1. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton Can’t Win a Mandate, and That’s OkayMandates aren’t a thing anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Is Clinton Hurting Her Party’s Chances in Congress by Playing It Too Safe?Stonewalling on questions about emails and the Clinton Foundation probably won’t help down-ballot Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Weakness of the ‘Tyrannical’ Mandate Is Weakening ObamacareConservatives claimed Obamacare’s individual mandate was tyrannical. If that were the case, we wouldn’t see insurers abandoning the exchanges.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. A Serious Look at Trump’s Claim He Will Win 95 percent of the Black Vote in 2020A glance at history shows the candidate has an unfunny detachment from reality.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Minor-Party Candidates Unlikely to Have Major Effect on the Presidential RaceSupporters of Johnson and Stein are less likely to vote, and mostly would split between the major-party candidates if forced to choose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. It May Be Now or Never for a Democratic HouseWith Donald Trump at the top of the ballot, a historic Democratic wave could take the chamber.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    There’s Just One Flaw in Donald Trump’s New Plan to Show He’s Not RacistIt has something to do with the fact that he’s actually a gigantic racist.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. The Supreme Court Is on the Cusp of a Liberal RevolutionIf Clinton wins, it would be the first time since the Truman administration that the Dems had more than two consecutive terms to appoint justices.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Mass Lesbian Farm Infiltration Is Obama’s Best Scheme YetSoon all our food will be lesbian-grown.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. Trump’s Man-Crush on Putin Could Cost Him Among a Key Swing-State DemographicVoters from countries that have an unhappy past and present experience with Russia are not pleased.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Virginia Governor Grants 13,000 Felons Voting RightsAfter the state supreme court blocked his executive order to re-enfranchise 200,000 people.
    By Jen Kirby
  13. Hillary Clinton Answers Right-Wing Rumors About Her Health by Opening Pickle JarShe decides to deal with shady Team Trump allegations with some humor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Clinton Foundation Still Not Criminal, Still Not Great for HillaryDonors expected something for their money.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. today in donald trump
    Trump’s New Strategy: Anger Hispanics and His Deportation-Loving BaseAfter admitting he’ll basically follow Obama’s deportation plan, he compared minority neighborhoods to “war zones.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. Evan McMullin’s Unlikely Strategy to Win the White House: It’s All About UtahIf the independent conservative candidate can keep Clinton and Trump from a majority of electoral votes and knock the race into the House.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. early and often
    Colin Powell: Clinton Team Is Trying to ‘Pin’ Email Scandal on MeThey’re doing a pretty bad job.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    In 15 Days Trump Will Be Tied With Clinton, According to RNC ChairReince Priebus praised the candidate for staying “on message” and showing “maturity” in the five days since his campaign shake-up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  19. national interest
    The Neocons Have Gone From GOP Thought-Leaders to OutcastsIn the Donald Trump era, they are a sect without a party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. encounter
    The Uber Lobbyist Who Wants to Take Down Bill de BlasioBradley Task may be the mayor’s most avid enemy.
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  21. campaign finance
    The Trump Campaign’s Big Fundraising Haul in July Wasn’t So BigNo matter how you calculate it, the Clinton campaign and its allies are crushing Trump when it comes to raising and spending money.
    By Chas Danner
  22. today in donald trump
    Trump Wants a ‘Humane and Efficient’ Plan for Undocumented ImmigrantsHe seemed “open-minded” at a meeting with his Hispanic advisory council, but it’s not at all clear if the candidate will change his approach.
    By Chas Danner
  23. Is Iowa Too Nice to Go for Trump?A place that prides itself on its civility has become one of the most hotly contested swing states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Report: Trump-Owned Companies Owe at Least $650 MillionCall him MR. DEBT.
    By Chas Danner
  25. Why Trump Could Happen Only in AmericaYes, the mogul resembles ethno-nationalist pols in Europe. But he combines that with reactionary impulses native to the USA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Donald Trump Tells African-Americans They Are Desperate Enough to Vote for Him“You have no jobs.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. An Old Starr Meets a New OpportunityIf the House GOP winds up looking at a second Clinton impeachment, why not bring back the family tormentor? Luckily, he’s on the job market.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Is Trump Finally ‘Pivoting to the Center’ After Replacing Manafort?It would be ironic if the GOP candidate ran off his campaign chief and then belatedly took his advice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Just a Reminder: Congress Isn’t Going to Fix Obamacare Any Time SoonThe political obstacles that prevented enactment of a public option or single-payer system in 2010 are, if anything, stronger today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton’s Ethics Problems Are Worse Than She UnderstandsThe Clinton Foundation needs to die.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. early and often
    Report: Clinton Said Colin Powell Advised Her to Use Personal Email at StateShe told this to the FBI in her July interview.
    By Jonah Shepp and Jen Kirby
  32. Trump 2.0 Uses a Teleprompter, and He Regrets … SomethingHe hasn’t done a full pivot, but he does wish he hadn’t caused unspecified “personal pain.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. early and often
    Trump Spokesperson Claims Clinton Has DysphasiaThe campaign has gone all-in with attacks on Hillary’s health.
    By Jonah Shepp
  34. spy games
    Russian Hackers Also Targeted Trump Campaign, GOPAttacks took place over an extended period of time and targeted multiple Republican organizations.
    By Jonah Shepp
  35. Should Clinton Focus on Mobilizing Minority Voters or Winning Over Undecideds?Trump’s betting big on firing up his base. It’s a tougher choice for the Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. State Department Confirms That $400 Million Was Contingent on Prisoners’ ReleaseNo money until the prisoners left Iran.
    By Jen Kirby
  37. GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts Are Shifting to the Local LevelRepublicans are finding ways of evading federal judicial supervision.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Very Few Voters Dislike Clinton and Trump EquallyWhile both are relatively unpopular major-party candidates, nine out of ten voters dislike one more than the other.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Trump’s Honey Badger CampaignWith the hiring of Stephen Bannon to head up his campaign, Trump’s now proclaimed his campaign will live or die in defiance of conventional wisdom.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. The Nastiest Comments on Trump’s New Campaign Chief Are Coming From the RightEveryone’s a bit taken aback, but anti-Trump conservatives are beside themselves.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. Trump’s Clumsy Outreach to MormonsThe GOP nominee pitches a change in tax regulations he devised to appeal to Evangelicals — but that is irrelevant to LDS folk.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. For First Time in 50 Years, No Federal Observers Will Protect Voting RightsIt’s a little-noticed by-product of a landmark Supreme Court voting-rights decision. That invites mischief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. Meet Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s New Campaign ManagerA veteran Republican insider who specializes in helping conservative men sound less piggy has quite the challenge in managing Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national circus
    Letting Trump Be Trump Is the Only Strategy LeftThe more “presidential” candidate never emerged. Why fight it?
    By Frank Rich
  45. Trump’s Appeal to Black Voters Was Actually Directed at White VotersHe deserves credit for reaching out. But the more you look at what he said, the clearer it is whom he was talking to.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. Do Not Steal This Man’s Donald Trump Campaign SignThis Albany lawn sign is “encased” in concrete and barbed wire.
    By Jen Kirby
  47. Trump’s Unsettling Proposal for Gay People and WomenTrade your freedoms for protection from Muslims.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. Early Voting Limits Time for Trump ComebackThe Clinton campaign has a sophisticated approach to “banking” early votes. The Trump campaign seems to just be winging it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Does History Give Trump Any Hope of a Big Comeback?Two other presidential nominees in living memory came back from deficits as large as Trump’s to very nearly win. Could he do it as well?
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Obama’s Popularity Much Like Reagan’s in 1988Instead of having to run away from the incumbent president, Hillary Clinton now has a wind at her back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Hillary Clinton Finally Catches on With Millennial VotersThanks in no small part to Donald Trump, of course.
    By Ed Kilgore
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