed Chicago Democrat Is Headed to the HouseRobin Kelly is replacing Jesse Jackson Jr.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  25. immigration reform
    Senate to Unveil Its Immigration Plan This WeekThey’ll have weeks to fight about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. weiners
    The Anthony Weiner Comeback Campaign ContinuesHe’s polling and doing a major interview.
    By Dan Amira
  27. newtown massacre
    Senator James Inhofe Suggests Newtown Families Can’t Think for Themselves“I think it’s so unfair of the administration to hurt these families.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  28. Your Joke About Knife Control Is StupidFourteen people were stabbed at a Texas college today. Knife jokes!
    By Dan Amira
  29. early and often
    Sean Eldridge Has a Friend in Andrew CuomoThe congressional hopeful is shoring up important support.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  30. the national interest
    The Real Michael Kelly, Ten Years OnA legendary journalist and his war.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. the national interest
    Bobby Jindal: Stupid, Party of OneEvery four years, Bobby Jindal implodes.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. early and awkward
    Jay-Z Has 99 Problems and Marco Rubio Is One of the Aforementioned ProblemsMarco Rubio is not letting this Cuba trip go. 
    By Dan Amira
  33. early and awkward
    Mitch McConnell Had a Brutal Ashley Judd PlanA published recording details his “Whac-A-Mole” strategy.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. twitter
    Watch Stephen Colbert Force Bill Clinton to Join TwitterUnder the name @PrezBillyJeff.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Caroline Shin
  35. gun control
    Bloomberg Copies the NRA, Gives Lawmakers His Own Grades on Gun ControlTaking a cue from his nemesis.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. equal rites
    Mary Landrieu Supports Gay Marriage in the Only Way That MattersShe supports it personally.
    By Dan Amira
  37. the most important people in the world
    Jay-Z and Beyoncé Were Allowed to Go to CubaPhew.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    No, Maureen Dowd Is Not the Same As ObamaBirds do it. Bees do it. Why can’t presidents do it? Because:
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. margaret thatcher
    The Best Time Margaret Thatcher ‘Died’It was actually a cat named Thatcher.
    By Dan Amira
  40. people who are not alive
    10 Very Sexist Things People Said To or About Margaret ThatcherShe put up with a lot of garbage.
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    Max Baucus Is Making BankA Democratic senator looks to restore trust in government raise a boatload of cash.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. gun control
    Gun-Control Advocates Say the Senate Bill Isn’t Dead YetThere may be a new deal on background checks.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. early and awkward
    Paul Ryan Is Also ‘Hooked’ on Downton Abbey“Best TV I have watched in a long time.”
    By Dan Amira
  44. early and awkward
    Obama Apologized to ‘Good-Looking’ Kamala HarrisThe president “fully recognizes the challenges women continue to face in the workplace.”
    By Joe Coscarelli
  45. mea culpas
    Ben Carson Apologizes to Johns Hopkins CommunityHe was also admonished by the dean of the medical faculty.
    By Dan Amira
  46. equal rites
    Breaking Down the Gay-Marriage Holdout Final FourIt’s been a crazy month.
    By Dan Amira and Jonathan Chait
  47. early and awkward
    President Obama Routinely Calls Important, Accomplished Men ‘Good-Looking’Why this matters, but only a little.
    By Dan Amira
  48. the national interest
    Obama: I’ll Still Cut Retirement ProgramsThe president’s official budget, and latest attempt at a grand bargain, is a baffling strategy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. crimes and misdemeanors
    How to Buy a Law in New York PoliticsThe latest local pol arrested followed the script of political thrillers.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  50. bqhatever
    Scott Brown Might Be Addicted to Running for SenateHe tried to quit, but now he’s eyeing a New Hampshire bid.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. gun control
    GOP Senators Pressured to Join Gun FilibusterTom Coburn is resisting, for now.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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