The GOP is using bathrooms to target the first trans congresswoman Zein Murib - November 19, 2024 A long, ugly history of bathrooms-as-discrimination predates the attack on freshman member of Congress Sarah McBride.
Did Biden have the authority to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen? Andrew Rudalevige - January 30, 2024 Let’s look at the Constitution, the War Powers Resolution, and what might authorize or constrain military action.
What does it take to depose the House speaker? Sarah Binder - September 25, 2023 Hint: There’s a secret list of speakers in waiting
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
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s supporters don’t care what critics think Victor Wu - November 16, 2022 If Trump picks her as his running mate, she’ll have a bigger platform. And Republican leaders can’t dent her approval.
How the next Congress could overturn House elections Jeffery Jenkins - November 2, 2022 If election deniers challenge losses, the new House majority will decide who gets seated. Here’s the history behind such challenges.
Is Christian nationalism growing or declining? Both. Samuel Perry and Andrew Whitehead - October 24, 2022 Fewer Americans subscribe to the ideology, but it’s growing in influence among Republicans, including rank-and-file and in public office
Americans are growing more accepting of Christian nationalism Irfan Nooruddin, Eric L. McDaniel, and Allyson F. Shortle - August 31, 2022 When Marjorie Taylor Greene claims the label, it makes the anti-democratic ideology more publicly acceptable.
Republicans are increasingly sharing misinformation, research finds Megan A. Brown and Maggie Macdonald - August 28, 2022 Republican candidates have dramatically increased how much they share from unreliable sources in just two years
How will Elon Musk change social media? Deana A. Rohlinger - May 8, 2022 Hand-wringing over what Musk might do assumes Twitter has helped slow the spread of disinformation. Our research finds otherwise.