Author: Ledyard King, USA TODAY

Elections in Kentucky, Mississippi and Virginia might offer a glimpse into how voters are feeling ahead of the 2020 presidential election.

Five House members to watch as the House expects to vote on a resolution Thursday setting up the ground rules for an impeachment inquiry.

Democrats need four seats to retake the Senate. It’s possible, depending on who the presidential nominee is and how impeachment plays out.

Mitch McConnell said the Senate would have “no choice” but to hold a trial on Donald Trump if the House puts forth articles of impeachment.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been reluctant to move on impeachment of Donald Trump but it may be harder to avoid now that most Democrats support it.

Marianne Williamson’s off-beat approach has some Republicans giving to her campaign as a way to keep her in future debates to make them less serious.

In the Trump age, political polarization in the United States has never been higher. Groups like Better Angels are promoting civility to lower angst.

Amid criticism that new rules to determine who gets on the debate stage are arbitrary, Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez called them fair.

The Navy confirmed it received a request to keep the USS John McCain out of view of President Donald Trump’s sight during his visit to Japan recently.

Mitch McConnell blocked Obama’s Supreme Court pick ahead of the 2016 election. In 1988, McConnell voted for Reagan’s pick under similar circumstances.