They’re Taking On Big Media and Changing How America Gets Political News

Spehar is one of a cohort of political news influencers connecting with huge audiences on platforms such as TikTok, playing a significant role in changing how Americans get their ... Read More

More views on candidates, issues in 2024 election (Your Letters)

Letter writers weigh in on candidates for Congress and president, abortion, New York Proposition 1, attack ads, party values, tariffs, cashless bail. Read More

Swing-State Politics Is Rotting Our Brains and Harming Democracy

Kriner and Reeves, in a related article, analyzed disaster declarations during the same time period and found that counties in states that support the president’s party as well as swing-state counties ... Read More

Miss Cellany Reads Political Cartoonews

So naturally we went to the WeirdJoeKent.com website which was, I have to think, the actual purpose of writing the letter. I like the idea of local cartoonists cartooning about the local elections for ... Read More

Once derided by Trump as a ‘mouthpiece’ for the left, a changed Univision softens its tone

When former President Donald Trump takes the stage with Latino voters on Wednesday night in Miami at a town hall hosted by Univision, one thing may be missing: fact checking. Read More

Letters and Politics

Guest: Alexis Pauline Gumbs is the author of several works of poetry and of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Animals, which won a Whiting Writers’ Award in 2022. In 2023, she won a ... Read More

How The Associated Press covers elections in an unprecedented political climate

While the 2024 election cycle has appeared different to most, The Associated Press’ mission around elections has remained consistent. Read More

‘Yacht Killer’ inmate got taxpayer-funded sex-change with Kamala Harris’ blessing: report

A transgender woman convicted of killing a couple to try to get money for her sex change ended up having the procedure covered by California taxpayers — thanks to radical policies backed by VP ... Read More

Harris Challenges Trump in North Carolina Speech: Oct. 13 Campaign News

Vice President Kamala Harris called on Donald Trump to release a medical report and meet her for another debate. Mr. Trump is speaking in Arizona. Read More

Trustee Resignation Letters Document the Evolution of Higher Ed

Lauren Zalaznick, a former corporation member at Brown University, discusses what she learned from curating more than 250 years’ worth of exit reflections from board members at her alma mater. Read More

Don’t say ‘vote’: How Instagram hides your political posts

Our tech columnist investigates how Meta’s Instagram, Facebook and Threads suppress content related to the election. Even discussing how to vote isn’t safe. Read More

Your letters: Writer defends Yee Leng Xiong’s character, actions

Dear editor, While highly tempting, becoming immune to the falsehoods bombarding us in campaign advertising can only make us complicit. A television ad ... Read More