Judge finds Donald Trump in contempt for 10th time over gag order and threatens jail time

Judge Juan Merchan has found former President Donald Trump in contempt for violating the gag order in his hush money trial for the 10th time and said he’ll consider jail time going forward. Read More

This is 2024’s new political normal six months from the election

Donald Trump, the Republican presumptive nominee who just falsely accused his opponents of running a “Gestapo” administration, will be back in a New York courtroom on Monday at his criminal trial — ... Read More

Young Democrats face Gaza blowback as they try to mobilize students for Biden

President Joe Biden’s support for the Israeli military offensive in Gaza mixed with student anger over police crackdowns on anti-war campus protests are complicating the work of Democratic youth ... Read More

Politics

It’s six months before Election Day, and Joe Biden and Donald Trump are locked in a presidential rematch. The race is highly in flux as many voters are only just beginning to embrace the ... Read More

Politics Without Trump? His Youngest Fans Barely Remember It.

Democrats call Donald J. Trump dangerous. Republicans see him as revolutionary. For young Trump voters, he is just normal. Read More

The Fed Tries to Steer Clear of Politics, but an Election Year Is Making It Tough

Economists are wondering whether political developments could play into both the Fed’s near-term decisions and its long-term independence. Read More

At the Races: Faith in politics

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. Evangelicals long have ... Read More

As protests roil college campuses, young voters’ support for Biden hangs in the balance

Polls show that college-educated youth voters are focused on the war in Gaza, which poses possible electoral problems for the president. Read More

The anti-union South is starting to crack

For five decades, the southern United States has been an attractive location for foreign automakers to open plants thanks to generous tax breaks and cheaper, non-union labor. Read More

‘Not a Driving Issue’: CNN Data Guru Pours Cold Water All Over the Idea Abortion Will Help Biden Win Reelection

"It's interesting to see if maybe something's not showing up in the polling, but right now it's not showing up as a driving issue.” The post ‘Not a Driving Issue’: CNN Data Guru Pours Cold Water All ... Read More

Climate politics and the bottom line — CBS News poll

For many years, addressing climate change has been framed, at least in political debates, as one that carries an economic tradeoff: Could we afford to do it, even if we think it's otherwise a good ... Read More

Under the Dome: An exclusive interview with Rep. Cecil Brockman

In an exclusive interview, Brockman sat down with The News & Observer to respond to criticism he’s received from within his party for voting for the GOP budget. Brockman also opened up about how his ... Read More