Kevin McCarthy's leadership is an open question as budget shutdown looms and GOP infighting takes ce
An expert on Congress helps untangle the mess that is Kevin McCarthy’s life as speaker of the House right now.
An expert on Congress helps untangle the mess that is Kevin McCarthy’s life as speaker of the House right now.
Research shows police officers issue more traffic tickets and judges impose more fines when their city gets the money and…
The G20 has its critics, but an expert on international politics explains why it still performs a useful function – particularly…
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke of ‘credible allegations’ of Indian involvement in a Sikh leader’s death.
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Moms for Liberty, founded in 2021 and now boasting 120,000 members, could ride its conservative, limited-government message…
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The Biden administration has not ruled out diplomatic recognition of the Taliban. Doing so risks legitimizing the group’s…
The international community has also failed to protect civilians in Syria, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo,…
US foreign policy initiatives in the Indo-Pacific seem focused on containing China and its influence.
Whether experienced directly or indirectly, racial incidents can trigger numerous psychological impacts on Black people,…
The hostage swap between the U.S. and Iran may be an important step in a new nuclear deal between the West and Iran.
When politicians talk more about their personal lives and less about politics, it makes people from the opposing side of…
Politics, age and gender combine to shape the understanding of presidents’ families – and the presidents themselves.
The changes wrought by the new conservative majority in the US Supreme Court are revolutionary.
Impeaching a recently elected Wisconsin Supreme Court justice for conduct neither criminal nor corrupt would negate the…
Police diversion programs for drug users shift officers’ focus from criminalization to treatment.
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not above the…
Antisemitism on X recycles ancient tropes falsely blaming Jewish people for a wide range of social and political ills, and…