I knew 11 years ago that our public discourse would be degraded down into unfathomable levels. The 2026 campaign in Ohio has now confirmed it beyond anything I could’ve imagined. Every time I look at ...

At 250 years, America’s (fault) lines are showing. Partisan and regional divisions now rival the most intense internal conflicts apart from the Civil War. The escalating tension between the red and ...

The Conversation is an independent, nonprofit news organization bringing readers facts and analysis from researchers and scientists to help them make sense of a complex world. On Election Day in 2024, ...

The exchange involving Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed speaks volumes about immigration, religion and American identity.

This report from the Pew-Knight Initiative examines how Americans engage in public life across a range of activities, including politics, civic and community involvement, news consumption and ...

new video loaded: The ‘Devil’s Bargain’ at the Heart of American Politics Now transcript Hi, I’m Robert Siegel. In a conversation about politics, E.J. Dionne is away this week, so I’m joined today by ...

Anton Jäger argues on “The Ezra Klein Show” that we’re in a distinct era of “hyperpolitics” — where politics feels volatile, ubiquitous and intense, but is not securely attached to institutions and ...

The Democratic primaries held in New York on June 23 may ultimately be remembered as a watershed moment in American politics. While the contests were confined to New York, their implications extend ...

If a terrorist threat led subject experts to warn of a near-term existential menace to humanity, the weight of the US government would mobilize in an immediate and limitless effort to save the day.

Across the United States, the rapid expansion of data centres is becoming an unexpected source of political conflict.

Democrats are dreaming of a revolution in Kansas in November, trying to believe in polling that shows a tight race in the ...

For decades, Roy Cohn operated at the center of American power, from his work with Sen. Joseph McCarthy to his role as a lawyer, political fixer and mentor to a young Donald Trump. Biographer Kai Bird ...