Political scientist Seth Masket’s new book explains how GOP establishment history and mechanics made Donald Trump’s ascent inevitable.

I went to judge a debate tournament and came away less worried about the teenagers than the politicians and pundits who argue just like them.

Kansas and South Carolina have PVIs of R+8. Montana and Nebraska have R+10. Mississippi is R+11 and South Dakota is R+15. All steep climbs, but not unprecedented climbs, and arguably all cases with ...

Center-left leaders in Britain and the United States are asking the same question: What should we do about young people falling into the gap between school and work? Almost one million Britons aged 16 ...

Political scientist Seth Masket’s new book explains how history and party mechanics made Donald Trump’s ascent inevitable. The party may never recover.

As the midterms approach and 2028 looms, Third Way’s Jim Kessler discusses the think tank’s new policy agenda for middle-class America.

History tells us Trump’s abysmal job approval and economic record should lead to Democratic gains. Polls tell us we don’t ...

From scandal-plagued incumbents to conspiracy theorists and extremists, meet 10 midterm candidates who could make it to Washington.

It was British financial journalist Hugo Dixon who brought the group together in early 2024, and the idea of using the frozen ...

The track record of presidents who hit the campaign trail in midterms years is poor, especially when their job approval is underwater.

Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate Abdul El-Sayed deflected questions about his family's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood in an interview with NBC Nightly News. Credit: NBC Nightly News “If you’re ...

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