1. gun control
    Joe Biden Is Preparing an Ambitious Gun Control Plan [Updated]His task force’s recommendations will go beyond reinstating the assault weapons ban.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  2. memoirs
    McChrystal Blames Self for Rolling Stone StoryAnd the Rolling Stone writer, just a little.
    By Andre Tartar
  3. early and awkward
    Senator Michael Crapo Says He Was Not Doing Vodka Shots Before His DUI Arrest He was drinking vodka tonics, like a civilized Mormon.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  4. hurricane sandy
    D’Amato: ‘Jackass’ Reps Voted Against Sandy AidAnd he’s a Republican, too.
    By Andre Tartar
  5. comings and goings
    The Real Fight Over Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary Likely Starts Next WeekUnofficially, it’s well underway.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  7. the national interest
    Do Republicans Like Obama’s Deal? They Won’t SayThey are too angry to negotiate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. hurricane sandy
    House Republicans Get Around to Passing a Bit of Hurricane Sandy Aid They approved $9.7 billion in flood insurance for now.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. don’t call it a comeback
    Barney Frank Wants to Be a SenatorJust for a few months.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. gun control
    County Wants to Keep Gun Owners’ Addresses Secret for Their SafetyThis pistol owners’ map is going from media stunt to legal battle.
    By Adam Martin
  11. politics
    Tim Geithner Not Sticking Around for Another Debt Ceiling MessThis time, the Treasury secretary is really leaving.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  12. politics
    John Boehner Overcomes Protest Votes to Stay Speaker of the HouseAlso receiving votes: Allen West and Colin Powell.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  13. the national interest
    New Crazy GOP Plan: No Negotiations With Obama!True fact: If you refuse to talk to the president, then he can’t veto your laws anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. politics
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: The Post-Fiscal Cliff FightsTime for more cuts.
    By Sarah Frank
  15. the national interest
    Liberalism Not Actually DoomedSo hooray.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. disasters
    Public Shaming of John Boehner Helping Sandy Aid Vote HappenOne will occur tomorrow and another later this month.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  17. oh congress!
    A Salute to Outgoing Members of CongressWe’re losing some distinguished statesmen and notable nutjobs.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. fiscal cliff
    Obama Signs Fiscal Cliff Bill From HawaiiAfter all the drama, he didn’t have to leave vacation to make it official.
    By Adam Martin
  19. gun control
    Newspaper Hires Armed Guards After Publishing Map of Gun OwnersIt received some “negative correspondence.”
    By Adam Martin
  20. get well soon
    Hillary Clinton Recovering From Blood ClotLibya conspiracy theorists are now quiet.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  21. the national interest
    The Big Lebowski Explains the Fiscal CliffHow to deal with nihilists holding a nonexistent hostage? Ask John Goodman.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Frank Rich on the National Circus: The Fiscal Cliff Was a MolehillThe standoff is over but the ideological war will get much bloodier.
    By Frank Rich
  23. politics
    After Days of Drama, Congress Passes Fiscal Cliff DealBoehner told Reid to “Go f— yourself,” while Reid threw an Obama proposal in the fireplace.
    By Justin Miller
  24. the national interest
    Obama’s Deal Is Possibly Not a Terrible DealProbably still terrible, but you never know.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national interest
    Why Is Obama Caving on Taxes?Obama concedes, Republicans don’t accept it, lather, rinse, repeat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. fiscal cliff
    All the Terrible Things That Will Happen If Congress Goes Over the Fiscal CliffThings are going to get real austere real quick.
    By Adam Martin
  27. get well soon
    Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood ClotStemming from that “fake” concussion.
    By Adam Martin
  28. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Will Never Stop ‘Running Things’Because that’s what he does.
    By Andre Tartar
  29. ink-stained wretches
    German Magazine Accidentally Runs George H. W. Bush ObituaryAnd it wasn’t very flattering.
    By Andre Tartar
  30. fiscal cliff
    President Obama Definitely Does Not Blame Himself for Fiscal Cliff Impasse Go ahead and guess who he thinks is responsible here.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  31. fiscal cliff
    Fiscal Cliff Talks Are Still HappeningWhat that means right now is unclear.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. hurricane sandy
    Senate Passes $60 Billion Hurricane Sandy BillBut it still has to clear the House.
    By Andre Tartar
  33. the cliff of insanity
    ‘Moderately Optimistic’ President Obama Declares: Let My People Vote!Obama intends to bring a fiscal cliff bill to the Senate floor regardless of whether or not an agreement can be reached.
    By Dan Amira
  34. early and annoying
    Senators Are Sad They Have to WorkThere is not.
    By Dan Amira
  35. fiscal cliff
    Obama Will Meet With Congressional Leaders, But Don’t Get Your Hopes UpThis may be just for show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. hillary clinton
    Hillary Clinton Will Get Back to Work Next WeekOr put an end to the most elaborate fake sick day ever.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. gun control
    Blogger Retaliates Against Gun-Permit Holder MapThere’s no clear winner here.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. comings and goings
    EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Stepping DownWell, good effort. 
    By Dan Amira
  39. the cliff of insantity
    Not All Starbucks Staffers Doing ‘Come Together’Here are some disappointed tweets.
    By Dan Amira
  40. fiscal cliff
    Mitch McConnell Dragged Into Game of Fiscal Cliff ChickenWhy won’t Boehner and Obama just leave him out of it?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. aloha
    Despite Inouye’s Final Wish, Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Will Be Its New SenatorThe fiscal cliff is already ruining everything.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. important ceilings
    Did Timothy Geithner Mention We’re Hitting the Debt Ceiling in Five Days?We’re hitting the debt ceiling in five days.
    By Dan Amira
  43. open letters
    Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Needs to Run for President AlreadyEnough with the gimmicks, just run for president.
    By Dan Amira
  44. overanalysis
    A History of President Obama Pressing Two Fingers to His LipsNot one. Not three. Two.
    By Dan Amira
  45. Backlash Over Newspaper’s Map of Gun OwnersThis is not going to help convince gun owners to be less paranoid.
    By Dan Amira
  46. overreactions
    Dick Armey Took Over FreedomWorks in an Armed CoupAnd it earned him $8 million.
    By Dan Amira
  47. Obama Leaving Hawaii in Search for Cliff DealSo far, it’s not promising.
    By Dan Amira
  48. people with famous last names
    Ted Kennedy Jr. Decides Not to Run for Senate in State He Doesn’t Even Live InWhat about Victoria Kennedy, though?
    By Dan Amira
  49. fiscal cliff
    Even Tea Partiers Are Tired of Fighting About the Fiscal CliffOr they’re just testing Republicans in Congress.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  50. early and awkward
    Chuck Hagel Is Still Getting the Susan Rice TreatmentMore criticism for a man not officially running for anything.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. gun control
    Cory Booker: Fight Over Gun Control Is a ‘False Debate’“I don’t know if anybody here has seen anybody shot,” said Booker.
    By Margaret Hartmann
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