Biden, at U.N., urges leaders not to abandon Ukraine

Republicans postpone procedural vote on short-term funding deal

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) postponed a key procedural vote Tuesday on a measure aimed at averting a government shutdown, as Republican

The age gap in U.S. politics contributes to the cynicism gap

I will stipulate at the outset here that I have an unusually intricate view of the importance of age in American politics.

Biden to create new office of gun violence prevention

President Biden on Friday will announce the creation of a new office for gun violence prevention, an escalation of the administration’s efforts

How not to fix Social Security, by a GOP group and Biden

“Let me say that again: cut Social Security by $700 billion. … They want to raise the Social Security retirement age, which

Nikki Haley wants to make the presidential race about Kamala Harris

Biden to address U.N. assembly in an effort to bolster alliances

NEW YORK — President Biden will outline his vision for tackling global challenges in his annual address to the U.N. General Assembly

Non-White Americans are much more confident in democracy

During his recent interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker, former president Donald Trump offered a bleak assessment of the U.S. political system. The “Meet

The unchanging malleability of Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s success in the 2016 Republican nominating contest was, at its essence, uncomplicated. Running against a cadre of sitting and former elected

The protective cocoon of party

There are seemingly endless points of comparison between the acquittal of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after his impeachment earlier this year