On Oct. 14, the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to three American professors. The academics are Daron Acemoglu from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Simon Johnson also from MIT, and James Robinson of the University of Chicago. The professors were recognized for their work on how institutions are formed and how institutions affect prosperity. The Royal Swedish […]

San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Nick Bosa briefly interrupted a live post-game interview to highlight his support for the Republican presidential nominee, former President Trump, roughly a week before Election Day. As NBC News’s Melissa Stark conducted an interview with three of Bosa’s teammates after San Francisco beat Dallas, 30-24, Bosa entered the frame behind...

With only days to go, it is clear that Donald Trump is in a much stronger position than he was just weeks ago.

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are virtually tied in a new survey of likely Wisconsin voters. The USA Today/Suffolk University poll, released Monday, shows Trump leading Harris by 1 point, 48 to 47 percent, among likely voters in Wisconsin – a key battleground state that could help determine the election. The survey shows...

Texas has been trending blue for a decade — that means Democrats could win the White House and maintain the narrowest of majorities in the Senate.

A majority of registered voters expects former President Trump not to concede the election if he loses next week, according to a CNN/SSRS poll released Monday. The poll, conducted early last week, shows 69 percent of registered voters nationally saying they think Trump would not accept the election results, and 30 percent saying he would....

Those tossing and turning throughout their early midlife years may be more susceptible to dementia as they age, researchers found.

With more than a whiff of linkage between Nixon’s choice of Agnew and Trump’s of Vance, the notion of an insurance policy and antidote against conviction by the Senate must have some merit.

In today’s issue: Is it possible for the 2024 presidential election to be tied all the way to the end? In a word, yes, according to polling. And each campaign can read the signs on the ground. There are eight suspenseful days to go. The candidates’ travel schedules remain frenetic. Philadelphia is ground zero. Vice President Harris and running mate...

Democratic strategists alarmed over former President Trump's track record of outperforming the polls are hoping that Vice President Harris will benefit from a surge of Democratic "ghost voters," young women they hope will turn out in large numbers for Election Day even though they are not being captured by recent polls. Polls in battlegrounds states...