Amy Walter

After the 2016 elections, the focus was on small-town and rural America. In 2018, however, the battleground is in suburban America. 

Republican leaders had harsh words for Trump at the start of the week. That changed as the week wore on.

Chris Painter, former top cyber diplomat, and Michael Hayden, former NSA director, discuss what this means for the nation.

The fate of the House of Representatives could rest on suburban voters. Among the key districts Democrats need to win in order to win back the House of Representatives: New Jersey's 7th.

Young voters make up an incredibly large voting bloc. But one issue that both parties are trying to fix before the fall: they don't vote in the midterms. 

While Trump spoke strongly in Europe, do his words actually signal a change in the relationship to NATO? 

President Trump sits down with Putin with high expectations. He's far from the first. 

In his latest move to overhaul the state's healthcare system, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin cut vision and dental benefits for nearly 500,000 people on Medicaid.

As President Trump gets ready to meet NATO allies in Brussels, disagreements in trade, defense, and relations with Russia threaten the stability of the post-WWII alliance.

A look inside Alexander Heffner's book, A Documentary History of the United States. 

A discussion on the contenders for the Supreme Court vacancy.

President Trump's transformation of the federal judiciary is likely to be the most consequential aspect of his legacy.

The Takeaway Fridays host weighs in on SCOTUS. Listeners also weigh in.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has vowed to bring that nominee to a vote by the fall, and now the pressure is on Democrats to resist a confirmation.

A big look at immigration from history and political strategies to consequences and the current state of immigration and the electorate. 

New York Times columnist Thomas Edsall says the appearance of a united liberal pro-immigrant front could just be a facade, as whites begin to feel racially threatened by other groups.

How has the party of George W. Bush’s “compassionate conservatism” become one of "zero tolerance" and is the party's stance alienating the voters they will need in the future? 

How are Latino voters reacting to Trump's "zero tolerance" policy and will the headlines of the week change if they go to the polls, or how they will vote in upcoming elections? 

As President Trump ratchets up the tensions with China over trade, a deep dive into the issues underlying this economic uncertainty.

As states around the country consider the prospect of imposing work requirements on welfare recipients, we consider the broader question: who does deserve this help?