Gerrymandering is almost as old as the US republic itself. It’s the process of drawing electoral district lines in sometimes absurd ways to fortify one political party at the expense of another.

The Supreme Court ruled that Texas can redraw its electoral map to benefit Republicans. Last month a lower court struck down ...

Students and faculty from the University of Connecticut came together to hear Angelia Wilson, a professor of politics at the University of Manchester, discuss the impact of the Christian right on ...

The economy. Venezuela. Division in the Republican Party. And, more decisions coming from Supreme Court. Here’s what to know.

Newsom’s approval rating in California was on a downward trend from 2020 to 2024. A U.C. Berkeley poll conducted in April found that by more than 2 to 1, voters felt he was giving more attention to ...

New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in politics. But last year the Republican real estate and oil tycoon donated more money than he ever had before — $2.4 million to ...

Using artificial intelligence to identify congressional districts where independent candidates could win, an organization called the Independent Center is aiming to disrupt the two-party system.

Henry Laufer is a mathematician who was chief scientist at Renaissance Technologies. Along with his wife, Marsha, a former local Democratic party chair, he has given to support Democrats and liberal ...

Even before the Kirk killing, the number of assassinations was climbing, according to the academic Peter Turchin’s US Political Violence Database (USPVDB). The five years from 2020 to 2024 saw seven ...

The various reactions to Charlie Kirk’s murder expose something both unsettling and defining about our political era: Shame is gone for good. Like his ally Donald Trump, Kirk was a far-right ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in ...