1. the national interest
    Donald Trump Tried to Dump Mike Pence, Who Previously Tried to Dump TrumpToday in “Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. the national interest
    A Requiem for #NeverTrumpThe death of a small, mostly not very brave Republican rebellion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. GOP Convention to Sheldon Adelson: Hey, Brother, Can You Spare $6 Million? Cash-strapped organizers, stricken by corporate defections, reach for the ultimate deep pocket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. The Revolt Against Trump Is OverThe minute the effort to unbind delegates became disconnected from the conservative movement, it was doomed to die.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. As Trump’s Running Mate, Mike Pence Checks a Lot of Boxes — FaintlyHis recent embarrassing performance as a failed culture warrior exemplifies the diminished star power he brings to Trump’s ticket. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. the national interest
    Mike Pence and the Normalization of TrumpTrumpism is hardly even a thing anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  8. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Brain Trust Has Some Ideas About How to Fight TerrorismLet’s consider these proposals with all the seriousness they deserve.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. today in donald trump
    Tim Tebow Backs Out of Trump Convention“It’s amazing how fast rumors fly and that’s exactly what it is, a rumor,” Tebow said.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  10. early and often
    Trump Touts Anti-Immigrant Policies After NiceAs the story was still unfolding, Trump and Bill O’Reilly lamented “we’re in a world-war scenario.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. One of Worst Congresses Ever Takes Summer BreakLack of productivity won’t keep the 114th from taking a seven-week vacation, to be followed by another, longer one shortly after they return.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Do Black Votes Matter to the GOP?Republicans once thought they’d do better with African-American voters in 2016 with Obama off the ballot. Then came Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. More Dismal Poll Numbers for Hillary ClintonA new, credible national survey shows her dead-even with Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. Some Polls Are Just BadYes, averaging polling results usually gives you a pretty good handle on what’s happening in an election. But some polls are just bad and should probably be ignored.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Reveals Air Time for The Veepstakes FinaleIn the latest episode, Hannity tries to convince Trump that Gingrich is “the one.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  16. Trump Veep Contender General Michael Flynn Can’t Stop Pissing Off ConservativesThe GOP base just isn’t looking for a pro-choice candidate who celebrates same-sex marriage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    Today in ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire’Pointlessly vindictive lawsuits, nonexistent campaigning, and a horde of angry bikers.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. the national interest
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Disintegration of Political NormsA justice’s indefensible behavior.
    By Jonathan Chait
  19. Some New Polls Show a Close White House RaceThey came as a big surprise to the chattering classes. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. The No-Mandate ElectionBecause members of both parties will be full of excuses if they lose, this year’s election probably won’t resolve a lot. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. the urbanist
    Just What Kind of Democratic Town Is Philly?Delegates will find roast-pork bao with provolone — and a host of hot-button issues.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. Is Warren Off the Veep List? No One Knows!So Elizabeth Warren has been asked to speak on the first night of the Democratic Convention. Does that mean she cannot speak later that week as the vice-presidential nominee?
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. There Will Be No Platform Fight at the Democratic National ConventionAlong with his endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders blessed the party’s newly hatched platform.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Black Lives Matter and the Ideology of White BacklashRevealing diatribes on the aggrieved right.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. Republican Insiders Are Dreading Their Own ConventionThere’s just not a lot of joy in Cleveland.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Bill Clinton Stands Poised Between His Past and His Wife’s FutureThe last white male Democratic president has a connection to those who feel left behind.
    By Louisa Thomas
  27. early and often
    Sanders Pushed Dems Left — But Not ClintonIt’s the party’s most liberal platform ever, but the presumptive nominee doesn’t back all of it.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. Things Are Getting Wild at the GOP’s Platform MeetingsGay conversion therapy? Porn regulations? Both are on the table.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Bayh Comeback Boosts Dem Bid for Senate ControlSix years after leaving the Senate with a spasm of disdain for the institution, the onetime boy wonder is attempting a comeback.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. A Lot of Democrats Think Hillary Clinton Should Have Been Criminally ChargedIt says a lot about this year’s political choices that many of them will support her anyway.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Why Donald Trump Might Nominate a Pro-Choice Vice-President Trump knows he needs to do something dramatic to shake up the race. 
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. today in donald trump
    Trump’s VP Will Be a Conservative Governor, Or a Pro-Choice, Democratic GeneralWild card!
    By Margaret Hartmann
  33. running mates
    Ivanka Trump Is Not Going to Save Us From Her FatherWhy are New Yorkers so invested in the fiction that she’s not fully onboard with his campaign?
    By Jessica Pressler
  34. early and often
    The California Primary Is Finally Over, and Clinton Still WonClinton’s lead over Sanders was cut to 7 percent, but not reversed, after late mail and provisional ballots were counted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. health care
    Clinton Reaffirms Support for Public OptionShe has formally endorsed adding a public option to Obamacare, as well as lowering the age for Medicare access and expanding funding for health-clinic care. 
    By Chas Danner
  36. Good News on a Bad Day: Jobs Rebound in JuneAfter a jitter-inducing slump in net new jobs in May, June showed what may be a corrective, with the best gains since last autumn.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national interest
    It Is Not 1968Murders by and of police conceal a country more unified than it appears.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Reaction From Right to Dallas Massacre: Trump Is Measured; Others Not So Much“Civil war” hysteria breaks out in some conservative quarters after massacre of police in Dallas, but so far Donald Trump’s being remarkably restrained.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. GOP Flack: ‘Hillary Clinton Is the New O.J. Simpson’As Republicans struggle to keep the “email scandal” alive, former Romney ‘12 communications director Eric Fehrnstrom gets to the bottom of the barrel fast by comparing Hillary Clinton to O.J. Simpson as someone who got away with murder.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    4 Takeaways From the Summer’s Best Election SurveyPeople hate the candidates but really care about the election.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. Field Poll Shows Depths of Trump’s Latino ProblemTrump falls to single digits among Latinos in authoritative Field Poll of California.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. Why Pence May Make Sense As a Trump Running MateIndiana governor Mike Pence would not bring much to the table in the way of broadening the GOP’s appeal. But he’s a fine option for soothing the hurt feelings of hard-core conservatives. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. Trump’s Message Indiscipline Could Be FatalA candidate who depends on “earned media” as much as Trump does really cannot afford to step on his own message as much as he’s doing right now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    How Hitler’s Rise to Power Explains Why Republicans Accept Donald TrumpTrump is no Nazi, but the historical parallels can’t be avoided.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. today in donald trump
    Trump Will Not Rest Until Even Kids Know About His Anti-Semitic TweetHe managed to drag Frozen into this.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  46. Why Going Negative and Staying There Is the Best Strategy in This ElectionWonder why politicians “go negative” so often in partisan contests? Part of the reason is that independents who “lean” toward one party are mostly motivated by hatred of the other one. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Education Gap Among White Voters Could Remake the Battlefield MapClinton’s strength among college-educated white voters and Trump’s strength in the white working class could move some states around on the presidential battlefield map. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Today in ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire’Trump’s reality show goes off script.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. Will Trump Go Away If He Loses?Assuming Donald Trump loses, Republicans will need to find ways to keep his supporters in the fold. Can they do that while consigning Trump himself to the dustbin of history?
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. Trump’s California Head FakeBack before the California primary, Trump promised to contest the Golden State. He sort of is, but really isn’t.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Trump Attack on Trade Is Peril for Running MateTo all of the other hazards of being Trump’s running mate you can add alienating business supporters and donors for the rest of your career by demonizing international trade and investment agreements.
    By Ed Kilgore
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