The idea of the celebrity politician isn’t going away just because former President Trump is out of office. Caitlyn Jenner says she’s in the process of deciding whether to run against Gavin Newsom in California’s gubernatorial recall election this fall.… Continue Reading
A Brooklyn Center, Minnesota police officer shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop on Sunday. His death occurred while a jury continues to hear arguments about whether Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd in 2020.… Continue Reading
If you’ve ever been in a conversation about politics, you’ve probably heard someone say, “I don’t like either party” or “Politics is just so ugly these days.” That person also may have claimed not to identify as a Democrat or… Continue Reading
Independents have made up a larger portion of the electorate than Democrats or Republicans for decades, and have grown even larger in recent years. According to Gallup, they now make up about 40 percent of voters. But despite those numbers,… Continue Reading
When Donald Trump came onto the scene in 2015, some analysts assumed his anti-immigrant rhetoric would be poison for Latino voters. But in 2016, Trump did no worse than Mitt Romney with that group, and possibly better (depending on which… Continue Reading