‘The former guy’ versus ‘Sleepy Joe’ – why Biden and Trump are loathe to utter each other’s name
Both politicians are exploiting some tried and true rhetorical and psychological tactics.
April 17, 2024Both politicians are exploiting some tried and true rhetorical and psychological tactics.
April 17, 2024Larry Hogan has transformed Maryland’s sleepy Senate race into a top-tier contest in the fight for the Senate majority
April 17, 2024It was the kind of tawdry tale Donald Trump might’ve shrugged off before his life in politics: a porn actress claiming they’d had sex
April 13, 2024Lawyers for two co-defendants of former President Donald Trump in the Florida classified documents case are asking a judge to dismiss charges against them
April 12, 2024A former longtime executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire is set to be sentenced for lying under oath in the ex-president’s New York civil fraud case
April 10, 2024NBC News' messy hiring and firing of former Republican National Committee head Ronna McDaniel puts a spotlight on television's practice of paying on-air political contributors
March 29, 2024Former President Donald Trump is aiming to take in $33 million at a Florida fundraiser next week
March 28, 2024The Biden administration has restored rules to protect imperiled plants and animals that had been rolled back back under former President Donald Trump
March 28, 2024County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January
March 22, 2024When President Joe Biden talks to his supporters, he can make the presidential election sound like a high school prom
March 20, 2024President Joe Biden is embarking on a three-day campaign swing aimed at shoring up his standing in the Sun Belt as part of an aggressive play to re-energize vital parts of his 2020 electoral coalition
March 19, 2024California state Legislator Vince Fong is advancing to a May election to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
March 19, 2024Five states will hold presidential primaries as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties’ presumptive nominees
March 19, 2024The judge in the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others says that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis must step aside from the case or remove the special prosecutor with whom she had a romantic relationship before case can proceed
March 15, 2024Former state Sen. Darren Bailey is challenging five-term Rep. Mike Bost in the March 19 Republican primary for Illinois' 12th District
March 15, 2024President Joe Biden has formally clinched a second straight Democratic nomination
March 12, 2024It’s a now-familiar ritual in Washington: a federal prosecutor being summoned to Capitol Hill to discuss the findings of a politically explosive investigation
March 12, 2024President Joe Biden says he regrets using the term “illegal" during his State of the Union address to describe the suspected killer of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley
March 09, 2024A progressive Democrat and a Republican who briefly worked in Donald Trump’s administration have entered the district attorney’s race in Fulton County, Georgia, where the former president is being prosecuted
March 08, 2024Emerging from their big wins on Super Tuesday, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump head to Georgia, where they’ll campaign for votes in Tuesday’s presidential primary
March 08, 2024The Supreme Court's decision to consider whether Donald Trump can face prosecution in his federal 2020 election interference case injects immediate uncertainty into the legal and political calendar over the next several months
February 29, 2024Presidential visits to the border are usually short on substance and long on political theater and symbolism, starting with the choice of location
February 28, 2024In this U.S. election year, the Republican Party is aligning with some Latin American populists
February 28, 2024The killing of nursing student in Georgia has become an issue in the 2024 presidential campaign
February 27, 2024The fiery, right-wing populist president of Argentina has spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference after giving Donald Trump an ecstatic hug
February 25, 2024President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” during a fundraiser for his reelection campaign Wednesday night
February 22, 2024Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and handpicked choice to help lead the Republican National Committee said she thinks Republican voters would support having the political organization pay the former president’s ballooning legal fees
February 22, 2024While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and other topics, they did not appear affected by Donald Trump’s norm-defying behavior.
February 21, 2024Republicans have been softening their stance on Russia ever since Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election following Russian hacking of his Democratic opponents
February 19, 2024As President Joe Biden campaigns for reelection, he's warning that Donald Trump will be a grave threat to American democracy if he's in the White House
February 17, 2024NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says European allies and Canada have ramped up defense spending to record levels
February 14, 2024An official says a fake Certificate of Votes was submitted to the U.S. Senate following Michigan’s 2020 presidential election
February 13, 2024Donald Trump says he once warned that he would allow Russia to do whatever it wants to NATO member nations that are “delinquent” in devoting 2% of their gross domestic product to defense
February 12, 2024Imprecision in election polling has long been recognized. But advance polls are still useful in recognizing trends in voter preferences, and candidates’ weak points.
February 12, 2024The Republican leading a Georgia state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says he seeks just the facts
February 09, 2024The special counsel's report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents is out and it's not great news for the president on multiple fronts
February 08, 2024A federal judge has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to remain out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol
February 08, 2024With their upcoming decision concerning whether Donald Trump can appear on the Colorado ballot, Supreme Court justices face the possibility that the ruling could be ignored or defied by the public.
February 06, 2024On Thursday, the Supreme Court is to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump can remain on the ballot in Colorado, where that state’s highest court ruled that he violated a constitutional provision targeting those who “engaged in insurrection.”
February 05, 2024At Fox News, the presidential primary appears over and has been for some time
February 01, 2024Retired conservative federal judge urges Supreme Court to disqualify Trump from office
January 29, 2024A bipartisan Senate deal to pair border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid faces potential collapse
January 25, 2024President Joe Biden is zeroing in on an expected rematch against Donald Trump after this week’s New Hampshire primaries
January 25, 2024Washington’s federal appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s request to reconsider a gag order restricting the former president’s speech in the case charging him with plotting to overturn the 2020 election
January 23, 2024Accusations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had an affair with a special prosecutor she hired to seek convictions of Donald Trump and others for interfering in Georgia’s 2020 election have led to renewed calls to remove Willis from the case
January 23, 2024A judge has ordered court records to be made public in the divorce involving a special prosecutor hired in the Georgia election case against Donald Trump and accused of having an affair with Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
January 22, 2024Shares of Digital World Acquisition, the blank check firm set to take former U.S.
January 22, 2024Biden and Trump are polar opposites when it comes to policy. But they have wielded the power of the presidency in similar ways.
January 12, 2024Three years after the attack on the U.S. Capitol, Washington’s federal courthouse is flooded with trials, guilty plea hearings and sentencings stemming from the largest criminal investigation in American history
January 05, 2024Over the past three years, the world’s oldest democracy has been tested in ways not seen in decades
December 31, 2023Presidential campaigns are hoping that an onslaught of themed merchandise will keep their message out under the Christmas tree
December 22, 2023In a politically polarized nation, Americans seem to agree on one issue underlying the 2024 elections — a worry over the state of democracy and how the outcome of the presidential contest will affect its future
December 15, 2023A New York massage therapist who joined the mob of Trump supporters attacking the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to three months in jail
November 21, 2023When pop icon Taylor Swift appeared at an NFL game to support her boyfriend, it set off a media frenzy, underscoring the magnetic pull between megastars and their superfans. This same magnetic force continues to sustain former President Donald Trump’s political movement, revealing how modern fandom dynamics now shape public life. Just as Swifties flock to her concerts in costume and find community in collective musical passion, Trump supporters gather at rallies wearing MAGA hats while finding tribal identity in their political allegiance. This phenomenon transcends mere popularity to become an immersive culture and powerful group identity. While fandom has
November 13, 2023Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder says he is ending his 2024 Republican campaign for president
October 26, 2023It’s Day 20 without a House speaker, and Republicans are starting over
October 23, 2023The Michigan Attorney General's office says a Michigan Republican accused of participating in a fake elector plot had his case dismissed Thursday after a cooperation agreement was reached
October 19, 2023A proposed court settlement prevents the government from policies to separate migrant parents from their children at the border for eight years
October 16, 2023Taylor Swift’s recent “Eras” tour stop, where she showed up to support her boyfriend at an NFL football game, has highlighted the intense devotion of modern fandom. Her appearance also illustrated how that kind of tribal loyalty is shaping politics, including the enduring support for former President Donald Trump. The passion of mega fans, once considered frivolous, is proving to be an increasingly powerful force that drives culture, economics and even extremism. Swift’s stadium concert tour is estimated to inject millions into local economies. Trump’s unwavering base continues to embrace the former president despite his 2020 loss and legal woes.
October 13, 2023The second Republican presidential debate this week attracted fewer viewers than the first debate in August, with an estimated 9.5 million tuning into Wednesday night’s event
September 28, 2023President Joe Biden has issued one of his most dire warnings yet that Donald Trump and his allies are a menace to American democracy
September 28, 2023