1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  7. 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
  8. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Might Copy Sanders’s Small-Donor Fundraising StrategyMake America Great Again for Just $9.95.
    By Jonah Shepp
  9. 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
  10. the national interest
    Conservatives Have Never Understood What Obama Thinks About RacismA telling specimen of white racial paranoia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Bernie Sanders May Not Have Won California, But He Made the State BluerCall it a mini revolution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. Donald Trump’s Lavish Homes Are Gaudy BehemothsYou can never own too many.
    By Adam Banicki
  20. 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
  21. the national interest
    Republicans Wish Non-Racist Nominee Donald Trump Would Stop Saying Racist ThingsBut, hey, they’ll still support him.
    By Jonathan Chait
  22. Calfornia Senate Race Likely Democrats OnlyThanks to the state’s exotic top-two primary system.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. roundup
    Muhammad Ali’s Declaration of IndependenceLooking at how many are remembering Ali, it’s clear that America badly needed one.
    By Chas Danner
  29. California Democratic Primary PreviewThe kind of close win Bernie Sanders might achieve certainly won’t win him the nomination.
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. today in donald trump
    Donald Trump Is Afraid of Muslim Judges, TooAre women judges next?
    By Chas Danner
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. the national interest
    Anti-Trump Riots and the War Over LiberalismThe left has to decide if the oppressor has rights.
    By Jonathan Chait
  35. 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
  36. The Bad News for Trump About Under-Engaged White VotersIt turns out they are mostly in solid red states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. 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
  38. ‘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
  39. the national interest
    Donald Trump’s Plan to Govern for Fun and ProfitAmerican oligarchy.
    By Jonathan Chait
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. Should Hillary Clinton Try to Woo the Support of ‘Responsible Republicans’?It might make more sense for her to hunt where the actual ducks live — among Sanders backers.
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. Kristol’s Anti-Trump Bid Is Not Like Buckley ’70The flagging right-wing effort to run a “true conservative” against Trump is reaching for a historical precedent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  45. ‘The Bullet Box’ Is an Option If the Ballot Box Fails, Says Gun-Rights AdvocateThe head of the Gun Owners of America lets the veil slip and reminds us that revolutionary violence is his fallback plan.
    By Ed Kilgore
  46. the national interest
    Trump University Was a Scam Just Like the Trump Campaign“I’m going to make you rich.”
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. the national circus
    Ronald Reagan Was Once Donald TrumpThe Trump candidacy looks a lot more like Reagan’s than anyone might care to notice.
    By Frank Rich
  48. the national circus
    Ronald Reagan Was Once Donald TrumpThe Trump candidacy looks a lot more like Reagan’s than anyone might care to notice.
    By Frank Rich
  49. today in donald trump
    North Korean Media Endorses TrumpThe same outlet referred to Hillary Clinton as “dull.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  50. today in donald trump
    Trump Wrote Checks to Veterans Just Last WeekCoincidence?
    By Claire Landsbaum
  51. Local Media Collapse Is Making Congress WorseAnother is spending a fortune on paid ads.
    By Ed Kilgore
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