Looking back over the dozen months that made up 2021, here are some specific things we learned or re-learned about American politics.

Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights — and lowlights — from the political world in 2021.

Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights — and lowlights — from the political world in 2021.

American democracy – under a relentless, multi-front assault from pro-Donald Trump Republicans – is about to show whether it is strong enough to save itself.

In a 2021 study in the Journal of Politics, researchers found that when a person in one political party was asked what they think of someone in the other party, their answer was pretty negative.

Let’s take a look back at some of the highlights — and lowlights — from the political world in 2021.

As a divided America prepares to vote and fears of political violence continue, these FRONTLINE documentaries show how U.S. politics reached this moment.

The ‘Third Rail of American Politics’ Is Still Electrifying Nov. 3, 2021 An agent of the Texas Department of Public Safety intercepting migrants in April. Christopher Lee for The New York Times ...