2016 Election

Democratic presidential candidate and former Rep. Beto O’Rourke prepares to be interviewed outside Walmart near the scene of a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead on August 4, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. A 21-year-old male suspect was taken into custody in the city which sits along the U.S.-Mexico border. At least 26 people were wounded.

Democrats Blame Trump in Blunt Language for Mass Shooting in El Paso

In August of 2016, then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton con...

In August of 2016, then-Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton condemned Donald Trump for "taking hate groups mainstream," arguing that he would promote prejudice and paranoia if he were elected. Three years later, the candidates vying...

Republican presidential candidates (L-R) Rick Santorum, George Pataki, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), Mike Huckabee, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) , U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Jeb Bush, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stand onstage during the presidential debate at the Reagan Library on Sept. 16, 2015 in Simi Valley, Calif.

How the 2016 Debates Are Still Haunting Democrats

Democrats and Republicans had opposing problems when they held their presid...

Democrats and Republicans had opposing problems when they held their presidential primary debates in 2016. For Democrats, the perception that the party Establishment favored Hillary Clinton fueled criticism about the format and timing of the...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller makes a statement about the Russia investigation on May 29, 2019 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images)

How Mueller's Farewell Subtly Rebuked Trump

Special Counsel Robert Mueller subtly rebuked several of President Donald T...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller subtly rebuked several of President Donald Trump's long-standing arguments about Russian interference in the 2016 election and related investigations. Speaking at the Department of Justice Wednesday morning, the former FBI director...

Attorney General William Barr is sworn in to testify about the Mueller report before the Senate on May 1

Attorney General's Testimony Shows Why Democrats Are Treading Lightly on Impeachment

Republicans closed ranks

President Donald Trump chats with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as they attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 11, 2017.

'Spot and Assess.' The Intelligence Strategy Behind Russia's Political Outreach

At 448 pages, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interferen...

At 448 pages, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election feels definitive, but it's hardly the final word on the subject. In fact, a recent court filing in a related...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks to Editor-in-Chief and CEO of TIME Edward Felsenthal about creating a better future at the TIME 100 Summit in New York, on April 23, 2019.

Hillary Clinton: Anyone Else Would Have Been Indicted After Mueller Report

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she agrees with those who argue that Russian me...

Hillary Rodham Clinton says she agrees with those who argue that Russian meddling cost her the 2016 election and that President Donald Trump has obstructed justice in covering up his campaign’s interactions with a foreign...

Assistant and Senior Adviser to the President Jared Kushner speaks to Brian Bennett, Senior White House Correspondent for TIME during an interview at the TIME100 Summit in New York, on April 23, 2019.

Jared Kushner: Mueller Investigation 'More Harmful' Than Russia

Jared Kushner downplayed the significance of Russian interference in the 20...

Jared Kushner downplayed the significance of Russian interference in the 2016 election, dismissing it as a "couple of Facebook ads" in an interview with TIME and arguing that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was more...