1. Courts Strike Blows Against Voter Suppression in Two Battleground StatesVoting “reforms” have been struck down in North Carolina and Wisconsin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 5 Out of 10 Legal Scholars Don’t Trust Trump With the ConstitutionWhy would you think a guy like Trump would value the rule of law?
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Discovering New Way to Undermine Democracy, Calls Election RiggedHe can kill democracy if he wins, but he can still hurt it if he loses.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. the national interest
    I Found the Craziest Endorsement of Trump YetHugh Hewitt thinks Trump is the candidate to stop Russian influence.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Donald Trump Keeps Hitting Khans, Parents to Army Captain Killed in IraqThe parents of a fallen U.S. Army captain appeared on TV again Monday morning, and Trump tweeted his disapproval.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  7. New Poll Shows Big Convention Bounce for Hillary ClintonNow up six points over Trump, in a CBS survey.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Donald Trump Gave Republicans the Choice of Racism or Defeat. They Chose Racism.The GOP has made its peace.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. early and often
    Charles Koch Calls Theory He’ll Support Hillary Clinton ‘Blood Libel’Koch is taking a hands-off approach to this election.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  10. today in donald trump
    Mother of Muslim American War Hero Pens Emotional Op-Ed Criticizing Trump“Without saying a thing, all the world, all America, felt my pain.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  11. today in donald trump
    Trump Says Putin’s ‘Not Going Into’ UkraineTime to brush up on your geopolitics, Donald.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. WTF
    Trump Responds to, and Brushes Off, Speech By Muslim Father of Fallen War HeroTrump also wondered if the Clinton campaign wrote Khizr Khan’s speech, and suggested his wife wasn’t allowed to speak because of their Muslim faith.
    By Chas Danner
  13. politics
    Clinton Campaign Says Its Computer System Was Not HackedHackers accessed a voter-analytics program maintained by the DNC, and Russia is the prime suspect.
    By Jen Kirby and Chas Danner
  14. Belief That America’s on the ‘Wrong Track’ Doesn’t Necessarily Help TrumpAmericans think the direction of the country is terrible. But so long as they rate Barack Obama highly, it may not aid Trump or hurt Clinton.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. Convention Bounce: A Love That Doesn’t Always LastJust ask Jimmy Carter — or John McCain.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. Hillary Clinton Wants You to Know She Has a Plan“Having a plan” is yet another way she is seeking to boost her credibility.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. the national interest
    It’s Okay Not to Like Hillary Clinton’s Speaking StyleIt is possible for people not to dig her speeches for non-gendered reasons.
    By Jonathan Chait
  18. Hillary Clinton (Mostly) Hit Her Marks in Her Acceptance SpeechShe didn’t meet every challenge she might have, but she sure did take a claw hammer to Trump and the values and future he represents.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    The Democratic Convention Showed Clinton Is Sane, Competent, and Likable EnoughDespite the die-hard Bernie supporters and her limitations as a public speaker, it came off almost perfectly.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    Jill Stein Explains Her Plan to Stop Trump by Electing Him PresidentSomething something something, neoliberalism.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Obama’s DNC Speech Was His Final Album — Until the ComebackObama’s big-speech catalog plays like a discography.
    By Rembert Browne
  22. Who or What Ended the ‘Bernie or Bust’ Revolt in Philadelphia?Michelle Obama? Bernie himself? There are multiple theories.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. No, Bernie, the DNC Didn’t Lose the MidtermsSanders blamed Debbie Wasserman Schultz and company for 2014’s blowout. It’s not that simple.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Clinton Is Running As the Candidate of DemocracyHer cause should attract all small-d democrats.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. 5 Things Hillary Clinton Must Do in Her Convention SpeechAfter a generally successful convention, the pressure is on the nominee to accomplish some key things, while keeping up with the Obamas.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. politics
    Rudy Giuliani Would Love to Electronically Tag Muslims on Watch List Getting back to his roots.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  27. Tim Kaine Burnishes His Attack-Dog Cred With a Trump ImpersonationOut of nowhere, Tim Kaine tore into Donald Trump with mockery and savage denunciation. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Michael Bloomberg Sums Up the Election: ‘Let’s Elect a Sane, Competent Person’The bar is so low, and the stakes are so high.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. Why Democrats Really Do Need to Talk About Terrorism and CrimeBoth parties seem to be slipping back into the stupid habit of dividing up issue areas and refusing to address the other party’s.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Tim Kaine’s Being Logical About Abortion, If Not Totally ConsistentRepublicans are crowing over Tim Kaine’s “flip-flop” on the Hyde Amendment banning the use of Medicaid funds for abortion services. But if you’re going to support legal abortion, why draw the line at letting poor women have them?
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Obama’s Best Case for Hillary Clinton: His Own Presidential LegacyIn a close race, Obama’s own popularity may be crucial. He should remember that in making his big speech tonight.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Barack Obama’s Transformational Success Is Only Beginning to Come Into ViewOne of America’s greatest presidents will soon be seen as such.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. the national interest
    Donald Trump Asks Vladimir Putin to Help Him WinIsn’t that kind of treason?
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. Bill Clinton Ignores History and Tells ‘Her Story’ in DNC SpeechIn a departure from the great orations he’s given in the past, the former president focused on an earnest recitation of his wife’s résumé as a “change-maker.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Democrats Nominate Hillary Clinton and Bernie Makes It UnanimousIf there were bad feelings left over from yesterday’s Democratic tensions, they dissipated in the fun of an old-school roll-call vote and history was made.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. conventional wisdom
    Bill Clinton’s Complex Racial LegacyWas it the best choice?
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. the national interest
    Trump Deals From Strength With ‘USA Freedom Kids,’ Crushes ThemUSA Freedom Kids is just another word for kids with nothin’ left to lose.
    By Jonathan Chait
  38. Just to Be Clear: The DNC and RNC Are Too Weak to ‘Rig’ AnythingThe myth of all-powerful “party Establishments” somehow lives on, despite abundant evidence they aren’t all that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. politics
    The Second-Strangest Political Campaign of the SeasonFlorida’s Senate race has it all: “Liddle” Marco, Cayman Islands chicanery, a yacht named Cocktails, and a very stubborn Alan Grayson.
    By Jason Zengerle
  40. early and often
    Michelle Obama Elegantly Eviscerated TrumpIt wasn’t just one of the most ingenious convention speeches ever given by a political spouse, it was one of the finest convention speeches, period.
    By Rebecca Traister
  41. early and often
    Bernie May Have Broken the ‘Never Hillary’ Movement Once and for AllSanders getting booed by his own supporters energized his campaign to crack down on Bernie-or-Bust bros.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    How Bernie-or-Bust Fanatics Dominated the First Day of the Democratic ConventionThe power of a crazed, disruptive minority.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Everyone Hates Debbie Wasserman SchultzA brief explainer.
    By Marin Cogan
  44. Democratic Unity Night Gets Off to a Rocky StartDisgruntled Sanders supporters took their fight to the main convention floor in the opening hours of the event.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. dnc
    The DNC Is Very, Very Sorry for Those Mean Things They Said About Bernie Is that enough to stop the booing?
    By Caroline Bankoff
  46. scandals
    FBI Now Looking Into the DNC Email HackCold comfort for Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  47. the national circus
    How the Media Did (and Didn’t) Fail in Covering the Rise of Donald Trump“The problem is not that the press is failing to do due diligence; the problem is that many of his [Trump’s] adherents are impervious to that diligence.”
    By Frank Rich
  48. There’s Nothing Scandalous in the DNC Emails — But the Timing Is AwfulStill, this really shouldn’t be a crisis for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Donald Trump Is Now Leading in the Polls Some predicted he wouldn’t get a bounce following a turbulent RNC. But he did. And now he’s polling ahead of Clinton.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. the national interest
    Why Some Leftists Are Defending Donald Trump’s Ties to RussiaThe Cold War returns to the Democratic Party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  51. dnc
    DNC Kicks Off With Lots of Booing Debbie Wasserman Schultz couldn’t even get through a breakfast speech.
    By Caroline Bankoff
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