Would Russia use nuclear weapons in Ukraine?
Scholars think more aggressive actions increase the risk of a nuclear response.
How Native women in state legislatures are changing politics
From tribal sovereignty to missing and murdered Indigenous women, they’re responding to Native concerns.
What Mary Peltola’s win in Alaska may mean for Indian country
Rep.-elect Peltola joins the U.S. House of Representatives this week and is on the ballot again in November.
How far have human rights in Hong Kong eroded? We measured.
The national security law imposed in 2020 marked a big change.
State judges tend to uphold their own party’s redistricting maps
That’s especially true for elected Republican judges when lawsuits allege partisan gerrymandering
Russia’s land grabs in Ukraine could break the international order
Would other countries also try to claim territory that contains their ethnic kin?
Brazil’s president is rallying his base — so that he can expand his power
Our research finds that voters may encourage democratically elected leaders to undermine democracy