The state is among a handful that will decide the presidential contest, and workers have felt increased prices at the grocery store and gas station.

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It could be another week until the full scope of possible gains is evident.

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After another tumultuous weekend in the presidential campaign, Americans are still largely focused on their finances, new surveys show. That could give an edge to Vice President Kamala Harris.

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For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.

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2024 and the dilemmas of the elite-populist deadlock.

Can pro-life states survive in a pro-choice country?

Traditionally Republican members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints balked at Donald Trump in 2020, helping Joe Biden win a key swing state. Will they do so with Kamala Harris?

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To me, this is the biggest political dynamic coming out of Tuesday’s debate.

Apparently, this election is about … pets.

In Tuesday’s debate, the vice president needs to win over this slice of the electorate.

What does success or failure look like for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s debate?

The ex-president has remade the religious right in his image.

Three reasons to doubt the Democrats’ chances.

The former president has to answer for Dobbs. He can’t wriggle out of it.

Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.

Allan Lichtman’s method for predicting election winners has an impressive track record.

The participants discussed Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the economy, abortion and other issues important to them.

The former president’s campaign comes down to the “five turbines of Trumpism.”

Polarization doesn’t just pull us apart; it holds coalitions together.

Election forecasters and their predictive models in the presidential race are in the spotlight. Here’s how to understand this work better.

The former president still seems surprised that he is up against Kamala Harris.

People who are pinning all their hopes on one attribute are going to be disappointed — again.

It can push MAGA back to the periphery of American life.

Under President Nayib Bukele, Salvadorans have swapped their rights for quiet streets. How long can that trade-off be maintained?

Both Democrats and Republicans are expressing support for tariffs to protect American industry, reversing decades of trade thinking in Washington.

Most Ukrainians still oppose ceding any territory to Russia. But polls and recent remarks by the country’s leaders highlight a palpable shift in the conversation around peace talks.