Well, impeachment didn't work – how else can Congress keep President Trump in check?
The Constitution provides Congress with plenty of tools to hold the White House to account. So what moves does the legislative…
The Constitution provides Congress with plenty of tools to hold the White House to account. So what moves does the legislative…
Films of the battle for Iwo Jima, being digitized 75 years after they were made, offer connections and lessons for Americans…
When political campaigns end, candidates often are left with a fair amount of money. They have a lot of options about how…
When candidates beat pollsters' expectations, that can mean more positive media coverage.
In countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Bahrain, it's now official policy that women should go to college and work…
Between 1983 and 2013, the number of immigrants detained in rural county jails has increased.
When the electoral process was helped along by practices that either were or appeared to be underhanded, the resulting wounds…
In 2016, drug misuse was cited as the top concern among New Hampshire voters. What remedies are the Democratic primary contenders…
In the 1950s, 'coming out' meant quietly acknowledging one's sexual orientation. Today, the term is used by…
Seven candidates met on the debate stage in New Hampshire on Feb. 7. We asked three scholars to pick out some of the night's…
The Trump administration has proposed a new category that they say will save US$200 million in terminated benefits.
Researchers have analyzed data from the last 50 years of medals to learn what presidents consider important and what legacy…
A new Human Rights Watch report finds many Salvadoran deportees are killed once home, often by the gangs they fled. Rampant…
Immigrants from Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania constitute less than 1% of terrorism cases in…
President Trump's impeachment defense that the will of the president is no different from the will of the state and…
It's easy to perceive a political opponent as being uncivil – and that opens the door for an uncivil reply as well.
The self-references and superlatives used by President Trump made his State of the Union much more excessive linguistically…
The conflict between Iran and the US has gone on for decades. A scholar of social movements in Iran asks why the US has…
With electronic voting and vote-counting machines susceptible to hacking, paper ballots ensure recounts are possible –…
Around the world, elections are under attack. U.S. officials could learn from other countries about how to ensure everyone's…