1. early and often
    What to Expect in the Vice-Presidential DebateTim Kaine and Mike Pence are expected to focus on policy differences rather than lobbing insults.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  2. early and often
    Senator Ayotte Says Trump Is ‘Absolutely’ a Role Model for Kids, ReconsidersShe believes kids should aspire to be president, and he’s technically qualified to serve.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Gary Johnson and the Libertarian Mini-MomentThe party is on pace to have by far its best election ever. But does that actually mean much?
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. conspiracy theories
    Is Marla Maples the Trump Tax Return Leaker?It’s a juicy theory, and there are some clues that might back it up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  5. the obama years
    Biden on Obama: ‘It’s Like Older Brother, Younger Brother.’ The VP Lets Loose.A wide-ranging interview with the vice-president.
  7. the obama years
    36 Behind-the-Scenes Moments of the Obama PresidencyCaptivating and compelling images from the chief official White House photographer.
  8. Bernie Sanders on the Failures, and Successes, of Obama’s Wall Street LegacyThe former presidential candidate talks Dodd-Frank and what reform really means.
  9. the obama years
    8 Years in Obama’s America, By Barack Obama and 60 Other Players and WitnessesAll presidencies are historic. But no president since at least LBJ, and probably FDR, has arrived at a moment of greater historic urgency than Obama.
  10. the obama years
    Barack Obama on 5 Days That Shaped His PresidencyThe president shares with Jonathan Chait a very early draft of his memoirs.
  11. today in donald trump
    Trump Finishes His Very Bad Week by Driving His Trainwreck Off a CliffHe mocked Clinton’s pneumonia stumble, suggested she wasn’t “loyal” to her husband, and rambled through multiple other attacks at a Saturday event.
    By Chas Danner
  12. politics
    Report: Trump May Not Have Paid Taxes for 18 YearsSomeone leaked a portion of Trump’s tax records to the New York Times.
    By Chas Danner
  13. today in donald trump
    Trump Made a Cameo in a Playboy Softcore Porn VideoOf course he did.
    By Chas Danner
  14. Early and Often
    Poll: Half of Trump Supporters Don’t Trust the Vote CountA new poll indicates that Trump’s ongoing perpetuation of the myth of voter fraud is working.
    By Chas Danner
  15. Clinton Works to Turn Out Her Base, and Trump Helps HerThe two candidates’ very different strategies for mobilizing base voters could have different side effects. Trump’s could rile up the opposing base.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. More Evidence That Wall Street Fears the Candidate Who Wants to Cut Its TaxesThe happy reaction of markets to Trump’s bad debate performance shows investors really do think the mogul’s impact on the economy would be terrible.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Clinton Continues Family Tradition With National-Service ProposalExpanding AmeriCorps and linking it to a large, voluntary “Reserve” combines past Democratic and Republican approaches to mobilizing citizens.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. the national interest
    How Pivot Became the Euphemism of the Trump CampaignA term has been abused into meaninglessness.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Trump Offers a Ray of Hope for America’s Embattled Private-Prison IndustryThe Feds are phasing them out, and some states may soon follow. But Trump seems to be bullish on for-profit incarceration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Trump Has a Voter-Registration ProblemYes, theoretically Trump could benefit from a tide of votes from white working-class voters. But he lacks the resources to get them registered.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. today in donald trump
    Trump Won’t Explain Potentially Illegal Cuba Dealings, But It May Not MatterScandal in a swing state is the last thing he needs, but it looks like Floridians may give him a pass.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  22. today in donald trump
    Report Finds Trump’s Foundation May Be Operating IllegallyIt’s not registered to solicit donations in New York.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Just in Time, Bernie Getting in Tune With HillaryAt a time where Clinton urgently needs “Sanders holdouts” to get onboard, he is coming to her aid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. New Poll: Obama Would Not Be Doing Much Better Than Clinton Against TrumpIn battleground states, the allegedly “weak” nominee seems to be matching the popular POTUS’s numbers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton Can’t Let Donald Trump Win the Corruption Issue“Follow the money,” says candidate who won’t let you follow his money.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. Trump Campaign Has Sexist Plan to Fight Allegations of SexismTalking points say they should hammer Hillary for Bill’s sex scandals, though even Republicans think that’s a terrible idea.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  27. oh congress!
    Congress Averts Government Shutdown With Two Days to SpareProgress!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. early and awkward
    Gary Johnson Can’t Name Single World Leader in Self-Described ‘Aleppo Moment’Smart idea: Cover by reminding everyone of your last terrible gaffe.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. Trump Asks Supporters to Tell Him to Attack Hillary MoreIn a very interesting survey he’s sending to backers, the GOP nominee is bringing up many of the lines he failed to use in the first debate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. What Lester Holt Got Wrong About Stop-and-Frisk in the Presidential DebateThe tactic is constitutional, but its use in New York might not have been.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Senate Overrides Obama’s Veto on 9/11 Lawsuit Bill, House Expected to FollowIt’s the first time Congress has overridden an Obama veto.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. Clinton’s Biggest Challenge: Getting Millennials Off the CouchThere’s some evidence the first debate improved millennial impressions of Clinton. But she needs them to get motivated to vote for her.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. the national interest
    Republicans in Denial That the Debate Exposed Donald Trump As Unfit for OfficeEverybody is to blame except the candidate who is obviously too ignorant and lazy to be president.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. Early and Often
    Where Clinton and Trump Stand on All of the Key IssuesPolicy hasn’t been at the forefront of this election — but here’s what they’re actually proposing.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  35. early and often
    House Agrees to Stop Playing Politics With Flint, Attempt to Avoid ShutdownPaul Ryan and Nancy Pelosi reached a deal that is likely to dedicate aid for the water crisis and keep the government funded past Friday.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. early and often
    Hillary Wins Over The Arizona Republic, Which Has Never Endorsed a DemocratAnd former Virginia senator John Warner.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. Maine Governor Paul LePage’s Binder Full of Drug Dealers Exposes His Racist LieHe said 90 percent of Maine’s drug arrests were people of color. He was lying.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  38. Criminal-Justice Reform Will Be a Postelection Test of BipartisanshipWill Republicans decide total opposition to a President Clinton is their unifying principle?
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Ted Cruz Shows Trump How He Should Have Debated ClintonThe Texan took to social media to make his own case against Hillary Clinton — you know, the one Trump failed to make at Hofstra last night.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. How Hillary Clinton’s Pitch-perfect Put-downs May Have Changed the RaceA question to watch in the upcoming days is whether they impressed a key demographic.
    By Frank Rich
  41. the national interest
    How Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Made Alicia Machado the New Khizr KhanClinton set the perfect trap, and Trump walked right into it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. Surprising Number of Debate-Watchers Saw What They Wanted To See: A Trump WinKeep in mind the people most likely to watch weren’t the undecided.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. early and often
    Trump Congratulates Himself for Being Too Classy to Bring Up Bill’s AffairsAccording to Newt Gingrich, it “might have been the best single moment of the entire debate.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Hillary Clinton Won the First Debate. What If That Doesn’t Move the Polls?It would indicate that American voters are so polarized that the race will come down to one key factor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. today in donald trump
    The Internet Has Some Theories About Why Trump Kept Sniffing at the DebatePeople who live in 58-story glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. the national interest
    Ranting Bully Donald Trump Came Unglued in First Presidential DebateA draw on economics, a total slaughter on character.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. early and often
    Andrew Sullivan Liveblogs the First Presidential DebateJoin us at 9 p.m. tonight for Sullivan’s return to blogging as he covers the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.
    By Andrew Sullivan
  48. the national interest
    Why Debate Moderators Shouldn’t Be Fact-checkersRepublicans aren’t going to participate.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Tonight’s Debate Audience Will Be Huge, But Not Like 1960 — or 1980Over half of the voting-age population watched Reagan-Carter, and three in five watched Kennedy-Nixon.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Should You Panic Over the Polls? Yes, You ShouldThe presidential election is legit extremely close.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. Clinton’s Lead Is Fragile Going Into the First DebateShe still has some advantages, but a significant and stable lead in the polls is not presently among them.
    By Ed Kilgore
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