"Breaking Points" co-host Saagar Enjeti discusses Sen. Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) health condition and the gerontocracy ruling ...

If you have a public hearing on Tuesday at four o’clock, it’s a little easier for a retiree to [get there] than it is for, ...

A new book by Samuel Moyn argues that the country has become an “oldigarchy,” in which wealth and power are hoarded by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The notion that America's elected officials are too old isn't new. A proposal for age limits for congresspeople has widespread ...

Older Americans dominate wealth and power. Samuel Moyn explains how U.S. politics became a gerontocracy and what it means for younger generations.

American political leadership skews decidedly older than the population as a whole. President Donald Trump turned 80 years old on June 14, 2026. The median age for senators is nearly 65, and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Biden: Who says he's too old to run again? (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times) The cry is heard that America has become ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. For more than a decade, the average member of Congress has had 20 years ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with the "gerontocracy" that persists at the highest ...

Here’s another way to look at why Republicans swept the 2024 elections: It’s the fault, only partly of course, of the gerontocracy of the Democratic Party. Going back through history, it’s hard to ...

For the past two years, Washington has been under the unified control of the Democratic Party. It has also been under the control of a narrow demographic: longtime recipients of Social Security. The ...

The cry is heard that America has become a “gerontocracy.” That’s supposed to be bad, it’s argued, because our superannuated political leadership is out of touch with the electorate and blocking ...