The Problematic Politics of Trump’s Bill: More Lower-Income Americans Are Voting GOP

The class inversion of the two parties is making it trickier for Republicans to cut the social safety net. Read More

The Republicans who bucked Trump on his big bill: From the Politics Desk

Sen. Thom Tillis, R.-N.C., meanwhile, has been on the receiving end of Trump’s wrath in recent days — to the extent that after he announced his opposition to the bill over the weekend, he decided to ... Read More

Republicans fear political cost of Medicaid cuts

Republicans are backing away from broad proposals to slash federal funding to Medicaid and inching toward a more modest approach, fearful of the political risk of cutting a program that has ... Read More

Depressed Dems Tuning Out Political News After Trump’s Win

Stung by Donald Trump’s win and other Republican victories in November, depressed Democrats increasingly say they’re taking a break from political news, a new poll found. That finding is ... Read More

Republicans Use Arcane Political Tactic to Thwart Democrats

WASHINGTON — Republicans have settled on their procedural weapon of choice for this Congress — and they have it trained squarely on Democrats anxious about their 2024 prospects. Read More

Democrats’ Political Views Are Shifting Faster Than Republicans' - Reason.com

"Both trends toward more liberal views than in the past are driven by U.S. Democrats; neither Republicans nor independents have become more liberal in their views over time," Gallup adds. Read More

On Capitol Hill, Republicans Use Bigoted Attacks Against Political Foes (Published 2024) - The New York Times

The Republican Party, which for decades has relied primarily on white voters, has long exploited fear and prejudice to energize its base, whether it was Barry Goldwater vocally opposing the Civil ... Read More

Crypto group’s campaign spending angers Republicans: From the Politics Desk - MSNBC

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House ... Read More

New research reveals national shift toward Republican Party | Fox News

Republicans outperformed Democrats on voter registration in four key battleground states, according to research by the American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC). Read More

Views of American politics, polarization and tone of political debate - Pew Research Center

For example, highly politically engaged Republicans are 24 percentage points more likely than Republicans with a low level of engagement to always or often feel angry about politics (72% vs. 48%). And ... Read More

Republicans and Democrats Need to Talk Politics. Even If They Disagree. | US News Opinion - U.S. News & World Report

We’ve Stopped Talking to People We Disagree With. That’s a Problem. It’s easy to avoid people whose politics are different from our own, but we shouldn’t. Talk Politics. Even If You ... Read More

Major Gap Between Dems and Republicans Is Only Getting Worse: Poll

Other findings from the newest poll showed similar issues for Democrats, especially in Congress. Congressional Republicans enjoy a slightly better favorability than the party overall, being 10 ... Read More