40 Under 40
In an epic election cycle, a new generation of civic leaders is already at work trying to fix a broken system — and restore faith in the process. Meet the rising stars of American politics
New Civic Leaders
By Alex Altman, Massimo Calabresi, Michael Crowley, Michael Duffy, Steven Gray, Michael Grunwald, Hilary Hylton, Jay Newton-Small, Tim Padgett, Kate Pickert, Michael Scherer, Adam Sorensen, Katy Steinmetz, Feifei Sun and David Von Drehle More »
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Top 10 American Political Prodigies
The top apple-cheeked politicos of years past More »
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Photos: George P. Bush's Family Tree
Will Jeb's eldest son be the next in a long line of Bush leaders? More »
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Photos: The Political Trials of Tom Perriello
Like many Democrats this fall, the incumbent from Virginia's Fifth District faces an uphill battle for re-election More »
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Video: A New Generation of Leaders
From heads of national organizations to senate candidates, TIME identified forty of the most prominent leaders under 40 years of age More »
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