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Criss-Crossing the ’24 Campaign Trail, Before the Campaign Is Official

A handful of prominent Republicans, including Tim Scott and Ron DeSantis, have been testing the waters for months, mindful of the biggest fish out there:...

Democratic Convention Gives Chicago, Staggered by Pandemic, a Chance to Shine

Republicans have cast Chicago as a metropolis of crime and dysfunction, but with the 2024 Democratic convention, Chicagoans are eager to prove them wrong.

Pressured by Their Base on Abortion, Republicans Strain to Find a Way Forward

Some in the party are urging compromise, warning of dire electoral consequences for 2024, while other stances, on guns and gay rights, also risk turning...

A Week of Youthful Activism Sends Out Political Shockwaves

After Donald Trump’s indictment on Tuesday, progressives cemented two crucial victories in Wisconsin and Chicago, and, in Nashville, a firestorm erupted after the expulsion of...

Chicago Mayor’s Race Could Be a Blueprint for Democratic Messaging on Crime

Brandon Johnson, a progressive Democrat, prevailed over his more moderate challenger after holding the position that officials must take a fundamentally different approach to public...

Asa Hutchinson Announces Presidential Bid

The former governor of Arkansas, a prominent Trump critic within the Republican Party, has been testing the waters in Iowa.

Trump and Fox News, Twin Titans of Politics, Hit With Back-to-Back Rebukes

Donald Trump’s criminal indictment and Fox News’s civil trial have nothing in common, but, combined, they delivered a rare reckoning for two forces that have...

Chicago’s Mayoral Race Pits the Teachers Union Against the Police Union

In a city known for its unions, two loom over the Paul Vallas-Brandon Johnson race, and no labor leader is as significant as the incendiary...

Donald Trump, and the Sordid Tradition of Suppressing October Surprises

The payoff to Stormy Daniels that has a Manhattan grand jury weighing criminal charges against Mr. Trump can trace its lineage to political skulduggery in...

Michigan Democrats Set to Repeal Law That Hampered Unions

A state is rolling back a so-called right-to-work law for the first time in decades, as depleted unions must now relearn how to bolster their...
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