Donald Trump, left, and Joe Biden, both photographed on Nov. 2, 2023, are two of the three oldest men ever to serve as president.
Trump: Brandon Bell/Getty Images; Biden: AP Photo/Evan Vucci
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
Los Angeles County women’s jail in Lynwood, California.
Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
A new public opinion survey reveals Americans largely agree on sentencing reform, and how money spent on prisons could be reinvested in communities.
Sen. Chuck Grassley recently seemed to suggest some poor people spend all their money on “booze or women or movies.”
AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall
As the GOP prepares to slash spending to pay for tax cuts, lawmakers have been bringing up claims about the poor that don’t stand up to scrutiny.
Obama has some difficult steps to climb to appoint a justice to replace Antonin Scalia.
REUTERS/Carlos Barria
There are just four steps to appointing a Supreme Court justice – but that’s not to say it’s going to be an easy process for Obama.