Paul Ryan Signals His Surrender
In his much-touted meeting with Trump, the speaker of the House ceded important ground to his party’s presumptive nominee.
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
The Shock-Jock Candidate
How Howard Stern and Pat Buchanan laid the groundwork for Donald Trump’s success.
Why Trump Looks Eerily Familiar to Germans
Many Europeans see the rise of Trump as part of a broad and disturbing trend towards far-right nativist nationalism.
When Donald Trump Lavished Praise on Hillary Clinton
Just four years ago, the supposedly straight-talking billionaire declared that the Clintons were terrific people, and that Hillary is a hard worker who “does a good job.”
Can Trump Win a Data-Free Campaign?
Republicans have been trying for years to catch up to Democrats on the tech front. Now their presumptive candidate says none of that really matters.
What Is Trump Trying to Hide in His Tax Returns?
Presidential candidates have released IRS forms for years, but the GOP candidate wants to break that pattern—even though it’s more important for him than anyone else.
The People Who (Still) Bet Trump Won't Win the Nomination
Prediction markets say Trump has a 93 percent chance of becoming the Republican nominee. So what’s up with the other 7 percent?
The Americans Trump Betrayed by Courting Big-Money Donors
The billionaire won many of his supporters by promising to self-fund. Now he has hired a former hedge-fund manager with ties to George Soros and Goldman Sachs to fundraise for him.
Why Can't Hillary Clinton Lock Up the Nomination?
The math is stacked against Bernie Sanders—so why haven’t more voters coalesced around the Democratic presidential frontrunner?