Is Lindsey Graham Backing a 'Race-Baiting, Xenophobic Religious Bigot'?
If Trump’s most voluble critic in the Senate may be coming around, will any Republican politicians hold the line against endorsing their nominee?
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
The NRA Rallies to Trump
The gun-rights group endorses the presumptive Republican nominee, despite questions about his record on the Second Amendment.
Coal Miners Are Political Canaries
Hillary Clinton has detailed, practical plans to help Appalachia—so why aren’t voters there listening?
The Deep Cynicism of Trump's Rape Accusation
Did the Republican level an allegation that he doesn’t believe for political gain? Or did he have his wife pose with a man he regards as a rapist at their wedding?
Making the Case Against Donald Trump
So far the Republican presidential candidate seems invincible. Can Democrats change that?
Trump's Self-Pitying Aggression
The Republican’s personal attacks mirror his foreign policy—using a sense of victimhood to justify overreactions.
The Impossible Task Facing Republican Leaders
The GOP’s elected officials find themselves working to salvage what they can of their party, without alienating their own voters.
Is the Democratic Primary Really Rigged?
Bernie Sanders supporters are increasingly convinced the election isn’t a fair fight. That's bad news for the Democratic Party.
U.S. Democrats Are Still Fighting Over Who Should Be President
Hillary Clinton barely won Kentucky on Tuesday, while her rival from Vermont earned a definitive victory in Oregon. What will this mean for the general?
Could Facebook Rig the 2016 Election?
The social network has said that it would never try to influence how someone votes, but that doesn't mean that it couldn't.