Jury selection begins in Trump trial; Mike Johnson to push Israel aid

The latest news in US politics, with coverage of Joe Biden and the Democrats, Donald Trump and the Republicans plus daily updates about the 2024 US election. Read More

True swing voters are extraordinarily rare in America

Mr Biden and Mr Trump are close to tied in national polls (Mr Trump is doing better than that in the swing states). Overall, compared with 2020, there has been a shift of two percentage points in Mr ... Read More

Biden’s big policy announcements; Trump’s fundraising haul

What do you think about our new feature, A view from elsewhere, which takes in views on American politics from ... If you enjoyed this week’s quiz, play Dateline, The Economist’s new history ... Read More

How Americans view the conflict in Gaza

While that’s been true for months, tensions have been particularly acute this week: The conflict itself escalated with Israel striking targets in Iran late Thursday, while protests against Israel’s ... Read More

The politics of younger voters are less exceptional than they used to be

Polls continue to show that President Biden retains an advantage with voters under 30, but it’s not clear where he can gain more ground. Read More

The Memo: Johnson set for a tough victory

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) looks set to successfully face down the hard-right members of his conference on a series of foreign aid bills — after a mighty fight. Johnson will need to lean on ... Read More

World Bank economist: The poorest are getting poorer globally

The combined shocks of multiple crises, including the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, food insecurity, and inflation, have taken a massive toll on the 75 least developed economies, ... Read More

Politics Monday

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on how abortion rights could motivate voter turnout for Biden NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Geoff Bennett to ... Read More

Fox News Politics: Too much democracy

the Washington Post reported this week. "Indeed, if we were to blindly register nonvoters and get them on the rolls, we would be distinctly aiding Trump’s quest for a personal dictatorship," the ... Read More

From Biden Vs. Trump Race To Ex-President's $4B Saudi Deal And More: Top Politics News This Week

The past week was buzzing with political activity and business moves. From the “My Pillow” guy, Mike Lindell, voicing his continued support for former President Donald Trump to the ongoing ... Read More

Political analyst Steve Schmidt's Political Plays of the Week

Scripps News political analyst Steve Schmidt expands on the president’s speech in his Political Plays of the Week. Get more political news and analysis every Saturday on "The Race — Weekend ... Read More