How Congress is pushing back against Trump’s unprecedented use of emergency powers
Unless the laws change, future presidents are more likely to exploit emergency powers, now that Trump has ended the tradition of restraint.
Members of Congress are specializing less often. That makes them less effective.
Here’s how to encourage more expertise.
Can Congress reclaim authority it has handed over to the president? It’s trying.
With their bipartisan backing, these bills could claw back some powers that have shifted to the presidency.
Americans overwhelmingly oppose school reopenings, data finds
Black and Latinx Americans are especially worried about reopenings — but are also worried about their children falling behind
What helps non-black people support Black Lives Matter? A signal from someone in their own ethnic group.
Our surveys uncover how this messaging works
Congress and Trump have produced four emergency pandemic bills. Don’t expect a fifth anytime soon.
Here are four takeaways from Congress’s latest effort to respond to the coronavirus.
No, voting by mail does not give either party an advantage. Here’s how we know.
We examined data from California, Utah and Washington