As the United States marks its 250th anniversary this year, most Americans favor several major changes to the nation’s political system. Achieving those changes, however, likely would require doing ...

People in higher-income countries are generally more likely to say their nation’s political system needs only minor or no changes, according to recent Pew Research Center surveys. Conversely, people ...

To illustrate the twisted, scheming, and confusing state of politics in the US, we need look no further than Nebraska. Democrats there are rejoicing because a candidate with no intention of running in ...

No country for young men and women: why do older politicians seem to have such a tight grip on the US political system?

America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then. Many ...

David Leonhardt is a senior writer at The Times who won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the Great Recession. The United States has experienced deep political turmoil several times before over ...

America’s system of government, and the constitution on which it is built, was created in different times and for different circumstances and purposes, and it has changed very little since then. Many ...

The Democrats could win big in the US midterm elections. This won’t matter much for constraining Trump, but it will start to establish what politics comes after him. Our research finds three camps of ...