1. the national interest
    Donald Trump Fleeing to Mexico, But Will Probably ReturnToday in ‘Donald Trump’s campaign is a garbage fire.’
    By Jonathan Chait
  2. Trump and the George Wallace Tradition of Foreign PolicyLike George Wallace, Trump believes in avoiding foreign conflicts and then ending them quickly with maximum violence.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. The Grudge Match to Succeed Harry Reid — and Control the SenateThe Senate Democratic leader is retiring, and his bitter enemies the Koch Brothers are trying hard to deny him a chosen successor.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Can Fear and Hate Turn Out the Vote As Much As Enthusiasm?Normally a lack of enthusiasm for the candidates will depress turnout. But strong antipathy along with a sense of high stakes can do the trick, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. ‘Anybody But Trump’ Would Be Romping to Victory, Some Republicans BelieveIn order to prepare a good, thorough post-election purge, anti-Trump Republicans are imagining a very different election without the mogul.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. early and often
    ‘Proud Republican’ Meg Whitman Hits the Campaign Trail for Hillary ClintonShe’s the first prominent Republican defector to do so.
    By Charley Lanyon
  8. If Obamacare Bombs, States Must Share the BlameCertain states under hostile management have fought access to affordable health care for poor people before and after the ACA was enacted.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Trump Has a Catholic Problem. But How Bad Is It?A new study shows him shockingly far behind.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Chicago and the Anti-Anti-P.C. LeftLots of people on the left agree with the University of Chicago, but they don’t want to admit it.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. Trump Supporters Are Searching for Mystical Signs of Victory AlreadyUsually a sign of desperation.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Report: Foreign Hackers May Have Breached Two States’ Election DatabasesArizona and Illinois were allegedly targeted.
    By Jen Kirby
  13. Democrats Will Expect a President Clinton to Do the ImpossibleThe constraints GOP obstruction will place on a newly elected President Clinton rule out most bipartisan or progressive strategies for governing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. campaigns
    Michelle Kwan Is Working for Hillary ClintonYes, that Michelle Kwan.
    By Marin Cogan
  15. Don’t Count Out Trump Just YetPartisan polarization and the muddy track of a four-candidate race could keep him in the game.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. The 10,000th Syrian Refugee Is About to Be Resettled in AmericaThe Obama administration has met its yearlong goal.
    By Chas Danner
  17. Harambe
    Jill Stein Becomes the First Presidential Candidate to Court the Harambe VoteShe’s also losing to Harambe in Texas. #RIP
    By Chas Danner
  18. Presidential Debates
    Report: Trump Will Wing Debates, While Clinton Does Her HomeworkBut Trump is testing zingers.
    By Chas Danner
  19. awful things
    Trump Uses the Death of Chicago Mother to Celebrate HimselfTrump has never met a tragedy that didn’t prove him right somehow, but this may be a new low, even for him.
    By Chas Danner
  20. racism
    Maine Governor Suggests People of Color and Hispanics Are the ‘Enemy’Governor LePage had challenged a state lawmaker to “prove that I’m a racist” just a day earlier.
    By Chas Danner
  21. fitness for office
    Trump’s Doctor Took Only 5 Minutes to Write Candidate’s Medical ReportThe rushed doctor, inspired by the candidate’s rhetoric, had declared that Trump would be the healthiest president in U.S. history.
    By Chas Danner
  22. Media False Equivalence Is Trump’s Best Friend in the Debate Over RacismClinton offered a detailed indictment. Trump replied with an insult. How’s that a draw?
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Conservatives Seem to Grasp They’ve Lost the Public Debate on Gay RightsThat’s why we’re not hearing much about “religious liberty” in 2016.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Trump: Only Desperate Liars Call Their Opponent Racist. Also Hillary Is Racist.Trump brings his party’s racial contradictions to a head.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. Trump Denies ‘Softening’ on Immigration, Though That’s Literally What He SaidNow he’s against legalization again.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. politics
    Obama Creates World’s Largest Marine Preserve in HawaiiThe president is on something of a conservation kick.
    By Charley Lanyon
  27. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Manager Stephen Bannon Charged With Domestic Violence in 1996His ex-wife said he pressured her not to show up in court so the case would be dropped.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  28. Clinton’s ‘Alt-Right’ Attack on Trump Is a Calculated RiskBy describing Trump as the candidate of a racist “fringe element,” she can energize her base. But she’s making a gamble.
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. If Hillary Wins, Democrats Will Have Posted a Record Presidential Winning StreakTaking the popular vote in six of the last seven presidential elections.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Trump Campaign Still Pushing Theory That Voters Support Him But Won’t Admit ItThe Trump campaign keeps buying into self-deluding theories of a “hidden majority” that only it can perceive. It’s not a good sign.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton Can’t Win a Mandate, and That’s OkayMandates aren’t a thing anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. the national interest
    Mass Lesbian Farm Infiltration Is Obama’s Best Scheme YetSoon all our food will be lesbian-grown.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. the national interest
    Clinton Foundation Still Not Criminal, Still Not Great for HillaryDonors expected something for their money.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. early and often
    Colin Powell: Clinton Team Is Trying to ‘Pin’ Email Scandal on MeThey’re doing a pretty bad job.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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