What to expect when Congress counts the electoral college votes on Wednesday
Yes, there might be procedural skirmishing. But old rules are hard to break.
Will Trump’s Fourth of July speech soften — or sharpen — Americans’ partisan divisions?
The holiday can evoke a shared identity that reduces dislike of the ‘other’ party.
This is why the Senate should care about Brett Kavanaugh’s time as Bush’s staff secretary
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Underfunding the State Department could hurt U.S. exports — and U.S. companies
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What the JFK assassination files can tell us about the U.S. plot to kill Castro
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Happy (belated) birthday, Watergate break-in!
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This is what Asian Americans really think about undocumented immigration
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Trump may have the ‘most executive orders’ since Truman. But what did they accomplish?
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Trump pledged to reverse Obama’s executive orders. Here’s how well past presidents have fulfilled that pledge.
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The U.S. tried to change other countries’ governments 72 times during the Cold War
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The electoral college has serious problems. So do any alternatives.
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Here’s what data science tells us about Hillary Clinton’s emails
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The unilateral president? An addendum.
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Political Football
The college football bowl season gets underway this weekend with
Where in the World Is the US Constitution?
bq. The original Constitution was simply filed away and, later,
Nixon and Elvis: The Rest of the Story
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