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Wikimedia How the Vote Broke, in Historical Perspective
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters The Feedback Loop of Doom for Democratic Norms
President Obama said he might break tradition and criticize his successor on “core questions” about ideals and values—in essence, promising to break one standard to try to save others.
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Mike Segar / Reuters The Electoral College Was Meant to Stop Men Like Trump From Being President
The founders envisioned electors as people who could prevent an irresponsible demagogue from taking office.
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Mike Segar / Reuters On the Future of the Time Capsules
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Clinton's Popular-Vote Lead Now Exceeds 1.5 Million—and It's Growing
Millions of mail-in and absentee ballots haven’t been counted yet. They won’t change anything, though.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters At Orientation Week, Legislators Learn the Ropes
Wide-eyed freshmen members of Congress swept into Washington this week to learn more about their new homes.
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Mike Segar / Reuters Donald Trump’s Pick for Attorney General
The president-elect has tapped Senator Jeff Sessions for the role.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Will Trump Be Ready to Govern?
The early days of his transition have looked like chaos, but veterans of the process say the president-elect has time to catch up.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters What Bernie Sanders Wants From Donald Trump
The Vermont senator has outlined an agenda where Democrats might find common ground with the next president.
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters How Will the Press Respond to Trump's Secrecy?
Clashes between the media and presidents over access aren’t new—but that doesn’t make them any less important.
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Nick Oxford / Reuters How the Election Revealed the Divide Between City and Country
The 2016 election exposed a chasm between urban and non-urban America that will likely widen under a Trump administration.
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Mark Makela / Reuters The Risks of Reflexive Opposition to Trump
Democrats may be more effective if they avoid opposing his presidency at every turn.
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Andrew Harnik / AP A Republican Mandate, but for What?
As GOP leaders line up a long list of conservative policy priorities, some lawmakers are already warning against overreach.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Republicans Rally Around Paul Ryan
Thanks to Donald Trump’s victory, the House speaker won the unanimous backing of his party for a full term—but how long will the unity last?
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Mark Makela / Reuters Liberals Have a Choice: Reach Out to Trump Voters, or Condemn Them
If progressives want to win back political influence in America, they may need the support of the people they see as racists.
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Molly Riley / AP Trump Tries to Bend Republicans on Infrastructure
Whether the president-elect gets his way on money for roads and bridges will say a lot about who runs Washington in 2017.
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Carlo Allegri / Reuters The Trump Administration Starts to Take Shape
To the dismay of some Republicans and Democrats alike, Steve Bannon has earned a top spot in the White House’s inner circle.
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Wikimedia After the Election: ‘What a Pathetic Thing Is Decadence’
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Mike Segar / Reuters Why White Women Continue to Back the GOP
The voters have largely supported Republican candidates for years, which underscores the complicated nature of their political interests.
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Joshua Roberts / Reuters Paul Ryan's Gamble
After months of keeping his distance without repudiating his nominee, the House speaker embraced Trump just in time to see his bet pay off.
