2016 Presidential Election
Coverage of the 2016 presidential election.

Trump Judge Lee Rudofsky’s decision could completely neutralize the Voting Rights Act when the GOP controls the White House.

Trump Judge Lee Rudofsky’s decision could completely neutralize the Voting Rights Act when the GOP controls the White House.


Is a self-pardon constitutional? The answer is strangely murky.




Trump has repeatedly claimed he’s “the least racist person.” His history suggests otherwise.
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Take it from me, a New Hampshirite: The current system is horrendously unfair.


The New Hampshire primary kicks off on Tuesday, February 9. Polls will close for nearly all of the state at 7 pm Eastern, while some additional polling places will close at 8 pm Eastern.


One whistleblower, Christopher Wylie, changed the course of Cadwalladr’s reporting on the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Are there more people like him out there?


From Trumpcare to building the wall along the border, every Trump policy platform.


“If this is what a complete and total exoneration looks like, I’d hate to see a damning report.”


Republicans say such efforts will hurt rural voters.


“In purely journalistic terms, this is an epic disaster.”


“He recognized the weight of his decision.”


Renato Mariotti on Barr’s rushed process and why Congress should demand more.


Not quite — but it’s mostly good news for the president.


Sen. Elizabeth Warren floated the idea during a town hall this week.


“I sleep worse every night knowing Donald Trump is president.”


This liberal philosopher predicted Trump’s rise in 1998 — and he has another warning for the left.


What Hannah Arendt’s philosophy can teach us about Trump, Brexit, and social isolation.


Why now is a great time to dust off this forgotten school of criticism.


A conversation with Emory historian Carol Anderson.


If the report is true, they said, then yes.


Journalist Craig Unger talks Russia, Trump, and “one of the greatest intelligence operations in history.”


“Politicians lie, but this is different.”


One includes Russia’s deliberate targeting of African Americans online.


It’s bad, but it’s not clear how bad it is just yet.


More people have already voted in Texas this year than voted in the entire 2014 midterms.


The Texas senator’s secret life.


“The Republican Party has a platform that can’t prevail in democratic competition.”


“The Republicans are behaving like a party that believes it will never be held accountable.”


Kurt Andersen on how we got Trump.


Why Ohr and his wife, Nellie, are at the center of a media firestorm.


Why Trump’s former campaign manager is running out of options.


Why the latest news about the Trump Tower meeting strengthens the obstruction case against Trump.


The answer: probably.


“They consider him a stupid, unstrategic politician.”


But it probably won’t, because let’s face it, conspiracy theories never end.


The FBI agent known for sending anti-Trump text messages faces questions on Capitol Hill.


A political scientist pushes back against the doom-and-gloomers.


They’re about to get exactly what they want.


Immigration lawyers aren’t so sure it’s the right solution.


The New York attorney general is dragging the president to court over it.


Featuring memes, the Vietnam War, and the 2016 presidential election.


“It stretches credulity to conclude that Russian activity didn’t swing voter decisions.”

