Feinstein's death raises the question: How are vacant Senate seats filled?
One US senator has died, another is facing criminal charges and one more is dealing with health problems. Who replaces a…
One US senator has died, another is facing criminal charges and one more is dealing with health problems. Who replaces a…
The ‘most divided’ Supreme Court ever may have been in 1941, when seven of the nine justices were New Deal supporters…
ChatGPT and its ilk give propagandists and intelligence agents a powerful new tool for interfering in politics. The clock…
Since 2020, Alabama lawmakers have failed to draw political districts that give Black voters an equal chance of selecting…
During the civil rights era, Black teachers were valued members of the community and often taught generations of family…
Before a revolution can take place, the oppressed first have to recognize that they actually do not have many rights.
With the US government seemingly heading toward a potentially painful federal shutdown, a scholar explains why such events…
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can…
Educating mock jurors about what kinds of statements are appropriate − or not − led to more critical assessments of…
Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But…
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting…
Violence has caused thousands to flee the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh amid anger over perceived lack…
You won’t be able to ignore a government shutdown. From delayed business loans to slower mortgage applications and postponed…
The Supreme Court in recent terms has upended the interpretation of core laws. This term, the justices will decide just…
Though it is a fact that some enslaved people learned valuable skills, it’s a myth that they had the same path of upward…
Only 50 years ago, originalism was considered a fringe movement, hardly taken seriously. Now its adherents dominate the…
The indictment of Sen. Bob Menendez is full of lurid details – hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash stuffed into clothes…
Post-9/11 international cooperation on weapons proliferation is giving way to a fractured regime dominated by ideology.
While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren…
Rupert Murdoch is a major media figure, but he may not be as influential as most people think.