1. the national interest
    Obama’s Deal Is Possibly Not a Terrible DealProbably still terrible, but you never know.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    Why Is Obama Caving on Taxes?Obama concedes, Republicans don’t accept it, lather, rinse, repeat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. 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
  4. get well soon
    Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood ClotStemming from that “fake” concussion.
    By Adam Martin
  5. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg Will Never Stop ‘Running Things’Because that’s what he does.
    By Andre Tartar
  7. ink-stained wretches
    German Magazine Accidentally Runs George H. W. Bush ObituaryAnd it wasn’t very flattering.
    By Andre Tartar
  8. 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
  9. fiscal cliff
    Fiscal Cliff Talks Are Still HappeningWhat that means right now is unclear.
    By Andre Tartar
  10. hurricane sandy
    Senate Passes $60 Billion Hurricane Sandy BillBut it still has to clear the House.
    By Andre Tartar
  11. 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
  12. early and annoying
    Senators Are Sad They Have to WorkThere is not.
    By Dan Amira
  13. fiscal cliff
    Obama Will Meet With Congressional Leaders, But Don’t Get Your Hopes UpThis may be just for show.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. 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
  15. gun control
    Blogger Retaliates Against Gun-Permit Holder MapThere’s no clear winner here.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  16. comings and goings
    EPA Chief Lisa Jackson Stepping DownWell, good effort. 
    By Dan Amira
  17. the cliff of insantity
    Not All Starbucks Staffers Doing ‘Come Together’Here are some disappointed tweets.
    By Dan Amira
  18. 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
  19. aloha
    Despite Inouye’s Final Wish, Hawaii’s Lt. Governor Will Be Its New SenatorThe fiscal cliff is already ruining everything.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. 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
  21. open letters
    Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz Needs to Run for President AlreadyEnough with the gimmicks, just run for president.
    By Dan Amira
  22. overanalysis
    A History of President Obama Pressing Two Fingers to His LipsNot one. Not three. Two.
    By Dan Amira
  23. Backlash Over Newspaper’s Map of Gun OwnersThis is not going to help convince gun owners to be less paranoid.
    By Dan Amira
  24. overreactions
    Dick Armey Took Over FreedomWorks in an Armed CoupAnd it earned him $8 million.
    By Dan Amira
  25. Obama Leaving Hawaii in Search for Cliff DealSo far, it’s not promising.
    By Dan Amira
  26. 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
  27. fiscal cliff
    Even Tea Partiers Are Tired of Fighting About the Fiscal CliffOr they’re just testing Republicans in Congress.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. early and awkward
    Chuck Hagel Is Still Getting the Susan Rice TreatmentMore criticism for a man not officially running for anything.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. 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
  30. fiscal cliff
    Meet the Last Congressional Republican to Vote for Higher TaxesNew Mexico Senator Pete Domenici did it in 1990.
    By Andre Tartar
  31. gun control
    Chris Christie Opposes Turning Schools Into ‘Armed Camps for Kids’He just doesn’t think guns contribute to a positive learning environment.
    By Andre Tartar
  32. fiscal cliff
    Some Conservatives Think It’s Time to Replace John Boehner But he’s probably not going anywhere.
    By Andre Tartar
  33. the national interest
    Obama Waking Up From Dream of Grand BargainTurns out the House Republicans are still crazy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. the most important senators in the world?
    Juxtaposition of the Day: Senator Ben Affleck Edition?Suddenly, he’s not so disgusted by the political process.
    By Dan Amira
  35. the national interest
    Republicans Accuse Hagel of Being RepublicanThey have a point.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. photo op
    All Three Times President Obama Cried This Week, in One PhotoHe had a very sad week.
    By Dan Amira
  37. Nation’s Beautiful Famous People Demand Plan to Stop Gun ViolenceMostly people from Parks and Rec.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the national interest
    The Rise of Right-Wing Gun KeynesiansThe year’s strangest ideological development.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. NRA Is Not Onboard With New Gun LegislationThis was a disaster.
    By Dan Amira
  40. comings and goings
    President Obama Picks John Kerry for Secretary of StateYup, this is not a surprise.
    By Dan Amira
  41. the national interest
    Plan B Fails, Boehner Marches Toward CliffThe obstinacy of the ulra-crazies paradoxically weakens the merely crazy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. gun control
    Gun Background Checks Miss Millions of Mentally Ill PeopleMany states are barely reporting data.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  43. oh congress!
    Harry Reid Isn’t Interested in Shaking Up CongressHe’ll support an incumbent any day.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. early and awkward
    Chuck Hagel Had a Big Problem With ‘Aggressively Gay’ Nominee in 1998What is “aggressively gay”?
    By Dan Amira
  45. the national interest
    John Boehner’s CalvinballThe speaker’s weird penchant for making up new rules.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Booker Runs Toward Obama and Away From ChristieHow the president helped the Newark mayor decide on 2014.
    By Chris Smith
  47. the national interest
    Erskine Bowles Is a Terrible Political AnalystYou should entrust your political analysis to people with less silly first names, like Roofus or Gulliver.
    By Jonathan Chait
  48. early and awkward
    Sarah Palin Is Groucho Marx Now You’ll see.
    By Dan Amira
  49. gun control
    GOP Support for Assault-Weapons Ban Still NonexistentHooray.
    By Dan Amira
  50. disasters
    GOP Senators Think Victims of Hurricane Sandy Can Get By on $24 Billion for NowThey think the $60.4 billion request looks like a “slush fund.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  51. early and awesome
    Ben Affleck Running for Senate, Probably“That’s not what I’m here to talk about.”
    By Dan Amira
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