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.

State officials say the president’s actions are a new form of retribution, even as the White House has pardoned allies ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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