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How Clinton lost Michigan — and blew the election

Across battlegrounds, Democrats blame HQ’s stubborn commitment to a one-size-fits-all strategy.

Politics | Trump Politics

What It’s Like to Apply for a Job in Donald Trump’s White House

Mr. Trump’s approach to filling his cabinet is much like the way he runs his business, according to those who have interviewed to be in his administration.

Politics | 2024 Election

Two presidential electors encourage colleagues to sideline Trump

"This is a longshot. It’s a hail Mary," one Washington State elector says.

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The Democratic Party Deserved To Die | The Huffington Post

Demographics are not destiny. Candidates do matter. And it is still the economy, stupid.

Politics | POLITICS

The world’s most reckless president

Donald Trump was declared by the entire mainstream media to be unfit for office – the voters ignored all that

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(1) Ann Coulter’s ‘grandparent’ argument would exclude Trump from voting - The Washington Post

Conservative columnist Ann Coulter tweeted on Monday that if only people with four native-born grandparents could vote, Trump would win in a 50-state landslide. (Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)

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Early exit poll: Clinton winning ground game

The results – based on online interviews with 9,704 early and Election-Day voters – are preliminary and could change significantly as the day goes on.

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Anti-Semitism is no longer an undertone of Trump’s campaign. It’s the melody.

From my culture’s history, I know that when a demagogue begins to identify scapegoats, the Jews are never far behind.

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In Closing Ads, Trump Goes Dark While Clinton Goes Cozy : NPR

Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's final appeals to voters display a stark difference in how each candidate ran for president.

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Our final map has Clinton winning with 352 electoral votes. Compare your picks with ours.

Update on 'Campaign 2016 updates: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton traverse the country in final push'

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Conspiracy theories driving Clinton haters (Opinion) - CNN.com

While there are undoubtedly Republicans holding their noses when backing Trump, many appear willing to excuse or ignore the facts altogether, writes Sally Kohn.

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Trump claims momentum but data favors Clinton - POLITICO

With less than a week left, both candidates pump cash onto the airwaves.

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Top GOP senator to FBI: 'Your disclosure is not fair to Congress, the American people' or Clinton

Chuck Grassley blasted the FBI for its decision to notify Congress that the bureau had reopened its investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server.

Politics | From CNN

Trump in 2011: Hillary Clinton 'did probably as much as anybody' for the black community - CNNPolitics.com

"Here's two people, Hillary and Bill Clinton, who really devoted a lot to African Americans," Trump said.

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Inside the Democrats’ narrow path to the House majority - The Washington Post

A 30-seat gain is a tall order for Democrats, and these districts summarize their challenges.

Politics | POLITICS

Charles Krauthammer: Who I’m voting for, and why

The case against Hillary Clinton could have been written before the recent WikiLeaks and FBI disclosures...

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Five things to watch in tonight’s last debate - POLITICO

Clinton's on defense and Trump has nothing left to lose.

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Where the Candidates Stand on Your Taxes | MONEY

How much of your paycheck will you keep? Ahead of the election, see what Clinton and Trump are planning for your taxes.

Politics | 2024 Election

Fox News Notes James O'Keefe's Criminal Past After His Newest Video Is Released

Jennifer Griffin: "O'Keefe Was Charged And Convicted For Tampering Phone Lines At Former Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu's Office"

Politics | From CNN

Conservative newspaper that endorsed Clinton details death threats - Oct. 16, 2016

The Arizona Republic's top executive is responding to violent threats the paper received after endorsing Democrat Hillary Clinton for president last month.

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‘I Think He’s a Very Dangerous Man for the Next Three or Four Weeks’

At one of the most explosive moments of the campaign — and with a month to go — Politico Magazine reconvened the top Trumpologists to dissect The Donald’s final days as a presidential candidate and what comes next.

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Donald Trump's Implosion

At the second presidential debate, the Republican paced and pouted and sighed, but failed to patch together his collapsing campaign.

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Trump is lying about why he can’t release his taxes

There are tax documents not under audit that Trump can release, but won’t.

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There are hints more damaging Trump tapes exist — and someone is already willing to pay millions for them

And now, a top Clinton backer said he's willing to pay millions to obtain them.

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Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005 - The Washington Post

On soap opera set, the GOP nominee bragged about groping and trying to have sex with women.

Politics | 2024 Election

6 things Trump definitely said that Pence claimed he didn’t

Pence was lauded for his debating acumen, but scored on accuracy, he fares far worse.

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Breaking 148 years of tradition San Diego newspaper endorses Clinton | TheHill

The paper has never endorsed a Democrat for president in its nearly 150-year history.

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Bombshell report on Trump taxes sends GOP nominee reeling

It puts an exclamation point on what was already one of the worst weeks for any presidential candidate in recent memory.

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Poll finds 7 percent of voters have ended friendships over the election

Seven-in-10 registered voters said the presidential election has brought out the worst in people.

Politics | 2024 Election

Endorsement: Hillary Clinton is the only choice to move America ahead

The Arizona Republic editorial board endorses Hillary Clinton for president.

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Debate Takeaways: Hillary Clinton Digs In and Prevails - The New York Times

The Democratic candidate appeared to gain strength as the debate progressed, ultimately beating back Donald Trump in the late exchanges.

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Is Trump Really Going to Come to the Post-Debate Spin Room?

It would be untraditional for a presidential nominee to come to the “spin room” on behalf of himself following a presidential debate.

Politics | Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s Week of Misrepresentations, Exaggerations and Half-Truths

POLITICO fact-checked both candidates for a week. This is what we found.

Politics | 2024 Election

Krauthammer on Cruz: This Is Politics; Exactly What You'd Expect, But It's Not How They Sold Themselves | Video | RealCl

Charles Krauthammer reacts to Sen. Ted Cruz's endorsement of his former primary rival, Republican nominee for president Donald Trump. Krauthammer said the two marketed themselves as "outsiders" who oppose "Washington insiders," but in

Politics | Op-Ed

Trump and BDS are symptoms of the same illness | Fred Maroun

Despite living at a time when immensely more information is available at our fingerprints than ever before, and even......

Politics | Media Watch

Even FOX Thinks Hannity Went Too Far Shilling for Trump This Time | RedState

Fox News deep thinker Sean Hannity finally went too far even by their standards in his tireless and embarrassing shilling for Donald Trump, and they had to put a stop to it. Every night on Fox, Hannity runs an hour-long Trumpfomercial. He constantly holds

Politics | Donald Trump

Trump's Campaign Manager Suddenly Opposes Release of Candidate Medical Records (VIDEO) | RedState

For those of us who paid attention to the primary, it's almost tiresome how predictable this all is. After spending weeks on the trail bashing Ted Cruz for the fact that Goldman Sachs "owned" him because Cruz had taken out a loan from Goldman Sachs,

Politics | Donald Trump

The Problem With Every 'Intellectual' Defense of Trump I've Ever Read

So the anonymous guy who wrote the now-famous “Flight 93” essay — you know, the “intellectual” defense of Trump that’s been talked about endlessly for the last eight days — is now back with a “restatement,” where he responds to the multi

Politics | From the HuffPost

Democrats Seek Criminal Probe Of Donald Trump's Donations | Huffington Post

They argue he broke the law by giving money to a prosecutor who didn't deeply investigate Trump University.

Politics | Other Politics

Donald Trump and 9/11: the lies, exaggerations and eye-popping claims | US news | The Guardian

The businessman has rarely been lost for words on the topic, whether he was pointing out that the attacks made his buildings the tallest in the area or saying Muslim Americans had celebrated the destruction

Politics | Donald Trump

Trump Said Many Ridiculous Things Last Night, but This Was the Worst | RedState

Donald Trump said so many ridiculous and false things last night during his town hall or whatever it was that it's difficult to know where to even begin responding to them. Among other things, he repeated numerous flat out lies that have been conclus

Politics | 2024 Election

Trump's shrinking swing state map

Several battleground states appear unwinnable for the GOP presidential nominee.

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Bannon's ex-wife: 'He didn’t want the girls going to school with Jews'

Bannon's ex-wife said in 2007 he didn't want their kids at a school with Jewish students.

Politics | 2024 Election

BREAKING. Donald Trump Is Not On the Ballot In Minnesota | RedState

Donald Trump is not yet on the ballot in Minnesota

Politics | Donald Trump

The Breitbart alt-right just took over the GOP

If Republicans aren't careful, they'll soon see true conservatism banished from their party.

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Former Secret Service Official: Donald Trump Is ‘Pretty Close to the Edge’ | TIME

A former top Secret Service official said Donald Trump's second amendment comments on Tuesday were "pretty close to the edge."

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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club

Donald Trump's economic speech was filled with facts and figures, but they were not always reliable.

Politics | 2024 Election

Why Marco Rubio would have crushed Hillary Clinton

Official site of The Week Magazine, offering commentary and analysis of the day's breaking news and current events as well as arts, entertainment, people and gossip, and political cartoons.

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A Letter From G.O.P. National Security Officials Opposing Donald Trump

Dozens of the nation’s most senior Republican national security officials, many of them former top aides or cabinet members for President George W. Bush, have signed a letter saying they will not vote for Mr. Trump, the Republican nominee.

Politics | Donald Trump

Trump’s Enablers Will Finally Have to Take a Stand - NYTimes.com

Up through the convention there were all sorts of Republican officeholders who weren’t really for Trump, but they weren’t really against him. They sort of endorsed him implicitly, while trying to change the subject.

Politics | POLITICS

5 Things You Need to Know About Donald Trump’s Tax Returns | TIME

Donald Trump has said he will not release his tax returns before the presidential election, a standard practice by presidential candidates.

Politics | Donald Trump

For America’s sake, Donald Trump, drop out of the race now

Donald Trump’s campaign is in disarray. He should drop out and let the GOP replace him with Mitt Romney or Paul Ryan.

Politics | Donald Trump

Krauthammer: Donald Trump and the Fitness Threshold

Donald Trump's hypersensitivity and unedited, untempered Pavlovian responses are unusual in both ferocity and predictability.

Politics | Donald Trump

Conservatism’s Moral Crisis: Defending Trump’s Lies | National Review

If Trump is elected, conservatism will become Trumpism, and we'll have lost the only possible solution to our country’s woes.

Politics | Other Politics

Hewlett Packard's Meg Whitman joins CEOs endorsing Clinton

By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Calling Donald Trump an "authoritarian character" and a threat to democracy, Meg Whitman, a prominent Republican fundraiser and chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, endorsed Democrat Hillary Clinton's

Politics | From the HuffPost

Donald Trump Hired Me As An Attorney. Please Don't Support Him For President.

Bullies will always exist somewhere, but the White House should not be that somewhere.

Politics | Donald Trump

To the Go-Along Republicans - WSJ

Global View columnist Bret Stephens writes a memo to Paul Ryan and the Go-Along Republicans: Donald Trump’s problem is his character, not his “ideas.”

Politics | 2024 Election

Democrats’ Hysterical Rhetoric Could Help Make Donald Trump President

Democrats have used overheated rhetoric to attack Republicans for so long that their attacks on Donald Trump may be ineffective.

Politics | Op-Ed

Americans Want To Elect Mommy Or Daddy. That's a Problem. | Daily Wire

Americans want to elect Daddy or Mommy.
 
 That's what this election has become. It hasn't been about competing or contrasting visions of government. It hasn't been about rooting out corruption in Washington or bringing change to the syste

Politics | From CNN

Michelle Obama could be Hillary Clinton's ace - CNNPolitics.com

Michelle Obama cast the presidential race as one between a positive role model for children -- in Hillary Clinton -- and a damaging one -- in Donald Trump.

Politics | POLITICS

George Will: Trump Doesn't Want to Release Tax Returns "Because He Is Deeply Involved In Dealing With Russia"

FOX News' Bret Baier said the Democratic party would "not go down" the road of making a connection between Russia and Donald Trump, but on Monday's Special Report conservative columnist George Will said the Republican nominee for president may n

Politics | 2024 Election

The man who could have stopped Donald Trump

The news mogul, one of the most mysterious individuals in the media industry, operates entirely outside the New York City and Washington, D.C., apparatus.

Politics | Other Politics

Is Donald Trump a Racist? - NYTimes.com

HAS the party of Lincoln just nominated a racist to be president? We shouldn’t toss around such accusations lightly, so I’ve looked back over more than 40 years of Donald Trump’s career to see what the record s

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RNC in Cleveland: Do Republicans Think Donald Trump Can Win? - The Atlantic

Nonpartisan prognosticators and party officials seem bleak about the GOP’s chances in November. But delegates in Cleveland were at least somewhat more optimistic.

Politics | POLITICS

Trump’s RNC address: Fact or fiction?

The GOP nominee rolled out a series of frightening statistics about the state of the nation. They ranged from accurate to incomplete to outright false.

Politics | Politics

The Evolution of Trump Campaign Responses to Melania Trump’s Plagiarized Speech | TIME

Here are all the ways Donald Trump and his team have responded to plagiarism accusations since Melania Trump's speech on Monday

Politics | 2024 Election

In 2016, No One Should Be Proud of an Orderly Convention

For approximately twenty minutes this afternoon, the GOP convention degenerated into chaos. Good. On an otherwise sad day, it was heartening to see so many conservatives refusing to consent to the destruction of their party. In a strange way, it as also o

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Trump steps up fight to keep Trump University deposition videos secret - POLITICO

Trump's attorneys argued that the deposition videos should be kept under wraps because they would become weapons in the ongoing presidential contest.

Politics | Politics

Anti-Trump delegates consider several attempts to upend convention

What, if anything, they can do is still up for discussion.

Politics | POLITICS

Trump to Pick Mike Pence, Says Source

Donald Trump is planning to announce that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is his choice for his vice presidential running mate.

Politics | Politics

Trump's VP search enters frenzied phase - CNNPolitics.com

Donald Trump's vice presidential search turned into a head-spinning melodrama Wednesday as candidates vying for the spot hopped on planes and phones to perform frenzied, last-minute try-outs.

Politics | POLITICS

USA TODAY Network: Dive into Donald Trump's thousands of lawsuits

A deep dive by USA TODAY shows how Trump amassed thousands of lawsuits over three decades, unprecedented for a presidential nominee.

Politics | Politics

Why Hillary needed a private email server

A House panel grilled FBI Director James Comey on his decision not to recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, but the congressmen never truly got to the bottom of Clinton’s e

Politics | Other Politics

Watch Trump Give a Startlingly Bizarre Speech Sort of About Running for President

Donald Trump has given hundreds, perhaps thousands of speeches and says a lot of things, but something about his meandering word slurry of an address W ...

Politics | Donald Trump

Umm what?! Trump unsure if he’d serve as president even if he wins – twitchy.com

Donald Trump is not sure he would serve as president even if elected. Craziest election ever.

Politics | Other Politics

What you learn from reading 12 of Donald Trump's books

Of course, trying to make too much sense of the books is a fool’s errand. They contradict each other frequently, and often contradict themselves — not unlike Trump’s campaign. One minute he’s telling readers to trust their gut; the next, he’s emphasizing the importance of thinking it through. In one book, 2011's Time to Get Tough, he calls for a 20 percent tax on companies that outsource jobs on page 63, and then just two pages later — on page 65 — calls for a 15 percent tax.

Politics | Donald Trump

Adviser: Trump ‘not going to get rid of’ Iran deal

A top foreign policy adviser to Donald Trump says in a new interview that the billionaire would not scrap the Iran nuclear dear if his presidential bid is successful.

Politics | Donald Trump

War cry: Trump opening acts raise eyebrows, pump up crowds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative radio host and columnist Howie Carr, opening for Donald Trump at a presidential campaign rally in Maine, brought up Hillary Clinton and her potential running mate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Politics | 2024 Election

Even The Fox News Poll Implies GOP Should Seek Another Candidate

A new Fox News poll released Wednesday showed Donald Trump slipping farther behind Hillary Clinton, and what seems to be a prime reason is the pervasive sense among Americans that Trump is emotionally unstable and unfit for the presidency.

Politics | POLITICS

How Political Ads Sway Our Emotions Using Classic Filmmaking Techniques | Mental Floss

The "montage" is a century-old technique that's beloved by film directors, and presidential hopefuls.

Politics | Donald Trump

Trump Unleashes Garbage Trumponomics In Front Of Garbage Wall

On Tuesday, 2016 Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump gave an on-teleprompter speech about job creation in Oscar the Grouch’s living room – before a giant wall of trash. Yes, a wall of trash.

That wasn’t symbolic, although it

Politics | Donald Trump

Trump Is on the Verge of Losing Even Republicans

In a new CNN poll, nearly half of GOP voters responded that they’d prefer to see their party nominate someone else.

Politics | Donald Trump

Republicans: Save your party, don’t give in to Trump

The GOP would benefit from a humiliating defeat of the narcissist.

Politics | Politics

Donald Trump is trying — and failing — to win over Bernie Sanders supporters

Trump thinks he can win over disgruntled Democrats, but the evidence isn't bearing that out.

Politics | Politics

Women Who Ran for the Presidency | NBC Southern California

Hillary Clinton made history as the first woman to become the presumptive presidential nominee of a major political party. But the first woman to try for the White House ran 144 years ago.

Politics | Other Politics

Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month

Trump Campaign Paid $1.1M to Trump Businesses and Family Last Month

Politics | Donald Trump

This Anti-Trump Movement Could Cause Chaos at GOP Convention

The effort is in its infancy but is being coordinated by members of the Rules Committee.

Politics | Politics

Bad news for Trump? Up to one-third of Tuesday's GOP votes went to people who had already quit

As Hillary Clinton basks in the glow of solid wins in Tuesday’s primaries – she trounced Bernie Sanders in New Jersey and here in California and they split the other four – a curious thing has happened on the Republican side. Donald Trump , who app

Politics | Politics

Iowa state senator is first elected official to leave Republican party over Trump | US news | The Guardian

David Johnson changes registration to No Party in response to Donald Trump accusing federal judge Gonzalo Curiel of bias based on his race

Business & Finance | Business & Finance

5 money lessons from the 2016 election

No matter how you vote in November, the presidential race could help you improve your finances...

Politics | 2024 Election

Lovable Bernie Whacks Israel

Bernie Sanders’s anti-Israel sentiment stems from his old-Left roots.

Politics | Politics

Eric Trump compares Trump University to Harvard | TheHill

Eric Trump says "every major university" has students who complain.

Politics | Donald Trump

Officials Worry About Briefing Trump, Fearing Spilled Secrets

"I would be very concerned with Mr. Trump's ability to know what he can and can't discuss."

Politics | 2024 Election

Why Clinton Might Not Be the Nominee

Douglas E. Schoen writes about why Hillary Clinton may end up losing the Democratic presidential contest—a Bernie Sanders win in California would turbocharge the mounting Democratic unease about her viability.

Politics | POLITICS

Donald Trump's 'sleaze' attack on reporter hits new level of media animosity

Donald Trump pointed at a reporter today and called him a

Politics | 2024 Election

Bill Kristol Teases ‘Impressive’ Third-Party Candidate; Trump Responds: ‘Dummy’ and ‘Loser’

On Twitter Sunday afternoon Bill Kristol courted mockery and scorn from GOP presumptive nominee Donald Trump when he teased the imminent announcement of an

Politics | POLITICS

BREAKING: Bernie Sanders Accepts Trump's Challenge to Debate Before California Primary | RedState

Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES . Donald Trump appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night on ABC, and both made and sparked news. For one thing, he challenged Senator Bernie Sanders to a debate. Shortly afterward, Bernie accepted the challenge and Tweeted abou

Politics | 2024 Election

Trump slams Clinton's 'judgment' over Iraq, Libya interventions he once supported

Donald Trump pressed his case Wednesday that Hillary Clinton is not qualified to be president by trashing Clinton's support for U.S. military interventions that he also backed.

Politics | Politics

Yes, Hillary Wants to Get Rid of the Second Amendment

A “gun violence prevention proposal” such as Hillary’s is simply a smokescreen over the ultimate aim of gun confiscation.

Politics | Other Politics

Donald Trump Wanted A White-Versus-Black Season Of "The Apprentice" - BuzzFeed News

"Whether people like that idea or not, it is somewhat reflective of our very vicious world,” Trump said in 2005...

Politics | Politics

Hillary Clinton Emails Show Rabid Anti-Israel Correspondence with Sidney Blumenthal - Breitbart

Hillary Clinton's latest private server emails from her time as Sec. of State reveals her State Department’s long-standing anti-Israel bias.

Politics | 2024 Election

How to cure Millennials’ love of socialism

Socialism is having a moment. I’m not just referring to Bernie Sanders’ surprisingly strong showing in the primaries. Various polls show that millennials have a more favorable view of socialism tha…

Politics | Donald Trump

Donald Trump's self-destruction begins

We suspect that when he gave Donald Trump the opportunity to unify the party, House Speaker  Paul Ryan , R-Wis., knew Trump wouldn't be able to do it. Someone as narcissistic and as devoid of conservative principles as Trump couldn't become a c

Politics | Trump Politics

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Politics | 2024 Election

Susan Sarandon Pins Hopes For Bernie Sanders Win on Hillary Clinton Having ‘Health Issues’ | Mediaite

Even as the sands run out of the Bernie Sanders campaign's delegate hourglass, the upstart Democratic presidential candidate's surrogates continue to hope for

Politics | Politics

The Economy Is Rigged, and Other Presidential Campaign Myths - The New York Times

This year’s candidates have been particularly egregious in spreading unreliable information about the economy, often portraying themselves as the only cure.

Politics | POLITICS

No, Trump Isn’t Actually Better than Hillary

Donald Trump's fans like to argue that Hillary Clinton would be worse in the Oval Office. In this, as in many other things, they are wrong.

Politics | Donald Trump

4 Signs From The Last 24 Hours That Trump Suckered Conservatives

So, you’re suckers.

Yes, you conservatives who keep waiting for Donald Trump to turn into Ronald Reagan, who hope to unify behind him thinking that he’ll surround himself with good people and that they will guide him to all the best decisio

Politics | 2024 Election

BYE GOP: Libertarian Party Registrations DOUBLE In Mass Exodus After Trump Win | RedState

Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES It seems that a lot of people actually meant it when they said they would not support Donald Trump. And contrary to the bleating from Trump fans, that’s a perfectly legitimate position to which they have a right. Thus we

Politics | POLITICS

BREAKING: Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race - POLITICO

“We gave it everything we’ve got, but the voters chose another path."

Politics | Trump Politics

I was wrong about Donald Trump: Camille Paglia on the GOP front-runner’s refreshing candor (and his impetuousness, too)

Yes, he remains thin-skinned and easily riled. But his fearlessness and brash energy also seem necessary and rare

Politics | Politics

Cruz to name Fiorina as VP running mate - POLITICO

Ted Cruz will announce Wednesday that Carly Fiorina will be his vice presidential nominee if he's the Republican party's pick for president, according to two sources with knowledge of the announcement.

Politics | Donald Trump

No, Trump is Not over 50% Nationally | RedState

Share on Facebook 1 1 SHARES Trump’s supporters, who are among the most credulous people on earth (which is the main reason they are Trump supporters) have been touting a poll which purportedly shows that Trump is above 50% nationally. Actually, it

Politics | Politics

Here's Why Bernie Sanders is Wrong About Everything

Bernie Sanders has a lot of economic narratives, and they're all wrong. Here's why.

Politics | Politics

Donald Trump reveals when he thinks America was great - CNNPolitics.com

If Donald Trump wants to make America great again, as his oft-repeated slogan promises, then that leads to the question: When was the last time America was actually great?

Politics | Donald Trump

Oops: Donald Trump's Campaign is Broke

That’s the headline from the third quarter campaign filings, summarized here. R. J. Lehmann of R Street writes: The Trump campaign ended the third quarter with $254,772.88 of cash on-hand, which is about 48 percent less than the $487,736.16 with which i

Politics | From the HuffPost

A New Divide Emerges Between Clinton And Sanders

The presidential candidates are occupying differing roles in a dispute over labor policy.

Politics | Trump Politics

Trump: GOP is 'disenfranchising people' with 'crooked shenanigans'

'You know what? They're taking your vote away. They're disenfranchising people,' Trump said Sunday in Rochester, NY, in between chants of 'USA!', 'We Want Trump!' and 'Build That Wall!'

Politics | 2024 Election

John Kasich Will Be the Republican Nominee for President

The writing’s on the wall in the Republican Party: John Kasich will be the Party’s nominee in 2016, with Marco Rubio as his running mate. Only the media’s delight at continued Trumpian drama is keeping politicos and pundits from coast to coast from stating the obvious.

Politics | POLITICS

The Many Scandals of Donald Trump: A Cheat Sheet - The Atlantic

A rough guide to controversies surrounding the Republican front-runner, from mafia ties to anti-trust violations to bankruptcy.

Politics | Politics

This is how the FBI destroys Hillary: The 10 questions that could end her White House dreams

These questions, if answered honestly, would most likely hand the Democratic nomination to Bernie Sanders

Politics | 2024 Election

Why Trump’s Complaints about ‘Stolen’ Delegates Don’t Hold Water

Most people, even those who follow politics closely, don’t pay much attention to how convention delegates are selected. And in most cycles, the process doesn’t matter, because one candidate secures enough delegates to wrap up the nomination before the

Politics | Politics

Here’s exactly how a brokered Republican convention would work

Josh Putnam is a lecturer in the Political Science Department at the University of Georgia. But, to political junkies, he's better known as the founder of Frontloading HQ (FHQ, for short), a site that tracks the presidential primary calendar and all that comes with it. With an open convention on the Republican side looking more and more likely, I reached out to Josh to ask a few questions about the rest of the primary calendar and to clear up all of the fuzziness about exactly how that convention might work.

Politics | Donald Trump

‘Sheer Idiocy’: Ben Stein Goes Ballistic on Trump for ‘Horrifying’ Economic Ignorance | Mediaite

Economist and Bueller-dropper Ben Stein basically used every single synonym of the word "insane' to describe his reaction to Donald Trump's vision (or lack

Politics | Politics

The Beginning of the End of Donald Trump

After a campaign dominated by behavior so boorish that Trump bragged he could literally get away with murder, the orange-haired brand licensor has finally gone too far.

Politics | Donald Trump

Judge Trump by the Company He Keeps

Thuggery, misogyny, and lying are the three pillars of the Trump campaign, courtesy of the candidate himself.

Politics | POLITICS

Exclusive: Marco Rubio rejected 'unity ticket' with Ted Cruz - POLITICO

Utah Sen. Mike Lee sought to arrange a shotgun wedding of his two Senate colleagues, but Rubio wasn't interested.

Politics | 2024 Election

What Happens to Rubio’s Delegates?

Marco Rubio’s exit from the Republican primary on Tuesday night raised for the first time, in a serious way, the question of what happens to the delegates pledged to a candidate who’s no longer in the race.

Politics | Politics

How does a contested convention work? The GOP's last bet to stop Trump

Anyone-but-Trump Republicans are convinced a contested or brokered convention is their best shot to defeat the businessman. Here's how it would work.

Politics | Other Politics

Obama dismayed by vulgarity, violence of campaign

President Barack Obama said Tuesday he was dismayed by "vulgar and divisive rhetoric" directed at women and minorities as well as the violence that has occurred in the 2016 presidential campaign, a swipe at Republican front-runner Donald Trump that also served as a challenge to other political leaders to speak out and set a better example.

Politics | The circus we run our country with

Christians Demand a King in Trump

2016 will not be the first time the people of God made political decisions born of fear instead of faith. Evangelicals who know their biblical history will recall the time of the judges after the I…

Politics | POLITICS

Marco Rubio's #NeverTrump press conference goes viral a little too late

Rubio goes viral with a human plea against Trump.

Politics | The circus we run our country with

Trump Rally No Joking Matter

I almost missed it. I saw this photo of 2 young men holding a Trump sign at a Trump rally in my Facebook feed, which disappointed me, and I was ready to move on to better things, when I saw that the fella posting the photo (Jordan Ray Correll) had writte

Politics | From CNN

In victory for Bernie Sanders, Ohio judge says 17-year-olds can vote in primary - CNNPolitics.com

An Ohio county judge ruled Friday that 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in Tuesday's primaries, a victory for Bernie Sanders' campaign.

Politics | The circus we run our country with

Jorge Ramos asks Hillary Clinton: Will you drop out of the race if you get indicted?

The FBI has been looking into whether any classified material was mishandled during Clinton's tenure at the State Department from 2009 to 2013.

Politics | Politics

Unelectable: Trump's Unfavorable Rating Spikes to 67 Percent Nationally

We've written about Donald Trump's uniquely terrible general election fundamentals before, as a complement to his worst-in-the-field numbers versus Hillary Clinton.

Politics | The circus we run our country with

‘To Be Clear, There’s No…Exceptions?’: Fox Host Presses Clinton on Support for Late-Term Abortions

Hillary Clinton was pressed Monday evening over her support for late-term abortions during a Fox News town hall. Host Bret Baier asked the Democratic front-runner about her position on the controversial procedure.