He had complained, in one of his many memoirs, about the “arrested development” of American politics, stuck in the “psychodrama of the Baby Boom generation”.

One of the last things that Pope Francis did was rebuke Vice President Vance on the topic of immigration. What was Francis' broad impact on American politics?

UCLA's Terence Tao called the Trump administration's actions an "existential threat" to academic research in the U.S.

Red states are getting redder. Blue states are getting bluer. Is it any surprise that our politics are getting hotter? An exclusive USA TODAY analysis of the nation's 3,113 counties shows a ...

Voters are complicated. People in the American center are likely to be heterodox in their viewpoints, taking a few stances from Column A and a few from Column B. There isn’t a single issue position ...

One in two adults is estranged from a close relation today. Of those estranged over politics, almost half say the break occurred within the last year.

In the latest poll by The New York Times and Siena College, nearly one in five voters said that politics hurt their friendships or family relationships.

Why the Almanac of American Politics remains an essential read amid today’s fractured political climate Despite a polarized nation, the 2026 edition continues to offer trusted, comprehensive ...