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Republican Primary 2016
December 16, 2015
Bijan Stephen
John Kasich apparently has no sense of time.
December 16, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant
Jeb Bush calls Donald Trump the “chaos candidate.”
December 16, 2015
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Gwyneth Kelly, Laura Reston
Highlights from the Fifth Republican Debate
Here's what you missed.
December 16, 2015
Gwyneth Kelly
Chris Christie’s Los Angeles is stuck in the sexist 1950s.
December 16, 2015
Rebecca Leber
Chris Christie suggests L.A. kids and their parents are most worried about ISIS. A poll suggests otherwise.
December 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Republicans have an edge in debates sponsored by networks like CNN.
December 16, 2015
Jamil Smith
Rand Paul didn’t qualify for the Republican varsity debate. CNN put him in anyway.
December 16, 2015
Jeet Heer
Rick Santorum declares World War III.
December 15, 2015
Rebecca Leber
What Paris Climate Deal? GOP Candidates Move On As If Nothing Happened
December 15, 2015
Brian Beutler
Will CNN Break Donald Trump’s Grip on the Republican Debate?
Republicans should be desperate for a more wide-ranging exchange that goes beyond xenophobia and Islamophobia.
December 15, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Things got ugly at last night’s Trump rally. The words “Sieg heil!” were uttered.
December 15, 2015
PodcastIntersection
Intersection Episode 11: Who’s Afraid of Donald Trump?
Our latest podcast on the 2016 candidates looks at a fear-mongering frontrunner.
December 14, 2015
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Tuesday’s GOP Debate
December 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Trump’s health is “astonishingly excellent,” according to a letter from his doctor.
December 14, 2015
Brian Beutler
Donald Trump Is Making Ted Cruz Look Like a Uniter
Even if most Republicans can't stand the guy.
December 14, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
What Tuesday Night’s Republican Debate Means for Refugees
It's time for GOP candidates to prove they're serious about security—or not.
December 14, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
Ted Cruz’s dastardly scheme to win the Republican nomination is bearing fruit.
December 11, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Donald Trump is still dominating the polls after his proposed Muslim ban.
December 11, 2015
Brian Beutler
I don’t think this is the main problem with Trumpism.
December 11, 2015
Ryu Spaeth
We can only hope Mitt Romney storms the Republican National Convention.

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