A brief conversation with a trained chatbot proved roughly four times as persuasive as a traditional political ad on ...

Several studies suggest that people in red states have more babies than those in blue states. A new report from a conservative-leaning group says that could have implications for politics and culture.

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

President Donald Trump has justified his ramped up threats against the American political left by citing its supposed unusually violent nature. He has launched an increasingly broad crusade against ...

The New Yorker contributing writer Anna Russell joins Tyler Foggatt to discuss the rise of family estrangement in mainstream culture. Recent studies have found that more than a quarter of all ...

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.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...

Americans largely agree political violence is never justified, but a new poll shows liberals are more likely than conservatives to say violence can be warranted in order to achieve political goals. In ...

Americans express roughly equal levels of concern about left-wing and right-wing extremism and violence, according to a new The Economist/YouGov poll. At the same time, overwhelming majorities believe ...

Journal Editorial Report: The President warns of economic ‘devastation’ if the Justices rule against him. That big-labor bosses favor Democratic candidates isn’t news, but some unionized workers might ...

Americans are divided on which party to blame if funding lapses after midnight tonight, according to a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Yet a plurality – 38% – say Republicans, who control the White ...

In the fourteenth verse of the first chapter of the Gospel of John, the text explains Jesus Christ’s entry into the world in two brief sentences: “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.