
A Pivotal Moment for Bernie Sanders
The presidential candidate vowed to “fight for a progressive party platform” at the Democratic National Convention despite a series of defeats in the Northeast.
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The presidential candidate vowed to “fight for a progressive party platform” at the Democratic National Convention despite a series of defeats in the Northeast.

The entertainer says his opponent wouldn’t have succeeded if she were a man—and overstates his own popularity among women.

Candidates in a Florida Senate race test out a new format that could be adopted for the presidential match-ups this fall.

In the mid-1960s, Chicago became the most important test case for implementing civil-rights legislation to prohibit school segregation.

The Republican front-runner steamed ahead to five decisive wins on Tuesday night, while Hillary Clinton took four states, leaving only Rhode Island to Bernie Sanders.

The matchup between Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen is a case study in the way Democratic politics are shifting on issues of identity.

Thomas Schroeder said the state’s strict new voting law did not unfairly prevent black voters from casting ballots.

Both men want to stop Trump. But even together, they don’t have the numbers to do it easily.

This presidential contest has been marked by unusually consistent cultural loyalties since it began, which could say a lot about the final result.

The two sides haven’t found a way to work together—and the fight is getting a lot nastier.