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Presidential candidate’s potential ties to an Irish slave owner complicate narratives around colonial legacies and the proper place of Black Irish identity in history.
Democrats are taking a new tone aimed at a particular weakness of Donald Trump: He hates being laughed at.
The masculinity on display at the Democratic convention was groundbreaking as men − from Joe Biden to Pete Buttigieg to Tim Walz to Doug Emhoff − aimed unreservedly to lift up women as leaders.
The secret of the successful speeches at the Democratic National Convention lies in three words with origins in ancient Greece: ethos, pathos and logos
Music is taking centre stage at this week’s Democratic National Convention. Here’s a look back at how music has historically played a role at American political conventions.
Chicago has been a site of both discord and hope for the Democrats. As the party nominates Kamala Harris this week, it will seek to put conflict behind it.
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in the southeast.
Over the past half-century, American media has usually proclaimed that Black men and white women can be great presidents. But they have to be one or the other: a Black man or a white woman.
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will officially accept their nominations at the Democratic National Convention. A scholar of the presidency shares memorable moments from previous events.
A falsehood once used on Barack Obama – that he wasn’t eligible to be president – is being recycled to challenge the right of Kamala Harris to serve as president.
Presidents generally don’t sway the public on education issues – except when they take a stance that separates them from their party.
For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
The incumbent vice president has a number of significant advantages over rival Democrats.
Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
Critics are decrying the long time the Supreme Court has taken to rule in a crucial Trump case, charging that it’s politically motivated to help Trump. A scholar of the court says they’re wrong.
From the racism and poverty of the Jim Crow South, Willie Mays rose to the height of fame and respect as perhaps the country’s greatest baseball player – one who inspired a president.
If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
Filling out brackets for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments allows a president to be just a regular Joe. Including Joe Biden.
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it lines up with the political right’s broader agenda and beliefs.
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