Tag: US Senate
For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House...
Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia
Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public...
I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and...
Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology
Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES MADURO,...
What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to...
Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School
The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious.
But in Washington,...
Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in...
Erik Johnson, Stetson University and Matthew deTar, Ohio University
Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began...
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the...
John J. Martin, University of Virginia
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed on April 10, 2025, the Safeguard American...
Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress...
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to...
Jan. 6 hearing gives primetime exposure to violent footage and dramatic...
Mark Satta, Wayne State University; Claire Leavitt, Grinnell College, and Ken Hughes, University of Virginia
A violent mob of...
Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania...
Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State
The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump,...
EXPLORING NATURE
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have...
Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University
Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a...
