Everyone knows the numbers are as unreliable as ever, and yet the political press still hypes every little rise and fall.

With every course correction, the 2020 front-runner reminds voters that beneath the polished image lies a politician searching for a sweet spot.

Why does he think Republicans will work with him after they obstructed Obama for eight years? His praise of a segregationist offers a clue.

In a rebuttal to Mitch McConnell—and possibly Joe Biden—Ta-Nehisi Coates helped House Democrats start a conversation on slavery, racism, and reparations.

Turns out the last refuge of a scoundrel isn't patriotism—it's racism.

Mayor Pete and his husband's assimilation into the American mainstream is not some kind of queer failure.

The former vice president's campaign banks on Democrats forgetting he's been unemployed for two and a half years.

Democrats were quick to condemn Trump after comments welcoming foreign "dirt," but their refusal to do more mirrors a recently retired senator.

In an Oval Office interview, President Trump said he'd welcome election help from a foreign source. That's not just unethical; it's illegal.

How Sanders’s brand of American socialism emerged from the crucible of the Green Mountain State’s squabbling counterculture

Does anyone else believe that Republicans will come to their senses after Trump leaves office?

John Dean's Judiciary Committee testimony was the House majority's latest failed attempt to out-spectacle a cable-savvy president.

Making sense of Donald Trump's petulant reign

Though they threaten defections over personnel and policy, members of the president's party are truer than ever to the man.

How candidates in the crowded 2020 Democratic field are honing the fine art of turning a phrase

As the 2020 candidates race to issue policy papers, are they failing to communicate a bigger message?

The candidate who graced the cover of "Vanity Fair" settles in for a long tour of retail politicking.

Pelosi's latest case against starting an impeachment inquiry creates more problems for Democrats than it solves.

We can save millions of lives from climate change, but only if we change our own. Democrats should start acknowledging that.

It's not just about bathrooms. It's about livelihoods—and lives.