1. democratic national convention
    Sanders Doesn’t Have to Grovel to Get a Big Convention SpeechHillary Clinton needs a big, visible endorsement speech from Bernie Sanders more than Bernie Sanders needs to give one. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. Will Rubio Risk Running for Reelection?He is hardly a slam dunk if he jumps into the Senate race at the last minute. If he loses, he’d be severely damaged goods.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Bernie Sanders Still Has Some Leverage Over Hillary ClintonNo wonder he insists his campaign still has a purpose.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    How the Party of Sarah Palin Became the Party of Donald TrumpHey, Republicans, how’s that dopey-angry thing workin’ out for ya?
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. Murphy: Terror Suspect Gun Measure Has the VotesAfter leading a 15-hour filibuster on the Senate floor, Senator Chris Murphy says one measure he pushed for could pass.
    By Jonah Shepp
  7. early and often
    Rove Horrified Trump Might Not Wage Ad WarTo Karl Rove, running for president without raising and spending megabucks on attack ads is blasphemy. He’s begging Donald Trump to repent.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. early and often
    Sanders Pivots to New Role: Defeating Donald TrumpIn a speech Thursday night, Sanders said he’s willing to work with Hillary Clinton, but he stopped short of conceding to the presumptive Democratic nominee.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  9. early and often
    Scott Stringer Is Positioning Himself to Run Against Mayor de BlasioThere’s a growing body of evidence the comptroller might launch a primary challenge.
    By Ross Barkan
  10. John McCain Blames Obama for OrlandoA bizarre attack that might even embarrass the man at the top of the GOP ticket.
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Obamcare Plan Again Doesn’t ExistNobody could have seen this coming.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. Would It Help or Hurt Clinton to Adopt Some of Sanders’s Policy Positions?There’s a lot of pressure on Hillary Clinton to unite the Democratic Party by adopting Bernie Sanders’s positions on key issues. That won’t come without some political risks.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Is Trump’s ‘Campaign’ Just a Scheme to Launch Trump TV?Finally, a plausible, non-idiotic explanation for his behavior.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. q&a
    Chris Hayes on His New Book and Orlando ShootingHe’s tackling criminal justice in Colony in a Nation, due out next March.
    By Boris Kachka
  15. early and often
    After 15-Hour Filibuster, Republicans to Allow Votes on Gun-Control MeasuresThe filibuster is now the eighth-longest in the chamber’s history.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  16. early and often
    Report: Bernie Sanders Isn’t Being Vetted As Hillary Clinton’s VPThe process is still in its early stages, but Sanders’s name isn’t on the list of candidates being considered.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  17. early and often
    Trump’s General-Election Strategy Counts on Anger, Clinton’s on Ground GameThey couldn’t be more different.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Pat Robertson Does It Again: He Hopes Gay People and Muslims ‘Kill Themselves’Grizzled Christian-right warhorse Pat Robertson dishes out some good old-fashioned hate. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. the national interest
    Why Don’t Jews and Asian-Americans Like the Republican Party?Republicans blame liberal professors.
    By Jonathan Chait
  20. the national interest
    How Donald Trump Is Actually Winning Over the Republican Donor Class The evolution has not been televised.
    By Jonathan Chait
  21. early and often
    Hillary Clinton Wins Washington D.C. PrimaryTheir first face-to-face meeting in months could be a turning point.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  22. early and often
    New Poll Shows Clinton With Double-Digit Lead Over Trump and JohnsonThere’s fresh evidence of Clinton regaining her earlier robust lead over Trump, this time with Libertarian Gary Johnson in the mix.
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. A #NeverTrump Stalwart Was Actually Kind of Charmed by Trump’s Muslim-Ban SpeechIs Erick Erickson wavering?
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Obama Blasts Trump: ‘There Is No Magic to the Phrase Radical Islam.’“It is a political talking point. It is not a strategy.” 
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Positive 2015 Media Coverage for Sanders, TrumpA new study shows the two candidates, in sharp contrast to Clinton, received kind media treatment related to “horse race” expectations.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    House Floor Erupts Into Chaos Over Gun ControlThe House floor erupted into cries of “Where’s the bill?”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. Media Outlet Banned for Trying to Make Sense of Trump Remarks on ObamaDonald Trump made rambling, innuendo-laden comments about President Obama’s reaction to the Orlando shootings.  He’s banning the Washington Post from his events for trying to make sense of them.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Literally Only Trump Issue Advantage Now GoneEmail-protocol voters now have no good choices among the major-party candidates.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. The Problem With Clinton’s ‘Intelligence Surge’Could be there’s not much the U.S. can responsibly do to identify and stop “lone wolf” terrorists. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Trump Has a Mormon Problem — and It Could Matter in a Close RaceThe most intensely pro-GOP faith community in the country is not keen on the presumptive nominee. That could tip some states.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. Ban on Weapon Used in Orlando More Distant Than Ever, Even If Clinton WinsIn the past, use of military assault weapons in mass shootings would usually spur talk of bringing back a ban on them. Those days may be gone.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  32. the national interest
    Marco Rubio: Orlando Shootings Are My Excuse to Break Senate PromiseSome good can come of this tragedy, if Republicans can save a Senate seat.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is the Fearmonger Republicans Have Been Waiting ForAfter the Bush doctrine, the Trump doctrine.
    By Jonathan Chait
  34. today in donald trump
    Report: Trump’s Atlantic City Empire Was One Big FleeceWhat happened one of the last times Trump promised to make something great.
    By Chas Danner
  35. politics
    Trump Again Insists He Is ‘Least Racist Person’Because boxing promoter Don King has endorsed him, except Don King has not endorsed him.
    By Chas Danner
  36. Trump Not Very Christian About RefugeesTrump stayed on his own familiar turf at a Faith and Freedom Coalition event today. Sad to say, that included the kind of refugee-bashing that Jesus condemned pretty categorically.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. Pat Buchanan Tells Trump to Stay OffensiveAs most Republicans beg Trump to get a grip on the racism, the former insurgent candidate speaks for the right-wingers who fear he will go all PC. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Might Copy Sanders’s Small-Donor Fundraising StrategyMake America Great Again for Just $9.95.
    By Jonah Shepp
  45. 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
  46. the national interest
    Conservatives Have Never Understood What Obama Thinks About RacismA telling specimen of white racial paranoia.
    By Jonathan Chait
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. Bernie Sanders May Not Have Won California, But He Made the State BluerCall it a mini revolution.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. 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
  51. 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
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