President Trump’s approval rating has improved slightly amid the coronavirus pandemic. But the short-term gains, reflecting a possible rally-around-the-flag eff… ...

I came of political age during the debate over the Iraq War. The soundtrack to my sophomore year of high school was Nelly and incessant chatter about weapons of… ...

Take Me Out To The Ballot Box At least 39 sports venues have served as polling places this election.

American Chess Is Great Again A wealthy patron and a trio of grandmasters are coming for Bobby Fischer’s legacy.

Impeaching Trump On Russia Was Unpopular. Will Ukraine Be Different? What Democrats can learn from public opinion on the Russia investigation.

Behind Jimmy Garoppolo’s passing and a stout defense, the 49ers are 3.1 yards per pass play in the black, well ahead of the second-place Patriots and more than twice as dominant as 27 other teams.

Follow our live coverage of Alabama’s special election for U.S. Senate. Alabama’s long and strange special election for U.S. Senate comes to a close on Tuesday.… ...

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Violent crime is up. Data from the FBI found that the murder rate increased nearly 30 percent in 2020. And homicides continue to rise in 2021 as well, if not by… ...

About a month ago, I published a pair of articles (see Part I and Part II) that focused on the predictive value of polls conducted in the early stage of the presidential primary process ...

In the summer of 1977, Bobby Fischer was in self-imposed exile in Pasadena, California. The greatest chess player on Earth at the time, Fischer had joined an apocalyptic cult and covered the ...

There are dozens of races to watch, so we’ll be bringing them to you in two parts, starting with all the Democratic primaries of note on the ballot this week. And there’s truly something for ...