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Why high-level U.S.-Russia talks are bad diplomacy

Elizabeth N. Saunders - February 19, 2025

Marco Rubio’s Riyadh meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov shows U.S. diplomacy is in crisis.

How Democrats can bolster public support for USAID

Michael Tesler - February 12, 2025

Democrats can effectively defend the embattled agency by focusing on popular foreign aid policies – and the growing public concerns about Elon Musk’s influence.

Making sense of the Supreme Court’s historic year

Amanda Hollis-Brusky - December 26, 2022

The TMC 2022 roundups: U.S. Supreme Court

Did amateur candidates cost Republicans the U.S. Senate?

Carlos Algara and Byengseon Bae / Managing Editor - December 7, 2022

A lot of amateurs ran for the Senate this year and lost. Here’s what you need to know.

Leaks don’t hurt trust in the Supreme Court. Unpopular decisions do.

Nathan T. Carrington and Logan Strother - May 12, 2022

That’s what our research found

Democrats are losing White women. Will repealing Roe bring them back?

Leah Ruppanner, Kelsy Kretschmer, and Christopher Stout - May 5, 2022

Possibly, if it’s combined with a strong mobilization strategy, research suggests

You’ve seen the leaked opinion overturning Roe. Here’s what comes next.

Julie Novkov - May 3, 2022

Opinions have been leaked before, but this one is different.

Will the women of France support Marine Le Pen?

Reut Itzkovitch-Malka, Or Tuttnauer, Odelia Oshri, and Liran Harsgor - April 17, 2022

Women are less likely to support populist radical-right parties because they seem risky, research finds, but Le Pen no longer seems so risky

How Biden could boost Republican support for tax hikes on the rich

Nina Sophie Weber, Julian Limberg, and David Hope - September 13, 2021

This information can change Republicans’ minds

The U.S. labeled a white supremacist group as ‘terrorists’ for the first time. It’s less significant than you think.

Anna Meier - April 29, 2020

Why pick an obscure group that’s not yet linked to an attack?