5 areas outside the battlegrounds that show how Trump expanded his coalition: From the Politics Desk

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill. In today’s edition, national political correspondent Steve Kornacki breaks down the blue areas across the countryContinue Reading

The caste politics curse that India just can’t shake off

India is still not able to do away with its caste politics as demonstrated by recent attacks on members of lower caste in south-western state of Gujarat during a festival. Yet Narendra Modi’s ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is making a dramatic effort to woo such lower castes. Three ofContinue Reading

What Are The Swing States Of The Future?

Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. ameliatd (Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux, senior reporter): The residents of states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan are used to having their airwaves flooded with political ads as presidential elections draw near. But over the years, there’s actually been a lotContinue Reading

Two Christian Activists Urge Followers of Jesus to Act as Influencers in American Politics

Two Christian activists from both sides of the political spectrum are encouraging the body of Christ to become active in politics, contending they have a responsibility to become major influencers in American society by restoring civility to political discourse. On his podcast “Deep End” last week, Christian rapper Lecrae hostedContinue Reading