A major crisis abroad may exacerbate internal divisions within one of the US’s major political parties.
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Long gridlocked by fighting between the two major political parties, the US House is now split by conflict within the GOP, thanks in part to redistricting practices that boost extremism.
Foreign capitals no doubt see this turmoil and question the long-term reliability of Washington.
With the US government seemingly heading toward a potentially painful federal shutdown, a scholar explains why such events never occur in the UK.
While a single shutdown is unlikely to push a government worker to quit, the cumulative effect of multiple shutdowns can lead to low worker morale and employee retention problems.
Shutting down the government won’t help reduce the deficit. Here’s what would.
You won’t be able to ignore a government shutdown. From delayed business loans to slower mortgage applications and postponed food inspections, the effects could be substantial.
Working a day on the firelines as a wildland firefighter can require the endurance of riding the Tour de France. That takes a toll, as a physiologist explains.
The founders of the United States viewed impeachment as a way to remind the country and president that he is not above the law and to deter abuses of power.
Lawmakers have given themselves a virtually impossible task – and the stakes are high.
In the 10 years since the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act took effect, the measure appears to have had a greater effect on knowledge about sexual assault than on prevention.
The majority of Americans support TV coverage of former President Donald Trump’s trial on charges he attempted to overturn the 2020 election.
The framers decided that members of both the House and Senate would be required to be “an inhabitant” of the state they represent.
All who testified before a congressional subcommittee claimed that UFOs pose a threat to national security, though there’s still no public evidence that UFOs are extraterrestrial.
Michigan’s attorney general has charged 16 people in a fake electors plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Here’s how the Electoral College works.
Before there was Jack Smith, there was the House January 6 committee. Its work and findings may provide a hint about what new charges Smith might lodge against former President Donald Trump.
Women’s rights groups and politicians have pushed, ultimately unsuccessfully, for the Equal Rights Amendment to become part of the Constitution for the past several decades.
The US is proposing legislation to ease restrictions on sharing US military technologies with other countries. The AUKUS agreement depends on it.
Studies show, though, that voters don’t like all that nastiness.
Compromises, no matter how horrible, have long been used to solve seemingly intractable political problems – but at a cost.
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Boise State University
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Professor of Law and Adjunct Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University
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Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government, Dickinson Law, Penn State
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Visiting associate professor, Wayne State University
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Professor of Public Policy (retired), University of Virginia
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Part-Time Professor of Economics, The New School
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Assistant Professor of Government, Smith College
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Professor American Politics, Political Science, Georgia State University
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Professor, Political Science Department, College of the Holy Cross
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Professor of Political Science, Drake University
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Associate Professor of Law, Santa Clara University
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Associate Professor of Law, Rutgers University - Newark
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Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science and Public Policy, Brown University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Rochester Institute of Technology
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Research Specialist, the Miller Center, University of Virginia
