Vice President Kamala Harris is pitching herself as a forward-looking bridge to the future — but she’s doing so with a little help from the past. Since emerging as President Joe Biden’s replacement at the top of the ticket following his disastrous debate performance in late June, Harris has brought on several high-profile veterans of […]Read More

American presidential races, spectacles of democracy in action, can reach a conclusion that is anti-democratic. Choosing presidents through the electoral college, a curious form of American exceptionalism, has resulted in presidential candidates who win the popular vote, only to lose the election because of often anonymous electors. Now, an alternative is gaining traction. Before getting […]Read More

About two in three Americans support imposing term limits on Supreme Court justices, but only three in 10 back expanding the size of the court —a proposal offered up by congressional Democrats and court transparency advocates as a way to dilute the power of the court’s 6-3 conservative supermajority. The Annenberg Constitution Day Civics Survey […]Read More

Republican vice-presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) recently laid out a potential Trump administration’s approach to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, saying former president Donald Trump’s handling of the conflict could include establishing a “demilitarized zone” in Ukrainian territory now occupied by Russia. The approach would mark a dramatic change from the Biden administration’s policy […]Read More

The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, said a bomb threat Thursday that led to the evacuation of City Hall and numerous buildings “used hateful language towards immigrants and Haitians in our community.” “Springfield is a community that needs help,” Mayor Rob Rue said in an interview with The Washington Post. The mayor added that national leaders […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump appeared to close the door to another debate on Thursday, declaring on social media that the first two covered enough ground. “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE,” Trump said on Thursday. Trump has defended his performance since the debate on Tuesday, even as some of his allies and campaign aides have […]Read More

Almost immediately after the presidential debate ended Tuesday, former president Donald Trump proclaimed victory. This was inevitable, certainly. He did the same thing after debating President Joe Biden in June, but that was at least a contest in which he was obviously the more successful participant. On Tuesday, he was not — but then, he […]Read More

Former president Donald Trump has traveled the country this week accompanied by far-right activist Laura Loomer, unnerving some GOP allies with his increasing embrace of a provocateur with a history of espousing conspiracy theories and incendiary rhetoric. “The history of statements by Ms. Loomer are beyond disturbing,” Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in an interview […]Read More