1. early and often
    Comey Acted on His Own in Clinton Email Disclosure, Violated PolicyThe FBI director also acknowledged that publicizing an incomplete investigation might be misleading.
    By Chas Danner
  2. The Final Days of Trump’s Unmanageable, Unrepentant, and Unprecedented CampaignHis advisers are working hard to plan out their own futures while riding out the roller-coaster end of the election.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  3. the national interest
    Hacked Emails Actually Prove Campaign Adviser Neera Tanden Is a HeroWhen think-tank presidents stop being polite and start getting real.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. early and often
    Joe Biden for Secretary of State Is the Rumor Our Country Needs Right NowClinton may want the vice-president for the job, and she definitely wants everyone to talk about it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. early and awful
    GOP Senator’s Debate Tactic: Jab War Hero Over Ethnicity and Military Heritage“I forgot your parents came all the way from Thailand to serve George Washington.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. scary things
    Mike Pence’s Plane Skids Off the Runway at La Guardia AirportNo one was injured, but the plane came close to Grand Central Parkway.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. The Bridgegate Trial Has Destroyed What Was Left of Christie’s ReputationThat doesn’t necessarily mean the defendants will be acquitted, though.
    By Andrew Rice
  9. Is the Donald Trump Campaign Getting Scammed by Data Hucksters?One of their key “voter suppression” initiatives doesn’t really make much sense, and isn’t realistic at all.
    By Jesse Singal
  10. the national interest
    The Republican Party Gave Its Data to a White Nationalist. What Could Go Wrong?Maybe they should have asked Jesse Pinkman how that partnership was going to work out.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. the national interest
    Republicans Already Have a Plan to Make Clinton’s Presidency a Living HellWe will yearn for the cooperation and love they showed Obama.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. today in donald trump
    Trump Closes Out Campaign by Reigniting Feud With Gold-Star FamilyHe refused to apologize, and claimed again that Captain Khan would still be alive if he were president in 2004.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  13. early and often
    Bill Clinton Mixed Charity and Personal Business, Says Aide’s Leaked MemoIn leaked emails, Doug Band describes steering corporations to the Clinton Foundation and the former president — and feuds with Chelsea Clinton.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  14. early and awkward
    Congressman Who Unendorsed Trump Over ‘Abhorrent’ Video Will Vote for Him AnywayChaffetz is preparing to launch endless Clinton investigations, doesn’t have time to fight Trump supporters.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. the national interest
    The Oddly Snobbish Anti-Intellectualism of Donald TrumpHe loves the poorly educated, and he attended the best schools.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. today in donald trump
    Biden and Trump Are Talking About Fighting Each Other ‘Behind the Gym’Or maybe a barn. They can’t even agree on a location.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. early and often
    Hack Reveals Clinton Staffers’ Concerns About Private Server, But No Smoking GunThe line “We need to clean this up” does not implicate Obama, as Trump claims.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. the national interest
    Obamacare Is a Policy Triumph and a Political FailureWhy Americans still don’t love one of the greatest reforms in American history.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Early and often
    Kellyanne Conway Says Trump Can Still Win, Weird Media Appearances Say OtherwiseShe revealed that her boss calls her “honey.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  20. early and often
    Enjoy the Hillary Clinton–Elizabeth Warren Alliance While You Still CanThe Massachusetts senator has reportedly been pushing for more progressive cabinet appointments.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  21. joetorious
    Joe Biden Hints at Post–White House PlansHe’s talking to “a couple of major universities.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. early and often
    Kellyanne Conway Says Trump Would Challenge Clinton to Another DebateDon’t worry, it’s not going to happen.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. early and often
    Terry McAuliffe Aided Wife of FBI Official Later Tasked With Clinton Email ProbeThe Virginia governor’s campaign contributions are proof of a benign effort to elect Democrats, or Clinton corruption.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. foreign policy
    The Debate We Should Be Having About America’s Role in the Yemen WarAmerica has played a key role in a major Middle Eastern conflict that is getting no attention during the campaign.
    By Jonah Shepp
  25. media
    Curt Schilling Joins BreitbartThe former Red Sox pitcher and Trump supporter will host a daily online radio show featuring political commentary and calls from listeners.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  26. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Claims He Will Sue Women Who Have Accused Him of Sexual MisconductHe also implied he would use the presidency to break up media conglomerates that have published the women’s accusations.
    By Chas Danner
  27. politics
    Suspicious White Powder Leads to Partial Evacuation of Clinton Campaign HQThe incident is being investigated by the NYPD and U.S. Secret Service.
    By Chas Danner
  28. The Trump-Clinton Charity Roast Dinner Got Blowout RatingsIt beat Grey’s Anatomy, and was only bested by NFL Football.
    By Josef Adalian
  29. The Republican Party Owns Trump’s Actions on Election DayThe Republicans who are separating themselves from the candidate are far too late.
    By Frank Rich
  30. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Not Like Al GoreA deconstruction of the latest Republican rationalization.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    Americans Wanted the FCC to Punish CNN for Airing Trump’s Access Hollywood VideoAnd subjecting kids to a particular word uttered by the nominee.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. early and often
    GOP Will Accept Election Results, Even If Trump Campaign Doesn’tAn RNC spokesperson claimed he’ll “accept the results of the election 100 percent,” as other Republicans rejected the candidate’s conspiracy theories.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. early and often
    A Historic 200 Million Americans Are Registered to VoteSadly for Donald Trump, all of those new voters are not white men.
    By Charley Lanyon
  34. the national interest
    Donald Trump Confirms at 3rd Debate He Is a Domestic InsurrectionistHe is working against the stability of American democracy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. early and often
    Andrew Sullivan Liveblogs the Final Presidential DebateJoin us at 9 p.m. tonight as Sullivan covers the third debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  36. the national interest
    The Rigged 2000 Florida Recount and the Path to Donald TrumpWe’ve forgotten what true rigging looks like.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. the national interest
    Religious Right Now Judgment-Free, Thanks to Donald TrumpThe moral majority is now the immoral minority.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. the national interest
    Why Are Senate Democrats Letting Marco Rubio Win?A choice they might regret in four years.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. early and often
    What to Expect in the 3rd Presidential DebateBoth candidates invited guests meant to rile their opponent, and even their spouses won’t be shaking hands.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. John McCain Announced the Dawn of a New Winner-Take-All Era in WashingtonSenator McCain’s promise not to approve a Democratic president’s Supreme Court pick portends some big changes.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. early and often
    FBI Revelations Don’t Offer ‘Undeniable Proof’ of Clinton CorruptionBut allegations of a “quid pro quo” between the FBI and the State Department are certainly bad for the Democratic candidate.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. early and often
    Obama’s Post-Presidency Plan: Challenge the GOP’s State-Level AdvantageRepublicans did a brilliant job of entrenching themselves in Congress and the states after 2010’s redistricting. Dems are playing catch-up.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    McCain Vows Supreme Court Blockade Will Continue Through Clinton’s PresidencyConstitutional crises everywhere.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the national interest
    How New Climate Agreements Deal With Crazy RepublicansIf it’s impossible to get a new treaty through the Senate, just amend an old one.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. the national interest
    Donald Trump Might Not Be Running for PresidentIt’s possible he just wants his own television network.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. early and often
    Dozens Walk Out After Amy Schumer Trashes Trump During Comedy ShowShe called him an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster” and asked victims of sexual assault to stand up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. early and often
    Trump and Surrogates Escalate Election-Rigging RhetoricHowever, running mate Mike Pence said they will “absolutely accept the results of the election.”
    By Charley Lanyon
  48. scary things
    Republican Party Office Firebombed in North Carolina“Nazi Republicans get out of town or else” was also spray-painted on the side of an adjacent building.
    By Chas Danner
  49. early and often
    Clinton Maintains Lead in Two New Polls, But Trump Tape Impact Is MixedTrump’s Access Hollywood tape may not have been a decisive blow, but the polls don’t yet reflect the recent accusations of sexual harassment either.
    By Chas Danner
  50. hacked emails
    Here Are Hillary Clinton’s Goldman Sachs SpeechesThe unauthenticated transcripts of Clinton’s remarks at three Goldman Sachs events in 2013 have been released by WikiLeaks.
    By Chas Danner
  51. Trump Suggests Clinton Was on Drugs at DebateAt this point, Trump may spend the rest of the campaign “just asking questions.”
    By Chas Danner
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