Can the president deploy the military inside the United States? Danielle Lupton, Jessica Blankshain, David T. Burbach, Lindsay P. Cohn, and Theo Milonopoulos - December 3, 2024 Here are the limits of presidential authority under the Constitution and federal law.
The latest on SB4, the Texas push to control the U.S. border Andrea Silva - April 9, 2024 State efforts to override federal immigration policies tend to backfire, research shows.
What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us Andrea Silva, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, and Eric Gonzalez Juenke - March 25, 2024 Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.
Republican attacks on LGBTQ lives may have helped elect Democrats Andrew R. Flores - December 16, 2022 On abortion and LGBTQ issues, the U.S. is increasingly dividing into two nations: one that restricts and one that protects autonomy on sexuality and gender
After the 5th Circuit’s ruling, does DACA have a future? Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer - October 6, 2022 The decision against the Obama-era policy seems to invite other challenges to immigrant rights
Anti-trans politics are also white identity politics Zein Murib - March 22, 2022 Myths of racial innocence are behind the bathroom bills and sports bans.
Why are Republicans so focused on restricting trans lives? Dan Cassino - March 20, 2022 Thinking about gender identity pushes American men to identify as Republican, research finds
Texas isn’t the only state denying essential medical care to trans youths. Here’s what’s going on. Isaac Sederbaum and Elizabeth Sharrow - March 9, 2022 Conservatives are increasingly imposing government control over sexuality and gender
Texas House Democrats fled the state to kill a restrictive voting bill. Will their gambit work? Matthew Green / Managing Editor - July 16, 2021 History suggests that the walkout could succeed, but only if Texas Democrats are willing to suffer some significant political pain
With Democrats in charge in Washington, expect red states’ policies to get redder Stella Rouse and Nicholas Miras - January 21, 2021 That’s what our research finds