2016 presidential election
Searching for Hillary Clinton’s unused confetti
An artist finally lets the Clinton victory confetti fly.
Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance
Neal Gabler on the Presidency as a Performance
Lawrence O’Donnell on the Unreality of a Reality Show Candidate
The host of MSNBC’s “The Last Word” has been inside Washington and also fictionalized it as a writer for “The West Wing.” But he’d never have written a fictional candidate like Trump.
Do presidential candidates have a right to keep their health private?
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are two of the oldest candidates ever to make a presidential bid, and neither has shared much information about their health. What do they owe the public?
Who's afraid of Donald Trump?
Here's how one convention-watcher summed up the speech: "Fear. Fear the Mexicans. Fear the Muslims. Fear the Chinese. Fear crime."
They can't vote, but it's not stopping these Latino youth from registering others
Get out the vote. We’re hearing a lot those efforts this year. In Maryland, some people pushing to bring people to the ballot boxes can’t even vote themselves.
Is the US making it too hard to vote?
Potentially millions of Americans will be shut out by onerous voter registration laws, many of them new and deliberately discriminatory.
In Boston, Latinos push back against Trump supporters in their neighborhood
Pro-Trump signs being put up in one Boston neighborhood have resurrected old feelings from the early 1990s, when large numbers of Central Americans began moving there and encountered racial resistance.
A pro-Trump super PAC wants your money
Although Donald Trump has disavowed such political groups, an organization is seeking funds to back him.
Sanders, Clinton want campaign finance overhaul, but face huge obstacles
Reforming the system requires more than presidential action.
Are we reliving the candidacy of George Wallace through Donald Trump?
Looking at the cross-over between Donald Trump and George Wallace.
Are Clinton and Sanders exploiting the families of black victims for votes? Sandra Bland's mom says 'No.'
Black votes matter, but some question whether Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton’s endorsements from relatives of police brutality victims are appropriate.