Kristi Noem has faced intense backlash for days after a Border Patrol officer shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Saturday morning.

Donald Trump has a long and unforgettable history of dropping creepy comments related to women. This time, he has done it again, as he praises an Iowa woman for her beauty. But he instantly regrets it ...

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A local family has created "The Words in Red," a faith-based journal designed to help families navigate political ...

Elon Musk agrees with Chamath Palihapitiya’s view of mainstream media’s political manipulation. Here’s what the venture capitalist said: ...

Venezuelans are circumventing the government’s expanded crackdown on dissent by speaking in code, not mentioning political leaders, constantly deleting content from their phones and refusing to ...

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the ...

In years past, my go-to word in describing our political condition was “polarization.” I used it endlessly and still do on ...

A study entitled, “What’s in a name? Democrat Party as multivocal communication,” delves into code words used by politicians. The study was published by Party Politics with a print version due out ...

The term, long considered a slur for those with intellectual disabilities, is seeing a resurgence on social media and across the political right.

NPR's guidance is to use "defense secretary," and "Department of Defense," and to note, when necessary, that "Department of ...

Some groups are working to mitigate such worries. They include the Democracy Security Project, a nonprofit group that was ...