Young people are flocking to public policy classes at a time when polarization and gridlock can paralyze legislative action.

The survey findings, shared exclusively with NBC News, also point to which local institutions help reduce political strife.

She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past?

At a recent Columbia SPS Political Analytics event, top strategists unpacked the forces reshaping voter behavior—and the ...

What do you know about politics? What should you know? Forget views, beliefs and opinions – politics is really a science. In this audio and video podcast, Dr. Kirby Goidel and Dr. Todd Kent from the ...

Most Americans expect political violence to keep growing in the United States and believe that it is likely a political candidate will be assassinated in the next few years. Widespread pessimism about ...

In the days following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, President Donald Trump and others in his circle have portrayed political violence as a problem exclusively or mostly on the left ...

In recent years, the United States has seen an increase in the number of left-wing terrorism attacks and plots, although such violence has risen from very low levels and remains much lower than ...

Americans largely agree political violence is never justified, but a new poll shows liberals are more likely than conservatives to say violence can be warranted in order to achieve political goals. In ...

The fatal shooting of prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, 2025, has brought renewed attention to the climate of political violence in America. Kirk’s death reflects a sizable ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...