Congressional Republicans earned a 38% approval rating compared to 33% for Democrats in the latest Fox News poll, the second ...

A political scientist explains why doing nothing right now is probably the best strategy for congressional Democrats.

Birth control earns 90% moral approval while extramarital affairs face 89% condemnation in America's latest values survey.

Democratic leaders lashed out Tuesday at a short-term spending bill to avoid a partial government shutdown at the end of the month.

Writing about Lifton’s passing, New York Times columnist M. Gessen noted his observation that totalism “propels participants ...

A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll was conducted shortly after last week's ...

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

“When Democrats defend democracy, we must take care to defend all the programmatic achievements of democracy: Medicaid, ...

The longer it takes for a finance resolution to be passed, the stronger the likelihood of a shutdown, experts say.

There may not be an obvious link between a Black man killed by police and a White man killed, apparently, for his political beliefs. But there is.

Following the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a national debate is underway over the limits of the First Amendment.

From the moment an assassin shot Charlie Kirk, my social-media feed began filling up with people decrying the attack. The ...