At CPAC, Ukraine and policy take a back seat to cultural grievances VIEW
At CPAC, the focus was on cultural grievances, former President Donald Trump and the sense of victimization that has replaced traditional conservative issues.
They wanted to roll back tough-on-crime policies, then violent crime surged
Progressive prosecutors around the country are facing a political backlash, both from familiar critics on the right but also from onetime allies within the Democratic...
Democrats struggle to energize their base as frustrations mount
Even as President Joe Biden achieves some significant victories, Democrats are warning that many of their most loyal supporters see inaction and broken campaign promises.
Menace, as a political tool, enters the Republican mainstream
From congressional offices to community meeting rooms, threats of violence are becoming commonplace among a significant segment of the Republican Party. Historians and those who...
Democrats thought they bottomed out in rural, white America. It wasn’t the bottom
Republicans ran up the margins in rural Virginia counties, the latest sign that Democrats, as one lawmaker put it, “continue to tank in small-town America.”
Biden won’t budge on the Senate filibuster. Why aren’t progressives pushing him? | Analysis
Progressives want to avoid intraparty warfare early in President Joe Biden’s term. They believe that when Republicans block a popular piece of legislation, others will...
Early voting numbers in Georgia senate races put GOP on edge
Polls suggest that the state’s crucial runoff elections are up for grabs, but Republicans have grown worried about strong turnout in Democratic areas and mixed...
Trump’s attack on coronavirus relief divides GOP, threatens recovery
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s denunciation of the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal drove a wedge through the Republican Party on Wednesday, drawing harsh criticism...
Many Democrats on ballot are moderates. Republicans cast them as radicals.
Labeling their opponents as radicals has become the closing message for Republicans in tight races around the country. Trouble is, many Democrats call themselves moderates...
As governor resists mask mandate, Iowans sour on the GOP
Iowa’s governor is not on the ballot Nov. 3. But her defiant attitude toward advice on COVID-19, as her state sees many new cases and...