2028 will mark another milestone in American history: The first presidential race since 2012 without Donald Trump on the ...

There is a pervasive feeling—rising up from the precarious working poor, through the illusory middle class, and now even brushing the edges of the elite—that something in America is broken. The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...

When, exactly, was America great? For as long as Donald Trump has touted the MAGA slogan, he has been cagey about the answer. But recent weeks have suggested a few possibilities. One is the Gilded Age ...

Republican success this year has some pundits wondering whether this election represents a realignment that will keep the GOP in power for the foreseeable future. That’s possible, but in every ...

My grandmother first visited the U.S. as a young German girl in 1964 as a Girl Scout camp leader, and she still tells me about it every time I mention that I'm a visiting international student at Duke ...

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said in a Monday op-ed that President Trump “has broken the cardinal rule in American politics” amid economic anxiety about the president’s tariffs. “In ...

Julio Cortez / AP Many of us are feeling anxious today and for good reason. Politics has never been an easy business, but this season has been so raw and nasty that fear and loathing, to borrow a ...

American political culture is broken. Acts of political violence, like the recent killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and its aftermath, are disturbing indicators of how fractured and ...

The landscape of American politics is witnessing an extraordinary transformation, with tech mogul Elon Musk at the forefront, demonstrating unprecedented influence over legislative processes and ...

During my years as a Ph.D. student, I found myself for the first time in a familiar routine. For four years, my life settled into a predictable rhythm—weekly meetings with my supervisor, seminars to ...

Two assassination attempts on President Trump. The assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the wounding of others. The shooting death of a top healthcare executive. The killing ...