1. early and often
    Sanders Supporters in California Sue to Extend Voter Registration“There’s mass confusion.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  2. Soon It Will Suck to Be Donald TrumpMost of the factors that made political life fun and easy for him are gone.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. the national interest
    Why Democrats Have Popular Presidents and Republicans Don’tOne obvious theory Republicans should consider.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. politics
    Louisiana Is About to Make Attacking a Cop a Hate CrimeThe law is a response to what lawmakers perceive as an increased threat to first responders following the rise of activism like the Black Lives Matter movement.
    By Chas Danner
  5. democratic party
    Bernie Sanders Is Supporting Primary Challenge Against DNC’s Wasserman SchultzIn an escalation of their ongoing feud, Sanders also said he will replace Wasserman Schultz at the DNC if he’s elected president.
    By Chas Danner
  7. campaign finance
    In Spending and Staff, Trump Trails ClintonTrump is already at a disadvantage as the general election nears, and many prominent GOP donors aren’t likely to help him out. 
    By Chas Danner
  8. Instead of Banning Closed Primaries, Just Make It Easier to Change PartiesHere’s a compromise Hillary Clinton could offer to a problem that seems to be really bothering Bernie supporters.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Peggy Noonan’s Weird Third-Party TheoryIt’s possible some Republicans will split with the Trump-led GOP. But, no, they won’t join up with Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. Why Bad Polls Get So Much HypePolling “outliers” represent random noise in the overall estimation of public opinion. But they’re a bottomless crack pipe for hacks and other gabbers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Anti-Science Conservatives Unclear on Meaning of the Word BanA liberal school board is infringing on their right to teach pseudoscience.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. Tom Cotton Is Positioning Himself to Thrive in Both a Trump and Post-Trump GOPSomehow he’s managing to keep all factions of the party on his side.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. What’s Next for Megyn Kelly?The Fox News star’s much-hyped interview with Donald Trump exposed the limits of her mainstream appeal.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  14. the national interest
    Bernie’s Revolution Stops for No OneThe man who wouldn’t get off the bus.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. early and often
    Does Bernie Sanders Really Have Working-Class Support?His support base consists of young, white liberals, not the proletariat.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. early and often
    House Votes to Ban Confederate Flags From VA CemeteriesEven Republican leaders voted for the measure.
    By Jonah Shepp
  17. Oklahoma’s Bold Anti-Abortion Activists Are Depending on Donald TrumpThe Oklahoma legislature’s frontal assault on abortion rights requires a friendly SCOTUS, which only the election of Donald Trump can provide.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. California’s Senate Race Is a Three-Ring CircusKamala Harris is going to be on the November ballot as a candidate for U.S. Senate. Beyond that, anything could happen on June 7. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. Since Trump Cannot Run With Himself, Whom Will He Choose As Veep?Trump, who doesn’t want to share the limelight anyway, would best be advised to find a running mate who would, in effect, make it a Trump-Trump ticket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Donald Trump Hasn’t Killed the Tea Party. He Is the Tea Party.Conservatives thought those angry mobs were on their side.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. the national interest
    Obama Wants to Give Poor Schools More Money. Guess Who’s Blocking Him.Republicans and teachers unions, working together.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. early and often
    Sanders Campaign ‘Not Thinking About’ Party Unity, Says Top AdviserThe Vermont senator won’t go down without a fight, even if it means hurting Hillary Clinton.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  23. lgbt rights
    North Carolina Governor Blames His State’s Bathroom Law on U.S. Government“Congress has been sitting on the sidelines.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. What to Know About Trump’s List of 11 Possible Supreme Court NomineesIt’s a mix of conservative legal stars and stolid Republicans, with some swing-state flavor for seasoning.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Sanders’s Sole Senate Supporter Says the Magic Words That Bernie Won’t SayJeff Merkley thinks Bernie should quit the race and strongly support Clinton if she wins the popular vote and a majority of pledged delegates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. Trump Is Going to Make the GOP Convention a Big, Stupid Reality-TV ShowBrainwork will be strictly optional.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. the national interest
    Trump Not a Groper, Also Not Hitler, Boast Family MembersVerbally abusive fascist is not a physically abusive Nazi, insist loving family members.
    By Jonathan Chait
  28. today in donald trump
    Trump Claims $10 Billion Net Worth in New FilingShow us the receipts, Donald.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. Senate Confirms First Openly Gay Leader of a U.S. Military ServiceEric Fanning was confirmed unanimously.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. early and often
    Sanders Needs to Talk Down His SupportersTime for grown-up talk.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. early and often
    Trump and Sanders Win Oregon, While Clinton Declares Victory in KentuckyKentucky’s race is technically still too close to call.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  32. We Don’t Need a ‘Christian Left’ to Replace the Christian RightProgressives of faith should not replicate the sin of politicizing the pews that created the Christian Right. Church-state separation is righteous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. Change Is a Constant, Even on the Electoral MapWhen it comes to battleground states, Pennsylvania may be the new Virginia, just as Virginia became the new Ohio.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. Is Trump Leading an Intra-Party Coup Rather Than a Political Realignment?Historically unpopular with women and minorities, his electability depends on bringing in more white men. That may not be happening.
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. Is History Really Against a ‘Three-Peat’ for the Democrats?Small samples and some very close elections undermine the oft-heard claim that parties have trouble winning a third straight presidential term.
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. the national interest
    Looking to Harry Truman to Understand Hillary ClintonWhat if Hillary governs like Harry?
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. early and awkward
    Rubio Goes on Twitter Rant About Washington Post“They just make it up.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  38. Look for Two More Sanders Upsets in KY and ORWhat does it mean if he keeps his winning streak alive?
    By Ed Kilgore
  39. It’s Time to Abolish the Political ConventionWith talk of contested events now more or less dead, the question arises again: Why have these quadrennial charades that decide nothing?
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. the national interest
    President Obama Is Now His Own Anger TranslatorA brutal, unfiltered smackdown of Senator Snowball.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. early and awkward
    President Obama on Donald Trump: ‘Ignorance Is Not a Virtue’In a commencement speech, Obama dragged Trump without saying his name even once.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  42. How Donald Trump Got Tapped to Lead New York’s Israel Day ParadeHe now touts the 2004 event as one of his major foreign-policy credentials. His co-grand marshal was Dr. Ruth.
    By David Freedlander
  43. the national interest
    Here’s How Hillary Clinton Should Attack Donald TrumpA simple theme: He’s a fraud.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. republican party
    At the State Level, GOP Falling in Line Behind TrumpWhen it comes to state party insiders, nobody seems to love Trump, but so far the calls for Republican unity seem to be working.
    By Chas Danner
  45. civil war
    Anti-Trump Republicans Are Still Plotting an Independent Presidential Run#NeverTrump4Ever?
    By Chas Danner
  46. today in donald trump
    GOP Megadonor Sheldon Adelson Pledges As Much As $100 Million to Support TrumpTrump had called his GOP primary opponents “puppets” for relying on donors like Adelson.
    By Chas Danner
  47. Are Republicans Falling Into a Democratic Trap on Transgender Bathrooms?Cultural conservatives are going crazy on an issue most people don’t care about at all.
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. Democrats Consider Opening, While GOP Closing, Primaries to IndependentsIt says a lot about both parties.
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the national interest
    What I Missed About Trump: A Follow-UpGee, thanks for telling me that many Trump supporters are racist. I didn’t know that.
    By Jonathan Chait
  50. Hillary Clinton Shouldn’t Be ‘Pivoting’ to the Left — or to the CenterDoing so would just reinforce perceptions that she’s a big phony.
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. the national interest
    Here’s How Donald Trump’s Authoritarianism Would Actually WorkAn interview with his lackey Sean Hannity gives a chilling preview.
    By Jonathan Chait
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