For the first time, women will hold these four key congressional jobs
Women will lead the House and Senate appropriations committees in a highly contentious time. Will they do their jobs any differently than men might?
Why aren’t there more Republican women in Congress?
Congress has far more Democratic than Republican women. That’s not likely to change.
Three takeaways from Congress’s ability to avoid a shutdown — this time around, at least
No one wants the blame for shutting down the government.
In every state, majorities oppose Trump’s proposed ban on transgender military service
After President Trump recently proposed to ban transgender people from
Polarization we can live with. Partisan warfare is the problem.
Sean Theriault is an associate professor in the Government Department
Reforming the Senate 1: Reviewing the Options
John Sides asked me to comment on Harry Reid’s recent