Fighting Politicians' War on Truth
U.S. journalists have an obligation to call out presidential candidates when they lie.
2016 Distilled
The campaign coverage you need from the staff of The Atlantic
How Bernie Sanders Die-Hards Echo Clinton Conspiracy Theories
It’s not just conservatives pushing the idea that the Democratic nominee is sicker than she admits.
Trump's Latest Economic Plan: New Promises, Same Old Problems
The candidate vowed to add 25 million jobs and slash taxes while providing major economic growth. This is not very realistic.
Can Clinton Win the Kids Back?
New polling shows the Democratic nominee is losing support among millennials to third-party candidates. So she’s turning to Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren for help.
Does Immigration Matter in Down-Ballot Races?
Latino voters in battleground states aren’t familiar with Senate candidates’ policies on reform. That could give Republicans an opening.
America's Cultural Civil War
As the country’s ideological and demographic trends continue to favor Clinton, Trump’s blue-collar white backers become more isolated.
The Trump Bloc
Donald Trump has won over many working-class white voters. But does he have anyone else?
Make Trolling Great Again
Despite their best efforts, the political provocateurs of the 2016 election have failed at the art of making people angry.
The State That Fell Off the Electoral Map
Colorado was supposed to be a presidential battleground, but that now seems far-fetched. Democrats’ success in places like this could spell trouble for the Republican Party long past 2016.
It's Not Easy Being Meme
How artist Matt Furie feels about his creation, Pepe the Frog, becoming a favored symbol of white nationalists and Trump supporters