Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico have taken opposite approaches to fending off Republican attacks.

Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and James Talarico have taken opposite approaches to fending off Republican attacks.

From scandal-plagued incumbents to conspiracy theorists and extremists, meet 10 midterm candidates who could make it to Washington.

The massive outpouring I saw in Paris was animated by more than students’ legitimate concerns about deteriorating schools.

A bipartisan bill could lower electricity costs and speed the green energy transition by targeting utilities.

History tells us Trump’s abysmal job approval and economic record should lead to Democratic gains. Polls tell us we don’t know how big.

History tells us Trump’s abysmal job approval and economic record should lead to Democratic gains. Polls tell us we don’t know how big.

Big AI’s call for an antitrust exemption is a ruse. Here’s how to structure AI safety talks until real leadership arrives in Washington.

Big AI’s call for an antitrust exemption is a ruse. Here’s how to structure AI safety talks until real leadership arrives in Washington.

The many bonds Arendt built and maintained across disagreements were beautiful—and ungeneralizable to America’s crisis of friendship today.

New data shows the GOP’s money advantage has narrowed because it relies too heavily on super PACs, which pay more for broadcast ads.

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New data shows the GOP’s money advantage has narrowed because it relies too heavily on super PACs, which pay more for broadcast ads.

An editor details a new rural college rankings list for students trying to find a great rural college, including those providing top salaries.

The new law offers newsrooms tax credits for retaining and hiring journalists. Its backers hope it can do much more.

For many local governments, administering federal food benefits is increasingly becoming an unfunded mandate.

For many local governments, administering federal food benefits is increasingly becoming an unfunded mandate.

Some of the collective action we need to ensure that artificial intelligence is developed cautiously, responsibly, and for everyone’s benefit.

To level the playing field between AI moguls and he rest of us, we need political action.

America’s prison population is plummeting thanks to lower crime rates. The consequences are extraordinary.

Horror stories about private equity-owned hospitals are part of a deeper history of neoliberalism, a new book argues.

Trump administration and Republican policies are pushing more households into poverty. Immigrants are hit hardest.

Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Troy Jackson, has a weakness in today’s throw-the-bums-out environment: a long record in state government.

Maine’s Democratic Senate nominee, Troy Jackson, has a weakness in today’s throw-the-bums-out environment: a long record in state government.

Trump administration and Republican policies are pushing more households into poverty. Immigrants are hit hardest.

After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?

After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?

After Republican attacks, why does the industry still spend so little on elections?

Nothing makes voters angrier at the party in power than having less money in their pockets, and real disposable income is down.

New federal loan limits restrict borrowing for graduate degrees in many fields, and prospects for private loans are also grim.

The late congressman’s posthumous book condemns dogmatic insistence on unpopular ideas and offers a roadmap for reconciliation.

Nothing makes voters angrier at the party in power than having less money in their pockets, and real disposable income is down.

A new report makes the case for multiple paths after high school—and shows where education and workforce systems still need to improve.

A proposed settlement would give Visa and Mastercard's duopoly a free pass, and deliver no relief on swipe fees.

The unitary executive theory rests on a misinformed reading of the Constitution and the Founders’ understanding of presidential power.

The unitary executive theory rests on a misinformed reading of the Constitution and the Founders’ understanding of presidential power.

Vote-at-home pioneers Phil Keisling and Barbara Smith Warner weigh in on the long-term impacts of Trump’s campaign against vote by mail.

Discouraging surveys and a semi-illiterate president notwithstanding, reports of the death of reading are exaggerated.

Gloria Steinem’s surprising and impossibly beautiful last book, “An Unexpected Life,” has lessons for us all.

Campaign spending data from party-affiliated committees show that Democrats are playing offense in some surprising places.

Campaign spending data from party-affiliated committees show that Democrats are playing offense in some surprising places.

Our constitutional system is being torn asunder. Enter the shadow court, an intriguing idea from Julie C. Suk.

Last week’s Census Bureau report on the uninsured rate for 2025 is the last good news we’ll get for a while.

Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling with the midterms.

Many Democrats are hot to remake the Supreme Court. But it’s the lifetime appointment that just kept Trump from meddling with the midterms.