The grotesqueries of Trump are a tempting target, but the economic anxiety evident in the 2016 campaign has been exacerbated by his policies.

The former V.P. seems set to build his 2020 run on the idea that the current president has hijacked the GOP.

Women of color, long reliable Democratic voters, finally commanded the attention their support deserves.

Speaker Pelosi noted her "constitutional responsibility" after the 2018 blue wave, but subpoenas—and accountability—appear rare.

Once a Reagan Republican, the 2020 presidential contender talks about how capitalism's unjust underbelly made her change course.

Allowing the president's crimes and misdemeanors to take a backseat to impeachment's political implications does little to emphasize the rule of law.

The former V.P. leads most polls on the Democratic field, but he’s dead last in fundraising.

Focusing on how it would "fail" in the Senate is a handy way to duck responsibility for a full investigation into the Trump administration.

His loudest opponents are party insiders who don't represent a political constituency of any significance—and their strategy is self-defeating.

The South Bend mayor will officially launch his candidacy for president in a city that mostly approves of his leadership ... mostly.

Despite decades of bad positions and months of bad press, the former vice president still leads the 2020 field.

Thanks to Trump and the Russia investigation, the liberal network is booming. But is it selling its viewers a conspiratorial fantasy?

The Democratic Party is talking about both issues separately. They make more sense in tandem.

The case for the rising Democratic star to stay local

With New York City facing one crisis after another, the mayor is testing the waters for a White House run. Who is he kidding?

The 2020 primary will be long and hard fought, but whoever wins the nomination will be in a strong position to defeat Trump.

As a scrum of candidates battles for the leftist vote, a dark horse could win the nomination simply by standing out from the crowd.

Now that they've won back the House, they should focus on building a better party—not on passing legislation.

Sean Casten's win in Illinois's 6th Congressional District is a lesson for the Democratic Party.