A version of this article appears in print on Dec. 29, 2021, Section A, Page 20 of the New York edition with the headline: The 2021 Yearbook of U.S. Politics.

We present, as we do most years: the five most undersold political stories of 2021. Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays.

Books Bookshelf The Best Books of 2021: Politics Barton Swaim revisits the best of a year in political argument and analysis. By Barton Swaim Dec. 10, 2021 12:00 pm ET Share Resize Listen (2 min) ...

Political readers were treated to a number of notable titles this year centering around some of the top news stories of 2021, including the early months of President Biden’s administration, the ...

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) scored the endorsement of a police union that has backed a straight Republican ...

The 2021 political typology was based on a survey of more than 10,000 people, and we considered using dozens of questions from the survey to create the typology. There are innumerable ways to ...

With the year closing out, ESSENCE is recognizing the top political moments of 2021. And the common theme is, no surprise, Black women.

As we look to the new year of 2022, to say 2021 was a high impact news year in the world of politics would be an understatement. Without a doubt, the biggest headline in the past year has been the ...

The political highlights, and lowlights, of 2021 weren't all about individual officials. Balter says the biggest win was Seattle, King County and Washington state's coordinated response to the ...