Why people are fighting over Social Security numbers Joshua McCabe - July 19, 2022 Liberal groups don’t like Mitt Romney’s proposal to limit who gets tax credits designed to help lift children from poverty
Americans aren’t asking for transgender sports bans. So why pass them? Patrick Miller, Jami Taylor, , Daniel Lewis, and Andrew R. Flores - May 22, 2022 Conservative Republicans are pushing a policy agenda.
Americans supported Jackson. Why didn’t more Republican senators? Sarah Binder - April 8, 2022 Partisan fights have become the norm in Supreme Court nominations
Why aren’t Americans rallying around Biden during a war? Peter Enns and Douglas Kriner - April 4, 2022 Encouraged by some of their leaders, more Republicans disapprove of Biden than Democrats disapprove of Trump.
In words and deeds, Putin shows he’s rejecting even Soviet-era borders Daniel Treisman - February 25, 2022 His speech this week makes it clear he’s out to restore “historic Russia”
Virginia’s new lieutenant governor is a Black Republican woman. That identity is more common than you may think. Andra Gillespie - January 21, 2022 Winsome Sears represents a persistent minority viewpoint in Black politics.
Sen. Manchin’s Freedom to Vote Act would help stop gerrymandering, our research finds Peter Miller and Anna Harris - January 9, 2022 We examined new district maps, and found that those drawn by independent commissions would be most likely to pass the Manchin test
Why the Pentagon can’t fully account for all its assets — in Afghanistan or anywhere else Christian I. Bale - September 22, 2021 Incomplete audits make wasteful spending more likely
Olympic officials resisted pressure to ban Iran from the Tokyo Games Andrew Bertoli, Thandiwe Keet, and Aleksandra Smajevic - July 27, 2021 In these 9 cases, sporting authorities tried to ban a country from international competition.
Redistricting might gain Republicans a few seats in Congress. Their real gains will be in state legislatures. Michael Latner, Anthony Smith, Anthony McGann, and Alex Keena / Managing Editor - May 4, 2021 In some states, GOP supermajorities may allow them to ignore Democratic governors.