1. wonder children
    Former CPAC Child Star Has Joined the Liberal MediaHe’s freelancing for Mother Jones. 
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. feuds
    Cory Booker’s ‘Spanking’ Comes in the Form of a Newark DigLautenberg read that Times story too.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Wearing Special Glasses Following ConcussionBut she sees “just fine” with them on.
    By Dan Amira
  4. 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
  5. the national interest
    Senators Decide Senate Is Mostly Awesome As IsThe clubbiest club on Earth stays clubby.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. the national interest
    Tucker Carlson Unable to Distinguish Domestic Abuse From CombatSocrates in a bow tie.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. oh congress!
    Senate Nears Filibuster Deal, Might Become Slightly Less IneffectiveNo one’s going to be reading from the phone book.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. early and awkward
    Clint Eastwood’s Empty Chair Made It to WashingtonIt now lives in Reince Priebus’s office.
    By Adam Martin
  13. secretary of awesome
    Seven Things Hillary Clinton Was Saying When She Adjusted Her GlassesShe did this a lot today.
    By Dan Amira
  14. 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
  15. important ceilings
    GOP Suspends Debt Ceiling for Three Months, Gets Pretty Much Nothing in ReturnChuck Schumer is gloating.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the national interest
    Esteemed ‘Former Congressman’ Speaks OutLet us heed his wide, disinterested counsel, and not mention his current employment.
    By Jonathan Chait
  17. the national interest
    How Obama Can Have a Great Second TermThe surprising case that he isn’t done yet.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. This Might Be the Angriest You’ll Ever See Hillary Clinton [Updated]“What difference does it make!?!”
    By Dan Amira
  19. the national interest
    Boehner: Let’s Destroy Math Instead of the EconomyA fair trade.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. money troubles
    You’ve Probably Missed Your Chance to Hang Out With Bill Clinton He’s no longer renting himself out to Hillary 2008 donors.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. early and awkward
    John McCain Jokes About Waterboarding John KerryTorture is offensive … and hilarious!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. inauguration 2013
    Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco: ‘I Did Not Lip-Synch!’The gay Cuban poet speaks on gay rights, Eric Cantor’s face, and Beyoncé.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  23. Cuomo Rolls Out Budget Goodies, With Notable SilencesAn anemic economy poses challenges; the natural gas extraction method that shall not be named.
    By Chris Smith
  24. bons mots
    City Council Candidate Didn’t Mean to Offend With Condescending, Sexist Remark“What’s a pretty girl like you doing reading those?” 
    By Dan Amira
  25. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Sad That Obama Quoted Ryan CorrectlyAlso apparently unaware of devices like Google and video.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the debtpocolypse
    Unimpeded by Setbacks, the CEO Debt Fixers March OnFix the Debt didn’t fix the debt. Now what?
    By Kevin Roose
  27. tomorrow’s tabloid headline today
    Tomorrow’s New York Post Beyoncé Lip-synching Headline … TodayFake singing. Real scandal. 
  28. inauguration 2013
    Congressman Peter King’s BlackBerry Inauguration Photos RevealedKing speaks on Beyoncé’s lip-synching and not knowing who Jay-Z is.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  29. photo op
    The Top Six Photos of the Obamas Taking PhotosHere they are. 
    By Dan Amira
  30. the war on women
    Republicans’ Rape Comments Backfired in More Ways Than OneSupport for keeping abortion legal hits a new high.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  31. inauguration day
    Mitt Romney Spends Inauguration in CaliforniaEducated guess.
    By Dan Amira
  32. photo op
    Guy in Tree Ruins InaugurationHe was an abortion protester, and he was loud. 
    By Dan Amira
  33. inauguration day
    Twenty-One People Who Think Martin Luther King Jr. Is Rolling in His Grave TodayBecause of … things. 
    By Dan Amira
  34. the national interest
    Obama’s Progressive Second Inaugural AddressThe president seizes history back from the tea party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. inauguration day
    Here Is President Obama Messing Up the Oath of Office, AgainWhy does this keep happening?
    By Dan Amira
  36. the national interest
    Obama’s Second Term Not Really Up to HimThe cult of presidency in full bloom.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and awkward
    Eight Lawmakers Who Voted Against MLK DayMost people know about John McCain. What about Chuck Grassley?
    By Dan Amira
  38. early and awkward
    Westboro Baptist Church Inauguration Protest Has More Signs Than PeopleWomp.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. inauguration 2013
    Almost a Million People Are Trying to Catch a Glimpse of Obama’s InaugurationIt’s a national day of Lines.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. talking heads
    Condoleezza Rice Is Now a CBS News ContributorShe will be on hand to provide Inauguration Day sass.
    By Andre Tartar
  41. barack obama’s second term
    President Obama Officially Sworn In to His Second TermThis time, John Roberts didn’t flub his lines.
    By Andre Tartar
  42. Joe Biden’s Swearing-in Bumped Up So Sonia Sotomayor Could Get to a Book SigningPresident Obama’s swearing-in due just before noon.
    By Andre Tartar
  43. international relations
    Anna Wintour Told Not to Expect London AmbassadorshipSo is it off to oh-so-fashionable Paris then?
    By Andre Tartar
  44. the supremes
    Audio Evidence Does Not Help to Clarify Clarence Thomas’s Unintelligible JokeListen for yourself and see if you can hear what he says.
    By Dan Amira
  45. early and awesome
    Stephen Colbert’s Sister Running for Same Congressional Seat As Mark SanfordThis race is going to be awesome.
    By Dan Amira
  46. the national interest
    Debt Ceiling Hostage Crisis Over!Ben Affleck’s intervention not even required.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. video
    The Many Cameos of Politicians in TV and MoviesPlus a few first ladies!
    By Sarah Frank
  48. the national interest
    David Brooks Now Totally PathologicalA cry for help in 700 words.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. photo op
    President Obama Loosens Up in His New Official PhotoHe’s also smiling a lot more.
    By Dan Amira
  50. early and often
    Obama Campaign Lives On As Nonprofit, Will Tackle Gun ControlBoth parties agree:  They hate this idea.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. inauguration 2013
    A Few Reasons People Are Scalping Their Inauguration TicketsFrom diseases to grandmothers to student debt.
    By Adam Raymond
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