That may be so. But political scientists like me have been studying the impact of the Tea Party on American politics for over a decade. And this research tells us that the Tea Party also offers ...

After Republicans lost to Barack Obama in 2008, the tea party — a combative conservative grassroots movement — came together almost overnight, primaried establishment Republicans and remade ...

Everywhere I turn, I hear Democrats asking the same question: Is it time for a liberal Tea Party? I was asked a version of that question this week on MSNBC. I’ve seen that question in ...

Tea Party stalwarts who have seen their movement fizzle are finding a new champion in President Trump and see his second administration as a culmination and validation of their efforts.

Democrats are seeing signs of growing energy on the grassroots level, raising questions about the possibility of a Tea Party-style movement from the party’s progressive flank. Sen. Bernie ...