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July 1, 2016
Jeet Heer
How Obama Is Going to Attack Trump
In Canada, the president gave a preview of the two-pronged argument he will make against Trumpism.
June 30, 2016
Alex Shephard
Tim Kaine Is Too Boring to Be Clinton’s Running Mate
And picking him for vice president would play right into Trump's hands.
June 30, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Is Puerto Rico finally getting a “lifeline”? Not so fast.
June 30, 2016
Jeet Heer
Why Barack Obama, Mr. Clean, Is the Perfect Surrogate for Hillary Clinton
Obama has run a tight ship, making him well-positioned to hammer home Trump's untrustworthiness in ways Clinton can't.
June 29, 2016
Saif Alnuweiri
Europeans have even less confidence in Donald Trump’s judgment than Americans.
June 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Martha Coakley PTSD shouldn’t spook Democrats out of supporting Elizabeth Warren for VP.
June 29, 2016
Alex Shephard
Barack Obama will campaign for Hillary Clinton by reminding voters that he also once wasn’t that into her.
June 29, 2016
Brian Beutler
Elizabeth Warren Is Hillary Clinton’s Most Rational Choice for VP
The case for Warren is stronger than Tim Kaine boosters allow. Stronger than anybody else's, in fact.
June 24, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
President Obama just created the first national monument honoring the LGBT community.
June 24, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Democrats Are No Longer Gun Shy
After decades of being on the defensive, Democrats are embracing gun control in a big way.
June 23, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is Too Chaotic to Attack Hillary Clinton Effectively
Trump’s anti-Clinton speech reads like a manic opposition-research dump.
June 20, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary’s Unpopularity Is a Good Thing for Progressives
Why the left should be relieved that Clinton needs Obama's help.
June 17, 2016
Alex Shephard
Hillary Clinton is trying to write Donald Trump’s political obituary in June.
June 16, 2016
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is Turning Wedge Issues on His Own Party
Did we mention he has lost the plot?
June 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s United States of Conspiracy
Conspiracy theories were long relegated to the fringes of American history, but now they dominate one of the two major parties.
June 13, 2016
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump’s Obama-Orlando conspiracy theory is nuts, but not too nuts for the GOP.
June 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Republican voters loved Donald Trump’s response to terror attacks. Will the rest of America?
June 10, 2016
Brian Beutler
How Many Young Bernie Supporters Does Hillary Clinton Really Need?
Not nearly as many as Democrats fear.
June 9, 2016
Adam Peck
President Obama says, “I’m with her.”
June 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
Bernie Sanders will drop out of the race, but not today. (Or this week.)

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