1. comings and goings
    Senate to Have Two Black Members Simultaneously for First Time EverMo Cowan, Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick’s former chief of staff, is John Kerry’s temporary replacement.
    By Dan Amira
  2. jonathan chait
    Honey, I Shrunk the EconomyBig government is finally getting its boot off the throat of American capitalism!
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. oh new jersey
    Senator Bob Menendez’s Friends Are Making Him Look Shady [Updated]The New Jersey lawmaker has multiple little scandals to worry about.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  4. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Compliments Biden’s ‘Balls,’ Remains Less Impressed With ObamaHe’s probably asked Biden to run for mayor.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. gun control
    D.C. Ban Keeping Guns From LawmakersAnd criminals too, presumably.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. hurricane sandy
    Obama Signs Sandy Aid Bill on Sandy’s Three-Month AnniversaryFinally.
    By Adam Martin
  8. 2013 mayoral race
    John Catsimatidis Is All Over the Mayoral Race Like a Cheap SuitHe’s a “common billionaire,” and sports Joseph A. Banks to prove it.
    By Adam Martin
  9. crossing over
    President Obama’s Favorite Immigrants of All TimeNo. 1: Google founder Sergey Brin.
    By Dan Amira
  10. comings and goings
    John Kerry Confirmed As Secretary of State Whether the South Likes It or NotThe vote was 94 to 3.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Writing Another Memoir About SomethingSo. Running.
    By Dan Amira
  12. the national interest
    Gays Can’t Marry Because … They Plan Babies?An actual Republican legal argument against gay marriage.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. the national interest
    Hitler Alive and Well, Owning Liberal MagazineMortifying but possibly untrue things we are learning from the conservative media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. the american dream
    Fight Over Same-Sex Couples Could Complicate Immigration Reform [Updated]Enjoy the optimism while it lasts.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. the national interest
    Immigration Reform Really, Truly HappeningWhen Republicans actually decide to pass a bill, they don’t mess around.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. conspiracies
    In Defense of the SkeetersDoes Obama really “do skeet shooting” all the time?
    By Dan Amira
  17. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Was Paid $15.85 for Each Word She Uttered on Fox NewsMany of these words didn’t even make any sense.
    By Dan Amira
  18. the national interest
    The GOP Plan: Go Left on Immigration, Right on Everything ElseMarco Rubio and Paul Ryan show the way forward.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. the american dream
    Immigration Reform Might Actually Get DoneThe fun starts today with the announcement of a bipartisan plan.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  20. Post Claims Schumer Wants Beyoncé ApologyThose two things usually have something to do with one another. 
    By Dan Amira
  21. secretary of awesome
    Clinton and Obama: We ‘Can’t Predict’ 2016 RaceThe former rivals-turned-BFFs talk with 60 Minutes.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. the racie for gracie
    Bill de Blasio Officially Launches Mayoral CampaignWith a Fleetwood Mac jam and a Cynthia Nixon endorsement.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  23. the clintons
    Paul Ryan Praises Clinton, But Which One?Either way, it proves that he’s very committed to sniping at President Obama.
    By Andre Tartar
  24. the new new republic
    President Obama Talks About How to Make the United States a Less Dangerous PlaceAnd Congress.
    By Andre Tartar
  25. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Will Keep ‘Truth-Telling’ Without Fox NewsStill wants to “shake up the GOP machine.”
    By Andre Tartar
  26. campaign ads
    Italian Attack Ad Compares David Axelrod to Axl Rose, Sort Of Complete with weird Photoshop job.
    By Andre Tartar
  27. gun control
    Thousands Attend Gun Control Rally in D.C. The event was the first major demonstration since the Newtown shooting.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  28. massholes
    Scott Brown Elegantly Dismisses Haters on Twitter “Whatever.”
    By Caroline Bankoff
  29. politics
    President Obama and Hillary Clinton Start Their Goodbyes in Joint Interview “Wish she was sticking around.”
    By Andre Tartar
  30. walkbacks
    Even NRA Lobbyist Thinks Obama Children Ad Was Over the LineYou don’t say.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  31. america!
    Which Quixotic Conservative Utopia Is Right for You?There are so many to choose from.
    By Dan Amira
  32. comings and goings
    Three Vaguely Interesting Things About Obama’s New Chief of Staff Jack Lew’s replacement is Denis McDonough.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  33. the racie for gracie
    Joe Lhota Flops in Debut at Mayoral ForumBill de Blasio was the real star.
    By Chris Smith
  34. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Breaks Down Under Wonkterrogation [Updated]The legendary truth-teller runs out of gibberish, is cornered, and finally confesses.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. wonder children
    Former CPAC Child Star Has Joined the Liberal MediaHe’s freelancing for Mother Jones. 
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. feuds
    Cory Booker’s ‘Spanking’ Comes in the Form of a Newark DigLautenberg read that Times story too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Wearing Special Glasses Following ConcussionBut she sees “just fine” with them on.
    By Dan Amira
  38. familiar jindal
    Bobby Jindal Calls on GOP to ‘Stop Being the Stupid Party,’ Start Ignoring D.C.He’s vague on how they’ll do that.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. the national interest
    Senators Decide Senate Is Mostly Awesome As IsThe clubbiest club on Earth stays clubby.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. shmashmortion
    Bill Would Treat Abortion As Evidence-TamperingThe bill would make it a felony to get an abortion if you’ve been raped, because of “tampering with evidence.”
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    GOP Rep: Obama Has Upheld Soviet ConstitutionLet’s pull out the Soviet Constitution and check! Hmmm … I rate this claim mostly true.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. gun control
    Is the Assault Weapons Ban Dead on Arrival?Democrats are set to introduce a law even their own party is skeptical of.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  43. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Unable to Distinguish Domestic Abuse From CombatSocrates in a bow tie.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. oh congress!
    Senate Nears Filibuster Deal, Might Become Slightly Less IneffectiveNo one’s going to be reading from the phone book.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  45. early and awkward
    Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair Made It to WashingtonIt now lives in Reince Priebus’s office.
    By Adam Martin
  46. secretary of awesome
    Seven Things Hillary Clinton Was Saying When She Adjusted Her GlassesShe did this a lot today.
    By Dan Amira
  47. the supremes
    Clarence Thomas Spoke Up for the First Time in Seven Years to Mock Harvard“Well, there, see: He did not provide good counsel.”
    By Dan Amira
  48. important ceilings
    GOP Suspends Debt Ceiling for Three Months, Gets Pretty Much Nothing in ReturnChuck Schumer is gloating.
    By Dan Amira
  49. the national interest
    Esteemed ‘Former Congressman’ Speaks OutLet us heed his wide, disinterested counsel, and not mention his current employment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. the national interest
    How Obama Can Have a Great Second TermThe surprising case that he isn’t done yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. This Might Be the Angriest You’ll Ever See Hillary Clinton [Updated]“What difference does it make!?!”
    By Dan Amira
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