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Election 2016
January 15, 2016
Elizabeth Bruenig
Asked about modern warfare, Ben Carson waxed apocalyptic about exoatmosphere nuke attacks.
January 15, 2016
Alex Shephard
Ted Cruz is the first candidate to outfox Donald Trump.
January 15, 2016
Suzy Khimm
Fox’s Neil Cavuto: What if the economy tanks again? (Thanks, Obama.)
January 15, 2016
Rebecca Leber
John Kasich’s insane plan to freeze all regulations.
January 15, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz turns on his former law professor.
January 15, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant, Gwyneth Kelly, Meaghan Murphy
Highlights from the Sixth Republican Debate
Here's what you missed from the debate in North Charleston, South Carolina.
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
The one thing the Republican candidates can agree on is that the world is a scary place.
January 15, 2016
Jamil Smith
We need to hear the Republican candidates talk about the Flint water crisis.
January 15, 2016
Steven Cohen
Rick Santorum: Deporting immigrants is a “gift” to their native countries.
January 15, 2016
Jeet Heer
As we head into the GOP debate, the primary is starting to resemble the end of Reservoir Dogs.
January 15, 2016
Ryan Kearney
Yes, it’s safe to Google “Rick Santorum.”
January 14, 2016
Gwyneth Kelly
Is Carly Fiorina’s dig at Hillary Clinton the most sexist comment yet in the Republican primary?
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Ted Cruz has the same “dead broke” problem that dogged Hillary Clinton.
January 14, 2016
Meaghan Murphy
Watch the “Official Donald Trump Jam,” a loving tribute to the Donald.
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
This says so much.
January 14, 2016
Emma Foehringer Merchant
The oldest news magazine in the country endorsed Bernie Sanders today.
January 14, 2016
Jeet Heer
Ted Cruz Will Be a Big Fat Target at Tonight’s Debate
Leading in the polls in Iowa, and reeling from a controversy surrounding his connections to Goldman Sachs, Cruz finds himself in the crosshairs.
January 14, 2016
David Dayen
Ted Cruz Is a Perfect Example of Why the 1% Runs Washington
January 14, 2016
Mikaela Lefrak
Everything You Need to Know About Thursday’s GOP Debate
January 14, 2016
Brian Beutler
Thursday’s Debate Is Make-or-Break for the GOP Establishment
Short of a Rubio miracle, party insiders will need to start thinking about which of two evils they fear less.

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