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Reporting and opinion on the forty-fifth President of the United States.
- Letter from Washington
The Demise of the Moderate Republican
Ryan Costello, a centrist wonk, ran for Congress to solve problems—but his colleagues fell in line with Trump’s parade of resentment.
November 5, 2018
- Comment
Reigns of Terror in America
From a 1958 synagogue bombing in Atlanta to the events of recent weeks, the bloody-mindedness of broken men can be countered only by principle and fortitude.
November 4, 2018
- Dispatch
Did Scott Walker and Donald Trump Deal Away the Wisconsin Governor’s Race to Foxconn?
As the public has become aware of the spiralling costs associated with building a new Foxconn plant in the state, the deal has become something of a political liability for the governor.
November 3, 2018
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- Swamp Chronicles
The Investigations Trump Will Face Now That Democrats Control the House
It is hard to imagine that a serious investigation into Trump’s businesses, campaign, and Administration won’t uncover a lot of damaging information. There is, however, something of a split among Democratic Party operatives.
2:49 A.M.
- Daily Comment
The Midterms Mark a Turning Point in the Trump Presidency
A Democratic majority in the House will not only thwart Trump’s legislative ambitions; it could also intensify the state of crisis and siege in Washington.
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- News Desk
Midterms 2018 Live Election Night Results
There’s more than one way to look at the electoral map this year. Here are three.
November 6, 2018
- Essay
The Sordid Necessity of Living for Others
My brother won’t be pinned down to a political ideology; he’s neither right-wing, nor left. He sidesteps Trump’s racism but enjoys his candor. “They call Trump a hypocrite,” he says. “Well, there is no hypocrisy in capitalism.”
November 6, 2018
- News Desk
Why One Trumphead Follows the President from State to State
Jonah Rich, who has attended about twenty of Trump’s rallies, compares them to “a World Series or a Super Bowl, in terms of the energy.”
November 6, 2018
- Dispatch
Trumpism Lives On in Corey Stewart’s Campaign for the Virginia Senate
Stewart is both an icon of proto-Trumpism and already, in Virginia, a political relic.
November 6, 2018
- Cultural Comment
A Story About Fred Trump and Woody Guthrie for the Midterm Elections
In 1950, Guthrie moved into an apartment at Beach Haven, a cluster of buildings in Brooklyn. His landlord was Donald Trump’s father.
November 6, 2018
- The Current
What President Trump Watched on “Fox & Friends” on the Morning of the 2018 Midterms
To the degree that the show was speaking to Trump directly, it seemed devoted to keeping him on an even keel.
November 6, 2018
- Daily Comment
A Democrat’s Midterm Bid to Win in Virginia’s Fifth District, Home of Charlottesville
Leslie Cockburn, a former journalist, and Denver Riggleman, a retired Air Force intelligence officer, have insisted that their House race is about issues and not identity.
November 6, 2018
- The Current
How This Election Compares to Past Consequential Midterms
Susan Glasser puts the 2018 midterm elections into their historical context.
November 6, 2018
- Our Columnists
Hopeful Signs for Democrats to Score a Midterms Victory Against Trump
On the eve of the election, a variety of polls suggest that the Party is finishing the campaign season with momentum.
November 5, 2018
- Our Columnists
Ben Sasse’s Unconvincing Diagnosis of American Partisanship
The recommendations in Sasse’s new book, “Them,” might be useful for people who share Sasse’s concerns, but they seem insufficient to the task of healing the nation.
November 5, 2018
- Dispatch
In One of Southern California’s Reddest Districts, It’s a Race Between a Millennial Democrat and a Republican Incumbent Under Criminal Indictment
Ammar Campa-Najjar, who worked in the Obama Administration, is trying to unseat Representative Duncan Hunter in the state’s Fiftieth Congressional District.
November 5, 2018
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