In a first, House Democrats elected a Black leader. Here’s what that means.
Hakeem Jeffries will be the next House minority leader. That could affect national politics in these four ways.
Redistricting might gain Republicans a few seats in Congress. Their real gains will be in state legislatures.
In some states, GOP supermajorities may allow them to ignore Democratic governors.
No, Trump can’t pardon himself or other insurrectionists. Impeachment would strip him of that power.
Congress can affirm what “except in cases of impeachment” means.
What happened to that ‘blue wave’?
Democratic Party moderates and progressives are blaming each other. Here’s what our research suggests.
Obama is right. The Floyd protests will change public policy.
Protests from the 1960s civil rights movement to the 1991 Los Angeles riots changed policies, my research finds
Several black mayors have endorsed Bloomberg. Will that influence black voters?
Some endorsements matter more than others
Is Nancy Pelosi in trouble?
Will House Democrats depose Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as their
What happened to John Boehner hasn’t happened in a century. No one knows what comes next.
John A. Boehner’s resignation from the House, and thus the
Hillary Clinton does not need to rebuild her standing among black voters
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Mapping the Super Committee
With all twelve appointees selected for the Super Committee (aka
Coburn and Conservative Media Outlets Criticize NSF-Funded Study of E-Townhalls
Via David Lazer, and some subsequent poking around, I learned