#Political Analysis

Articles (16)

• 🇺🇸 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mental acuity and unpredictability — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran, President Trump's mental acuity afte...

  Related: #Geopolitics, #U.S. Elections
• 🇺🇸 ‘For Trump, this is seen as an unmitigated failure, this war’ — 10/04/2026 [USA]

  “For Trump, this is seen as an unmitigated failure, this war,” said Omar Rahman.

  Related: #Foreign Policy, #Ukraine Conflict
• 🇺🇸 Global democracy sees improvement while U.S. rating slips, Economist Intelligence Unit report finds — 09/04/2026 [USA]

  The Economist Intelligence Unit has released its yearly report on the state of global democracy. Constance Hunter, chief economist for the Economist Intelligence Unit, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.

  Related: #Global Governance, #Democratic Erosion
• 🇺🇸 There’s no way to redeem Trump’s dismal second presidency — 23/03/2026 [USA]

  Donald Trump is governing without the consent of the governed.

  Related: #Trump Presidency, #Governance
• 🇺🇸 Scranton Gave Us Joe Biden, ‘The Office’ and the Key to the 2026 Midterms — 17/03/2026 [USA]

  Democrats can’t just sit back and expect the prevailing political winds to produce a blue wave.

  Related: #Cultural Impact
• 🇺🇸 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's mixed signals on the Iran war — 13/03/2026 [USA]

  David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump delivering conflicting messaging on when the war in Iran coul...

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇬🇧 Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster | Jonathan Freedland — 13/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse</p><p>It’s not easy, but let’s try to look at this war in the best, most char...

  Related: #Foreign Policy
• 🇬🇧 Americans aren't facing a democratic collapse. We’re living in its aftermath | Eric Reinhart — 08/03/2026 [United Kingdom]

  <p>The US was an oligarchy well before Trump’s first term. Recognizing this reality is essential to building a true democracy</p><p>Since Donald Trump returned to the White House, American political l...

  Related: #Democratic Decline
• 🇺🇸 Nigeria: ‘Renewed Hope’ or ‘Hopelessness’? | Mehdi Hasan and Daniel Bwala — 06/03/2026 [USA]

  Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Nigerian president’s spokesperson Daniel Bwala on the government’s record in office.

  Related: #Economic Outlook
• 🇺🇸 Steve Kornacki analyzes Texas Senate runoff — 04/03/2026 [USA]

  Steve Kornacki looks at how President Trump could play a role in the eventual runoff race between John Cornyn and Ken Paxton for a Senate seat in Texas.

  Related: #Republican Party Dynamics, #Senate Elections
• 🇺🇸 Live coverage: 2026 primary elections in Texas, North Carolina, Arkansas — 03/03/2026 [USA]

  Watch live coverage of primary races in Texas, North Carolina and Arkansas, along with analysis on how the results will yield general election implications.

  Related: #Elections, #Media Coverage
• 🇺🇸 Democratic, Republican strategists reacts to Trump's State of the Union address — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  President Trump's State of the Union address highlighted the schism between Democrats and Republicans in Congress. Political strategists Joel Payne and Doug Heye join CBS News with their take.

  Related: #Partisan Politics, #State of the Union
• 🇺🇸 Analysis of Trump's 2026 State of the Union address — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  President Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday. For analysis, Amna Nawaz and Geoff Bennett were joined by Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Nick Schifrin, Amy Walter of The Cook Polit...

  Related: #Media Coverage, #Bipartisan Perspectives
• 🇺🇸 Graphic: Tracking Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  NBC News is tracking the topics covered in the 2026 State of the Union address, in a live-updating data visualization.

  Related: #Data Visualization, #Presidential Addresses
• 🇺🇸 Kornacki analyzes President Trump’s approval ratings ahead of State of the Union address — 25/02/2026 [USA]

  NBC News’ Steve Kornacki analyses President Trump’s approval ratings on job performance, immigration policy, and the economy between his first and second terms, and what it could mean for the midterm ...

  Related: #Approval Ratings, #Midterm Elections, #Policy Performance
• 🇺🇸 Read NPR&apos;s annotated fact check of President Trump&apos;s State of the Union — 24/02/2026 [USA]

  As President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, reporters from across NPR&apos;s newsroom will fact check his speech and offer context.

  Related: #Media Fact-Checking, #Public Opinion, #Presidential Speeches