1. The Battle to Turn Out Early Voters Has Begun. One Candidate Has a Plan.In the chess game of voter targeting and mobilization, Clinton has strategic flexibility, but will Trump will benefit from state GOP efforts?
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Says Reporter Gets ‘Facts Wrong’ on Charity, Won’t Provide FactsThe Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold is just “obsessed” with Trump – who could be our next president – so how can we believe anything he says?
    By Margaret Hartmann
  3. Trump Campaign Offices in the West Bank Capture His Idea of AmericaIt lacks a certain sensitivity.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Americans Are Exceptionally Bad at VotingYet another thing that makes us special.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. the national interest
    Esquire Writer Doesn’t Understand Charter Schools, Is Sure They’re Up to No GoodPoor kids can take pride in the sacrifice they have made for the cause of sticking it to The Man.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. Clinton Likely to Be the Aggressor in the First DebateHRC needs to wake up un-energetic Democrats and minor-party voters who think there’s not a dime’s worth of difference between Trump and Clinton.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    How the Republican War on Obamacare Explains TrumpBush speechwriter Michael Gerson thinks Barack Obama is the president who made America doubt government competence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. If Republicans Win the White House and Senate, the U.S. Will See Radical ChangesHistorically, the Senate filibuster has put the brakes on huge legislative shifts. That will probably not be the case under a Trump administration.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. games
    Spot What’s Wrong: Donald Trump Jr. Tweet Compares Syrian Refugees to SkittlesHint: It’s mathematically incorrect, grammatically incorrect, and offensive on multiple levels.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  11. Can Bernie Undo the Damage He’s Done to Clinton?Bernie Sanders’s arguments for Hillary Clinton are constantly undermined by the arguments he earlier made against her.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Tired of Giving Rich Most of the Tax Cuts, Decides to Give Them All“All” is a slight exaggeration. Actually, just 99.6 percent.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. There’s a Certain Kind of Terror Threat That’s More Likely to Benefit TrumpA huge attack could sober Americans and even unite them behind the current president. Smaller incidents tend to feed fear and rage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Donald Trump Has Secret Plan to Destroy ISIS by Using ProfanityIt is so simple it is almost brilliant.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Education Reform Works in Massachusetts. Will Voters Care?It’s one of the most important tests of social justice and economic mobility of any election in America this fall.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. politics
    The Former High School Classmate Who Could Take Chris Christie DownDavid Wildstein, Bridgegate, and the trial that could wreck the governor for good.
    By Andrew Rice
  17. corporate welfare
    Report: Trump Received $885 Million in Tax Breaks for His New York EmpireHe used political connections and lawsuits to become a king of corporate welfare.
    By Chas Danner
  18. deplorables
    Trump Wants to ‘See What Happens’ to Clinton If Her Bodyguards Are DisarmedHe said it would be “very dangerous” for Clinton without protection.
    By Chas Danner
  19. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Winning SeptemberThe debates are Hillary Clinton’s last chance to un-normalize him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    Donald Trump: Hillary Clinton Is the Real BirtherHe is not telling the truth.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Clinton’s Double Burden: Obama and Her HusbandEveryone talks about Hillary Clinton’s baggage. But she bears not only her own but that of the 42nd and 44th presidents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Splits With Trump, Disavows BirtherismThe campaign released a (false) statement after the candidate refused to admit Obama was born in the United States.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  23. Early and Often
    Gore May Campaign for Clinton, Warn About Voting Third-PartyHe said he knows “from personal experience that every vote counts.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  24. Trump Could Lose Popular Vote, Win White HouseThe tightening presidential race obscures a new possibility that should freak out liberals: Trump could plausibly win while losing the popular vote.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Economic Plan Is a Spinning Wheel of CrazyEven identifying Trump’s stance at any given point in time is often impossible.
    By Jonathan Chait
  26. the national interest
    Donald Trump Explains His Plan for Epic CorruptionCompany, country, whatever.
    By Jonathan Chait
  27. Good & Bad News for Liberals on Trump’s Strong Poll Numbers in Florida & OhioIt doesn’t quite mean what it did back in 2000 or 2004.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    Ivanka Doesn’t Like Facts on Dad’s Maternity Leave Policy, So She Ignores ThemShe accused a reporter of going “negative” and “editorializing” for quoting his sexist remark.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  29. early and often
    Clinton ‘Fit to Serve,’ Claims Doctor Who Doesn’t Even Have Her Own TV ShowShe’s “recovering well” from a bout of mild, non-contagious bacteria pneumonia.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  30. That Democratic Senate Looking DicierThe odds are dropping along with the standing of several key candidates — especially Evan Bayh.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Dead Man Wins Primary Election in Upstate New YorkRepublican Bill Nojay committed suicide Friday, too late to be taken off the ballot.
    By Jen Kirby
  32. Trump’s Path to Victory Is Starting to Look Very RealIt’s no longer far-fetched to imagine Trump winning the presidency — if he can just put Pennsylvania into play.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Curt Schilling Is a Lot Less Popular Than Elizabeth WarrenA new poll suggests he faces (very) long odds in his dream of unseating the Massachusetts senator.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. Why a Clinton Win Would Be a Boon to the GOPIf Trump loses, GOP insiders resume power in a party that’s in a good position to win the next two critical elections. If he wins, all bets are off.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Why Trump’s Foundation Should Be a Bigger Scandal Than Clinton’sFor years, Trump used his nonprofit to benefit himself, and now it’s under investigation.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. The Apocalyptic Argument for TrumpChristian conservatives are lashing themselves into a frenzy for Trump on grounds that it might literally be the end of the world if Clinton wins.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national interest
    Republicans Say Hillary Clinton Is Running for Obama’s Third Term. Yes, Please.The last statistical basis to say Obama has failed is now gone.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Doctor Played by Will Smith in Movie: Perhaps Hillary Was PoisonedDr. Bennet Omalu does not trust Trump or Putin.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  39. Thanks to Early Voting, Election Day Essentially Begins This FridayRoughly a third of votes will likely be cast before November 8, and that percentage is even higher in some battleground states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. early and often
    Hillary Clinton Didn’t Think Her Pneumonia Was ‘That Big a Deal’She admits to having poor judgment about her own health … partially because Trump surrogates keep suggesting she’s dying.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. early and awkward
    Why Mike Pence Wouldn’t Call David Duke ‘Deplorable’The VP candidate had two options: Go easy on the notorious white supremacist or prove Clinton right.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  42. This Democratic Senate Candidate Is Betting It All on Republicans Supporting HerThe Golden State’s top-two system pits two Democrats in a U.S. Senate general election. But Republicans get to vote, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    New York Times Public Editor Writes Disastrous Defense of False EquivalenceThe Times’ public editor doesn’t want to hear any complaints about covering Hillary Clinton’s problems as though they’re as bad as Trump’s.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Let’s Give Hillary Clinton a Few Days to Recover From Her PneumoniaA presidential candidate has a fairly common illness that requires rest. Can the media and her political enemies deal with it?
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Yes, Most Donald Trump Supporters Are Deplorable and IrredeemableHillary Clinton made the mistake of admitting something only other people are supposed to say.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. Today in Donald Trump
    On 9/11, Trump Boasted About Having Tallest Building in Lower ManhattanHe said 40 Wall Street was “known as the second-tallest, and now it’s the tallest.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. Politics
    Clinton Falls Ill at 9/11 Event Because of Pneumonia, Cancels Campaign TripShe recovered after a video was released showing her nearly fainting, but scrutiny over her health has already intensified.
    By Chas Danner and Margaret Hartmann
  48. early and often
    Giuliani Defends Plan to Take Iraqi Oil, Argues War Crimes Don’t Exist“Until the war is over, anything’s legal.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Christian Right Renews Its Vows in Marriage of Convenience to TrumpHe’s a crude philistine whose appeal to conservative evangelical leaders is purely transactional. But what choice do they have?
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. The Alt-Right Gives a Press ConferenceThe leaders of the movement make their case for Trump and a new politics of the white race.
    By Marin Cogan
  51. roundup
    Hillary Clinton Says Half of Trump Supporters Are ‘Deplorable’The Trump campaign has gone into full outrage mode over the remark, but is Clinton wrong?
    By Chas Danner
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