It’s great that Democrats are blasting “The Epstein Class” but their House candidate in New Jersey needs to avoid “Abolish ...

Can Democrats take the Senate in 2026? A state-by-state look at primaries, electability fights, and the path to a majority.

The number of Hispanic and Black students at highly selective colleges dropped in the fall of 2024 after affirmative action was banned.

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Rahm Emanuel is likely to run for president in 2028. Even his long-shot candidacy will shape the debate and the future.

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In two major surveys of US teens conducted over the last two years, the nonprofit News Literacy Project found deep levels of mistrust and misunderstanding of the news: The root of this distrust is the ...

The president’s denial that he lost to Joe Biden now turns to a Tulsi Gabbard-led fishing expedition. What could go wrong?

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The GOP’s rejection of liberal internationalism runs deeper than Trump—and may define U.S. foreign policy long after him.

Trump’s mass pardons have turned a constitutional safeguard into a tool of corruption. The case for an amendment.

As Trump falters, Democrats have a chance to outbid him with bolder solutions on prices, power, groceries, and health care.