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Early election-year polls can be dead on. But you can’t tell which.
What to remember before you get too excited about a poll.
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Online safety legislation is opposed by many it claims to protect
Young people who listened to Wednesday’s hearing on online safety through a Discord server offered an angry critique.
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Oregon high court rules 10 senators who staged walkout can’t seek reelection
The decision has electoral consequences, effectively ending the reelection prospects of 10 Republican state lawmakers who represent one-third of the Oregon Senate.
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Austin says cancer diagnosis was a ‘gut punch,’ apologizes for secrecy
Lloyd Austin makes his first appearance before the media since the deaths of U.S. troops in Jordan and a prolonged hospitalization that ignited controversy.
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The impossibility of beating Trump in the GOP — in one Nikki Haley poll
If there was one candidate who could seemingly appeal to both sides of the party, she was it. That’s not how it has turned out — even in her home state.
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Biden Takes Aim at Grocery Chains Over Food Prices
President Biden has begun to accuse stores of overcharging shoppers, as food costs remain a burden for consumers and a political problem for the president.
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Democrats Warn Their Voters Against Backing Haley in South Carolina
For any Democrat thinking about skipping Saturday’s primary and participating instead in the Republican contest three weeks later, the message is very clear: Don’t.
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Supreme Court to Mull Trump Ballot Questions
Should Trump be removed from the ballot for his role in the Capitol attack? Justices will hear arguments next week.
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Defense Secretary Tries to Explain Why He Kept His Illness Secret
“I did not handle this right,” Lloyd J. Austin III said after being widely criticized for failing to immediately disclose his absence to the White House.
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Inside Impeachment’s Rise as a Weapon of Partisan Warfare
Impeachment was once seen as perhaps the most serious check on corruption and abuse of power developed by the founders. Now it looks in danger of becoming just another tool in partisan fights.