The Future of the Sanders Revolution
The Vermont senator is staying in the presidential race, but looks forward to working with Hillary Clinton “to transform the Democratic Party.”
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
Walking Away from Bernie Sanders
In a sign that the end is near, one of the Vermont senator’s most ardent backers shifts his support to Hillary Clinton
The Legal Residue of American Empire
Imperialism has left tricky sovereignty questions with which the U.S. Supreme Court is only now reckoning.
Mapping the America That Candidates Care About
Wide swaths of the country will never see a presidential candidate make a speech. Does that matter?
Trump According to Trump
By his own standards of evidence, the Republican frontrunner is guilty of some pretty sordid stuff.
Stop Blaming the Media for Trump
Voters, not the press, decide elections.
Can Donald Trump Move the NRA on Guns?
The presumptive Republican nominee wants a meeting to discuss restricting firearm sales to people on the terrorist watch list.
Meet the New Trump, Same as the Old Trump
Since the shooting in Orlando, the Republican has adopted some new talking points—including defending LGBT Americans—but his strategy seems to have changed little.
The Presidents Who Made America Great
An ahistorical inquiry.
Clinton Takes the Capital
The presumptive Democratic nominee surged to victory in the District of Columbia’s primary, but Bernie Sanders still refuses to bow out of the race.