Today, when a significant public figure changes parties, the move becomes a national story. And in other cases, famous people switched parties before they become famous.

They’re political ostriches who, at the last minute, will take their head out of the sand. “For a decade now, people have started talking about news fatigue,” Ken Doctor, a news-industry ...

An MSNBC panel discussed if "lone wolves" resort to violence when government fails to represent voters' concerns, with De Blasio arguing inclusive societies see less extremism.

Chrystia Freeland blew up the career of her top political ally, Justin Trudeau. Now, she is taking on an old friend, the former central banker Mark Carney.

Young people who cast their first ballot in 2024 were “more jaded than ever about the state of American leadership,” according to the Harvard Political Review.

There is surprising agreement among people with divergent political beliefs that it’s time to expand services for those who are struggling.

As the threat to democratic norms and procedures mounts, there has been an explosion of research aimed at lowering the political temperature.

Run for Recovery, a new program, offers a boot camp for people in recovery from substance use who dream of holding political office.

But in 2016 hostile language in posts about political opponents began to rise, and it has remained concerningly high ever since. Can we stop people from acting this way?

Political memes are popping up all over social media—the way young people interpret the U.S. political landscape is adding vibrant commentary to this year's election season.

Widespread dissatisfaction with the role of money in American politics is one of the many themes in Pew Research Center’s recent report on Americans’ dismal views of the nation’s political landscape.