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Even as the country has become more racially and ethnically diverse and religious attendance has declined, the relative size of the two big political-party coalitions has stayed almost identical.
Nelson Peltz apologized for supporting Trump after Jan. 6. Now he’s fundraising for the former president. The reason he and so many billionaires may have fallen back in line? Taxes.
The abortion pill case shows the gap between the Supreme Court’s far-right and merely conservative justices. A second Trump presidency could move the bench further right.
Even as public opinion on the economy is up and crime is down, President Biden’s approval ratings haven’t changed. Should Democrats panic? No.
Polls get things right most of the time, but problems crop up, generating headlines. How to tell the good from the bad, and how L.A. Times polls did this year.
State of the Union addresses seldom matter much. This one did: It was Biden’s first big opportunity to convince voters that he’s still up to the job.
In swing states, where Biden doesn’t have a big Democratic cushion to protect him, the impact of independent and third-party candidates could be enough to swing the outcome to Trump.
Those who remember the chaos of the Trump presidency may find it hard to believe, but a majority of voters see him as the candidate of stability. GOP moves on abortion could change that.
A New York Democrat’s election victory will accelerate the party’s shift toward tougher border enforcement. That’s unsettling for many California Democrats.
Supreme Court justices advanced at least five paths they might take to rule in Trump’s favor. Here they are.
