BEIRUT — I was just about to look at a video a friend had sent me on Tuesday afternoon — “the port seems to be burning,” she said — when my whole building shook, as if startled, by the deepest boom I'd ever heard.

Nearly everyone involved in reporting on, analyzing or forecasting the upcoming presidential election agrees that Donald Trump could win another term in office. But no one save his most dedicated sycophants thinks he could do so with a majority of…

Party leaders are openly talking about ending the legislative filibuster, and then using simple majority votes to lock in a permanent political advantage. That's a dangerous game. The best hope for America to get past Trumpism and experience a…

Kanye West has officially submitted signatures to appear on the ballot in Wisconsin, arguably the most important state on the presidential map — and those signatures were dropped off by an experienced GOP operative. Lane Ruhland, who a local…

The vote. It's important. It's powerful. Michelle Obama keeps telling you to do it. But the vote is facing a lot of problems this year — big structural ones. Here's how to help make sure every last vote is counted, including yours. COVID-19.