What the clean energy boom means for fossil fuel communities Jeremy Wallace, Dustin Tingley, and Alexander F. Gazmararian - November 21, 2023 'Uncertain Futures' reveals what makes policies and promises attractive to those upturned by a greener economy.
Why Democrats won’t outmaneuver Tommy Tuberville Sarah Binder - September 20, 2023 There are risks to changing Senate rules.
Goodbye to the 117th Congress, bookended by remarkable events Sarah Binder - December 27, 2022 The 2022 roundups: Congress’s year in review.
Win or lose, progressive challengers have influenced the Democrats’ agenda Amelia Malpas - September 29, 2022 When ‘primaried’ by progressives, Democratic incumbents shift further left, research finds
How did the Democrats’ major spending bill get off life support? Matthew N. Green - August 8, 2022 These factors made the difference
Will the Democrats’ big bill get past the hurdles of reconciliation? Sarah Binder - August 6, 2022 From the ‘Byrd bath’ to the ‘vote-a-rama,’ here’s what’s happening with the Inflation Reduction Act
It’s not just Manchin. Here’s why Congress struggles to pass climate bills. Sarah Binder - July 25, 2022 These three deeper issues make it very hard to act on climate, specifically.
Could the U.S. soon be on track to cut carbon emissions in half? Leah C. Stokes - June 7, 2022 Here’s the latest on Biden’s executive actions — and Manchin’s signals about legislation
Three reasons Congress is still unlikely to pass new gun laws Sarah Binder - May 26, 2022 Here’s why even the deadliest school shooting in a decade probably won’t prompt much change
What will Congress do on abortion post-Roe? Michele Swers - May 9, 2022 Here’s what Democrats and Republicans will probably do
What Alito’s draft gets wrong about women and political power Rebecca J. Kreitzer and Candis Smith - May 6, 2022 Research finds many ways that women, especially women of color, are excluded from equal access to power
Poor mothers get shut out of the Child Tax Credit, our research finds Ashley Nunes - May 3, 2022 Four things to know about this federal benefit, designed to help working parents support their children
International Women’s Day reminds us that the pandemic hurt gender equality. A lot. Jennifer Piscopo - March 7, 2022 But around the globe, activists and policymakers have laid out plans for economic recovery that would help reverse the losses — and help eliminate the reasons that women face inequality
House committees are hearing from fewer witnesses. That hurts public policy. Lauren C. Bell, Kevin Kosar, and John D. Rackey - January 27, 2022 When members use hearings to grandstand, potential witnesses fear they will be used as targets.
What do Manchin and Sinema want? Neilan S. Chaturvedi - January 26, 2022 ‘Moderate’ senators have to satisfy both red and blue voters. But Democrats can still reach them.
Despite Manchin and Sinema, Democrats are more united than they’ve been for decades Adam Hilton - January 24, 2022 Since the 1960s, the Democratic Party has been dismantled and rebuilt in a strongly progressive direction
What were Democrats thinking when they tried — and failed — to pass their voting rights bill? Sarah Binder - January 21, 2022 Changing Senate rules is really, really hard.
California’s city councils are getting more diverse. This law made that happen. Sean Long and Loren Collingwood - January 18, 2022 Electing people by district instead of citywide improves minority representation
Sen. Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act would help stop gerrymandering, our research finds Peter Miller and Anna Harris - January 9, 2022 We examined new district maps, and found that those drawn by independent commissions would be most likely to pass the Manchin test
As written, Build Back Better could support — or devastate — child care for disadvantaged working parents Jennifer Bouek - December 5, 2021 Child-care centers in Boston’s poorer areas had to close when the city boosted universal prekindergarten, research finds
Three reasons Congress finally passed an infrastructure bill Sarah Binder - November 8, 2021 And what happened to Build Back Better, the social and climate infrastructure bill?
What climate policies would Americans support? Steven Kull - November 3, 2021 There’s some surprising agreement across Democratic and Republican voters
Twitter amplifies conservative politicians. Is it because users mock them? Megan Brown, Joshua Tucker, and Jonathan Nagler - October 26, 2021 Our research suggests conservative politicians are ‘ratioed’ more often. That may explain why they’re in your timeline.
Biden wants more wind energy. Those projects should help local politicians, our research finds. Oksan Bayulgen, Mary Buchanan, Lyle Scruggs, and Carol Atkinson-Palombo - October 19, 2021 Wind turbines don’t just deliver clean energy; they help both Republican and Democratic incumbents win reelection.
Congress is bumping up its top staffers’ salaries. But its real problem is the underpayment of junior staffers. Joshua McCrain - August 19, 2021 The House’s changes will be among the most significant reforms to staffing in decades. Will they be enough?
Texas House Democrats fled the state to kill a restrictive voting bill. Will their gambit work? Matthew N. 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
Do we have an infrastructure deal? Sarah Binder - June 27, 2021 Four takeaways on what Democrats and Republicans are up to — and why it’s a big deal
Why Joe Manchin is such a problem for his party Sarah Binder - June 10, 2021 It's not easy being blue in a red state
4 reasons the GOP wouldn’t vote for a Jan. 6 commission Sarah Binder - May 27, 2021 It wasn’t the first filibuster of the year, and it won’t be the last
Biden told big multinational corporations to “get real” about paying taxes. Here’s what he plans to do Todd N. Tucker - April 5, 2021 Businesses have declared ‘all-out war’ on the Biden tax agenda
Biden’s Democrats want to roll back the Reagan era. Are the party and the country ready? Amelia Malpas and Adam Hilton - March 19, 2021 Democrats have been moving to the left since well before the pandemic, our research finds
Biden says bring back the ‘talking filibuster.’ Would that really let Senate Democrats pass bills? Sarah Binder - March 17, 2021 The details are devilish
Democrats moved Biden’s pandemic relief bill quickly. Their work will get a lot harder from here. Sarah Binder - March 8, 2021 Here are four takeaways from Democrats’ response to the pandemic
The Hyde Amendment blocks federal funding of abortion. Will House Democrats repeal it? Michele Swers and Kelly L. Rolfes-Haase / Managing Editor - February 22, 2021 Democrats and Republicans weren’t always divided on abortion funding. That has changed.
Democrats are bringing earmarks back. Aren’t earmarks bad? Jeffrey Lazarus - February 17, 2021 They’re useful tools for majority-party leaders
What the heck is budget reconciliation? Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - February 3, 2021 Your guide to another arcane congressional fiscal tool.
McConnell and Schumer ended their standoff over the new Senate. Who won and what happened? Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - January 26, 2021 And why were they talking about the filibuster at all?
What will the Senate do about Trump’s Supreme Court nominee? Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - September 22, 2020 Three things to know about what’s coming next.
Mitt Romney changed the impeachment story, all by himself. Here are 3 reasons that matters. Sarah Binder - February 5, 2020 That’s unusual for a lone politician in our partisan era.
Want a less partisan senator? Elect a former governor. Misty Knight-Finley and Alex Keena - July 31, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76207" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former GOP presidential nominee and current
Will Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski support Trump’s Supreme Court nominee? Here’s what history tells us. Michele Swers - July 6, 2018 [caption id="attachment_75341" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) speaks at
It sure looks as if Kirsten Gillibrand is running for president Sean McElwee and Jon Green - January 1, 2018 Will Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) run for president in 2020?
This is why the Senate is at a nuclear brink Sarah Binder - April 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_27560" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Will Senate Republicans pursue the nuclear
Deal-making in a polarized Congress - October 16, 2013 By reaching an 11th-hour deal to raise the debt ceiling
The Death March of the Moderates Nolan McCarty - February 29, 2012 A famous map by Charles Joseph Minard illustrates the plight