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A Solid Majority Of Americans Approve Of How Biden Has Handled The Pandemic. But They Don’t Necessarily Approve Of His Job Overall.
Throughout President Biden’s first few months in office, Americans have generally viewed the coronavirus as the country’s most…
Most Republicans Still Won’t Accept That Biden Won
Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. Once again, we’re switching up the format a little, so please…
How Partisanship Has Made Some Liberals More Cautious About COVID-19
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew discusses the role partisanship has played in Americans’…
How The Politics Of White Liberals And White Conservatives Are Shaped By Whiteness
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY SCHERER / GETTY IMAGESWhite identity is a potent force in American politics with wide-ranging…
Do You Buy That … A Social Media Ban Hurts Trump’s 2024 Aspirations?
[Related: Is There No Place For Liz Cheney In The Modern GOP?] Republicans can govern without winning a…
Where Republicans Have Made It Harder To Vote (So Far)
Georgia’s new voting restrictions dominated headlines in March, for numerous reasons: It was one of the closest states…
If Liz Cheney Doesn’t Have A Home In The GOP, Who Does?
In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew plays a trivia game to figure out what…
Will 2022 Be A Good Year For Republicans?
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): We’re…
Why Biden Is Unlikely To Talk Meaningfully About Race Anytime Soon
When President Biden gave his inaugural address, he denounced domestic terrorism and white supremacy — the first president…
‘Students For Trump’ Founder John Lambert Gets Prison Time For Posing As A Lawyer
A co-founder of “Students for Trump” during the 2016 presidential campaign was sentenced to 13 months in prison…