The GOP is using bathrooms to target the first trans congresswoman
A long, ugly history of bathrooms-as-discrimination predates the attack on freshman member of Congress Sarah McBride.
Transgender candidates win elections. Here’s why.
Some research suggests the wave of trans candidates’ wins is unexpected.
Liberal Democrats are more hawkish than you might think
They’re the ones who endorse military support for Ukraine, Taiwan and other places when there’s a threat. to human rights or democracy.
Kansans voted to protect abortion rights. Why?
Voters don’t like changing constitutions — and often aren’t as conservative as state legislators tend to assume
South Dakota’s wealth is in finance. South Dakotans still think it’s in farming.
More people may work in agriculture — but the Pandora Papers revealed that the state has become an international financial haven
Openly LGBTQ candidates are running in record numbers — again
Numbers and diversity are increasing every election cycle. Here’s why.
These states are most likely to boost turnout — despite the pandemic
The Cost of Voting Index is keeping tabs on which states have made it easier to vote this year.
Missouri just broke the pandemic’s moratorium on executions
Death penalty supporters will likely decry the delay, while opponents point to questionable evidence that the execution was warranted