During the first Trump administration, intelligence workers at many levels made political judgments about the information they assembled.
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There are three pending criminal cases and four people the US will not release but also cannot put on trial.
The mechanics of upending American democracy would entail surmounting a thick tangle of constitutional, bureaucratic, legal and political obstacles.
Donald Trump claims the 2024 election gave him a mandate. Scholars who study the presidency are skeptical about the entire concept of a mandate. That hasn’t stopped many presidents from claiming one.
Gridlock can still happen under unified government, and for reasons that are likely to be on full display in the 119th Congress, where the GOP controls both houses under a Republican president.
With a history of presidential polls getting it wrong − sometimes very wrong − how did this year’s polling fare? Some US pollsters did better, but a Brazilian pollster did the best.
The Democrats’ loss of the White House has provoked major soul-searching among party members. A scholar recommends a review of history to avoid catastrophizing.
A professor of urban journalism explains what the national press has overlooked about Detroit’s grit and revival.
Wrestler and Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson is trusted by many for his leadership qualities.
For decades, presidential candidates from both major parties have committed to cleaning up and protecting the Great Lakes. Here’s why.
Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.
Democrats are taking a new tone aimed at a particular weakness of Donald Trump: He hates being laughed at.
The masculinity on display at the Democratic convention was groundbreaking as men − from Joe Biden to Pete Buttigieg to Tim Walz to Doug Emhoff − aimed unreservedly to lift up women as leaders.
The secret of the successful speeches at the Democratic National Convention lies in three words with origins in ancient Greece: ethos, pathos and logos
Music is taking centre stage at this week’s Democratic National Convention. Here’s a look back at how music has historically played a role at American political conventions.
Chicago has been a site of both discord and hope for the Democrats. As the party nominates Kamala Harris this week, it will seek to put conflict behind it.
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.
Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will officially accept their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. A scholar of the presidency shares memorable moments from previous events.
A falsehood once used on Barack Obama – that he wasn’t eligible to be president – is being recycled to challenge the right of Kamala Harris to serve as president.
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