What Right-Wing Populists Look Like in Norway

Can they avoid the nativism of their European peers?

• Emily Schultheis
• Sep 12, 2017

The Merkel Effect

Neither Germany’s refugee crisis nor the rise of populism seem capable of dislodging the chancellor.

• Emily Schultheis
• Sep 5, 2017

What Went Right With the French Campaign Polls?

Previous experience with National Front voters helped pollsters navigate this year’s election.

• Emily Schultheis
• May 13, 2017

Marine Le Pen's Real Victory

Her National Front party may have lost on Sunday, but its political future is bright.

• Emily Schultheis
• May 7, 2017

The Macron Leaks Probably Came Too Late to Change the French Election

There are limits to the parallels with America’s 2016 vote—and a big difference is the media.

• Emily Schultheis
• May 6, 2017

Can a French Political Upstart Ride Obama's Strategy to Victory?

If the polls are right, Emmanuel Macron is the likely next president of France.

• Emily Schultheis
• Apr 21, 2017

O'Malley on the Bubble for Next Debate

The former Maryland governor's polling numbers barely meet the criteria for inclusion in the Jan. 17 Democratic face-off.

• Emily Schultheis
• Jan 8, 2016

Hillary Clinton Says ISIS Is Using Trump as a Recruiting Tool. Is She Right?

A host of media reports corroborate her claim, save for one very specific detail.

• Emily Schultheis
• Dec 19, 2015

Bernie Sanders Visits Mosque to Talk Security, and GOP “Demagogues”

“They want us to believe that the average Muslim is a terrorist.”

• Emily Schultheis
• Dec 16, 2015

Hillary Clinton Links Guns, Terrorism in Security Address

“Terrorists use guns to kill Americans, and I think we should make it harder for them to do that ever again.”

• Emily Schultheis
• Dec 15, 2015

Clinton Hits Trump on Muslim Ban—and Links the GOP Field to it, too

"The truth is, many of them have also said extreme things about Muslims"

• Emily Schultheis
• Dec 8, 2015

Weary From Losses, Ohio Democrats Try to Rebuild

"A lot of bad things happened" for the party in 2010 and 2014, and now it's trying to avoid the same problems in 2018.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 25, 2015

Finally, Clinton and Sanders Camps Get Scrappy

Gloves start to come off in Democratic presidential race.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 23, 2015

For Sanders, National Security and Socialism Make an Odd Mix

The White House contender tries to blend his standard campaign message with a more urgent one in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 19, 2015

Clinton, Sanders Strategizing In March Primaries and Caucuses

Hillary Clinton is hoping to lock up the nomination in March, but Bernie Sanders expects grassroots enthusiasm will translate into caucus support.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 18, 2015

At Rally, Sanders Goes Off Script and Into Foreign Policy

Typically focused on domestic policy, Sanders began his speech Monday night with a discussion of the Paris attacks.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 16, 2015

Here Are the Debate Statements Republicans Think [Hope] Will Come Back to Haunt Hillary Clinton

Her comments on 9-11, ISIS, and the 1960s all got shout-outs in the GOP’s postdebate messaging.

• Emily Schultheis
• Nov 14, 2015

State Department Releases New Trove of Hillary Clinton Emails

The sixth such release, of more than 7,000 pages, includes references to Lady Gaga, Ben Affleck, monkey butts, and emojis.

• Emily Schultheis, Ben Geman, and Nora Kelly
• Oct 30, 2015