Biden wants to bring Democrats and Republicans together. Here’s why that’s so challenging.
Legislators worry that if they compromise, they’ll lose their next primaries.
Which members of Congress become lobbyists? The ones with the most power. Here’s the data.
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Who won the Republican civil war?
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Is Scott Walker really facing any 'scandal' at all?
In Brandon Rottinghaus' post earlier Friday morning, he described research on
Is Scott Walker really facing any ‘scandal’ at all?
In Brandon Rottinghaus' post earlier Friday morning, he described research on
Why Are Primaries Hard to Predict?
I actually wrote this a few years ago, but it's
Could the top-two primary tame the tea party threat?
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Why Pete Sessions quit the race for House majority leader
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An expert on congressional primaries weighs in on Cantor’s loss
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An expert on congressional primaries weighs in on Cantor's loss
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Why Cantor lost
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The Homebound “Imperial Presidency”
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The Homebound "Imperial Presidency"
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Obama’s Place in History: Great, Good, Average, Mediocre or Poor?
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The 5 species of House Republicans
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Why don't Republicans want to play more CR Ping-Pong?
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Oh No, My Research Project on the Culture and Social Norms of Museum Lawyers Is In Big Trouble!
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/LSYTS-nRt4o?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> Step One: Look for
Congress and the use of force in Syria
The president's decision to ask Congress's permission to use force
Reading Congressional tea leaves from the 2006 renewal of the Voting Rights Act
There's been ample excellent coverage of the Supreme Court's 5-4
Political Scientist Walter Stone Responds to Eric Cantor’s Criticism of His Research
In today's New York Times, Eric Cantor responds to Paul
Why Study Social Science
Kindred Winecoff, himself a political scientist, writes in reaction to
Eric Cantor Renews the Call to End Federal Funding of Political and Social Science
Eric Cantor today: There is an appropriate and necessary role
On the Votes Against Boehner
This is a guest post by Jeffery A. Jenkins of the University
C is for coup?
This is a guest post by Matthew Green. He is
Congressional Republicans and the 2012 Election
A journalist writes: bq. I'm tentatively writing a profile of
Where have all the conference committees gone?
Following Jordan's excellent post, a few more thoughts about conference
On Obama’s Secret Weapon
Michael Tomasky's piece deserves a few responses. He begins with
What is Occupy Wall Street?
Political scientist Sidney Tarrow: Both the civil rights movement and
An Anti-Establishment Vote?
This image from Keith Poole's Voteview blog displays how members
A Referendum or a Choice
The new economic numbers and the trend in presidential approval
Would Women Have Solved the Debt Crisis?
Provocative commentary by "LZ Granderson, a CNN columnist,":http://www.cnn.com/OPINION/granderson.commentaries/archive/ on "CNN.com":http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/07/19/granderson.women.power/index.html.
Garbage Can Politics
This is a guest post by Bryan Jones, J.J. "Jake"
Congressional dealmaking over the budget
I thought I'd add a few thoughts about the dynamics
Rubber duckies and the price of milk
John discusses a news article about congressional taunting that includes
Larry Evans on the House Votes on Health Care
At my request, Larry Evans sends the following, based on
I might not even believe what I am writing, but that doesn’t matter.
Recent debate over the Credit Cardholder's Bill of Rights Act