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  1. state of the union address
    Here’s a Real Bipartisan Idea: Make Trump Leave If He Loses in 2020Since Republicans are so excited about comity, they should agree to eject Trump from the White House if he loses in 2020 but claims “voter fraud.”
  2. melania trump
    First Lady Invites 11-Year-Old to SOTU Because He Is Bullied for His Name: TrumpThe First Lady doesn’t want anyone making fun of a Trump — all 4,788 of them living in America.
  3. just asking questions
    Former WH Aide Cliff Sims on Trump’s Emotional Life and the Art of Leaking“I’d become someone I didn’t like,” says the Team of Vipers author. “I justified a lot of these things in the moment.”
  4. state of the union address
    Abolish the State of the Union AddressRather than delivering a delayed address that won’t change anyone’s border wall stance, Trump should have seized the chance to end a dumb tradition.
  5. russia investigation
    Federal Prosecutors Subpoena Trump Inaugural CommitteeProsecutors from N.Y.’s Southern District are probing seven potential crimes, including conspiracy against the U.S., wire fraud, and money laundering.
  6. melania trump
    First Lady Invites 11-Year-Old to SOTU Because He Is Bullied for His Name: TrumpThe First Lady doesn’t want anyone making fun of a Trump — all 4,788 of them living in America.
  7. the top line
    Why Doesn’t Trump Know Anyone Who Agrees With Him About the Federal Reserve?If Trump wants to put his mark on the Fed, there are much better options than Herman Cain.
  8. conservatism
    Black Conservatives Don’t Need to Be Brainwashed to Be WrongYoung black conservatives face insults from their peers that they are “traitors,” or “brainwashed.” Really, they’re just wrong.
  9. power
    Will We Ever Know the Truth Behind Trump’s Eternal Tan?A White House source insists it’s the result of “good genes.”
  10. politics
    Donald Trump Spends 60 Percent of His Time Doing…?He spends more than half of his day in “executive time,” which is essentially White House code for watching TV.
  13. football
    Trump: Football Is Too Unsafe for My Son, Not Unsafe Enough for OthersThe president says football is too “dangerous” for Barron — and that the NFL isn’t as “vicious” and “violent” as it should be.
  14. the national interest
    Trump Is Doing the Same Thing on Iran That George W. Bush Did on IraqPresident insists regional Middle East power is developing weapons of mass destruction, denies intelligence to the contrary.
  15. games
    Lessons From a Very, Very Bad Super BowlIt was the first time I’d ever experienced FOMO while being at the Super Bowl.
  16. encounter
    Talking With Lana Marks, Who’s Ready to Ditch Palm Beach for PretoriaTrump’s nominee for ambassador to South Africa wowed the president by throwing the perfect Mar-a-Lago wedding.
  17. last night on late night
    Stephen Colbert Takes Psychology for a Spin to Unpack Trump’s Family TraumaWhen you say there’s no trauma, there’s definitely trauma.
  18. the national interest
    Donald Trump Jr. Called a ‘Family Friend’ Who Was Also a Link to MoscowTrump gloats that Jr.’s June 2016 phone call was not to him. But guess who Jr. did call?
  19. food politics
    Restaurateur Apologizes After Saying He’d Ban MAGA HatsJ. Kenji López-Alt tweeted that anyone wearing the hat to his popular Wursthall would not be served — and then reversed the short-lived policy.
  20. government shutdown
    Trump Calls Border Wall Talks ‘Waste of Time,’ Suggests He’ll Act on His OwnThough GOP lawmakers wanted him to stay out of their negotiations, Trump announced he has no faith in their efforts to stave off another shutdown.
  21. the national interest
    Trump Finally Realizes Democrats Aren’t Falling for His Wall Renaming Trick“If you vote for it, we’ll call it a fence … Ha ha, suckers, it’s a wall again!”
  22. the national interest
    The Peculiar Logic of the Trump-Russia Scandal DeniersWitch hunt!
  25. politics
    Report: Trump Had Second Private Meeting With Putin in 2018The president reportedly spoke with Putin in private during the G20 conference in November, and may have discussed setting up an official summit.
  26. politics
    Clemson Football’s Black Players Mostly Skipped Trump’s ‘Hamberder’ DinnerAlmost 75% of Clemson football’s black players did not attend the White House dinner, reportedly citing the president’s racism as reason to pass.
  27. foreign policy
    U.S. Intel Chief Disputes Trump on North Korea and ISISKim Jong-un isn’t giving up his nukes and ISIS isn’t defeated, Dan Coats said Tuesday.
  28. foreign interests
    Trump’s Efforts in Venezuela Could Wind Up Doing More Harm Than GoodSo far the administration’s moves have been uncharacteristically deft, but pushing too hard — or attempting a military invasion — would be disastrous.
  29. howard schultz
    Even Trump May Think That Howard Schultz Is Good for His ReelectionOn Monday, Trump reportedly said that a Howard Schultz candidacy would be good for his 2020 chances, as hecklers jabbed at the former Starbucks CEO.
  30. racism
    Tom Brokaw Wants Hispanics to Assimilate. Hispanics Aren’t the Problem.The ex-newsman wants Hispanics to work harder on assimilating and learning English. But they work hard already. Segregation is the bigger barrier.
  31. whoops
    Bakery’s ‘Build That Wall’ Cookie Goes Over About As Well As You’d ExpectThe owner of Edmonds Bakery calls the cookie “a mistake.”
  32. the national interest
    Trump Said President Obama Watched Television All DayAnother wish-fulfillment accusation from the screentime president.
  33. politics
    Trump’s Unofficial White House Tour Sounds Like a Horrible ExperienceHe reportedly gossips about Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky’s affair during the tours.
  34. government shutdown
    Trump Is Already Laying the Groundwork for Another Government Shutdown“It’s certainly an option,” he said Sunday.
  37. the national interest
    Howard Schultz Might Reelect Trump Because He Doesn’t Understand PoliticsThe invincible ignorance of an egomaniacal centrist billionaire.
  38. government shutdown
    Trump Caved So Hard People Are Searching What ‘Caving’ MeansAs frustration over caving increases among GOP leaders and conservative media, there’s been a 1500 percent uptick in dictionary searches for the verb.
  39. the national interest
    Trump Caves on Shutdown, Is Terrible at PoliticsPresident releases the hostages, tries to pretend he is not humiliated.
  40. the national interest
    Roger Stone Used Mob Threats Because Trump Is Basically a Crime BossThe Gambino-style roll-up continues.
  41. the art of anger
    Jim Carrey Isn’t Just a ‘Celebrity Artist’The fledgling political cartoonist walks Jerry Saltz through seven of his works.
  42. government shutdown
    The Government Shutdown Consequences Are Getting More and More DireFederal workers have now missed their second paychecks, and some airports are halting flights.
  43. government shutdown
    Republicans Signal They May Be Ready to End the ShutdownAfter six Republicans voted for a Democratic bill to end the shutdown, the GOP may be ready to negotiate before federal workers miss a second check.
  44. government shutdown
    Donald Trump Doesn’t Know How Grocery Stores WorkThe president apparently thinks we all still live in 1950s Brooklyn. Or Little House on the Prairie.
  45. government shutdown
    Donald Trump Doesn’t Know How Grocery Stores WorkThe president apparently thinks we all still live in 1950’s Brooklyn. Or Little House on the Prairie.
  46. politics
    Nancy Pelosi Has Officially Outplayed Donald TrumpShe won the battle of the State of the Union.
  49. the national interest
    Jared Kushner Is Goading Trump Into Prolonging the ShutdownAnd moderate Democrats are stoking his delusions of grandeur.
  50. government shutdown
    Could a Long-Shot Aviation Strike Be What Finally Ends the Shutdown?It is illegal for federal employees to strike, but aviation labor unions and GOP lawmakers raised the possibility of drastic industry-wide action.
  51. the national interest
    If Trump Gets a Ransom to End the Shutdown, He’ll Do It Again and AgainThe irrepressible Republican attraction to hostage-taking in place of normal compromise.
  52. photoshop woes
    It Looks Like Trump Has Been Posting Photoshopped Pictures of His HandsHis fingers appear longer than they actually are in several images posted to his official Facebook page.
  53. government shutdown
    Uber CEO Says Furloughed Workers Are Driving to Make Money During ShutdownA study in 2018 found over half of Uber drivers make significantly less than minimum wage.
  54. immigration
    ‘Build the Wall and Crime Will Fall’: Trump’s New Rhyming Slogan Is Not TrueMaybe it’ll help him sell some shirts though.
  55. the crime scene
    I Write Fiction About Border Crime, But Unlike Trump I Tell the Truth.The author of the Cartel trilogy reflects on depicting brutal border violence while Trump exploits it politically.
  56. politics
    Trump Reportedly ‘Furious’ Over Rudy Giuliani’s Recent Media FlopsA White House aide told Politico that “handling Rudy’s f**k ups takes more than one man.”
  57. the national interest
    Rudy Giuliani Is Possibly a Legal Genius, But Probably Just an IdiotThe middle ground is disappearing. Rudy’s either Keyser Soze or Barry Zuzkerkorn.
  58. michael cohen
    CNBC Left Trump Off 2014 List of Top Businessmen, So Cohen Threatened to SueA story that perfectly illustrates Trump’s ego and Cohen’s eagerness to satisfy him.
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