From Trump to Mamdani to Jesse Jackson, Abby Phillip argues that Democratic leaders have failed to understand populism.

During an especially intense news period, marked by a bomb blast in Manhattan and a subsequent manhunt in New Jersey, an investigation into the politics behind America’s opioid epidemic still received ...

It’s not that youth don’t care enough to vote. It’s that they are turning away from conventional, formal participation in ...

Steve Garvey, the Republican candidate in California’s U.S. Senate race, has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump for seemingly paving the way for one of his biggest rivals to enter the ...

Sen. Mark Kelly criticized President Trump for his recent comments accusing a group of Democratic lawmakers of "seditious ...

Mayoral Candidate and New York State Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani speaks at a joint press conference with New York City mayoral candidate Brad Lander. (Photo by Melissa Bender / NurPhoto via AP) This ...

We’re experiencing increased tension and political polarization between Democrats/Liberals and Republicans/Conservatives. Most of us are afraid to talk politics ...

The other day, while we were unpacking groceries, my 12-year-old asked, “Wait… can a president just stay president if they don’t want to leave?” She’d overheard something about how President Trump ...

NCR readers respond to stories about the term 'Christian nationalism' and the ideological fault lines of the American ...

The second edition of Understanding American Politics maintains the unique strengths of the first edition while offering improved coverage of political institutions. A single omnibus chapter on ...

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 ...

Bill Gates expressed concern that President Trump's tariff policies are creating economic uncertainty, discouraging long-term business investments and compounding instability in a labor market already ...