1. The Problem With Clinton’s ‘Intelligence Surge’Could be there’s not much the U.S. can responsibly do to identify and stop “lone wolf” terrorists. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Trump Has a Mormon Problem — and It Could Matter in a Close RaceThe most intensely pro-GOP faith community in the country is not keen on the presumptive nominee. That could tip some states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Ban on Weapon Used in Orlando More Distant Than Ever, Even If Clinton WinsIn the past, use of military assault weapons in mass shootings would usually spur talk of bringing back a ban on them. Those days may be gone.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Marco Rubio: Orlando Shootings Are My Excuse to Break Senate PromiseSome good can come of this tragedy, if Republicans can save a Senate seat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is the Fearmonger Republicans Have Been Waiting ForAfter the Bush doctrine, the Trump doctrine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. today in donald trump
    Report: Trump’s Atlantic City Empire Was One Big FleeceWhat happened one of the last times Trump promised to make something great.
    By Chas Danner
  8. politics
    Trump Again Insists He Is ‘Least Racist Person’Because boxing promoter Don King has endorsed him, except Don King has not endorsed him.
    By Chas Danner
  9. Trump Not Very Christian About RefugeesTrump stayed on his own familiar turf at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event today. Sad to say, that included the kind of refugee-bashing that Jesus condemned pretty categorically.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. Pat Buchanan Tells Trump to Stay OffensiveAs most Republicans beg Trump to get a grip on the racism, the former insurgent candidate speaks for the right-wingers who fear he will go all PC. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    The Donald Trump Plan to Prove He’s Completely Not RacistIt’s an intricate scheme with everything from blunt lies to mobilizing the best revisionist historians at Breitbart media.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. Scott Walker Is the Latest Savior for the #NeverTrump CrewThe best thing you can say for the very idle speculation that he will challenge Trump at the GOP convention is that he’s no David French.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    A Trump Presidency Just Got a Lot Less Likely — and a Lot More TerrifyingDonald’s very good if very bad month.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. Hillary Clinton’s Problems With Millennials Are Not As Big As AdvertisedUnder-30 voters are definitely not crazy about her. But against Trump she should do about as well among them as Obama did.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Why Paul Ryan Won’t Oppose Donald TrumpYeah, Trump’s a racist lunatic, but what is he gonna do? Not vote for him?
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. early and often
    Are Trump’s Poll Numbers Collapsing?It’s too early to know for sure, but there are some signs the presumptive GOP nominee could be losing support.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Might Copy Sanders’s Small-Donor Fundraising StrategyMake America Great Again for Just $9.95.
    By Jonah Shepp
  18. Can Trump Stop Talking About Himself Long Enough to Go Negative on Clinton?When it’s all about “Me! Me! Me!” it can be hard for a politician to exploit his opponent’s vulnerabilities.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Conservatives Have Never Understood What Obama Thinks About RacismA telling specimen of white racial paranoia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. today in donald trump
    Trump: Racist Comments ‘Totally Fine’According to Trump, the things he said about Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s credibility were “totally fine.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  21. today in donald trump
    Trump’s Curiel Attack Dumb for Many ReasonsIt highlighted an aspect of his past he should be trying to bury instead.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Bernie Sanders May Not Have Won California, But He Made the State BluerCall it a mini revolution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. No, the Associated Press Did Not Steal California for ClintonSome Sanders supporters are saying an early “call” of the nomination by the AP suppressed Bernie’s vote. The numbers don’t bear that out.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national circus
    Hillary Clinton’s Best Anti-Trump Strategy Is Coming Into ViewThe Democrat locked up the nomination. Now it’s time to call on the guy in the White House who defeated her eight years ago.
    By Frank Rich
  25. Clinton Wins Big in California, Sanders Vows to Fight OnSanders promises to fight on to Philadelphia, but is he just letting his supporters down slowly?
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. After Big New Jersey Win, Clinton Claims the NominationIn a triumphant speech, America’s first female major-party nominee turned her attention to the general election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    How Can Hillary Clinton Win the Bernie Sanders Vote?By moving to the … right? That’s what the data says.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. Donald Trump’s Lavish Homes Are Gaudy BehemothsYou can never own too many.
    By Adam Banicki
  29. The GOP Still Has One Last Option for Dumping Donald Trump As Its NomineeIt’s a remote contingency, but if Trump’s candidacy goes totally south, some delegates could still unbind themselves. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. the national interest
    Republicans Wish Non-Racist Nominee Donald Trump Would Stop Saying Racist ThingsBut, hey, they’ll still support him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. Calfornia Senate Race Likely Democrats OnlyThanks to the state’s exotic top-two primary system.
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. early and often
    Ronald Reagan’s Son: My Dad Wouldn’t Support TrumpHe won’t be voting for Trump in tomorrow’s California primary, either.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  33. early and often
    Dick Morris Is in Talks to Join the Trump CampaignThe controversial former Clinton adviser could play a key role in Trump’s anti-Hillary strategy.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  34. early and often
    Hillary Clinton Is Now the Presumptive Democratic NomineeShe just made history as the first woman to head the ticket of a major U.S. political party.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  35. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders Has Some Strange Ideas About Why He Deserves the NominationHe was told there would be no math.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. donald trump
    Nonexistence of Trump Campaign May Be Hindering Trump CampaignAnd in a recent incident, Trump’s personality deficits collided with his campaign’s shortcomings.
    By Jesse Singal
  37. roundup
    Muhammad Ali’s Declaration of IndependenceLooking at how many are remembering Ali, it’s clear that America badly needed one.
    By Chas Danner
  38. California Democratic Primary PreviewThe kind of close win Bernie Sanders might achieve certainly won’t win him the nomination.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Is Afraid of Muslim Judges, TooAre women judges next?
    By Chas Danner
  40. early and often
    California Sees Record Voter Registration Ahead of PrimaryIn what may be good news for Bernie Sanders, a late surge of voters registered as Democrats.
    By Chas Danner
  41. 2016 Is Turning Into a Historically Great Year for Social SecurityWith Democrats now moving toward expansion, and the GOP nominee reversing the Party’s long-held plans to cut it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. National Enquirer Lends Its Credibility to Dick MorrisThe former White House Svengali will end his career bashing Hillary Clinton for a supermarket tabloid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. the national interest
    Anti-Trump Riots and the War Over LiberalismThe left has to decide if the oppressor has rights.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. today in donald trump
    Trump: Hillary Clinton ‘Guilty As Hell’ in Email Scandal“If I win … I’m sure the Attorney General will take a very good look at it.”
    By Jonah Shepp
  45. The Bad News for Trump About Under-Engaged White VotersIt turns out they are mostly in solid red states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. The Kids Love Sanders Even More Than They Loved ObamaRemember the president’s historic performance among young voters in 2008? Bernie is improving on it by any measure.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. ‘Gold Standard’ Poll Shows Clinton and Sanders Neck and Neck in CaliforniaBernie has closed the margin — but he won’t get the landslide he needs.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Plan to Govern for Fun and ProfitAmerican oligarchy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  49. the national circus
    It’s Time for Hillary Clinton to Do Battle With Donald TrumpWhy the likely Democratic nominee can’t try to remain above the fray anymore. 
    By Frank Rich
  50. Trump’s Anti-P.C. Feedback Loop of White OutrageHis core audience can’t get enough of pushing back against elites and their perceived women-and-minorities clientele.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. early and often
    Obama Bashes Trump’s Economic Policy in Indiana“Don’t fall for a bunch of okey-doke just because you know it sounds funny or the tweets are provocative.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
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