President Donald Trump’s tumbling approval ratings are raising the odds that the 2026 midterm elections will extend one of the most powerful trends in 21st-century American politics. The president’s steady decline in popularity has increased the ...

The Hill is a nonpartisan publication reporting on the inner workings of government and the nexus of politics and business. Following two recent interviews with two very different authors, I was offered an unexpectedly similar prescription for America’s ...

Asked if he was motivated by Americans’ financial woes to make a deal to end the war with Iran, he responded, “Not even a little bit.” By Katie Glueck President Trump has never been a fuzzy, feel-your-pain kind of politician. That came through in an ...

Democratic socialists might be having their best year ever. After they took over the mayoralties of New York and Seattle on January 1, they won a congressional primary in Philadelphia last month. A couple weeks ago, their candidate, Nithya Raman, won one ...

This Pew Research Center study goes beyond Americans’ partisan attachments and vote choices to explore the values and attitudes that underlie the political landscape and the Republican and Democratic parties. We did this by creating a political typology ...

The 2026 midterms are here, and negative campaign messaging is flooding screens across the U.S. In Texas’ Senate race, Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s comments about Democratic Texas Rep. James Talarico have gone viral.

A new survey from International House Berkeley has laid bare the chilling effect of current political tensions on international students’ speech, as respondents report discomfort expressing controversial views outside of residential areas.

A case for mourning the American dream. By Nadja Spiegelman Tressie McMillan Cottom and Brock Colyar Produced by Vishakha Darbha A case for mourning the American dream. The American dream is dying — or dead — and many Americans, especially young people ...

The gloomy, overcast weather on Saturday didn’t disturb visitors who attended the first weekend of President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, an event commemorating America’s 250th anniversary on the National Mall.

Many Americans lack basic civic knowledge, such as the existence of their own state's constitution. A decline in civic education is linked to increased political polarization, incivility, and negative partisanship. Research suggests a strong connection ...