Analysis: Why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden more political violence

Kirk’s killing reflects a broader political impasse in the U.S., where a significant percentage of the population supports political violence of some form. Read More

Republicans are making voter registration gains ahead of the midterms: From the Politics Desk

Republicans are making voter registration gains ahead of the midterms: From the Politics Desk ... Read More

The Shifting Ideology Behind Political Violence

Researchers see a departure from a pattern that held for nearly 50 years. “This era of violent populism will get worse before it gets better.” ... Read More

Crackdown on Kirk's critics sparks free speech debate within Texas GOP

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been at the forefront of the campaign for retribution, singling out university students who mocked Kirk’s death and calling for public school teachers to be fired as the ... Read More

Whole Hog Politics: 3 key dashboard numbers to track who wins the midterms

We don’t mean to completely pooh-pooh all of the talk about the importance of the gerrymandering arms race that has broken out since Texas tried to lasso five more seats for the GOP. But we should ... Read More

It Isn’t Just the U.S. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics.

How do we think about the climate future, now that the era marked by the Paris Agreement has so utterly disappeared? Read More

Which Political Party Is More Science-Friendly? Maybe Not the One You Think

Republicans have historically funded a lot of science, new research shows. President Trump might be bucking that trend. Read More

Is political violence increasing? Experts weigh in after Charlie Kirk’s killing

The idea that domestic political violence has gotten worse in the past decade or so is a common intuition,” one expert said. Read More