Politics

WASHINGTON — When inflation surged in the late 1970s, President Jimmy Carter convened his top economic advisers for weekly lunch meetings in which they tended to offer overly optimistic forecasts of how high prices would rise. But the political consequences of rising prices could not be escaped: By 1978, Democrats …

DA Fani Willis said she would take it to a judge and have Sen. Lindsey Graham brought in to testify in the Georgia criminal case against Trump. Video: Willis said, “Nobody wants to come to the prosecutor’s party, that’s part of the work that we do. We will take it …

By overturning Roe, the Supreme Court has reshaped the 2022 midterm election as Democrats have gained an average of 5 points in the last 9 post-Roe polls. Simon Rosenberg tweeted the data: Updating this too: NPR/Marist 44-47 48-41 +10Monmouth 43-50 46-48 +5Big Village 44-42 47-42 +3 Yahoo/YouGov 43-39 45-38 +3Politico/MC …

WASHINGTON — For years, Texas Republicans tried to win the Hispanic vote using a Bush-era brand of compassionate conservatism. The idea was that a moderate’s touch and a softer rhetoric on immigration were key to making inroads with Hispanic voters, particularly in Democratic strongholds along the southern border. Such was …

When asked to share their candid thoughts about the Democrats’ chances of hanging onto their House majority in the coming election, party strategists often use words that cannot be printed in a family newsletter. But a brighter picture is coming together for Democrats on the Senate side. There, Republicans are …

While the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) has come under increasing scrutiny–and earned mounting disapproval and mistrust–because of a host of recent rulings, the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois should, sadly but hopefully, call into question not just any one of these specific rulings, but …

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) released a compilation of threats that he has received from Trump supporters. The audio released by Rep. Kinzinger contains violent and graphic language: Threats of violence over politics has increased heavily in the last few years. But the darkness has reached new lows. My new interns …

As the United States has grappled with the unfolding consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision overruling Roe v. Wade, one question lurks between the lines of court opinions and news stories alike: Why are the risks of pregnancy so rarely discussed anywhere, even though that information is relevant not just …

I hate to snuff out any post-Independence Day fervor that you still might be enjoying. Oh, well. “Wet Blanket” is my middle name. All the annual Old Glory-waving rituals and public displays of patriotic affection can’t change this bitter fact: Our once-sovereign nation has become nothing more than a morbidly …

Clifford L. Alexander Jr., whose long career as a leading adviser to Democratic presidents ranged from working behind the scenes on landmark legislation like the Voting Rights Act to high-profile roles like serving as the first Black secretary of the Army, died on Sunday at his home in Manhattan. He …