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The 42nd president is at an age that justifies a more searching look back on his life.
He’ll likely lose the Republican gubernatorial primary in Florida. But is he winning a larger war?
From Illinois to the Canary Islands and Cape Town, governments have turned film production into an auction with no clear winner — even in the industry's epicenter.
The enigma of Xavier Becerra.
Backlash against tariffs has the potential to cost the White House dearly in the November elections. But investors have mostly moved on.
A decade after her career seemed to implode, the former DNC chair is back in the thick of Democratic politics. But staying there could reopen old wounds — and create new ones.
A wild primary for governor offers a warning for a party already looking toward 2028.
There are three main camps emerging with proposals, all of which have downsides.
Seven years later, the scandal is more consequential than ever.
The Alberta premier called a referendum that could begin the process of secession from Canada. Will she regret it?
The Alberta separatist movement is intensifying as a critical vote nears.
An intergenerational bargain that boosted prosperity is falling apart.
A rising Democrat is testing whether you can run against "the rich and powerful" without making wealthy people the enemy.
The president is being all-too-brazen.
He’s trying to convince voters that neither he nor his party can afford to look backward.
The Michigan senator says her party has a lot to learn about Midwestern nice.
Justin Pearson, a Tennessee lawmaker, has become one of the loudest voices amid a growing national backlash against the pollution and politics of America's AI buildout.
Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young Republican talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism.
Bodies remain in the rubble four weeks later as residents dig by hand for relatives.
In a new interview, Trump’s FCC chair defends his controversial strategy.
The administration worries “woke” institutions will go after its officials for alleged human rights abuses.
The former Chicago mayor makes his case for his party’s future.
Held in the spirit of “The show must go on,” the show went on and on – suggesting the dinner is due for a change.
Meet the two political brawlers unleashing the AI industry’s massive cash on the midterms.
Democratic guru Ben Wikler explains why state races, not Washington, will determine his party's future.
Will the alliance between MAGA and Hungary’s far right survive defeat?
The party's latest calendar overhaul risks an unintended consequence for the voters it sought to empower.
Companies chasing the power of the sun say they're ready to scale. Convincing Washington to spend billions could prove harder than building the reactor.
An intensive research project in France finds the far right on the march, with voters viewing the political center as vapid and discredited.
Did MAGA ever really fall in love with the world’s game?
Democrats see an opening in rural states for the first time in decades. In Iowa, it’s about water.
The Mass Deportation Coalition is quite literally making waves in Washington.
