From the Salem witch trials to McCarthyism and Charlie Kirk’s killing, an exaggerated fear of a particular group has resulted in repression from liberals and conservatives.
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With hundreds of thousands of federal employees furloughed as part of the latest US government shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
Amid negotiations, Democrats may feel like they finally have some leverage against the Trump administration, according to a political science scholar.
There’s a new element at play that’s heightening the stakes of budget negotiations in Congress. And it could lead to a shutdown.
Partisan bias doesn’t stop with voters. When Republicans hold the White House, Republican economists consistently overshoot on growth forecasts.
The key to civic coexistence might be learning to look out for neighbors even if we can’t stand them. No friendly feelings required.
The attempt by Texas Republicans to gerrymander more GOP legislative districts could backfire and deliver the party dummymandered districts. A political scientist explains the stakes.
The Republican and Democratic parties are united in protecting their chokehold on American politics, despite the view by America’s founders that parties had no legitimate place in the republic.
Just having plenty of money does not guarantee success fo an insurgent political movement in the US.
Ten years after Donald Trump launched the Make America Great Again movement, a poll offers some insight into what the slogan means to Republicans and Democrats.
Democrats failed to stop Trump’s major policy bill passing in the Senate, despite all their efforts.
Donald Trump’s scored a major political win, after his mega tax and spending bill cleared its biggest hurdle. It could be signed into law as soon as July 4.
Zohran Mamdani is one of the first Democratic candidates to successfully leverage Donald Trump’s focus on cost of living, explains a political strategist.
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
A combination of factors, including Democrats and Republicans feeling more and more animosity for the other side, led to the roughing up of Sen. Alex Padilla at a press conference.
There has been a lack of unified opposition from the Democratic party since Trump took office.
Republicans have a leader, Donald Trump; a banner, MAGA; and a song, ‘God Bless the USA.’ Democrats have nothing like this.
Americans often expect former presidents to not talk about current ones. But it’s not really a surprise that several are criticizing Donald Trump.
The Democrats’ response to Trump’s first 100 days in office has not impressed their supporters.
Effective Republican organizing and intraparty divisions among Democrats solidified GOP political dominance until the 1930s.
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