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Biden's re-election campaign believes that the twin threats of Trump and abortion restrictions will ultimately inspire progressive rebels to come back into the fold, but the protestors do not appear to be especially concerned that their efforts could return the GOP frontrunner to the White...

Recent polls undermined one of the central talking points on which the Biden campaign has based its candidacy within the Democratic Party ever since the 2020 primary season, that he was the candidate most likely to defeat Trump in a general election matchup.

To reduce political polarization, we need to change the electoral systems that currently amplify incentives for politicians to be divisive, both in terms of how they act and what they say. One such system that could lessen the desire of those running for and elected to office to engage in...

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While there is much talk about the 2024 presidential election, the 2023 elections are approaching fast. Here are some of the races and issues we’re watching.

Such is the geriatric nature of American politics that the two most recent newcomers to the national political landscape, both in their early 50s, are widely dismissed as youthful interlopers. But Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and newly-minted presidential contender Dean Phillips may p...

It’s entirely possible that by next November, analysts could look back at the Israel-Hamas war as a key contributing factor in Biden’s defeat.

Like many of Israel’s strongest supporters here in the U.S., in Israel and around the world, I allowed myself to be lulled into a false sense of security as to the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

A little over a year out from the 2024 election, President Biden faces three major crises. If he is re-elected, it will not be because he fixed them, but because he convinced voters that the Republicans’ shortcomings are even worse.

The national debt re-entered the political discourse last week as the nation narrowly averted a government shutdown. How big of an issue is the national debt, and why do Democrats and Republicans disagree on it?

Trump's massive lead in primary polls gives him the opportunity to shift to a general election message months before the first primary votes are cast.

Lawmakers have only days to pass legislation preventing a shutdown of the federal government. In this blog, we’re tracking major updates, examples of media bias, and more.

Both in business and politics, Trump has always enjoyed portraying himself as someone who fights against long odds to achieve improbable victories. But he has always been protected by the generosity of others.

Americans don’t talk much about peace. But it turns out they care about it a lot – they just don’t talk about it the way people who have experienced war or civil conflict do. Instead of using the word peace, Americans are more likely to say that they care deeply about safety and security a...

The prevailing consensus among conservatives is that the indictments against Trump represent an attempt to stop the former president’s elevation to the Republican nomination as president. But what if exactly the opposite is true?

There are many things that may cause Biden to leave office. Impeachment is not one of them, and every moment we spend discussing it is a waste of time and brainpower when our nation’s leaders suffer from profound shortages of both.

With SpaceX and X — Elon Musk might be the most powerful nongovernment person alive.

The president may have cost himself the backing of some of his loyal supporters without achieving much political benefit in return.

Congress has just 11 days when it’s in session before the next federal fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, 2023. And in that time, it will need to enact all 12 appropriation bills to ensure that government agencies and departments have funding to keep programs going – or face a potential governm...

To put it most simply and uncharitably, most voters are not particularly excited about being led by either fossil or a felon.