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A debate over whether President Biden’s views on abortion disqualify him from taking Communion serves to expose a rift between US bishops and the pope, and is a threat to the church itself.
Communion is the central act of Catholic worship. So why are some US bishops trying to stop President Joe Biden – a devout Catholic – from partaking?
Three scholars examine President Biden’s rhetoric, the symbolism and the several ambitious plans he proposed in his first address to Congress.
Endless filibustering has paralysed the US Senate, and with it all of Congress. Will this form of obstructionism be one of the main challenges facing Biden, as some Democrats fear?
‘Mind your manners’ isn’t just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and the Founding Fathers knew it.
Donald Trump is now the subject of a second impeachment trial. Although Democrats were initially optimistic, it is unlikely to succeed given the position of Republicans.
With obscenities and violence, rioters at the Capitol left an obvious message: angry contempt for women.
‘Mind your manners’ isn’t just something your mother told you. Manners – and civility – are an essential component of how things get done in government, and the Founding Fathers knew it.
President-elect Joe Biden has successfully enticed the young into politics. As he approaches his 78th birthday, will he also serve their interests?
The US is a key player in the Good Friday Agreement – but there’s an election to think about too.
It’s easy to perceive a political opponent as being uncivil – and that opens the door for an uncivil reply as well.
In retweeting a doctored image of Nancy Pelosi standing in a hijab in front of an Iranian flag, Trump is playing into fears that Iran and Islam are evil and anti-American.
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges Wednesday, both the charges and Netanyahu’s response to them were reminiscent of the situation President Trump is in.
Democrats and Republicans are speaking about impeachment with dramatically different language. The winner of this frame war will succeed in shaping how Americans understand the impeachment inquiry.
The House of Representatives voted Thursday on a resolution that laid out a process for the inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But was the resolution constitutionally necessary?
The impeachment investigation of US president Donald Trump has formally started, but much has changed since 1974, when Richard Nixon was forced out of office.
Investigations often damage the president’s approval rating, particularly if the inquiry drags on for a long time. But that may not matter to a historically unpopular president like Trump.
A little-known provision of the Constitution might allow Trump to be reelected president in 2020 even if he is removed from office through the impeachment process.
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Visiting associate professor, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Minnesota
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Adjunct Professor of Politics and Director of Think Again, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor of History and Asian Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Professor of Public Theology and Director of The Bernardin Center, Catholic Theological Union
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Professeur d'Histoire et civilisation US, Université Paris Cité
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University Professor, Professor of International Relations and History, The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
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William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science, Amherst College
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