This violence distorts who gets elected and how they interact with constituents. It can also influence how they vote on ...

The new American pope, Leo XIV, has somehow managed, in the four months since his election, to stay mostly out of the news. His predecessor, Pope Francis, had been committed to expanding the church’s ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A theory of political speech under the second Trump presidency. A theory of political speech under the second ...

Mr. Witt is the author of “The Radical Fund: How a Band of Visionaries and a Million Dollars Upended America.” As democracy in the United States spirals into a widening gyre of distrust, demagogy and ...

It is not. Candidates closer to the political center, from both parties, continue to fare better in most elections than those ...

You might be imagining someone who takes their time considering the candidates and their positions on the issues, who generally has faith in the political system, who sometimes votes for Republicans ...

Tom Luna and Sen. Camille Blaylock frame their story as testament to American opportunity. Luna traces family rise from poverty to public service across generations. Blaylock won a 2024 legislative ...