1. Trump Campaign Forgets Real Audience Not at RNCSure, every partisan political-convention crowd needs a little red meat to keep the energy level high. But this is ridiculous.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Bad at Scripted Television and Also Bad at NationalismToday in “Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. the national interest
    Republicans in Chaos Must Decide Whether to Elect a MadmanTed Cruz becomes the symbol of the anti-Trump resistance.
    By Jonathan Chait
  4. What If Trump Had Asked Condi Rice to Be Veep?He had her on his original veep-prospect list. She wasn’t interested, but it creates an interesting thought experiment.
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. What Cruz, Rubio, & Walker Need to Do at the RNCThree pols who lost to Trump but probably still see a future president in the bathroom mirror each morning face interesting challenges.
    By Ed Kilgore
  7. This Is Why Ben Carson Was Talking About Lucifer at the RNCThe devilish plot he invokes is a common right-wing conspiracy theory, but it’s one never heard from the podium of a national political convention.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. select all
    Why Everyone Is Commenting ‘Spicy Boi’ on Hillary Clinton’s InstagramAs the RNC unravels in Cleveland, Trump’s trollish online supporters are holding their own convention.
    By Will Sommer
  9. gallery
    Scenes From Cleveland on Day 2 of the Republican National ConventionProtests continued as Donald Trump officially became the nominee.
    By Andres Kudacki
  10. the national interest
    The Republicans’ Economy Night Turns Out to Be Another Lock-Up-Hillary NightTrump’s Republicans demand the imprisonment of their opponent because of the “rule of law.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. The Party of Trump Doesn’t Have Much to Offer Bernie VotersYou figure that on “Economy Night,” they will try to find common ground. Good luck with that.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. the national interest
    The Republican Climate Platform Keeps Getting Crazier Every ElectionCoal is inherently clean, get rid of the EPA, science is biased, and other ideas.
    By Jonathan Chait
  13. fight night
    Why Is UFC’s Dana White Speaking at the RNC?He says he’s apolitical but that he and Trump share a special bond.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  14. The ‘Hillary for Prison’ Meme Is Spinning Out of Control at the RNCWhy is it taking on the feeling of a Trump campaign promise?
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the national interest
    Republican Speaker Lou Holtz to Immigrants: ‘I Don’t Want to Become You’The feeling is probably mutual.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. republican national convention
    Melania Trump Plagiarized an Entire Paragraph From Michelle Obama’s 2008 SpeechThe campaign admits her team of writers “included fragments that reflected her own thinking,” whatever that means.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  17. republican national convention
    Motley RNC Protesters Show Just How Many Types of People Fear a Trump PresidencyThey’re outnumbered and disorganized, but they’re making their point.
    By Rembert Browne
  18. early and often
    The Trump Campaign Failed Melania — and Not Just Because of the PlagiarismIf they had actually paid attention to Michelle Obama’s 2008 address, Trump’s speech wouldn’t have been so empty and meaningless.
    By Rebecca Traister
  19. republican national convention
    Trump’s Bid to Transform the GOP Into the Abusive-Daddy PartyRepublicans are counting on making this a “national-security election,” with voters trusting in the most violent president you can imagine.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. the national interest
    Night One in Cleveland: Ethno-Nationalism and C-List Celebrities“Brown people are making America less safe.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. Trump to Model Acceptance Speech on Nixon’s ’68 ‘Quiet Americans’ AddressHe tried to position himself as a kind of third way between the angry left and right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. the national interest
    Is Donald Trump Working for Russia?It keeps getting less and less crazy to think so.
    By Jonathan Chait
  23. First Night of RNC: War, Benghazi, and MelaniaThe first night of the Republican National Convention will revolve around national security, which in Trump-speak means Benghazi!, “Fast and Furious,” and assorted conspiracy theories and grievances.
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. the national interest
    Does President Obama Believe What He Says About Race?People on the right and left suspect it’s a façade.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. today in donald trump
    The Trump-Pence 60 Minutes Interview Is the Epitome of ‘Sad!’Only Chris Christie could pull off this level of obsequiousness.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  26. republican national convention
    Scenes From Cleveland on the Eve of the Republican National ConventionSo far, the demonstrations have been peaceful.
    By Andres Kudacki and Margaret Hartmann
  27. republican national convention
    Never Trump Will Cede to Never Clinton at RNCGOP anger at Trump has pretty much played out in ineffectual rebellions. But anger at the Democrats abides.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. donald trump
    Donald Trump May Have Fired Corey Lewandowski, But He’s Still Taking His AdviceTrump’s advisors and allies are concerned that Lewandowski could play a wild-card role in Cleveland.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  29. today in donald trump
    Trump Mostly Talks Trump While Introducing PenceTrump’s first-ever arranged marriage has gotten off to an unsurprisingly bizarre start.
    By Chas Danner
  30. the national interest
    Donald Trump Tried to Dump Mike Pence, Who Previously Tried to Dump TrumpToday in “Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. the national interest
    A Requiem for #NeverTrumpThe death of a small, mostly not very brave Republican rebellion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. GOP Convention to Sheldon Adelson: Hey, Brother, Can You Spare $6 Million? Cash-strapped organizers, stricken by corporate defections, reach for the ultimate deep pocket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. The Revolt Against Trump Is OverThe minute the effort to unbind delegates became disconnected from the conservative movement, it was doomed to die.
    By Ed Kilgore
  34. As Trump’s Running Mate, Mike Pence Checks a Lot of Boxes — FaintlyHis recent embarrassing performance as a failed culture warrior exemplifies the diminished star power he brings to Trump’s ticket. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  35. the national interest
    Mike Pence and the Normalization of TrumpTrumpism is hardly even a thing anymore.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Brain Trust Has Some Ideas About How to Fight TerrorismLet’s consider these proposals with all the seriousness they deserve.
    By Jonathan Chait
  37. today in donald trump
    Tim Tebow Backs Out of Trump Convention“It’s amazing how fast rumors fly and that’s exactly what it is, a rumor,” Tebow said.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  38. early and often
    Trump Touts Anti-Immigrant Policies After NiceAs the story was still unfolding, Trump and Bill O’Reilly lamented “we’re in a world-war scenario.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  39. One of Worst Congresses Ever Takes Summer BreakLack of productivity won’t keep the 114th from taking a seven-week vacation, to be followed by another, longer one shortly after they return.
    By Ed Kilgore
  40. Do Black Votes Matter to the GOP?Republicans once thought they’d do better with African-American voters in 2016 with Obama off the ballot. Then came Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  41. More Dismal Poll Numbers for Hillary ClintonA new, credible national survey shows her dead-even with Donald Trump.
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. Some Polls Are Just BadYes, averaging polling results usually gives you a pretty good handle on what’s happening in an election. But some polls are just bad and should probably be ignored.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Reveals Air Time for The Veepstakes FinaleIn the latest episode, Hannity tries to convince Trump that Gingrich is “the one.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  44. Trump Veep Contender General Michael Flynn Can’t Stop Pissing Off ConservativesThe GOP base just isn’t looking for a pro-choice candidate who celebrates same-sex marriage.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. the national interest
    Today in ‘Donald Trump’s Campaign Is a Garbage Fire’Pointlessly vindictive lawsuits, nonexistent campaigning, and a horde of angry bikers.
    By Jonathan Chait
  46. the national interest
    Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Disintegration of Political NormsA justice’s indefensible behavior.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. Some New Polls Show a Close White House RaceThey came as a big surprise to the chattering classes. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  48. The No-Mandate ElectionBecause members of both parties will be full of excuses if they lose, this year’s election probably won’t resolve a lot. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. the urbanist
    Just What Kind of Democratic Town Is Philly?Delegates will find roast-pork bao with provolone — and a host of hot-button issues.
    By Clint Rainey
  50. Is Warren Off the Veep List? No One Knows!So Elizabeth Warren has been asked to speak on the first night of the Democratic Convention. Does that mean she cannot speak later that week as the vice-presidential nominee?
    By Ed Kilgore
  51. There Will Be No Platform Fight at the Democratic National ConventionAlong with his endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders blessed the party’s newly hatched platform.
    By Ed Kilgore
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