During his speech at the Democratic convention Tuesday, former president Barack Obama made an underrecognized point about political decision-making in the United States. “The rest of the world is watching…
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The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for a provision of Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote in some circumstances, the first time the high…
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The highest criminal appeals court in Texas will reconsider the illegal-voting charge against a woman whose conviction and five-year prison sentence were overturned earlier this year. The Texas Court of…
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Few people have invested more personal time and energy in anything than Donald Trump has invested in convincing the world, and perhaps himself, that he is more popular than the…
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In the days after he was announced as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, a photo of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) circulated widely on social media. It depicted a…
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As the presidential election creeps closer, political discussions are casting a shadow on workplace culture, new data from Gallup shows. As of February, nearly half of U.S. workers had talked…
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Former president Bill Clinton, speaking during the third night of the Democratic convention on Wednesday, presented a bit of data meant to promote his party — and, indirectly, his period…
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One of the defining characteristics of Donald Trump’s politics is the extent to which he positions himself as the arbiter of identity. Trump insists to his supporters that he will…
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CHICAGO — Democratic leaders say passing sweeping legislation to expand voting rights and curb gerrymandering will be at or near the top of their governing agenda should Vice President Kamala…
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CHICAGO — Fifteen months after her inauguration, Vice President Kamala Harris’s chief of staff had resigned, part of a dispiriting drumbeat of staff departures. A stumbling television interview on immigration…