No, Trump isn’t Teflon. Scandals lower his approval among Republicans — if they see the news. Raymond J. Pingree, Mingxiao Sui, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Martina Santia, Kirill Bryanov, Kathleen Searles, Joshua P. Darr, and Brian K. Watson - September 9, 2019 Here’s how we know.
Mike Pence has lasted 2 years as Trump’s VP. That may be his main accomplishment. Joel Goldstein - January 18, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82747" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Vice President Pence
Democracy is under threat in Hungary, Venezuela and Turkey. Could the U.S. be next? Stephan Haggard and Robert Kaufman - December 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81053" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump talks with reporters on
Blame Fox, not Facebook, for fake news Henry Farrell - November 6, 2018 Yochai Benkler, Rob Faris and Hal Robert, three scholars affiliated
Congress has three tools to counter Trump on Russia Douglas Kriner - July 20, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75955" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Russian President Vladimir
Last week’s IG report about the FBI made a big splash. Here’s what you need to know about inspectors general. Nadia Hilliard - June 18, 2018 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Part of the Department of Justice
President Trump says he could pardon himself. Shades of Nixon reemerge from behind the curtain. Andrew Rudalevige - June 5, 2018 [caption id="attachment_59384" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Richard Nixon says at a
If Putin has kompromat on Trump, how might he use it? Scott Radnitz - April 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72612" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump and Russia's President Vladimir
Nirvana, ‘Stain’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - April 20, 2018 Former FBI director James B. Comey gave ABC an in-depth
Why has Trump been threatening to attack Syria? (Hint: It’s probably not about Syria.) Carrie Lee - April 13, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72221" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump at a news conference
Here’s how little Americans have learned about Donald Trump Larry Bartels - February 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_69469" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump departs the White House
Poland’s new Holocaust law is just the latest attempt to officially redefine its history Volha Charnysh and Evgeny Finkel - February 3, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68822" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Undersecretary of State at the Chancellery
Russia has been meddling in foreign elections for decades. Has it made a difference? Lucan Way and Adam E. Casey - January 8, 2018 Russian interference in the 2016 election has gotten an enormous amount
President Trump claims the FBI is tainted and its reputation in tatters. This graph shows he’s wrong. David Lewis - December 16, 2017 “It’s a shame what’s happened with the FBI,” President Trump
Did Comey give Trump the presidency? We don’t think so. Costas Panagopoulos and Aaron Weinschenk - September 18, 2017 With the release of Hillary Clinton’s campaign memoir last week,
Guatemala’s president tried to expel the U.N. commissioner who announced he was under investigation Rachel Schwartz - September 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63201" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Indigenous leaders stand in support of
Why John Kelly can’t tame the White House chaos James Pfiffner - August 18, 2017 Shortly after hiring Anthony Scaramucci as director of communication, President
This is why more Republicans in Congress haven’t criticized Trump Laurel Harbridge-Yong and Alexandra Filindra - August 2, 2017 President Trump’s political missteps have been severely criticized by Democrats,
Wait, is Sessions invoking preemptive “executive privilege”? Here’s the problem with that. Andrew Rudalevige - June 13, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59888" align="aligncenter" width="960"] WASHINGTON, DC - Attorney General Jeff
When you compare Trump to Nixon, think character not crime Andrew Rudalevige - June 9, 2017 http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/a-historic-day-in-washington-in-3-minutes/2017/06/08/9fa8fd52-4caa-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_video.html James Comey’s testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee casts
Were 2016 vote counts in Michigan and Wisconsin hacked? We double-checked. Walter Mebane and Matthew Bernhard - June 6, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59401" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Nicole Kirby looks over results during
How would removing Trump from office affect U.S. democracy? Aníbal Pérez-Liñán - May 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58898" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (Charles Dharapak/AP)[/caption] James B. Comey’s controversial
So what exactly counts as an impeachable offense? Keith Whittington - May 24, 2017 The U.S. Constitution’s provision that federal officers are impeachable for
Once again, it’s time to ask: How low can Donald Trump’s approval rating go? John Sides - May 24, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58320" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump listens during a news
A new expert survey finds warning signs for the state of American democracy Michael Miller - May 23, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57526" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Capitol is illuminated before sunrise
Trump told the Russians that firing Comey took the pressure off. This is what he should have said instead. - May 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58403" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks to Russian Foreign
What can Watergate teach us about the Trump White House? Andrew Rudalevige - May 18, 2017 Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) recently told a fundraising dinner that “We've
These 2 charts show why more Republicans don’t object to how Trump fired Comey Jeffrey Lazarus - May 16, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58393" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FBI Director James B. Comey testifies
This is why Richard Nixon taped his White House conversations Richard Moss and Luke Nichter - May 15, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58320" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump listens during a news
Firing Comey was legal. That doesn’t mean it was a good idea. Andrew Rudalevige - May 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58102" align="alignleft" width="1024"] A reporter reads the letter from
Why did Trump win? More whites — and fewer blacks — actually voted. Sean McElwee, Jesse Rhodes, Brian Schaffner, and Bernard Fraga - May 8, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57944" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton arrive at the
Republicans claim Trump may have been surveilled through ‘incidental collection.’ What’s incidental collection? Henry Farrell - March 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55620" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FBI Director James B. Comey leaves
Trump says that classified leaks are devastating America. Here’s the real issue with secrets and leaks. Rahul Sagar - February 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54662" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump with FBI Director James
Was the 2016 U.S. election democratic? Here are 7 serious shortfalls. Dan Slater and Lucan Way - January 12, 2017 Since the Cold War, more and more nations have held
How people’s sensitivity to threats illuminates the rise of Donald Trump John Hibbing - December 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_49426" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Donald Trump, speaking aboard the World
The U.S. tried to change other countries’ governments 72 times during the Cold War Lindsey O'Rourke - December 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46299" align="aligncenter" width="960"] People walk in Red Square, with
How pollsters could use social media data to improve election forecasts Stefano Iacus, Luigi Curini, and Andrea Ceron - December 21, 2016 [caption id="attachment_51672" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Twitter logo. (Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images)[/caption] Donald Trump's
This is why the push for transparency may have cost Clinton the election Joshua Rovner - November 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50152" align="aligncenter" width="960"] FBI Director James Comey testifies under
Why it’s entirely predictable that Hillary Clinton’s emails are back in the news Matthew Baum - November 1, 2016 [caption id="attachment_46605" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Hillary Clinton makes an appearance at
Does more policing lead to less crime — or just more racial resentment? Zachary O'Keeffe and Christopher Sullivan - July 25, 2016 [caption id="attachment_44353" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Dallas Police Chief David Brown at