Political Report

The media mogul’s criminal intimidation trial is scheduled to start in August, and also faces charges in connection with anti-government protests last year.

Claudio Saunt’s new book, Unworthy Republic, serves as a cautionary tale in the modern age of mass migration.

Amy Chua reviews Ezra Klein’s "Why We’re Polarized" and Michael Lind’s "The New Class War."

A number of countries—China and Russia, in particular—are turning corruption into a weapon on the global stage.

In dealing with Vladimir Putin's Russia, U.S. interests will be better protected by an activist policy that couples a strong defense with an open hand.

Over the years to come, the pandemic could lead to the United States’ relative decline, the continued erosion of the liberal international order, and a resurgence of fascism around the globe.

The virus has exposed that American democracy has lost its way in terms of its capacity to find a common purpose.

The killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer has thrust the United States into an uncomfortable light, as people around the world have taken to the streets to decry American racism

This chart shows the percent disparity between each state's African American population and percentage of blacks killed by police in 2019.

This chart shows National Guard deployments in response to protests, by state.

This chart shows the rate of registered guns per 1,000 residents by U.S. state.

This chart shows the world leaders with the most followers on Twitter.

This chart represents government approval rates in the United Kingdom.

This chart shows the types of force used by Minneapolis police and percent share based on ethnicity between 2015-2020.

This charts shows stats related to the British National Overseas passport for Hong Kong citizens and the proposed extension of the BNO program (as of June 4, 2020).

This chart shows the most and least popular U.S. senators.

This chart shows military expenditures by the U.S., China and Russia since 1992.

This chart shows how registered U.S. voters feel things are in their country.

This chart shows the countries hosting the most active-duty U.S. troops deployed overseas.

This chart shows the percentage of U.S. adults who say George Floyd's killing is part of broader problems in the treatment of African Americans by police.

This chart shows the share of people who experienced discrimination due to the following characteristics in 2019 .