Writing in The Times, Paul Ovenden, who quit as Keir Starmer's director of political strategy last September after offensive messages he had sent in 2017 surfaced, said the British state had got ...

Hours after news that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, response ...

Take a poll about whether politicians should get a raise, and the result is likely to be a resounding, “No.” Now there’s empirical research to support that response. According to a study by Professor ...

The press rewards negative politicians with attention, and that engenders more negativity. Politics can seem almost synonymous with negativity, with politicians bashing opponents with almost reckless ...

No one likes to admit they were wrong. Politicians, it seems, are straight up allergic to it. Former President Donald Trump has practically never admitted to making a mistake, while Vice President ...

A majority of voters across all generations believe that aging politicians should be tested for mental fitness, with support for the measure being slightly stronger among Americans aged between 57 and ...

This is a big year for democracy, with over 2 billion of us voting in elections across the U.S., India, the European Union, the U.K. and many other countries and territories. But if you’re heading to ...

Across 11 different democracies, politicians share a shockingly pessimistic view: They believe that their voters are uninformed, unreasonable, and short-sighted. In a paper recently published by the ...

Presidents are getting older and older. Former President Donald Trump was the oldest person to assume office when he was sworn in on Jan. 20, 2017, and President Biden broke that record four years ...

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