Karyn Bruggeman, National Journal

Karyn Bruggeman

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Past articles by Karyn:

How Sanders Can Help Clinton in Primary States He Won

Democrats hope he’ll continue the unity effort he began at the convention. → Read More

Amid DNC Drama, Women Focus on Clinton’s Milestone

The convention’s controversies haven’t obscured the historic selection of the country’s first major-party female nominee. → Read More

Clinton’s Convention Goal: A Clearer Message

Unlike Trump and Sanders, Clinton hasn’t laid out a simple road map of what she would do as president. → Read More

The Rising Stars to Watch at the Democratic National Convention

The party’s bench has been thinned during the Obama years, but a handful of up-and-comers will be on display this week in Philadelphia. → Read More

Podcast Episode 74: Pollapalooza

Epis­odes of TwentySix­teen are also avail­able on iTunes and Stitch­er. Adam, Josh, and Karyn dis­cuss Hil­lary Clin­ton’s nar­row­ing lead in the polls, the ef­fect of third-party can­did­ates Gary John­son and Jill Stein, and Bernie Sanders’s long-awaited en­dorse­ment of his former rival. → Read More

Trump Renews Call for Muslim Ban

He’s expected to speak to the Orlando shooting in a speech Monday in New Hampshire. → Read More

Sanders Faces Pressure to Back Down

The senator plans to campaign in D.C. this week ahead of the district’s June 14 primary. → Read More

President Obama to Make Economic Case for Electing a Democratic President

Obama’s improving approval rating could offer a boost to Clinton. → Read More

Review Finds Use of Unclassified Email Systems Pervasive

A focus group showed swing voters might not buy arguments that Trump’s policies benefit the rich. → Read More

Nebraska, West Virginia Primaries Cheat Sheet

Everything you need to know for Tuesday’s primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia. → Read More

Hard Reality for Trump in the Rust Belt

He faces an uphill struggle to attract enough irregular white voters to beat Clinton. → Read More

President Obama Meets With Gulf Cooperation Council

Down­load these slides to know what Pres­id­ent Obama dis­cussed with the Gulf states in what is most likely his fi­nal trip to the Ar­a­bi­an Gulf re­gion → Read More

Hillary Clinton’s Late-Primary Limbo

With Bernie Sanders sticking around, Clinton’s plans for pivoting to the general are still mostly on hold. → Read More

Presidential Spouses, Behind the Scenes

The petty spat between Don­ald Trump and Ted Cruz over their wives has dom­in­ated cam­paign cov­er­age lately. But the spouses of the can­did­ates have played a pivotal role in their part­ners’ cam­paigns. Bill Clin­ton, Heidi Cruz, and Jane Sanders have been the most act­ive part­ners on the cam­paign trail. Clin­ton and Cruz have been hold­ing sep­ar­ate events from their spouses for months.… → Read More

How a Contested GOP Convention Complicates the Veepstakes

Nominees typically start vetting potential running mates months in advance and unveil their pick ahead of the convention. That may change this year. → Read More

Clinton Focuses on Immigration in Lead Up to Nevada

Clinton’s looking beyond the next two early states with plans to visit Texas on Saturday. → Read More

Governors Are Down, But Not Out

The failure of governors to catch fire in the presidential race this year was as much about individual flaws as the national mood. → Read More

Outsider Candidates Rising in Bernie Sanders's Vermont Wake

Both major parties in Vermont are concerned about a potential four-way race for governor that could feature a wealthy independent and a third-party Sanders-style liberal agitator. → Read More

Governors Take Cautious Approach to 2016 Presidential Campaign

Wary of backing a loser, only four Republican governors have endorsed candidates. Others are using their neutrality to lure multiple candidates to their states or working behind the scenes for a favored contender. → Read More

North Dakota Governor’s Retirement Refocuses Attention on Heitkamp

"Heitkamp for governor" rumors have rumbled under the surface all year, and her 2016 plans could affect control of the U.S. Senate. → Read More