2016 Presidential Election
Coverage of the 2016 presidential election.
A professional fact-checker explains why our fake news problem isn’t going away.
Spoiler alert: It’s complicated.
Is Fox News liable for spreading a conspiracy theory?
This forgotten line in the Constitution might prevent Trump from abusing his pardon power.
They’re grown-ass men.
An expert makes the case for regulating big tech companies.
And then used it to sow chaos in America.
Why House investigators think this company might have gamed Facebook and helped Russia spread fake news.
Federal and state officials say there is no evidence votes were changed.
He’s linked to a data firm under scrutiny in the Trump-Russia probe.
“This indictment presents only half a picture.”
“You’re always being pulled away, and it’s getting worse every day.” —Tim Wu, author of Attention Merchants
Everyone in this photograph has left the Trump White House — or is on their way out.
Trump hired the people he now believes are out to get him.
What happens after #ReleaseTheMemo.
“I can’t think of a single time any president has done anything like this.”
How one four-page memo took Republicans — and Trump-Russia probe detractors — by storm.
The adviser later joined the Clinton-supporting group “Correct the Record” — but was reportedly fired for harassment.
“If this becomes the new norm, then we’re starting to look like Latin America 40 years ago.”
“The conservative movement is no longer represented by submissive, bow-tied conserva-nerds.”
I spoke with the conservative commentator about Trump’s rise and liberals’ “strange new respect” for Kristol.
An elegant solution to a prevailing problem.
I don’t see how we can ever trust each other again.” —NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt
Why the collusion story begins with money, not politics.
“A lawyer isn’t a walking cone of silence.”
9 legal experts on what Flynn’s plea deal means for Trump
He keeps lying and cable news keeps letting him get away with it.
”They see this as a culture war — and they believe they’re winning.”
It’s both the latest example of Trump’s racism, and the latest example of how he uses racism to distract from real issues.
Juanita Broaddrick claims the former president assaulted her in 1978.
A former right-wing radio host explains how conservative media became a “safe space.”
Short answer: They want to flip him.
Yanis Varoufakis on why the EU is doomed - and what America can learn from its failures.
A new book tackles the complexity of feminism in the age of Trump.
“If current trends continue for another 20 or 30 years, democracy will be toast.”
Our neighbor to the north solved its gerrymandering problem decades ago.
He gets a big thing wrong about New Hampshire law.
“It works for them. It doesn’t work for us. It’s that simple.” —Professor Mark Lilla
“They believe social taboos are bullshit and want to poke holes in all of it.” —Angela Nagle
The president has launched an online TV network. He’s calling it “real news.”