Mandela Barnes once had the lead in the Wisconsin Senate race. That has vanished. Can he get suburban women to think about abortion instead of race?

The Iranian American journalist on how Mahsa Amini’s death has led to growing protests that threaten the regime as never before since 1979.

The president’s remarks undermined the campaign for the new booster shots. Nearly 4,000 people have since died of Covid-19 in the United States.

2022 is set to be the most expensive midterm election in history. But the political science research is murky on how much that matters.

The American press has overhyped Giorgia Meloni’s fascist ties—and underhyped what a wreck the country has become under a series of populist “saviors.”

Putin’s most courageous and dogged opponent has been coy about whether the disputed region is part of Ukraine or Russia—and Ukrainians have taken note.

The Supreme Court is going to get a crack at Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—and the internet may never be the same.

The private-sector solution—unionization—is usually preferable to regulation. But the business lobby hates unions more than big government.

The high court is set to hear two major cases that could allow the conservative majority to redefine the Equal Protection Clause.

The country most responsible for climate change basically leaves the poor to fend for themselves. That’s true whether disaster occurs in Pakistan, Puerto Rico, or Florida.

Before the religious right co-opted the issue, the Clergy Consultation Service on Abortion worked to merge religion and reproductive rights.

As the desperate strongman’s outlook turns apocalyptic, Biden faces the challenge of keeping the U.S. out of Russia’s sewer of violence.

If Haruki Murakami wins, I will eat one of his fancy T-shirts.

The former president says he made several secret new friends during his time in the White House. Not that they did him any good.

Some Democrats are hitting their GOP opponents with tough January 6 ads. Will they work? Control of the Senate could depend on it.

For the first time in 50 years, the White House held a conference to address the nationwide crises of hunger and food insecurity.

The charismatic everyman Senate candidate from Pennsylvania might actually broaden his lead over Dr. Oz by talking about global warming. Even better, he might convert new voters to the cause.

When Elaine Showalter met the author in 2000, she was on the verge of an intellectual breakthrough.

Remember Dan White? He was the Kyle Rittenhouse of his day. No wonder Tucker Carlson loves him.

Republican Herschel Walker and Democrat Raphael Warnock are facing off in November. Both men are Black. This does not mean—contra New York Times pundit Frank Bruni—that race isn’t a factor.