As support for secessionist movements increases, it’s vital that political leaders reduce the divisions that threaten to tear the US apart.
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When websites and email systems become partisan platforms, the line blurs between state and party, diluting public trust in the idea of impartial governance.
Pressuring broadcasters by leveraging the powers of the Federal Communications Commission occurs no matter which party controls the White House.
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.
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 MAGA base is not happy. Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core supporters.
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.
Trump voters still reliably back the president, believing that most of the criticism of him is fake news.
Contested nominations to the federal courts often involve ideological concerns. But a scholar of the courts says the contentious nomination of a former lawyer for Donald Trump was different.
What is the purpose of US District Courts
and Court of Appeals, and why do some courts have multiple judges and others have only one?
Just having plenty of money does not guarantee success fo an insurgent political movement in the US.
Lawmakers who are aligned politically with the president are increasingly voting in line with the chief executive. Doing otherwise could cost them on Election Day.
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.
Nearly half of Americans say they feel less free to speak their minds.
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