Donald Trump Is at War With Establishment Republicans

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 12, 2016 Donald Trump made it clear Tuesday that he wouldn't sit idly by after several high-ranking Republicans publicly broke rank with their party's presidential nominee in recent days. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Is More Dangerous to the GOP Now Than He Was Before the Second Debate

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 Everything Trump did to turn off swing voters complicated the efforts of Republicans who want to drive him out of the race or cut him loose from the rest of the party's ticket. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cast Your Vote: How Should the United States Respond to Escalating Tensions in Syria?

Emma Niles / Truthdig Oct 10, 2016 Politicians were plagued with questions on foreign policy last week as the relationship between the U.S. and Russia continued to deteriorate. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

You Call That a Debate?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2016 The "winner" of Tuesday night's Tim Kaine-Mike Pence confrontation may not be clear, but we know one loser: democracy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

VP Debate: Tim Kaine Puts Mike Pence on the Defensive as Candidates Take On Issues, and Each Other

Kasia Anderson / Truthdig Oct 5, 2016 In what became a heated debate, Republican Pence played a more rational-seeming, diplomatic foil to the brash and bombastic Donald Trump, while Democrat Kaine continued Hillary Clinton's line of attack against her rival for the presidency. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Thinker

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Stamina

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Insulting Alicia Machado Won’t Help Donald Trump Attract Female Voters

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 30, 2016 Womanhood has become a prominent issue in the presidential race. This is bad for the Republican nominee, a hall-of-shame sexist—and good for Hillary Clinton, an actual woman. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Debating the Debate (Video)

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Hillary Clinton Shifts the Election in Her Direction

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 If one use of a debate for a candidate is to change the trajectory of the campaign discussion, the Democratic nominee may well have succeeded in opening a new front against Donald Trump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Donald Trump’s Debate Performance Won’t Give His Dedicated Supporters Any Second Thoughts

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Sep 28, 2016 No matter what the Republican nominee says or does, his base believes his central argument—that "politicians like Secretary Clinton" have failed, and it's time to try something new. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )