Once a fighting creed, the liberal spirit in America now fights for its life while drawing heavy fire from both sides.

The president is reportedly considering invoking the Insurrection Act, which would be akin to a declaration of war against ...

We can do things during the shutdown that are irreversible, that are bad for them and irreversible by them, like cutting vast ...

The poll results identify five distinct types of independents, with big implications for American politics. As party loyalty fades and the definition of that elusive swing voter shifts, elections are ...

What American democracy needs now is grand experiments like those of a century ago: new institutional forms that provide a ...

Civility protects the processes that give everyone a voice and a chance to participate. Disagreement, even when passionate or ...

Pope Leo has escalated his growing feud with the Trump administration, instructing U.S. bishops to take a stronger public ...

The US president has reinstated Columbus Day as a national holiday to honour the explorer's legacy but the move has also reignited the debate about the origins of Columbus and the importance of ...

The day after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University, commentators repeated a familiar refrain: "This isn't who we are as Americans." Others ...

Since its devastating loss to Donald Trump’s GOP last November, the Democratic Party has struggled to turn things around. Trump’s popularity has been flagging, but Democrats’ approval ratings seem to ...