Dara Lind

Why you shouldn’t have panicked about Iran; the state of our union is Paul Ryan’s failed poker face; congratulations on not winning the Powerball!

Think Nikki Haley’s speech sounded moderate? Just wait.

“It betrays who we are as a country.”

Congress was laughing at him — until suddenly, they were laughing at their own members.

What to watch for if you’re watching tonight; relief for a town under siege in Syria; and Bernie Sanders, early-state Democratic frontrunner.

And why it’s going to be the most interesting speech of the night.

The Supreme Court might be about to gut public-sector unions. (Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing we can do.)