WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are exceptionally anxious about their political system, according to new international polling from Gallup, a situation that sets the country apart from other rich and ...

Our political system is unable to build a bipartisan consensus to address the major issues of our times. Hyper-partisanship is rampant. As a result, faith in our government and our institutions is at ...

Here's what we're not saying out loud: independent voters aren't independent at all. They're just angry. Forty-five percent of Americans now identify as political independents. That's a record. It ...

Majorities in most of the 25 countries surveyed say their political system needs major changes or complete reform. About eight-in-ten adults or more in Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Kenya, Nigeria, South ...

The last five years of Kamala Harris’ career demonstrate how choatic and disruptive the current political enviorment has become. “Recently I made the decision that I just – for now – I don’t want to ...

As dissatisfaction with the two-party system grows in the United States, the idea of an alternative, however unlikely, gains traction. Elon Musk’s recent call for an America Party may be unserious, ...

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 ...

Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley reflects on political division, using a recent mural controversy as an example of growing ...

In light of the war on Lebanon and the profound political and security shifts it is producing, discussion has strongly ...

FILE- Voting booths are set up at a polling place in Newtown, Pa, April 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) (Matt Rourke, Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All ...