Key defendant in 'Trump Train' trial testifies: 'I stand hardcore for my flag'

More:Defendants in 'Trump Train' trial gloated about ... not question the defendant about his political views, Cisneros repeatedly returned to the theme of politics in impassioned diatribes ... Read More

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs eager to testify in own defense at federal sex trafficking trial, lawyer reveals

Sean “Diddy” Combs is preparing to roll the dice and take the stand in his own defense at his federal sex trafficking trial ... 16 arrest for racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by ... Read More

Dodging attacks and interviews — here's what's wrong with today's politics

Today’s politics and politicians are doing their ... bubble of campaign handlers and the amen-chorus of their own political tribe to reassure me they see a way forward that can unite and not ... Read More

When Political Memes Take on a Lie of Their Own

A “just kidding” is implied, allowing political figures who might otherwise ... while also prolonging their stay in the news cycle. During his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ... Read More

Laura Loomer is a symptom. Trump’s problem is his own.

His team had pushed him to attack Harris in specific ... But the instincts are Trump’s own. Both he and Loomer jumped into national politics at a moment when the fringe-right was using social ... Read More

What Interviewing a Suspected Serial Killer and His Victims Taught Me About Empathy

His name was Billy Chemirmir, and he was in the Dallas County jail awaiting trial on eighteen counts ... the prosecution’s witnesses and his own defense team. Whenever I’d bring up specific ... Read More

Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence

The latest apparent assassination attempt against the former president indicates how much the American political landscape ... he repeated his own assertion that “these are people that want ... Read More

Trump attends 9/11 event with a far-right activist who pushed a conspiracy theory about the tragedy

"Today, President Trump put politics aside and stood beside Kamala Harris and Joe Biden to honor those who lost their lives during the worst terrorist attack in our nation’s history," a campaign ... Read More

Top Dem Strategist on the 2024 Race: ‘I Would Much Rather Be Us Than Them’

Rosenberg now runs his own hub for political analysis ... least understood story in our politics today. When you look at all of this data, and you look at American politics, and you reduce ... Read More

You Can Turn Off the News and Still Be a Good Citizen

and conspiracy theories. The crush of news may be catching up to Americans: While nearly half of Americans say they follow political news “extremely” or “very” closely, 6 in 10 also told ... Read More

What do polls actually tell us? | The Excerpt

David Paleologos, Political Research Center Director at Suffolk University, a USA TODAY partner ... or a poll with names or without names has its own value and gives us a little bit more ... Read More

The Art of Politics and the Use of Campaigns as Theater

Some may say politics is ugly business. For others, a theater of the absurd. Either way, it is an aesthetic experience that stirs the passions of millions of Americans every four years. Political ... Read More