Author: Susan Page, USA TODAY

A new USA TODAY/Suffolk Poll shows the country in a funk, signaling problems for President Biden and Democrats in the November midterm elections.

‘Unprecedented’ seems too small a word to describe the Capitol riot hearing that stretched for nearly two hours in the Cannon Caucus Room.

More Republicans blame “loose gun laws” for mass shootings, a new polls shows. That could make GOP lawmakers feel more comfortable about compromising.

The success of anti-abortion activists in enacting ‘trigger laws’ means the impact of a Supreme Court decision would instantly be felt.

After all the accolades, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright remembered the slights, too, in a life that was part of a changing world.

Does Joe Biden’s son Hunter bear some responsibility for the controversies around him? “No,” Valerie Biden Owens said. “Hunter walked through hell.”

Fears for the future of democracy remain very high–85% of Americans are worried about it–and cross party lines.

Sagging ratings, fractured Democrats, record inflation and a virus that won’t go away: What’s a president to do when things are going wrong?

Nearly everyone is glad 2021 is over, according to a USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll. “Awful” and “chaos” were among the words used to describe it.

Joe Biden’s backers used to compare him to FDR. Now some fear the apt comparison will be to Jimmy Carter.