Presidents generally don’t sway the public on education issues – except when they take a stance that separates them from their party.
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For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
The incumbent vice president has a number of significant advantages over rival Democrats.
Most efforts to project how well a candidate will do in an election are based largely on factors over which presidents have little to no control.
Critics are decrying the long time the Supreme Court has taken to rule in a crucial Trump case, charging that it’s politically motivated to help Trump. A scholar of the court says they’re wrong.
From the racism and poverty of the Jim Crow South, Willie Mays rose to the height of fame and respect as perhaps the country’s greatest baseball player – one who inspired a president.
If you hear the 118th Congress described as a bunch of slackers, you’re not getting the whole story.
Filling out brackets for the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments allows a president to be just a regular Joe. Including Joe Biden.
The idea that the Swift-Kelce romance is some sort of deep-state plot is perhaps gaining traction in far-right circles because it lines up with the political right’s broader agenda and beliefs.
History tells us that US presidents tend to be cautious about foreign policy in an election year – especially in the Middle East.
Despite what January polls suggest, in a Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden rematch in November, a result similar to 2020 would be probable: a big Biden vote lead and tight state-by-state battles.
Donald Trump’s Iowa caucus campaign is very nuts-and-bolts. That may be a recognition that celebrity will only take him so far and attention to traditional political tools might be in his interest.
A political scientist traces the development of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses and how the small, rural state became influential in presidential politics.
The main stumbling block to Middle East peace is the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Nobel Peace Prize has recognized some legendary leaders and peace activists, but it has a mixed track record of recognizing people who actually deserve the prize.
The ‘most divided’ Supreme Court ever may have been in 1941, when seven of the nine justices were New Deal supporters appointed by the same president, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Rupert Murdoch is a major media figure, but he may not be as influential as most people think.
Relations between the U.S. and China have become antagonistic over the last decade. Here’s why the relationship must change.
Long treated as a sign of anxiety or a delaying tactic, ‘filled pauses’ are a linguistic trick to signal that what you are about to say might be complicated.
Kamala Harris is on track to be one of the most influential vice presidents in history. This says more about the Senate than the amount of power the vice president actually wields.
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