Donald Trump

False realities have been part of the U.S. political scene for decades.

Despite the Trump administration’s declaration of a genocide in Xinjiang, upheld by the Biden administration, some legal experts suspect China’s behavior may fall short of actual genocide.

Fears of another Trump make it even more urgent that allies work with Biden now.

Biden has a hard choice to make regarding Trump’s limits on airliner tech.

Trump may have been acquitted, but his brand has been damaged. The Republican Party now faces a battle for its future.

Political psychologists offer a new approach to authoritarianism, Ukraine clamps down on pro-Russian media, and a critically acclaimed documentary chronicles Wuhan’s lockdown.

Existing models of U.S. politics are wrong. Here’s how the system really works.

The largest provider of urgently needed aid is up for a bigger budget, but some Democrats first want to remove its Trump-nominated head.

With U.S. credibility so low, promoting democracy is harder than ever—so Washington should get its own house in order first.

Democracies have to learn how to manage some people’s innate fears of change.

Biden’s nominee to be U.S. trade representative is admired on both sides of the aisle, but she faces some of the toughest conditions ever when it comes to winning over the rest of the world.

While a conviction seems unlikely, Democratic lawmakers seek accountability for the former president’s instigation of the mob that stormed the Capitol.

The U.S. political system is designed for demonization and gridlock. Countries with proportional representation and parliamentary systems promote coalitions and cooperation among rivals.

To lead abroad, Joe Biden argued in his first foreign-policy speech as president, America must heal itself.

The new president returns to traditional foreign policy—with a big dash of populism.

If platforms aren’t going to enforce their rules properly, they should go back to Athenian ostracism.

Biden’s nominees will face trouble in the Senate unless they prove they learned the lessons of the failed 2015 nuclear agreement.

Robert Malley, who has faced sharp criticisms from Republican lawmakers, will be tasked with trying to get Iran back to the negotiating table on its nuclear program.