1. Is Iowa Too Nice to Go for Trump?A place that prides itself on its civility has become one of the most hotly contested swing states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Report: Trump-Owned Companies Owe at Least $650 MillionCall him MR. DEBT.
    By Chas Danner
  3. Why Trump Could Happen Only in AmericaYes, the mogul resembles ethno-nationalist pols in Europe. But he combines that with reactionary impulses native to the USA.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. Donald Trump Tells African-Americans They Are Desperate Enough to Vote for Him“You have no jobs.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. An Old Starr Meets a New OpportunityIf the House GOP winds up looking at a second Clinton impeachment, why not bring back the family tormentor? Luckily, he’s on the job market.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. Is Trump Finally ‘Pivoting to the Center’ After Replacing Manafort?It would be ironic if the GOP candidate ran off his campaign chief and then belatedly took his advice.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Just a Reminder: Congress Isn’t Going to Fix Obamacare Any Time SoonThe political obstacles that prevented enactment of a public option or single-payer system in 2010 are, if anything, stronger today.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. the national interest
    Hillary Clinton’s Ethics Problems Are Worse Than She UnderstandsThe Clinton Foundation needs to die.
    By Jonathan Chait
  10. early and often
    Report: Clinton Said Colin Powell Advised Her to Use Personal Email at StateShe told this to the FBI in her July interview.
    By Jonah Shepp and Jen Kirby
  11. Trump 2.0 Uses a Teleprompter, and He Regrets … SomethingHe hasn’t done a full pivot, but he does wish he hadn’t caused unspecified “personal pain.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  12. early and often
    Trump Spokesperson Claims Clinton Has DysphasiaThe campaign has gone all-in with attacks on Hillary’s health.
    By Jonah Shepp
  13. spy games
    Russian Hackers Also Targeted Trump Campaign, GOPAttacks took place over an extended period of time and targeted multiple Republican organizations.
    By Jonah Shepp
  14. Should Clinton Focus on Mobilizing Minority Voters or Winning Over Undecideds?Trump’s betting big on firing up his base. It’s a tougher choice for the Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. State Department Confirms That $400 Million Was Contingent on Prisoners’ ReleaseNo money until the prisoners left Iran.
    By Jen Kirby
  16. GOP Voter-Suppression Efforts Are Shifting to the Local LevelRepublicans are finding ways of evading federal judicial supervision.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Very Few Voters Dislike Clinton and Trump EquallyWhile both are relatively unpopular major-party candidates, nine out of ten voters dislike one more than the other.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Trump’s Honey Badger CampaignWith the hiring of Stephen Bannon to head up his campaign, Trump’s now proclaimed his campaign will live or die in defiance of conventional wisdom.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. The Nastiest Comments on Trump’s New Campaign Chief Are Coming From the RightEveryone’s a bit taken aback, but anti-Trump conservatives are beside themselves.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. Trump’s Clumsy Outreach to MormonsThe GOP nominee pitches a change in tax regulations he devised to appeal to Evangelicals — but that is irrelevant to LDS folk.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. For First Time in 50 Years, No Federal Observers Will Protect Voting RightsIt’s a little-noticed by-product of a landmark Supreme Court voting-rights decision. That invites mischief.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. Meet Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s New Campaign ManagerA veteran Republican insider who specializes in helping conservative men sound less piggy has quite the challenge in managing Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. the national circus
    Letting Trump Be Trump Is the Only Strategy LeftThe more “presidential” candidate never emerged. Why fight it?
    By Frank Rich
  24. Trump’s Appeal to Black Voters Was Actually Directed at White VotersHe deserves credit for reaching out. But the more you look at what he said, the clearer it is whom he was talking to.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Do Not Steal This Man’s Donald Trump Campaign SignThis Albany lawn sign is “encased” in concrete and barbed wire.
    By Jen Kirby
  26. Trump’s Unsettling Proposal for Gay People and WomenTrade your freedoms for protection from Muslims.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Early Voting Limits Time for Trump ComebackThe Clinton campaign has a sophisticated approach to “banking” early votes. The Trump campaign seems to just be winging it.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. Does History Give Trump Any Hope of a Big Comeback?Two other presidential nominees in living memory came back from deficits as large as Trump’s to very nearly win. Could he do it as well?
    By Ed Kilgore
  29. Obama’s Popularity Much Like Reagan’s in 1988Instead of having to run away from the incumbent president, Hillary Clinton now has a wind at her back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Hillary Clinton Finally Catches on With Millennial VotersThanks in no small part to Donald Trump, of course.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Ledger Highlights Trump Campaign Manager’s Ties to Ukraine’s Pro-Russia PartyIt lists $12.7 million in cash payments to Paul Manafort.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  32. today in donald trump
    Trump Asks Supporters to Prevent ‘Rigged’ Election by Becoming ‘Observers’What could go wrong?
    By Chas Danner
  33. politics
    The Clintons Release Their Tax Returns, Made $10.6 Million in 2015The only fun anyone ever has with their tax returns is when they are used as a political cudgel.
    By Chas Danner
  34. The 5 Kinds of Republicans Who Are Defecting From the Party of TrumpThere’s more than one way to abandon your party’s nominee, and more than one motive, too.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. early and often
    Republicans, Including Trump, Express Doubts About Trump’s Chances in NovemberAmid calls for the party to focus on holding Congress, Trump admits he’s having “tremendous” problems in certain states.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  36. early and often
    Report: Russians Hacked More Than 100 Democratic Groups and OfficialsThe cyberattack was much larger than originally thought.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  37. Republicans Will Need a Return to Ticket-Splitting If Trump Gets TrouncedTicket-splitting is on the decline in recent presidential-election years, but Donald Trump could be just the guy to bring it back.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. Running Out of Working-Class Whites: Why Trump Is Struggling in Red StatesHow Trump fares will often depend on whether there are non-college-educated whites who aren’t already voting Republican.
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. Early and often
    Trump Says Assassination Remark Was Misconstrued, But It Was No JokeThe campaign rejected the easiest explanation, and remained bizarrely on-message.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. early and often
    Paul Ryan Wins Primary, Will Keep Most Miserable Job in D.C.He easily beat challenger Paul Nehlen, despite Donald Trump’s less-than-enthusiastic endorsement.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  41. Trump’s Assassination ‘Joke’ Was Thinly Veiled SeditionHe’s not the first conservative pol to suggest a right of violent revolution against liberalism. But leave it to him to make it bloodthirsty.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. the national interest
    Why Republicans Endorse a President Who Threatens DemocracyThe authoritarian tradition in conservative economic thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
  43. Gingrich: Trump at Least As Stable As Notoriously Unstable Andrew JacksonOld Hickory might not have been well suited to the nuclear era.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    Will Donald Trump Skip the Debate With Hillary Clinton?He’s not a facts guy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. The Good News for Hillary Clinton in Recent Polls Just Keeps Getting BetterShe’s regularly topping 50 percent — which means Trump’s route to victory is narrowing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. early and often
    Trump Supporters Are Already ‘Unskewing’ His Bad Poll NumbersHis fans are resorting to more exotic measurements of public opinion.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. Clinton Agrees to Debate Schedule Just to Annoy TrumpHer campaign announced she’ll appear at the three scheduled debates — though no one asked.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. early and often
    GOP Senator Susan Collins Rejects Trump, Says He’s ‘Unworthy’ of PresidencyShe’s “become increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  49. Trump Offended Even His Own Supporters By Attacking the KhansRepublicans disapproved by a large margin.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. ‘Dump Trump’ Contingency Plans Survive in Case of Craziness EmergencySure, it’s not likely the party will dump its nominee. But it never hurts to be prepared.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. Could Hillary Clinton Win Georgia?Demographic change has made the Peach State more reachable for Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
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