Was Rep. Katie Hill held to a higher standard than men in Congress? This research suggests she was. Michael Tesler - November 4, 2019 Society expects women to be more honest and ethical than men — and punishes them more when they’re not
Why are Republicans silent about the Ukraine whistleblower scandal? This one chart explains. Michael Tesler - September 24, 2019 Comparing the political fortunes of Lindsey Graham and Jeff Flake tells you a lot.
D.C. statehood is back on the House’s agenda. Here’s why it faces an uphill battle. Robinson Woodward-Burns - September 19, 2019 Can you say “taxation without representation”?
Conservative Supreme Court judges may undermine Trump to get their way Todd N. Tucker - June 21, 2019 They may care less about the president’s trade agenda than gutting the administrative state.
Surprised by all these abortion bans? Meet Americans United for Life — the most significant antiabortion group you’ve never heard of. Susan Roberts - May 31, 2019 It designs legislation aimed at staying out of the headlines and minimizing backlash.
Alabama state legislators are wrong about their voters’ opinions on abortion. Leah C. Stokes - May 28, 2019 Why would politicians pass abortion bans that their voters oppose?
Joe Biden is much less popular among Democratic women who’ve been sexually harassed Kaye Usry - May 7, 2019 And Democrats take #MeToo more seriously than Republicans do.
These are the roadblocks to the Democrats’ big voting rights bill Thomas Keck - March 6, 2019 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during an event advocating
Of course Trump has something on Lindsey Graham: His voters Michael Tesler - January 21, 2019 Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) has gone from being one
The shutdown is just the finale. Here are five takeaways from the Republican Congress’s chaotic 2018. Sarah Binder - December 27, 2018 Five takeaways from a year of one-party rule.