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Republican National Convention 2016
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
The GOP is now officially the party of Trump.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
So, who wrote Melania Trump’s speech?
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
George W. Bush is only a fan of non-Republican apocalypses.
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The Republican Party Is Pushing Trump Toward a War With Black Lives Matter
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
The Racial Motivation for Putting Hillary in Prison
Clinton is blocking a return to white entitlement. Republicans can't stand it.
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
With the My Little Pony defense of Melania Trump’s plagiarism, GOP proves “Partisanship is Magic.”
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Will the RNC normalize “Hillary for Prison?”
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Trump campaign, GOP convention, stricken again by outrageous metaphor.
July 19, 2016
Jared Yates Sexton
Is another #NeverTrump walkout planned for Donald’s big speech?
July 19, 2016
Rick Perlstein
Bored in Cleveland
The media wants chaos. So far, they’ve got a snooze on their hands.
July 19, 2016
Clio Chang
Day two of the RNC is all about Donald Trump’s amazing business deals—and making a little money on the side.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Why are so many outlets refusing to call what Melania Trump did “plagiarism?”
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
Sorry, Trump campaign. You can’t gaslight your way out of plagiarizing Michelle Obama. It’ll only make things worse.
July 19, 2016
Kyle Swenson
The lone arrest of a protester at Day One of the RNC was for an outstanding warrant. How disappointing.
July 19, 2016
PodcastPrimary Concerns
Primary Concerns Episode 21: Paying Down the Hate Debt
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
In thirteen months, the Trump campaign has learned nothing about damage control.
July 19, 2016
Brian Beutler
This mashup of Melania Trump reading text plagiarized from Michelle Obama is incredibly damaging.
July 19, 2016
Jeet Heer
The GOP Is the Party of Death
On an apocalyptic convention night, Republicans wallowed in the pornography of suffering and the need to punish Hillary Clinton.
July 19, 2016
Alex Shephard
Melania Trump appears to have plagiarized part of Michelle Obama’s 2008 DNC speech.
July 19, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Rudy Giuliani was unhinged tonight—his jaw, that is.

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