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It is difficult, if not impossible, to attempt to counter polarization at a time when partisan sectarianism is intense and pervasive.

The more candidates in the race, the better for Donald J. Trump, supporters say. And in a tight presidential contest, a small share of voters could change the result.

Congress passed bipartisan legislation to provide families that rely on subsidized school meals with help buying food over the summer. Nearly half of Republican-led states have yet to sign on.

President Biden raised $25 million at a Radio City Music Hall event, adding to his huge cash edge, after Donald Trump pushed his law-and-order message at a wake for a police officer killed on duty.

During a very brief tenure at NBC News, the former Republican Party leader downplayed her role in efforts to overturn the 2020 election. A review of the record showed she was involved in some key episodes.

The MAGA break with Reagan Republicans is so severe that they should ally with Democrats against Trump.

The Alabama senator used a story about sex trafficking to criticize the Biden administration’s border policies. But the events occurred in Mexico years ago.

The Alabama senator, 42, who has been floated as a possible running mate for Donald Trump, gave a tonally jarring speech that toggled between strained cheerfulness and ominous warnings.

A protest vote against President Biden’s policies on Israel will show the extent of Democratic divisions, while Donald Trump is favored to win again as Nikki Haley presses on.

Eighteen percent believe there is “a covert government effort” for the pop icon to help President Biden win re-election, according to a Monmouth University survey.

In a redo of their first failed attempt, Republicans pushed through the charges over solid Democratic opposition, making the homeland security secretary the first sitting cabinet member to be impeached.

President Biden accused the House GOP of thwarting legislation tightening immigration rules and providing aid to Ukraine and Israel out of fear of their 2024 front-runner, Donald Trump.

The G.O.P. abandoned a bipartisan border security bill that also aided Ukraine after Democrats called their bluff on immigration, agreeing to tough measures Republicans demanded.

The former president’s opposition has all but killed the prospects for a bipartisan border deal, reflecting how his influence in Congress has grown as he gains ground in the Republican primary.

Some Democrats consider the former president the Republican they would have the best chance against this fall, but also the one they most fear the consequences of losing to.

Over the past 15 years, the Upper Midwest has seen a remarkable state-by-state sorting of voters along partisan lines.

In dueling sets of speeches, Donald Trump and President Biden are framing the election as a battle for the future of democracy — with Mr. Trump brazenly casting Mr. Biden as the true menace.