The history of voting and elections in America doesn’t follow a steady path toward progress or retreat. It is marked by intense struggles, monumental victories and devastating losses.
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If fossil fuel companies misled the public about the dangers of their products, should they be required to pay for damages from climate-related disasters?
Most states require warnings on AI-generated political ads, but studies show these disclosures do little to alter people’s willingness to share the content.
Most states have legislated election deepfakes by requiring a warning
28 states require disclosures on the media
An AI Force would likely push China to create its own. That arms race could turn a technology already slipping out of human control into a weapon.
The crypto industry scored a series of wins in 2025, only to see its top legislative goal fail in 2026.
Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
Bribery involves offering money to a particular person, but Trump did not make his $5,000 offer to any single voter or set of voters.
Congress never built a path from temporary status to permanent residence, leaving many people facing deportation with little recourse.
What role might DSA-affiliated candidates play if they win election to Congress in the midterms and the Democrats gain a majority in the House of Representatives?
The Federal Reserve is much more powerful than it was 20 years ago, which has prompted calls for a reset in how it answers to Congress and the public.
Though Graham’s appointment may seem unusual, political inheritance has never been fully absent from American democracy.
Oil companies are making massive profits and stockpiling cash, and holding off on changing their investment plans.
To manipulate voter perception, political action committees are adopting names that signal the opposite political goals from what those groups intend. And research shows the strategy is working.
An accounting scholar explains what charitable solicitation fraud is and how it’s connected to allegations some Democratic lawmakers made on July 2, 2026.
Conspiracy theories don’t just explain events – they identify villains, and Fauci is among the most popular.
Republicans hold both chambers and publicly back the president’s signature bill that would curtail mail-in voting and enforce strict voter ID laws. Here, a public policy and politics scholar explains why it still isn’t law.
The controversial bill has passed the House of Representatives and now heads to the Senate, where it will face stiff opposition.
Research shows that losing coverage, even temporarily, tends to make people less healthy, and it exposes them to financial losses.
The legislation is the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
A former federal judge analyzes key Supreme Court decisions this term, reflects on growing judicial invective evident in its opinions, and judiciously gives praise for some great writing.
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