Over 5,000 new words have been added to Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, as part of the latest edition - and it includes words that have become popular in recent years. "For the first time in ...

Picture an independent voter. You might be imagining someone who takes their time considering the candidates and their positions on the issues, who generally has faith in the political system, who ...

In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it.

What counts as “violence,” and what counts as “order,” are always political determinations made by those in power.

At this point, there’s little doubt that the young man accused of shooting Charlie Kirk was angry with the right-wing ...

This week on Terms of Engagement, Alex Keyssar joins Archon Fung and Stephen Richer to examine the broader issue of political ...

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Economics are shaping our populist politics.

The assassination of Charlie Kirk is drawing reaction and concern around the world. Kirk's widow Erica spoke for the first ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Pape, a professor of political science at the University of Chicago, about Americans' changing attitudes toward political violence.

Experts on political violence said the factors shaping the current moment are clear — and similar to those that shaped past ...

Kirk's remarks, delivered during an episode of "The Charlie Kirk Show" on Oct. 12, 2022, also included him saying he thought of empathy as "very effective when it comes to politics" and that he ...

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., sparked a social media firestorm on Thursday for saying she does not "give a sh--" whether people in her district can vote for her in a rebuke of President Donald ...