First came a remarkable State Senate upset. Next up: two high-octane U.S. Senate primaries. On Saturday night, Texas delivered something truly unexpected in American politics: a big surprise.

Celebrities like Ellen DeGeneres, Rosie O'Donnell, and James Cameron are among the stars who have left America and moved ...

If you have your own encouraging examples of what democracy in America looks like, I would love to hear them. You can write ...

Some think the only way to get lasting change is by starting over and eliminating the agency, hence the renewed “Abolish ICE” calls. But plenty of others worry that embracing that message could have ...

Most presidents profess not to interfere in other countries’ domestic politics and elections — despite decades of nefarious US political game-playing abroad. President Donald Trump doesn’t bother with ...

Politics in America these days has increasingly featured unreasoned narratives, meaningless rhetoric and nonsensical drama that ignores crucial problems inhibiting actual governance. The recent record ...

In recent months, a strain of political rhetoric has crossed a line that democracies ignore at their peril. What began as familiar arguments about immigration levels and visa programs has, in some ...

American tennis players at the Australian Open continue to face political questions about the Trump administration, with rising star Learner Tien becoming the latest to decline comment.

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