1. 2018 midterms
    Democrats Channeling Bad Memories From 2016 Into Motivating VotersWill fears of another Election Night freak-out motivate Democrats or drive them to hide under their beds?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. democratic party
    Gavin Newsom Has More Important Things to Do Than Run for PresidentThe next governor of California is preparing to fight Trump and show off his state as a laboratory for progressive policies — including single-payer.
    By Gabriel Debenedetti
  3. the national interest
    The Problem Isn’t Incivility. It’s Trump’s Belief the Media Can’t Criticize Him.The president has always believed reporters should uncritically transmit his lies.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. 2018 midterms
    Republicans Are Spending Last-Minute Money in Supposedly ‘Safe’ DistrictsIt’s one thing to spend late money on fresh new opportunities. Spending it on an escalating number of weak points is not how you win an election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. politics
    These Prominent Conservatives Think the Bomb Scares Are a Liberal Hoax“Republicans just don’t do this kind of thing,” Rush Limbaugh said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  7. is this good behavior?
    Trump Rally Crowd Chanted ‘Lock Her Up’ Day After Bomb Sent to Hillary ClintonTrump also wanted everyone to note “how nice” he was behaving.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  8. the national interest
    White House Sources: Chinese Surveil Trump, But He’s Too Dumb to Know SecretsTrump’s refusal to stop using his unsecured cell phone is far worse than anything Hillary “Lock Her Up” Clinton did.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. 2018 midterms
    Judge Tells Kemp to Send Absentee Ballots to Voters Rejected Over TechnicalitiesOne of many efforts by Kemp to supervise his own election in a self-interested way has been stopped.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. politics
    White House’s Scary Portrait of Socialism Pretends Inequality Doesn’t ExistThe latest Council of Economic Advisers report misrepresents what socialism is about, and ignores an issue that makes it attractive to many Americans.
    By Sarah Jones
  11. race
    White Americans Got Affirmative Action First. Now Many of Them Want It Gone.A lawsuit filed by Asian-American applicants against Harvard is revealing uncomfortable truths about the history of racial advantage in the U.S.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  12. crime
    Bombs Were Sent to Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, CNN, and OthersShortly after a similar device was found at George Soros’s home.
    By Lisa Ryan
  13. 2018 midterms
    Two Weeks Before Midterms, the Polls Are an Inkblot TestThere’s good news for Democrats, good news for Republicans, some fresh news from little-polled races, and some outliers, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. 2018 midterms
    White House Official: Trump Is Lying About Caravan to Manipulate His Voters“It doesn’t matter if it’s 100 percent accurate. This is the play.”
    By Eric Levitz
  15. 2018 midterms
    Violent Political Rhetoric Can Feed Political ViolenceAs excitement mounts in the runup to a critical election, it’s important that we recognize that politics isn’t, or shouldn’t be, actual warfare.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. healthcare
    What Medicare for All’s Sky-High Poll Numbers Really ProveVoters aren’t necessarily sold on single-payer. But a supermajority of Americans (and a slim majority of GOPers) do want more government health care.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. politics
    Abrams-Kemp Debate Reflected Old Southern Divisions Over Equality and JusticeKemp thinks he can win by labeling Abrams as an “extremist,” but she’s gambling on the state being ready for something new.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. 2018 midterms
    Why a Democratic Fundraising Edge Didn’t Matter in ‘16 — and Why It Matters NowAll of Hillary Clinton’s money didn’t save her in 2016. But in the midterm, a Democratic dollar advantage is, at the least, widening the battlefield.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. millennials
    Millennials Know Their Facts Better Than Older AmericansA Pew Research survey finds that younger Americans are much better than their parents’ generation at distinguishing political facts from opinions.
    By Eric Levitz
  20. 2018 midterms
    I Recall Stacey Abrams’s 1992 ‘Flag Burning.’ It Was a Small, Peaceful Protest.The demonstration that’s surfaced in the Georgia governor’s race was no big deal — other than Abrams being on the right side of history.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the law
    The Future of Transgender Rights Now Rests With Brett KavanaughIf the Trump administration redefines gender under Title IX, the issue will end up before the courts — and Kavanaugh will likely be the deciding vote.
    By Cristian Farias
  22. black conservatives
    Black Conservatives Could Attract Black Voters If They Treated Them Like AdultsA controversial radio ad in Arkansas showcases why Republicans fail to win black votes — even when they use black spokespersons.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  23. global politics
    Erdogan Seized on Khashoggi Murder in Hopes of Humiliating His Saudi RivalThe Turkish president drew the world’s attention with continual leaks, aiming to expose MBS as a brute and turn the world against Saudi Arabia.
    By Jonah Shepp
  24. politics
    Someone Put a Bomb in George Soros’s MailboxThe explosive was detonated by police and no one was hurt.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. 2018 midterms
    First Early Voting Numbers Are Big. But It’s Not Clear What They Mean Yet.We could see historic levels of early voting, and of midterm voting — but it’s still not clear which party will benefit.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. immigration
    What a 1970s Racist French Novel Tells Us About the Right’s ‘Caravan’ PanicThe Trump-fed panic over migrants heading toward the U.S.–Mexico border sure resembled the plotline of The Camp of the Saints
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. 2018 midterms
    Dems Still Have a Good Shot at Flipping House, But Senate Is an Uphill BattleFifteen days before the midterms, polls show the House going blue, but the GOP is likely to maintain Senate control, or even pick up a seat or two.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. jamal khashoggi
    Trump Won’t Let Khashoggi’s Death Cost Working-Class Saudi Lobbyists Their JobsThe president says that the U.S. can’t afford to lose all the jobs that the Saudi alliance creates. But he really means “the swamp” can’t.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. the national interest
    Do Liberals Hate Trump Because He’s a Typical American?David Gelernter makes the case in The Wall Street Journal.
    By Jonathan Chait
  30. politics
    Walkouts Led to Big Wins for Red-State Teachers. Why Are They Still Struggling?Despite winning raises in Arizona, Oklahoma, and West Virginia, teachers are still being squeezed — and they’re willing to fight for more.
    By Sarah Jones
  31. human rights
    Trans Americans Have a Message for Trump: We Won’t Be Erased#WeWon’tBeErased on Twitter is full of passionate responses to Trump’s proposal to narrow the definition of gender.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  32. immigration
    U.S.A. or Bust: Migrants Explain Why They’re Marching“There is no work back home. No future.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  33. politics
    Tribalism Isn’t Our Democracy’s Problem. The Conservative Movement Is.Partisan polarization has made it easier for lawmakers to disregard the popular will; but it is reactionary elites who demand such disregard.
    By Eric Levitz
  34. human rights
    What to Know About Trump’s Terrifying Proposal to Eliminate Transgender RightsThe Department of Health and Human Services is reportedly working to establish that a person’s sex is to be male or female and “unchangeable.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  35. 2018 midterms
    11 Tight Governor’s Races Will Shape America’s Political LandscapeDemocrats will probably make overall gains, but there are an amazing eleven gubernatorial elections that are tossups.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. keeping up
    Kim Kardashian Admits Kanye’s Pro-Trump Stance Has Its BenefitsTrump is picking up her calls, for one.
    By Devon Ivie
  37. 2018 midterms
    Pelosi Hints at Retirement, But Not Until Trump’s GoneThe long-standing Democratic leader is addressing opposition to her among House candidates by calling herself “transitional.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    Did Michael Flynn Have a Back Channel to Email Hackers During the Campaign?The new reports about Peter W. Smith and Michael Flynn offer new clues about Trump’s collusion with Russia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. 2018 midterms
    The GOP’s 2019 Agenda Is for Donors’ Eyes OnlyRepublicans aren’t campaigning on what they’ll do if they keep Congress because they don’t want you to know.
    By Eric Levitz
  40. 2018 midterms
    Democrats Are Ending the Once-Powerful Republican Midterm Turnout AdvantageCollege-educated white voters tilting towards Democrats and sure to turn out. If young and minority voting surges too, the wave could be substantial.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. global tech
    WhatsApp Says It’s Too Late to Stop Far-Right Fake News in BrazilFake news stories spread like wildfire on messaging service WhatsApp — and there’s no easy way to stop it.
    By Jake Swearingen
  42. the national interest
    Trump Praises Republican Criminal for Attacking JournalistA revealing glimpse into what Trump really thinks about other cases of violence against the media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. politics
    Emails Show Trump Took a Special Interest in Plans for New FBI HQMaybe that’s because his D.C. hotel is right across the street.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. trump rallies
    Trump Said the Midterm Elections Are About KavanaughDuring a hard-to-follow and often bizarre campaign event in Montana, Trump outlined what he believes will define the midterm elections.
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  45. the national interest
    A Defector From Conservatism With a Clear Vision of Trump’s RiseMax Boot’s Corrosion of Conservatism shrewdly mines the history of the conservative movement to learn how it went so badly.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. 2018 midterms
    Dave Brat Tells Incarcerated Addicts He Has a Hard Life, Too“You think you’re having a hard time?” said the Virginia congressman. “I’ve got $5 million of negative ads going at me. How do you think I’m feeling?”
    By Sarah Jones
  47. 2018 midterms
    Republican Hatred for Dianne Feinstein Is Making Her Lefty Opponent CompetitiveKevin de León is probably lucky he doesn’t have the money to let his Republican supporters know how progressive he is.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national circus
    Frank Rich: What Saudi Arabia Now Knows About Bone SawsM.B.S. and company may have wrecked their comfortable spot in American politics by generating a murder mystery too lurid for the public to ignore.
    By Frank Rich
  49. the national interest
    Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Cover-up Is Another Reason to Turn Congress DemocraticThe Trump administration is helping Saudi Arabia cover up the murder, and Republicans are letting it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. president trump
    Trump Threatens Military Response to (Fictional) Migrant ThreatAs Central American asylum seekers march in caravan toward the U.S., Trump threatens to “call up the U.S. Military and CLOSE OUR SOUTHERN BORDER!”
    By Eric Levitz
  51. politics
    Pat Robertson Cares More About a Saudi Weapons Deal Than a Journalist’s MurderIn comments on Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent murder, the Christian-right warhorse revealed he can no longer distinguish God’s will from Donald Trump’s.
    By Ed Kilgore
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