Politics

Biden’s solution to the politics of rising crime: Focus on guns
Biden’s solution to the politics of rising crime: Focus on guns

“Democrats are on the defensive on violent crime, but they have a built-in trust advantage on gun violence prevention policies,” said Peter Ambler, ex...

Opinion | To Overcome the Republicans’ Culture War, Democrats Need to Punch Up, Not Down
Opinion | To Overcome the Republicans’ Culture War, Democrats Need to Punch Up, Not Down

A study by Way to Win, a network of progressive political donors that I helped start and which has moved over $200 million to grassroots efforts, medi...

Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up
Opinion | It’s Time to Fix FDA by Breaking It Up

But this means that, in the competition for commissioner time and support, the food program is a second-class citizen within FDA — a problem compounde...

5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage
5 crucial decisions as Jan. 6 investigation reaches final stage

Here are five endgame scenarios the committee must confront before going public: The committee is almost certain to seek testimony from Trump himself;...

The Supreme Court question Republicans won't answer
The Supreme Court question Republicans won't answer

Most liberals think they already know the answer — yes. Yet Republicans say they haven’t discussed the matter as a conference and, judging by their co...

‘All over Hunter Biden’: Republicans lay plans for their own investigation, despite the DOJ probe
‘All over Hunter Biden’: Republicans lay plans for their own investigation, despite the DOJ probe

But a federal inquiry isn’t deterring Republicans from pursuing broader allegations against Hunter Biden. The House GOP’s eagerness promises to test w...