1. Bernie and Hillary Are Ending California’s Candidate DroughtIn some rare attention for the state, Sanders is focusing on areas hit by the housing crisis, while Clinton campaigns to hold the line.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. the national interest
    Trump’s Campaign Is a Managerial Garbage FireManiac who can’t be trusted to run the presidency fortunately also can’t be trusted to run a campaign.
    By Jonathan Chait
  3. Marco Rubio Flips, Then Flops, Then Flips AgainRubio’s circuitous path continues with sudden enthusiasm for Trump and maybe a reconsideration of his retirement from the Senate.
    By Ed Kilgore
  4. the national interest
    Teachers Still Haven’t Forgiven Michelle RheeAnybody want to know the education bogeywoman actually helped students?
    By Jonathan Chait
  5. early and often
    Marco Rubio Will Support Trump Because Anyone Is Better Than Hillary ClintonThe Republican nominee’s once-promising challenger says he wants to “be helpful.”
    By Jonah Shepp
  7. No, It’s Not Just a Nightmare: Trump Officially Clinches Nomination!After all the sound and fury, Trump clinches the nomination without fanfare with a few formerly uncommitted delegates.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. The Big, Big Problem With How the Hillary Clinton Email Scandal Is Being CoveredWe all know it’s distracting voters from the issues. But is that actually true?
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. Poll: Sanders Leads Among Nonwhite CaliforniansA highly regarded California poll shows Sanders leading among nonwhite voters and Clinton among white voters. It’s all about age.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. the national interest
    Trump’s Lies and Trump’s Authoritarianism Are the Same ThingThe authoritarian epistemology.
    By Jonathan Chait
  11. Can Obama Get Bernie’s Kids Fired Up and Ready to Vote in November?The divided Democrats have a potentially unifying force that their predecessors in 2008 did not have: an increasingly popular president.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. Trump May Have Set an Unfortunate Precedent With His SCOTUS Short ListIn the future, it might be tough for Republican presidential candidates not to do the same.
    By Ed Kilgore
  13. the national interest
    Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump Say They’ll Debate. Here’s Why It Could Happen.A convergence of interests between the GOP nominee and the Democratic runner-up.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. today in donald trump
    Several Arrests Made After Protesters Clash With Police at Anaheim Trump RallyAt least eight people were taken into custody.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  15. Bernie’s Independent Voters Are Very Likely to Cast Ballots for HRC in the EndSanders’s appeal in the primaries has not been for swing-voting “true independents,” but for leaners who are functionally Democrats.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. Key Trump Booster in Congress Is a Piece of WorkAs Establishment pols like Paul Ryan consider climbing onto the Trump bandwagon, they’ll be joining some dubious early birds.
    By Ed Kilgore
  17. Picking Elizabeth Warren As Veep Probably Wouldn’t Cost Democrats a Senate SeatContra Harry Reid.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. Libertarian Candidate Could Figure Big in Nov.Former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson could become the #NeverTrump choice, muddling the electoral map.
    By Ed Kilgore
  19. early and often
    How Running for ‘Obama’s 3rd Term’ Became a Political Asset for Hillary ClintonHer campaign used to worry about insulating her from Barack Obama’s political problems. Not anymore.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. today in donald trump
    Protesters at New Mexico Trump Rally Throw Rocks, Bottles at PoliceAt least one arrest was made.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  21. early and often
    Georgia Down-ballot Primary PreviewOne — Paul Broun — called evolution “lies from the pit of hell.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  22. For Bernie Sanders in California, Time Is Slipping AwayHe needs a landslide to get close to Hillary Clinton in pledged delegates, but the signs are not pointing to that. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  23. Creating ‘Medicare for All’ Isn’t As Easy As It SoundsSupporters of the policy often suggest that the influence of for-profit insurers and drug companies is the only obstacle. But it’s not so simple. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  24. early and often
    Democrats Cave, Will Give Sanders a Say in Party PlatformMeanwhile, Sanders said the convention could get “messy.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  25. today in donald trump
    North Korea on Donald Trump Meeting: Thanks But No ThanksAn envoy called the idea “nonsense” and “propaganda.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  26. Asian-Americans Like Clinton, Don’t Like TrumpThis growing group may or may not have tilted away from Democrats in 2014. But that’s over now.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. Conservative Republicans Falling in Behind TrumpThe utter failure of #NeverTrump is manifesting in the Donald’s rapid consolidation of the rank-and-file right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  28. early and often
    Sanders Supporters in California Sue to Extend Voter Registration“There’s mass confusion.” 
    By Claire Landsbaum
  29. 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
  30. the national interest
    Why Democrats Have Popular Presidents and Republicans Don’tOne obvious theory Republicans should consider.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. 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
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. the national interest
    Bernie’s Revolution Stops for No OneThe man who wouldn’t get off the bus.
    By Jonathan Chait
  41. 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
  42. early and often
    House Votes to Ban Confederate Flags From VA CemeteriesEven Republican leaders voted for the measure.
    By Jonah Shepp
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. 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
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