1. early and often
    Ted Cruz Tries, Fails to Explain ‘New York Values’ to Actual New YorkersHe’s talking about the “values of the liberal Democratic politicians,” of course.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  2. Is GOP Rank-and-File Too Daft to Pick a Nominee?There’s a theory kicking around on the right that party leaders need to ride in and save the day. But the logistics might prove tricky.
    By Ed Kilgore
  3. Trump Digs Hole a Little Deeper by Skipping Call to Pro-Life ConfabTrump missed a big chance to begin mending his reputation with the movement after his “punish women for abortions” mega-gaffe.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national circus
    Ted Cruz’s Win in Wisconsin Proves No One Can Unify the GOPSpiraling closer to a contested Republican convention in Cleveland. 
    By Frank Rich
  5. the national interest
    The Pragmatic Tradition of African-American VotersWhy the black electorate favors Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. early and often
    Cruz Wins Wisconsin, Keeps Hope Alive for Contested ConventionThe big question is whether Cruz can stop Trump from recovering with big wins in the Northeast.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. Sanders Keeps Winning Streak Alive in Wisconsin, But Breaks No New GroundHis support tracked its usual demographics. The final margin will be key.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. early and often
    Cruz, Sanders Take Wisconsin PrimariesBoth have been favored in the polls all week.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  10. Expect Platform Fights at Both Conventions This SummerIt’s a weapon used by underdogs, and often the winning candidates just cave. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  11. early and often
    Justice Department Investigates Civil-Rights Violation in Arizona PrimaryThe department is investigating reports of disproportionate wait times in areas with high levels of minority voters.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. Cruz and Sanders Both Have a Lot to Lose in the Wisconsin PrimariesBoth are favored — but don’t count out Trump and Clinton. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. Nomination Could Sour Independents on SandersAt a moment of maximum partisanship, Bernie Sanders’s electability might be eroded by the Democratic presidential nomination.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    Paul Ryan Is Running for PresidentHere’s how we know.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. Trump, Cruz Seem Ready to Make Convention PactSo long as the front-runners have a common interest in ruling out competitors in Cleveland, the fantasies of a Ryan nomination will remain just that.  
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. today in donald trump
    Trump Campaign Memo Rips the ‘Establishment’“Donald Trump 1, Washington Establishment/Media 0.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  17. early and awkward
    Ben Carson Says Trump ‘Has Some Major Defects’“There is a humility issue there that could perhaps use some polishing.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  18. politics
    Inside Donald Trump’s 2016 Presidential CampaignHow the most unorthodox campaign in history actually works.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  19. mistakes were made
    Donald Trump Admits He Makes MistakesAre there finally some cracks in the candidate’s veneer of infallibility?
    By Chas Danner
  20. debate debates
    Clinton and Sanders Campaigns Spar Over ‘Rejected’ New York Debate DatesDebate-date-debate-gate? 
    By Chas Danner
  21. politics
    Report: Trump Campaign Reducing the Role of Campaign Manager Corey LewandowskiTrump’s inner circle may be shifting the balance of power.
    By Chas Danner
  22. abortion
    Trump Says Abortion Laws Shouldn’t Be ChangedHis campaign later clarified that he meant abortion laws should remain in place — until he becomes president.
    By Chas Danner
  23. There Are New Signs That Trump Is Indeed Energizing DemocratsWho needs a robust GOTV operation when your enemy is as scary as Donald Trump?
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. Why Clinton Shouldn’t Expect Sanders to Go Quietly, Even at the ConventionHer unconditional surrender to Obama after losing the nomination to him in 2008 won’t be emulated by the senator from Vermont.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. Trump Not Lifting GOP White Working-Class VoteThere’s not much evidence that with Trump at the top of the ticket the GOP will raise its already-strong performance among white working-class voters enough to offset the votes he’ll lose elsewhere.
    By Ed Kilgore
  26. early and often
    Hillary Clinton: ‘I’m So Sick of the Sanders Campaign Lying About Me’The Democratic contest in New York is heating up.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. Trump and Priebus Meet, Stick to Small TalkYou’d think the two might have some serious matters to discuss. Apparently not. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. the national interest
    Women Soccer Players Deserve Equal Pay. So Do Female College Athletes.Joe Nocera only wants to pay the male athletes. Why’s that fair?
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. How an Obscure Rule Could Limit the GOP Convention to a Choice of Trump or Cruz“Rule 40(b),” adopted prior to the 2012 convention to keep Ron Paul from causing a ruckus, could end up closing off any other options in Cleveland. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  30. Mississippi Isn’t Worried About BoycottsUnlike Georgia, it’s not vulnerable to pressure from Hollywood or major sports leagues.
    By Ed Kilgore
  31. the national interest
    Antarctic Study: GOP Would Trigger CatastropheThe Republican plan to melt Antarctica would be even worse than we thought.
    By Jonathan Chait
  32. Cruzin’ in Wisconsin?Ted Cruz might be on the verge of crushing Donald Trump in Wisconsin next Tuesday.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. early and often
    Will Trump’s Abortion Gaffe Actually Hurt Him?At the very least, his remarks bolster the Democrats’ claims of a “war on women.”
    By Margaret Hartmann
  34. early and often
    Wisconsin’s Largest Newspaper Blasts Clinton Over Her Emails“No president, no secretary of state, no public official at any level is above the law.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  35. Mississippi Defies Feds in Brave Struggle to Bring Guns to ChurchIf you love your guns, why wouldn’t you want to carry them to worship with you, Feds be damned?
    By Ed Kilgore
  36. today in donald trump
    Trump: Punish Women Violate Abortion BansAnti-choicers have traditionally given a very wide berth to this idea. The Donald violated that taboo — then quickly reversed himself.
    By Ed Kilgore
  37. If Trump Is Nominee, Can Dems Take the House?Until recently, the scenario was pretty much unimaginable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  38. the national interest
    Oh, Good, It’s 2016 and We’re Arguing About Whether Marxism WorksIt never fails, except for literally every single time it’s tried.
    By Jonathan Chait
  39. early and often
    Anderson Cooper Calls Out Trump for Acting Like a ‘5-Year-Old’After he claims Ted Cruz started their wife feud.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  40. today in donald trump
    15-Year-Old Girl Groped, Pepper-Sprayed in Face at Trump RallyShe reportedly received medical treatment.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  41. Walker Endorses Cruz Ahead of Wisconsin PrimaryHe no doubt imagined he’d be playing a very different role in this event. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  42. Both Nomination Contests Will Run Until JuneThose who are waiting impatiently for Clinton or Trump to win a majority of pledged delegates will have to wait a good deal longer.
    By Ed Kilgore
  43. Can the GOP ‘Loyalty Pledge’ Survive the Wild Escalation of Insults? Can “Lying Ted Cruz” and “sniveling coward” Donald Trump still support each other in and beyond Cleveland? 
    By Ed Kilgore
  44. the national interest
    6 Years After Obamacare’s Passage, Haters Refuse to Accept RealityFrom death panels to Trump, right-wing rage cannot be reasoned away.
    By Jonathan Chait
  45. international intrigue
    Japan and South Korea Confused by Trump’s Suggestion They Build Nuclear ArsenalsOne of South Korea’s biggest newspapers called Trump’s views “myopic.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  46. early and often
    GOP Rips Hillary Clinton for Politicizing Hyperpolitical SCOTUS FightThey’re appalled that she’s going after GOP obstructionism, when they’re just performing their “constitutional responsibility.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  47. today in donald trump
    Trump Isn’t Actually ‘Suing’ Louisiana, But Only Losers File ComplaintsEither way, his objection to unbound delegates choosing Cruz doesn’t make much sense.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  48. Ted Cruz’s Nutty Dad Isn’t Helping His CandidacyAs its last alternative to Trump, Cruz could be narrowly acceptable to the Republican Establishment. But the crazy old man could be a problem. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  49. Here Come the Electability Arguments As the nomination contests gear down toward a June finale, hard-to-resolve arguments for and against the surviving candidates based on their perceived strength in a general election are filling the air.
    By Ed Kilgore
  50. politics
    No, Donald Trump Wasn’t Buried in Central Park Last NightThat tombstone was a fake.
    By Joe DeLessio
  51. early and often
    40,000 Sign Petition for Guns at GOP ConventionDonald Trump said he’d “take a look at it.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
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