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  1. Where Do ‘Centrist’ Democrats Turn in 2020?Joe Biden is the obvious favorite for those who aren’t crazy about the progressive drift of the party. But if he doesn’t run, then what?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    Conservative Shocked to Discover Obama Doesn’t Hate White PeopleIt slowly dawns on the right that the last president was not actually a race-baiting demagogue.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. Obama Says We Live in ‘Strange Times’ in Major South Africa SpeechIt was the most comprehensive and pointed address he’s given since leaving office.
    By Benjamin Hart
  4. Trump: Why Didn’t Obama Stop Hacking I Egged On?Given what we learned in Friday’s indictment from Robert Mueller, this is a more loaded question than ever.
    By Benjamin Hart
  5. the national interest
    Poll: Barack Obama Was the Greatest President of Our LifetimeWhy haven’t Democrats exploited the popularity of their recent presidents, and the unpopularity of Republican ones?
    By Jonathan Chait
  6. It’s Normal for the U.S. to Put Corporate Profits Above Babies’ HealthUnder Trump, America undermined global public health for the sake of enriching corporations. It did the same thing under Clinton and Obama.
    By Eric Levitz
  7. Trump’s Trade War Is a Big Problem for Republicans in Politically Pivotal IowaTrump and his people told Iowans not to worry about Chinese retaliation against Iowa soybean exports. Now they’re worrying for real.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Maybe Republicans Just Don’t Do PolicyFor all their differences, the Bush and Trump White Houses share an indifference toward policy development as opposed to politics and ideology.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. In Hindsight, Democrats Really Mishandled That Merrick Garland ThingThe story of Obama’s last Supreme Court nominee is a parable on the perils of privileging norms and moderation over substance and base mobilization.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. Trump: Obama Was for ‘Open Borders’ — and His Policies Are the Same as MineThe president argued Monday that media coverage of his border policies has been unfair because Obama’s were just as cruel.
    By Eric Levitz
  11. politics
    Barack Obama, Where Are You?The most popular American, whose legacy is the primary target of Donald Trump, has, for now, virtually disappeared from public life.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  12. Trump Dumps Obama Effort to Prevent Oil SpillsBoth the business and “populist” wings of the GOP support Trump’s heavy tilt toward oil and gas at the expense of the environment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Trump’s Draconian Immigration Policies Highlight Obama’s MisstepsAs the Democratic Party moves left, the former president’s policies look less defensible.
    By Benjamin Hart
  14. A Decade at Obama’s Side: An Interview With Ben RhodesOne of Obama’s closest aides on what the former president held back, becoming a target of the right, and how Trump has changed the U.S. irrevocably.
    By Benjamin Hart
  15. Iowa Could Be 2018’s Bellwether for DemocratsThe state that lurched heavily red in 2014 and 2016 could lurch back, and that would be significant given Iowa’s Trump-friendly demographics.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. The Powerful Myth of the Would-Be President RFK, 50 Years LaterRobert F. Kennedy promised a kind of mind-bending coalition of minorities and white working-class voters that progressives still crave.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Virginia Is Giving Obamacare a Huge — If Belated — WinDemocrats were able to wrangle a few GOP votes to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of needy Virginians.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Trump Ends Obama’s Ban on Bear Baiting, Other Cruel Hunting Techniques in AlaskaDisputes between animal-rights supporters and trophy hunters are a reliable culture-war issue that Team Trump is happy to exploit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Trump Wishes He Could Destroy Obama’s Legacy. He Hasn’t. And Won’t.A response to the pessimism of my colleague Andrew Sullivan.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. Obama Calls Iran Deal Withdrawal a ‘Serious Mistake’He issued a long statement outlining his objections to President Trump’s decision.
    By Benjamin Hart
  21. Trump’s Faith-Based PR StrategyThe president announced a faith-based initiative that seems more aggressive and politically important than those of his predecessors.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Behind That Viral Photo of 4 Presidents and 4 First LadiesThe photographer of that shot of the Obamas, Bushes, Clintons, and Melania Trump tells us how he got the instantly iconic image.
    By Rob LeDonne
  23. Trump Has Obama’s Reelection Numbers, But Not His ChancesClinton and Obama were popular before and after their bad midterms. We’ve not seen a popular Donald Trump so far.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Stirring Photo From Barbara Bush’s Funeral Unites America for 5 MinutesThe political isn’t always the personal.
    By Benjamin Hart
  25. Trump Can Win in 2020. But History Tells Us It Won’t Be Easy.Yes, incumbents usually have an advantage. They usually are more popular than Donald J. Trump though.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Bernie’s Criticisms Don’t Mean Democrats Are in DisarraySanders is and has always been a gadfly. So his criticisms of the Democratic Party don’t mean it’s fatally divided.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Who Represents MLK’s Legacy Today?Barack Obama was an heir to King’s political legacy, but it’s clear now that he didn’t occupy the Promised Land of equality, either.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. DI Politics Chat: What Do We Forget About MLK?Four Daily Intelligencer staffers discuss the mission and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., and what gets left out of the public memory of him.
    By Jonathan Chait, Ed Kilgore, and Margaret Hartmann
  29. Trump, House GOP May Try Clawing Back Spending They Approved Week Before LastThe White House and the GOP mull bringing back the ancient tool of rescissions to “do over” the omnibus spending bill.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Trump’s EPA Declares War on California’s Fuel-Efficiency and Emissions StandardsThe battle between the Trump administration and the state of California expands to public land sales and an old fight over fuel-economy goals.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. A Democratic Wave in the Midterms Could Expose Trump to a 2020 Primary ChallengeTrump stands athwart the GOP like a colossus right now. But like him, his party doesn’t like losers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. Yes, Romney the Presidential Candidate Was Right Wing on ImmigrationMitt Romney may be trying to pander to conservatives by talking tough on immigration. But that’s something he’s been doing for a long time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Ex-Con Blankenship Screwing Up GOP Plans for Taking Down Joe ManchinIt was supposed to be a clean partisan purge of a Democrat in an increasingly Republican state. But Blankenship’s personal agenda is interfering.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Will the Youth Vote Surge in November?Nobody’s ever figured out how to get young people to vote in midterms in representative numbers. Donald Trump in the White House may do the trick.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Obama Aides Strike Back at Chicago Democrat Who Didn’t Stand With POTUSThey spoke out against Dan Lipinski, who’s facing a tough primary, after a mailer tried to link him to the 44th president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Obama’s Education Legacy Has Been Forgotten. Now He Has to Save It.The least-known reform of the Obama era is at risk.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the national interest
    Trump’s Jealous Obama Obsession Includes Claiming Obama Never Used Oval OfficeAnother weird detail in the president’s raging inferiority complex.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Sean Hannity Uncovers ‘Secret Sperm’ in Obama’s PortraitThe Fox News host promoted (and then deleted) an article titled, “PORTRAIT PERVERSION: Obama Portrait Features ‘SECRET SPERM.’”
    By Eric Levitz
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    Every Popular Image Is a Meme NowEven presidential portraits.
    By Brian Feldman
  40. The Obamas Aren’t Buying That Apartment on the Upper East SideA source close to the couple says that they will not be moving into 10 Gracie Square, contrary to recent reports.
    By Daniel Edward Rosen
  41. In Defense of the ‘Dumbest Shutdown’The spending deal that Rand Paul held up for a few hours was pretty dumb, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    Republicans Stopped Sabotaging the Economy Because They Have the White House NowFiscal contraction for Democratic presidents, fiscal stimulus for Republican ones.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Hillary Clinton’s ‘Faith Adviser’ Also Offered Bad AdviceBurns Strider may or may not be guilty of sexual misconduct. But it sounds like he was guilty of political malfeasance.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. Marco Rubio’s Endless Drift to the Right on Immigration Policy ContinuesEver since he was wrong-footed by conservative opposition to the Gang of Eight bill, Rubio has fought to look “strong” on immigration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Trump Hasn’t Destroyed Obama’s Legacy. He’s Revealed How Impressive It Was.A year later, Obama’s achievements are largely secure, and Trump has shown how weak the case against him was.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Global Poll Shows U.S. Prestige Plummeting Under TrumpThe disdain our “America First” president has for the rest of the world is being reciprocated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Blame-Game Lessons From the Last Government ShutdownResponsibility can be pinned on one party if there’s evidence to support it — but the effect may be ephemeral.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. international relations
    Trump Cancels U.K. Visit Over Obama’s ‘Bad Deal’ — Which Was Initiated by BushIt definitely had nothing to do with the hordes of protesters expected to greet Trump in London.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Voters Are Starting to See Trump As a Garden-Variety ConservativeIn 2016 he benefited from many voters perceiving him as moderate or even liberal. There aren’t so many anymore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Doug Jones to Enter Senate As a Regular Democrat Who’s Open to BipartisanshipWhile you can expect him to reflect Alabama sensitivities in the Senate, he’s not going to be a Democrat in name only.
    By Ed Kilgore
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