Republican Missouri Rep. Mark Alford is also among those in his party who posted a simple, human message of support after the shootings, and I hope this return to basic decency catches on ...

Setting aside the fact that there have always been political prisoners in the United States, I am in a position to know what we’re looking at. And let me tell you—it is the same worn textbook.

Observation of political polarization is not merely anecdotal; studies repeatedly bear this out. Now, some researchers say the partisan rift in the United States has become so extreme that the ...

Political correctness dictates that to address such an issue would be “fat shaming.” And yet, obesity is an epidemic that is contributing to the loss of tens of thousands of lives each year.

If you’re a political junkie — or at least if you’re a conservative political junkie — you’ve probably seen the map. It’s a map of the United States showing the congressional districts ...

We'll admit it: We're suckers for ways to reimagine the political boundaries of the United States. Below, we have a four-decade-old attempt from California State University geography professor C ...

“Local leadership is becoming a full-contact sport,” says Clarence Anthony, who served as the mayor of South Bay, Fla., for 24 years. Officials are dealing with angry neighbors “turning up ...

Re “Conservatives go to red states, and liberals go to blue as the country grows more polarized” (July 6): Few people, I suspect, would disagree with the notion that the U.S. has become incr… ...

An assassination attempt like this one on former United States President Donald Trump is rare in the history of the United States.

If you're a political junkie -- or at least if you're a conservative political junkie -- you've probably seen the map. It's a map of the United States showing the congressional districts won by ...

A conversation about political violence in the United States. September 16, 2024 5:40 PM ET. By . Deepa Shivaram , Odette Yousef , Domenico Montanaro ...