The last time a death left such a thin Senate majority? 1954.
Study shows even a brief shift in partisan majority can affect legislation.
When lobbyists and legislators socialize, lobbyists are more likely to get what they want
Researchers may be right to follow the money. But they may also want to follow legislators and lobbyists’ more relaxed time together.
What persuades Southerners to take down Confederate symbols? Hearing it’s good for business.
Mississippi’s chamber of commerce lobbied the state to change its flag
To remove Trump from office, Democrats need these GOP senators.
Here’s what we can learn from Clinton’s impeachment trial.
How will the Michael Cohen and Duncan Hunter scandals affect the November election? Here’s what our research finds.
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Who Wants to Extend the Debt Ceiling? Members Who Stand to Lose Money in the Market
bq. Does exposure to the stock market in legislators’ personal
The Political Ideologies of Federal Bureaucrats
Following on my earlier post on cabinet secretaries, here is
The Political Ideologies of Cabinet Officials
In this earlier post, I posted the comment of a
The Electoral (Mis)fortunes of Party Switchers
Christian Grose alerts me to this piece (pdf), co-authored with
Avoiding the Vote: A Theory and Field Experiment of the Social Costs of Public Political Participation
Christian Grose sent me this article, along with the comment