With less than three weeks until Election Day, our phones are being bombarded by a seemingly never-ending stream of political ...

Americans’ engagement with others is not one-dimensional. Instead, they sort into four distinct groups that reflect different patterns of participation in society. Frustration is common across the ...

Around two-thirds (65%) now disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling the U.S. military action in Iran, while a third (33%) approve. The costs of many household essentials are a top ...

Threats and violent acts have become part of the political landscape, still shocking but somehow not so surprising. By Lisa Lerer The statements of shock and condolences streamed in eerily one after ...

Researchers have found our emotions toward politics not only play on our minds, but shape how our bodies respond to political experiences, even driving political participation higher. The new study, ...

Attacks, such as an assassination in Minnesota, are on the rise. Their motives are often hard to parse. By Shaila Dewan Minnesotans awoke on a recent Saturday to reports that an assassin had spent the ...

Is America trapped in a cycle of political violence? It certainly feels like it. In the span of just over a year, the U.S. has seen assassination attempts, some successful, against President Donald ...

When people think about politics, they often imagine elections, protests or politicians arguing on TV—but what if political processes are also shaped by the small, everyday feelings and moments that ...

The Sept. 10 shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on the campus of Utah Valley University — which is still under investigation — follows the June shooting deaths of Minnesota state Rep ...

Younger Americans express less trust in democratic institutions, weaker attachment to political parties, greater skepticism about how the political system works than older generations, and are less ...