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Trump 2016

  1. campaign coup
    How Paul Manafort Took Over the Trump CampaignHe’s supplanted Corey Lewandowski as the organization’s power center.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  2. Melania Trump Thinks America Is in ‘Big Trouble.’ Huge. The Biggest.Only Donald can save us.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  3. The Donald’s DictionaryThe second edition of our super-luxury reference guide. 
    By Jaime Fuller and Claire Landsbaum
  4. Will Donald Trump’s Next ‘Bold’ and Shocking Idea Be a Call to Nuke ISIS?It’s the logical next step. God help us. 
    By Ed Kilgore
  5. Debate Offers Cruz-Rubio Grudge-Match PreviewThis could be where the GOP race is headed, though it doesn’t look like Trump’s going anywhere.
    By Ed Kilgore
  6. the national interest
    Why Republicans Should Let Donald Trump Run As an IndependentLose the election, save the party.
    By Jonathan Chait
  7. Trump Is Trying to Emulate Obama’s Winning Strategy in IowaMeanwhile, Ted Cruz and others are focused on “repeat customers” and more limited Iowa turnout.
    By Ed Kilgore
  8. the national interest
    How Donald Trump Has Opened the Door for Ted Cruz to WinThe race may well be condensing into a three-way contest between Trump, Marco Rubio, and Cruz.
    By Jonathan Chait
  9. the national circus
    Only One Thing Can Stop Donald TrumpHis anti-Muslim plan is the latest outrage that only seems to make him stronger.
    By Frank Rich
  10. listen to the voters
    Trump Supporters Assess the Muslim BanReactions from the front-runner’s biggest fans in South Carolina. 
    By Jaime Fuller
  11. the national interest
    Donald Trump May Not Get the Nomination, But He Has Already WonThe triumph of anti-Muslim bigotry.
    By Jonathan Chait
  12. President Trump Would Destroy the EconomyThe Donald’s (sketchy) policy proposals suggest big stimulus, big inequality, and a global trade war.
    By Annie Lowrey
  13. Would a Donald Trump Nomination Destroy the GOP Down-Ballot?Straight-ticket voting versus the “missing white voters.”
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. the national interest
    What Happens If Donald Trump Wins the Republican Nomination?Five thoughts on the once-unthinkable.
    By Jonathan Chait
  15. the national interest
    Terrorism in the Age of TrumpWhat’s changed in the right-wing brain since 9/11.
    By Jonathan Chait
  16. Is Donald Trump a Fascist?Is it fair to call Donald Trump a fascist just because he feels like one?
    By Eric Levitz
  17. early and often
    Is Ted Cruz the Candidate Who Can Beat Donald Trump?He’s polling second in Iowa, so it’s his turn to be the GOP’s primary darling.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  18. early and often
    Donald Trump Wooed Key GOP Donors Sheldon Adelson, Paul Singer, and the KochsWhen they all spurned him, he bad-mouthed his rivals for seeking their support.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  19. politics
    Donald Trump’s Alliance With the National EnquirerDid Trump feed dirt on Ben Carson to his old buddy’s gossip weekly? 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  20. politics
    Rivals’ TV Ads Are Knocking Trump Down in PollsWill the former front-runner fire back with a political-ad blitz of his own? 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  21. What Happened to That Meeting Between Donald Trump and Roger Ailes?There hasn’t been one — and it doesn’t look like there will be. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  22. media wars
    Don’t Expect a Lasting Truce in the Trump–Fox News War “Roger Ailes can’t turn back. The entire credibility of Fox as powerbroker rests on Trump being destroyed.”
    By Gabriel Sherman
  23. Why Donald Trump Needed Scott Walker to Walk AwayThe Wisconsin governor’s departure gives the Donald some breathing room during his toughest week yet.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  24. the national interest
    How Conservatives Explain Away Republican IslamophobiaThe real bigots are the people who point out bigoted statements.
    By Jonathan Chait
  25. the national circus
    Donald Trump Is Saving Our DemocracyFar from destroying it, he’s exposing all its phoniness and corruption in ways as serious as he is not. And changing it in the process.
    By Frank Rich
  26. early and often
    Donald Trump Is an Outrage Candidate for Good TimesHis remarkably modest promise is to replace one terrible set of elites with another, amazing one.
    By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
  27. early and often
    Why Trump Played Nice With Carson at the DebateWhen it comes to the humble doctor-candidate, the billionaire real-estate developer can’t afford to attack.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  28. the national interest
    At Second Presidential Debate, Republicans Try to Out-Crazy Trump, and SucceedReagan, good; Bush, good; taxes and science, bad.
    By Jonathan Chait
  29. early and awkard
    How Trump Outmaneuvered the GOP — AgainIn promising not to run as a third-party candidate, the Donald gave a little and got a lot.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  30. the national interest
    What Is the Trump Endgame?How the Donald will play a huge role in deciding the next president. Yuuuge.
    By Jonathan Chait
  31. politics
    Ted Cruz Is the Only GOP Candidate Who Knows How to Handle Donald TrumpAnd it’s all part of his master plan.
    By Marin Cogan
  32. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Going to Lose Because He Is CrazyA candidate with the power to destroy, but not the power to conquer.
    By Jonathan Chait
  33. power
    How Donald Trump and Fox News Went Back to WarHostilities resume.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  34. early and often
    The Trump Expansion PlanHe’s staffing up, and out to get one rival in particular.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  35. the national interest
    Trump Is the Republicans’ Nightmare and They Won’t Wake Up From ItA party’s comeback strategy lies in tatters.
    By Jonathan Chait
  36. How Roger Ailes Picked Trump, and Fox News’ Audience, Over Megyn KellyAiles had to mute his defense of his star anchor after the GOP debate. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  37. politics
    Donald Trump and Roger Ailes Make Up — for Now A truce to prevent Trump from potentially damaging the Fox News brand.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  38. 2016
    Donald Trump Says Something Awful, Is Actually Punished for Once“You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever.’’
    By Jaime Fuller
  39. the national circus
    The GOP Debate: Donald Trump and the DisappointmentsBush was dreadful. Rubio was tedious. Walker was bland. Only Kasich held his own against the GOP’s man of the hour.
    By Frank Rich
  40. 2016 gop primary debate
    Donald Trump’s Newest Enemy: Fox News The debate showed Roger Ailes has had a change of heart, and he could prove to be a tougher opponent than any Trump’s faced.
    By Gabriel Sherman
  41. the national interest
    Donald Trump vs. the Republican Party: Now It’s WarFox News goes after Trump, and Trump threatens to go.
    By Jonathan Chait
  42. The Trump Campaign Has Descended Into Civil WarLeft unchecked, the dysfunction threatens to undermine the Donald’s core message: his management acumen. 
    By Gabriel Sherman
  43. the national interest
    Donald Trump, Affect, and the Conservative MindAn unexpected candidacy reveals that it was never about ideas.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. the national circus
    The GOP Only Has Itself to Blame for Weaponizing Donald TrumpThe candidate’s campaign circus keeps gaining steam because of the fault lines within his own party. 
    By Frank Rich
  45. On Trump, Murdoch Has Lost Control of Ailes, FoxHas Fox News spun out of the media mogul’s control?
    By Gabriel Sherman