Obama delivered big on change, less so on hope
While history’s judgment of any president inevitably changes over time, President Obama gets generally high marks from scholars.
Analysis: The age of Trump begins, fueled by social media
America’s new political epoch promises to bring together voters supporting different ways of governing and campaigning.
Hour-by-hour guide to watching election results Tuesday night
Fifteen states, with 184 electoral votes, are too close to call. Here’s what to watch for in those states as the polls close.
10 keys to judging success of Democratic convention
Success in Philadelphia will be defined simply: Democrats must demonstrate that Hillary Clinton should be president. To get there, the convention has to navigate an...
How Clinton and Trump match up, and who has the edge
Looking ahead to the general election, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton starts with a slight poll advantage, but Donald Trump, her likely Republican opponent, has...
Trump reverses stance on torture, killing of terrorists’ families
In the latest debate, Donald Trump had doubled down on his threat to target terrorists’ families and engage in enhanced waterboarding, insisting that if he...
4 things to watch for in Tuesday’s GOP debate
This debate will have a different look. The main stage’s eight contenders in the year’s fourth GOP debate is the smallest yet. The debate’s focus...
Debate the debates: Do media play too big a role in candidate faceoffs?
An analysis from Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball, a website of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, found the moderators “engaged in too much confrontation...