Steve Friess

The Supreme Court's likely ban on race as a consideration in college admissions is also expected to impact hiring, government contracts, financial aid—and more.

Political insiders from both parties spill the tea on the key races, likeliest upsets, trends to watch—and what it all means for 2024.

The odds are increasing that Republicans will have a net loss of seats in the midterm governor races: 'This is where we thought we'd be."

Could all 160 million Americans who voted in the 2020 presidential election be disqualified—and if so, who would be left?

As general election season nears, the battle for Senate control is heating up. The big question: how anger over Roe and the Mar-a-Lago search will play out.

The Michigan primary will determine whether Detroit, with the highest percentage of Black citizens of any US city, will have Black representation in Congress.

The Show-Me state, which once elected a dead man to the Senate, is again living up to its reputation for messy elections.

The Florida governor is 'Trump without the personality baggage,' as a GOP insider puts it, and his recent moves suggest he's gearing up for a presidential run.

Two years after George Floyd's death, many cities are adopting innovative programs to defuse tense situations without police intervention. Just don't use the D-word.

"With the Republican contests, the big takeaway is how Trumpy the entire field is," says one GOP consultant, as the 2022 primary elections get underway.

Upcoming primaries put the battle between moderates and progress center stage. The outcome will say a lot about who's winning the hearts and minds of voters now

Upcoming contests in Ohio and Indiana are among the primaries in 29 states taking place over the next two months.

The conservative commentator, who has previously ruled out on running for office, told Newsweek: "Never say never."

Jerry Green, 93, the only sportswriter to cover every Super Bowl, was paying his own way to the Big Game—until a Newsweek story changed all that.

Sports writer Jerry Green has been to every Super Bowl since its inception and plans to be at this year's Big Game too (even though he now pays his own way).

Black GOP candidates seem poised to shatter records in the midterms this year. As Georgia's Vernon Jones puts it: "I am the future of the Republican Party."

The Georgia progressive has big ambitions for the party—and for herself. Good thing, because the Democrats could really use a hero now.

One in five Americans now say they are vaccine skeptics. As resistance expands beyond COVID, health experts call the potential impact 'extremely concerning.'

Here's a look back at 243 years of Muslim milestones and pivotal moments in U.S. history.

Despite ongoing Islamophobia, American Muslims are having a moment. As one Muslim sportscaster put it: 'Everywhere I look, I see firsts happening."

State legislators from both parties who have participated in past walkouts in Wisconsin, Oregon and Indiana defend the tactic, saying the political costs are high, but well worth the risk.

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer weighs in on the unique challenges facing women in office, the current "destructive" political climate, COVID recovery, the sentencing of one of her would-be kidnappers and more in an exclusive Newsweek interview.

Six months after the Capitol riot, the 10 Republican representatives who voted to impeach Donald Trump are fighting for their political lives. Says one pundit: "I'd be surprised if more than three of the 10 are still in Congress in 2023."

Trump's former defense secretary sharply criticized his former boss' handling of the pandemic, comparing his leadership unfavorably to how other presidents handled crises and called the Capitol riots on January 6 "the most disheartening day of my life."

A recent 30 percent increase in bankruptcies could be a harbinger of more financial pain to come as millions of Americans grapple with rising medical debt from COVID treatment. Says one expert: "It's going to get ugly."

A year after the first round of stimulus checks went out under the CARES Act, more than a million payments remain uncashed or were returned, according to the IRS. Experts say that's a victory.

The new class of Republican women in Congress is the largest and most conservative in history, 'more strident than we've ever seen before," one former GOP governor says. The key question: Will the hardliners among them make it tougher to get anything done?

When it comes to Donald Trump, the incoming president has a critical decision to make about the best way to move the country forward—and neither Democrats nor Republicans are likely to be happy about his choice.

The president's legal losses are mounting, with a handful of recent significant defeats on issues as diverse as TikTok and sexual assault charges, in addition to his dismal record on election-related lawsuits. And the rulings have come from judges across the political spectrum.

Joe Biden campaigned on an ambitious political agenda that included progressive proposals on immigration, health care, climate change and criminal justice reform. But the prospect of a split Congress, led by Republican Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, puts those goals at risk.