The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

Zaid Jilani When I found out about New York Democratic Assembly member Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory in New York City’s mayoral Democratic primary, an old memory popped into my head.It was the day ...

Heather Gerken, dean of the Yale University Law and former Obama advisor, is expected to focus on democracy, the rule of law, ...

As Democrats search to counter Trump it may not be Barack Obama, the party's most popular figure, that they should turn to, ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's recent trips to South Carolina and Detroit have led to speculation about his potential presidential ambitions.

The U.S. has a long-standing tradition in which former presidents rarely critique their successors, something broken frequently by Trump, who sought a rematch against then-President Joe Biden in 2024.

Hundreds have his personal number and he accepts unknown calls – now the president’s advisers fear his antics risk national security ...

Some Democratic strategists questioned what role Obama-era campaign operatives should play going forward after Kamala Harris' loss, urging a reevaluation of consultants in the Democratic Party.

As 2024 presidential race looms, the Obama musical ‘44’ goes back to 2008 A musical satire about the Obama administration, “44” comes to Philadelphia to be at the election’s inflection point. By Peter ...

That promise, riffing off one of the rock icon’s hits, came true days later, when Obama won the 2008 presidential election. The band was back together Thursday night, in Georgia.

Harris’ campaign has hired key Obama pollsters, speechwriters, aides, strategists and advisers like David Plouffe, Obama’s 2008 campaign manager; Stephanie Cutter, a former deputy campaign ...

Kamala Harris is popular among young voters, like Obama in 2008. But the comparisons stop there.