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JD Vance used the vice presidential debate to show an empathetic side. Tim Walz called out Mr. Vance for avoiding a question on the 2020 election outcome. Both showed a level of civility now rare in national politics.

Unions have regained the clout to challenge employers. Now a strike by dockworkers over pay and automation is putting the economy – and Democrats – on edge before the election.

Plains is a politically divided town in the battleground state of Georgia. But the ethos of a peacemaker president is tangible on front porches here.

Students had a decisive impact in several battleground states in 2022. Trends from prior years show that their habits are changing over time.

Young women have lurched left on abortion, the environment, and guns, in contrast to young men – shifts propelled by news events and social media.

Key details are emerging from both a House hearing and a Senate report on Secret Service lapses in security for presidential candidates. A bipartisan effort in Congress aims to identify and fix systemic problems.

A corruption indictment against Eric Adams, New York City’s Democratic mayor, creates bad optics for his party right before the November elections. 

Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger warns that last-minute rule changes by the state’s right-wing election board are undermining voter trust in one of the country’s key battlegrounds.

The presidential campaign is light on policy details. For hints of what Kamala Harris might do as president, we look at her track record in public office. 

Presidential candidates make many promises that never come to fruition. So we looked at what Donald Trump actually prioritized and achieved during his four years in office, for a sense of how he might govern again.