How a Pandemic Malaise Is Shaping American Politics

Confidence in the presidency, public schools, the criminal justice system, the news media ... in the Covid crisis will be a significant cause.” Many Americans, of all political persuasions ... Read More

Political News

Lawmakers’ plan to ban the social media app could be fast-tracked by Congress by attaching it to larger security bills and spending packages. Homeland Security's Alejandro Mayorkas faced an icy ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Day of double denials

"They argue this prosecution violates the First Amendment’s protections of political speech and activity, freedom of association, and the right to petition Congress as-applied to their alleged ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Bidens under fire

Today our witnesses have proved otherwise," Rep. Nancy Mace said at the conclusion of her questioning. The hearings got heated as Republicans grilled the witnesses about the Biden family ... Read More

Local Politics

Neighborhood groups have agitated for more toilets. In three political developments, we see the old Republican Party disintegrating, as MAGA forces pressure to turn it from the GOP into the Trump ... Read More

Race and Politics

Eight years later, the “it’s all racial resentment” argument ... two British scholars of politics, have written. Indeed, Democrats today particularly struggle with young voters of color ... Read More

Opinion: I’m a political scientist and I’m putting myself on a politics diet for the 2024 election

Yet in the 2024 election cycle, I’m consciously limiting my time, attention and contributions to politics. I’ve turned off the news and social ... it does not follow that all political ... Read More

Politics cannot be kept out of redistricting

no matter how hard we may try to make redistricting a clinical activity that is fair to all, it is still about politics — and politics is all about winning. The post was updated on April 2 to ... Read More

Politics simply not funny

It is often actually quite stressful. Every time the news turns to politics at my house, there are always a lot of deep depressing sighs, repeated phrases such as, “Oh my God!’ and ... Read More

Tech leaders have all the skills for politics. Still, most don't want to run.

About a month ago someone asked Cruver if he considered running for public office, but he had "zero interest" in putting those skills into politics ... of a financial news and data company ... Read More

The NPR Politics Podcast

Every weekday, NPR's best political reporters are there to explain the big news coming out of Washington ... Political wonks - get wonkier with The NPR Politics Podcast+. Your subscription ... Read More

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the latest political news and exclusive enterprise reporting from around the U.S. On Wednesdays, you’ll hear from reporter Erin B. Logan, who covers national politics. Expect analysis of what ... Read More