A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
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The US president does not have a convincing story to tell about the Iran confict.
Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully absent from American democracy.
Donald Trump has decided to put the dangers of communism at the heart of his campaign for the midterm elections in November.
Republicans hold both chambers and publicly back the president’s signature bill that would curtail mail-in voting and enforce strict voter ID laws. Here, a public policy and politics scholar explains why it still isn’t law.
Two communication scholars explain how what Americans eat became shorthand for who they are.
The federal task force that defends US elections has been largely absent this election cycle, and the threat-sharing hub it relied on has been defunded.
Special election results have anticipated recent midterm outcomes. With Democrats now overperforming, that could spell trouble for the GOP in 2026.
Deportations are draining the pool of agricultural workers, while tariffs are forcing up costs for farmers and small businesses.
The president’s party almost always loses seats in the midterms. More than two dozen Republican House members have already decided to retire.
Available data suggests the Democratic Party will win ten seats and gain control of the House of Representatives in the midterms.
The last eight members of Congress who died in office were Democrats. A younger generation of office seekers has raised their opponent’s age as a significant issue in their campaigns.
If Democrats benefit from higher turnout and Trump is unpopular, they could heavily defeat Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections.
Breakaway Republicans are blocking the election of a new speaker of the US House of Representatives.
The hard-right of the Republican Party is exerting pressures on candidates to be the next speaker of the House.
About 27% of 18- to 29-year-olds voted in the midterms, marking the second-highest voter turnout in midterms in 30 years.
Analysis of voting data suggests that in counties across Georgia, a slice of Republicans just couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Herschel Walker.
The runoff election for the Senate seat in Georgia has wider implications for the balance of power across the US.
Gen Z and millennial voters will account for nearly 40% of votes at the 2024 election, reports suggest.
What happened to the predicted red wave in the US midterms?
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