Texas isn’t the only state denying essential medical care to trans youths. Here’s what’s going on.
Conservatives are increasingly imposing government control over sexuality and gender
Trump just issued another immigration ban. That’s because Congress handed over its immigration powers.
Like most presidents, Trump isn’t allowing “a good crisis to go to waste.”
This is who Americans trust about coronavirus information.
Here’s what our research finds
China and the U.S. blame each other for the coronavirus. But both countries made similar mistakes.
Communication lags may prove costly.
Nancy Pelosi said ‘the Squad’ was just ‘four people.’ But here’s why they might succeed.
Generational turnover and new technologies pose new challenges
This is what’s really happening to kids at the border
Reports of mistreatment of migrant children at the U.S. border
Trump is setting records in how few people he has appointed — and how long they take to confirm
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These are the conservative legal groups behind the Masterpiece Cakeshop case
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in Masterpiece Cakeshop v.
Candidate Trump attacked Obama’s executive orders. President Trump loves executive orders.
As he campaigned for the presidency, Donald Trump argued that
Most presidents rely on expertise. Trump treats experts like the enemy.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/trump-most-republican-senators-never-saw-the-gop-health-care-bill/2017/07/19/2c4efd84-6ca8-11e7-abbc-a53480672286_video.html President Trump’s policy agenda is in trouble. After nearly
New forecast: only a 55% chance that Jon Ossoff wins Georgia’s House special election
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Does the death penalty target people who are mentally ill? We checked.
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The GOP plan to fund Medicaid through block grants will probably weaken it
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‘Contraception deserts’ are what you get when you cut off this little-known federal program
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What could make Americans — and Congress — care about Zika?
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How racial segregation and political mismanagement led to Flint’s shocking water crisis
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Why Washington doesn’t work
Editors' note: In this archival post, first published on Nov. 5,
Psst, wanna change the law? Lobby this little-known government office after it's passed.
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Psst, wanna change the law? Lobby this little-known government office after it’s passed.
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Obamacare’s premiums are going up — at the same rate as everyone else’s
HealthCare.gov has reopened for business. For the next month, Americans
Obamacare's premiums are going up — at the same rate as everyone else's
HealthCare.gov has reopened for business. For the next month, Americans
Ebola will make Americans more likely to give up civil liberties
The emerging reaction to America’s newest case of Ebola shows
Five myths about the future of Obamacare
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If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck….Thoughts on the Hagel filibuster
I'm late to the conversation about whether Republican efforts to
The Failure of Plan B
After the House Republicans punted on legislation to extend the
Waiving at History
Recent weeks have seen a series of attacks on the Obama
Hail to the Chief (Roberts, that is): Some thoughts on the legislative implications of today’s ruling
Chief Justice John Roberts put it best this morning. "We
The Critics of Social Science Are Sometimes the Best Defenders of Social Science
Washington Post columnist Charles Lane's opposition to National Science Foundation
Below the Surface, Surprising Trust in Government
This post is coauthored with my Vanderbilt colleague Marc Hetherington:
Help reform the Institutional Review Board (IRB) system!
Zachary Schrag writes: Thank you for bringing attention to the