What happens when senators die or are incapacitated?
With several senators testing positive for the coronavirus, and many older than 65, political scientists look at 1954, when…
With several senators testing positive for the coronavirus, and many older than 65, political scientists look at 1954, when…
The seemingly different debate styles of President Trump and Vice President Pence are examples of the same thing, what a…
Some 44,000 people – about one-hundredth of 1% of the US population -- have given $10,000 or more each to this election.…
Strangers used to call and stop by; now the most effective way to get people to vote involves getting groups of friends…
A scholar of militia movements describes the 'peculiar' -- and erroneous -- principles that right-wing militias…
In the 1860's, the Supreme Court was a 'partisan creature' and President Lincoln and the Republican Party remade…
Much remains unknown so far about an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, but five themes will remain…
Two Lumbee scholars who have mined local archives in search of tribal history raise the profound question: Who has the rights…
Biden and Trump are both preparing for a court battle in November. But when the Electoral College produces no clear winner,…
People typically underestimate how much white nationalism goes on in the military, but when they learn the truth, they're…
This year is seeing a high number of absentee and mail-in ballots and voting in the period before Election Day -- but early…
Amy Coney Barrett may be a woman, but Trump’s other judicial appointments are 85% white and 76% male – the least diverse…
Who belongs a heartbeat away from the president?
A classics scholar and poet turns to Greek mythology, especially the story of Oedipus the King, to explain the drama --…
How do you run a political campaign in a pandemic? From data brokers to advertising firms to voter registration volunteers,…
What might be the global geopolitical significance of Trump's positive COVID-19 test?
The country is not completely rudderless, even if many senior officials are quarantining to help curb the spread of the…
COVID-19 has created new hardships for migrants while giving the Trump administration an excuse to further restrict asylum…
Republicans and Democrats take sharply different positions on managing US public lands, but there's solid consensus…
A recent Pew survey showed just how deep the divide has become, with about 40% of registered voters saying that they didn't…