Whether or not money is the root of all evil, the root of our current American oligarchy is a single Supreme Court case.

Presidents have found second terms worse than their first. Even the oft-unprecedented Trump may not be immune.

Forty-eight years ago this month, Hubert Horatio Humphrey died. At the time I was a young reporter at the Sioux Falls Argus ...

It's heartening for the rest of us to know that most protests are merely performative acts with little political consequence.

In a television interview on Jan. 16, Abigail Adelsheim-Marshall criticized the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ...

Presidents’ Day is celebrated on the third Monday of February, in 2026 that’s Monday, Feb. 16. But we’re kicking off the ...

The Trump administration’s conduct, particularly in recent weeks, has been characterized by poor planning and on-the-fly ...

A little-used FCC rule could make a comeback if commission Chair Brendan Carr has his way.

In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to ...

Jack Smith’s testimony before Congress on Thursday was a master class at demonstrating how elected Republicans have become ...

Yet Mr Trump’s threats over Greenland are unpopular, according to opinion polls. Republicans in Congress are uneasy, but ...

This week Mark Carney applied for the job he really wants: leader of a new “rules-based international order” centred around ...