As the Supreme Court weighs a restrictive Mississippi law, political activists prepare for what will come if Roe v. Wade is overturned. What might happen isn’t entirely predictable.
Author: Dan Balz
Biden’s challenge, gamble and wish set the table for the 2022 elections
Biden hasn’t gotten credit for what he’s accomplished and hasn’t done all he said he would. Now a new coronavirus variant adds uncertainty to the months ahead.
People say they hate gerrymandering, but that isn’t stopping Republicans or Democrats this year
Where they have the power, politicians in both parties are protecting themselves with partisan maps, despite long-standing calls for reforms of the whole process.
Biden approval hits new low as economic discontent rises, Post-ABC poll finds
The president’s agenda — an infrastructure bill he will sign Monday and a pending climate and social services measure — remains popular, even as some Americans worry about the size of government.
Racial attitudes shifted over the past decade, leaving the two parties further apart than ever
Democrats moved left, especially White Democrats, and Republicans moved almost not at all. The consequences are playing out every day in the country’s politics.
Not just red and blue: Large survey explores factions within Democratic and Republican parties
The Pew Research Center’s political typology survey shows what unites and divides each party.
Democrats again lament their weakness in rural areas, but they don’t have an answer to the problem
Virginia’s results restarted a debate about how to regain some of the ground lost over past decades. One reality: It didn’t start with Trump
A sobering reality hits Democrats after Tuesday’s elections losses
As the party looks to 2022, the national and local political environments are helping Republicans. Do Democrats have fresh answers in response?
A fractured Virginia electorate prepares to pick a governor
With Biden and Trump looming over the race, McAuliffe and Youngkin battle to the finish
Biden seeks a historic achievement and takes a major political gamble at the same time
His framework agreement, even in smaller form, represents the party’s reaffirmation in the power of government to change lives. That will also be at the center of the midterm debate.