Opinion | Biden and the Democratic Standoff Over Spending Bills

Readers offer different perspectives on who’s at fault and how Democrats should come to agreement. Also: The Supreme Court's task.

Do Germany’s Election Results Signal a Left Turn for Europe?

It is too early to tell, but the results certainly illustrate a fragmentation in politics and the growing influence of personalities.

Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.

White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts.

Biden Promised to Follow the Science. But Sometimes, He Gets Ahead of the Experts.

White House officials dismiss criticism that President Biden’s comments on booster shots amount to undue pressure on public health experts.

Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.

China has already determined the outcome, but the government is pressuring opposition parties to participate to lend the vote legitimacy.

Boxer Manny Pacquiao Joins Philippine Presidential Race

The country’s best-known athlete already holds a seat in the Senate and has faced tough opposition from President Rodrigo Duterte.

With Abortion Rights Under Threat, Democrats Hope to Go on Offense

Warning of Texas-style laws nationwide, the party believes it can use the issue to turn out suburban women in the Virginia governor’s race this fall and the 2022 midterms.

As Populists Decline, the Center-Left Sees Hints of a Comeback

A long-struggling political faction has seen surprising gains this year, in part because of changes wrought by the pandemic. Can it hold on to them?

Opinion | Democrats Continue to Struggle With Men of Color

The idea of always playing defense and never offense is, well, offensive.

To Unseat Trudeau, Canada’s Top Conservative Leans Left

Erin O’Toole, the Conservative Party leader, has brought his party into a statistical tie in polls with the Liberals.

Higher Approval, a New Electorate and No Arnold. This Isn’t 2003.

This California recall election is different in several key ways from the one that ousted a Democratic governor 18 years ago.

Opinion | Covid Isn’t Finished Messing With Politics

Or with the presidency. 

Biden’s Vaccine Push Aligns Him With a Fed-Up, Vaccinated Majority

As the president took forceful new steps to pressure Americans to get inoculated, he argued that they were urgently needed health measures. In his allies’ view, they were also good politics.

Vaccination Mandates Are an American Tradition. So Is the Backlash.

The roots of U.S. vaccine mandates predate both the U.S. and vaccines.

It’s Election Season in Germany. No Charisma, Please!

The race to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in office is the tightest in years. But the two leading candidates are anything but exciting, and that’s how Germans like it.

Opinion | How Strong Is America’s Multiracial Democracy?

Recent research on racism, prejudice and politics suggests a broad range of possibilities.

G.O.P. Governors Fight Mandates as the Party’s Covid Politics Harden

As several Republican-controlled states confront their worst outbreaks yet, their leaders — following the base — have doubled down on resisting vaccine and mask requirements.

G.O.P. Governors Fight Mandates as the Party’s Covid Politics Harden

As several Republican-controlled states confront their worst outbreaks yet, their leaders — following the base — have doubled down on resisting vaccine and mask requirements.

What Voters in a California Swing District Say About Afghanistan

In a battleground district, even some Trump voters said they were hesitant to hold President Biden accountable for the casualties and chaos in the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan.

Opinion | Do Republicans Actually Want the Pandemic to End?

It sure doesn’t feel that way sometimes.