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.
Why Republicans are attacking Disney for ‘grooming’ on LGBTQ rights Michael Feola - May 5, 2022 The ‘new right’ believes that to win in politics, it first has to break what it sees as the left’s stranglehold on the culture
Why aren’t Americans rallying around Biden during a war? Peter Enns and Douglas Kriner - April 4, 2022 Encouraged by some of their leaders, more Republicans disapprove of Biden than Democrats disapprove of Trump.
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
Twitter banned Marjorie Taylor Greene. That may not hurt her much. Megan A. Brown and Maggie Macdonald - January 13, 2022 She’s gaining followers and ‘likes’ on other social media platforms, our research finds
Here’s how Republican and Democratic party leaders reward the faithful and punish wayward members SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor - December 13, 2021 Watch what they give, not what they say.
How to decode the party politics that led to Rep. Gosar’s censure Michele Swers - November 22, 2021 Mostly Democrats voted to censure him for tweeting an animated video of an attack on Ocasio-Cortez. Republicans promise payback.
Why Liz Cheney didn’t survive the second effort to oust her from leadership Matthew N. Green - May 12, 2021 As Cheney grows more defiant, the GOP congressional caucus moves closer to Trump.
Republican women are becoming key party messengers. Here’s how it happened. Catherine Wineinger - February 15, 2021 Just ask Reps. Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, now standing for the GOP’s two opposing poles
Why Republicans haven’t abandoned Trumpism Pippa Norris - February 8, 2021 Parties can and do change. But these four barriers stand between the Republican Party and moderation.
Twitter put warning labels on hundreds of thousands of tweets. Our research examined which worked best. Zeve Sanderson, Richard Bonneau, Megan A. Brown, Joshua Tucker, and Jonathan Nagler - December 8, 2020 Without a hard block, tweets continue to spread — especially tweets by President Trump
Who supports QAnon? Here’s what our poll finds. Justin Stoler, Joseph E. Uscinski, and Casey Klofstad - August 2, 2020 Its appeal is not really based on traditional left-right, Democratic-Republican politics.