Analysts who draw inferences from election data have a tendency to overinterpret. Already, politicians have attributed Democratic victories in the 2025 off-year elections to the government shutdown, ...

The economy, the issue that hurt Democrats in the 2024 elections, gave them a major boost in this year's ballot box showdowns. One year after deep concerns over inflation helped Republicans win back ...

It was Bill Clinton's campaign guru James Carville who codified the insight that the Democratic Party's electoral prospects were destined to rise as Americans' feelings of economic well-being slid: ...

Election after election, Democratic strategist James Carville’s maxim, “It’s the economy, stupid!” has held true. But in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Economic worries were the dominant concern as voters cast ballots for Tuesday’s elections, according to preliminary findings from the AP Voter Poll. The results of the expansive ...

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of registered voters say President Trump’s economic policies are doing more harm than good, according to a blistering new poll that also shows an overwhelming majority blame ...

Editor: I wanted to write today about the federalization of voting. As we know, Trump desires to control the election system based on the alleged fraud he has claimed throughout the country. Logically ...

President Donald Trump attends a dinner with leaders from countries in Central Asia on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) This week ...