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This violence distorts who gets elected and how they interact with constituents. It can also influence how they vote on ...

I interviewed every president since Nixon. Our nation's identity and future have always been on a fierce and extraordinary ...

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 ...

Let me tell you about the 1960s when major political figures were assassinated and the '70s when the murder rate began to ...

Is hunger in America a choice?This week, over 40 million people worried about losing their SNAP benefits due to the ...