Laura Reston

@laurareston

In 1917, the editors of the New Republic bemoaned the media’s coverage of the first woman elected to Congress.

It's about something bigger than white working-class votes.

A glut of primary attack ads is waiting to be repurposed for the general election.

The 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles were the first to be financed without government funds—and they were also the most profitable.

Trump's rise was an opportunity to broaden the GOP's appeal. Instead, party insiders drafted a toxic platform designed to lose the White House—again.

The DCCC is trying to tie Republican incumbents in affluent districts to the real estate magnate.

The group's first attack on Hillary Clinton seems inexplicable. But if you squint hard enough, maybe there's a strategy here.

Donald Trump, and the Republican Party, have to hope that millions will.

Our analysis of every primary-season attack ad reveals how Donald Trump defied the conventional wisdom.

Let's try and imagine it.

Some Bernie Sanders voters vow they'll go Green in November—unless the threat of a President Trump proves too overwhelming.

She'll rely on an outside group to pummel him, while keeping her distance. New research says it'll work.