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Donald Trump’s decision not to take part in the first TV debate for Republicans who want to be the next presidents seems to have reaped rewards for him.
Scholarly experts explain many aspects and angles of the criminal cases involving 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.
Nationalism and patriotism are sometimes treated as synonyms, but they have very different meanings.
Presidents have family drama, like all other people. Hunter Biden is simply the latest example of a family member who has brought negative attention to a president’s administration.
COVID truthers use four enticing promises to gain a loyal following.
The Treasury has been taking extraordinary measures to delay a default, but these measures could fail as early as June 1.
A selection of the best of our coverage of the conflict from the past fortnight.
If elected, Biden would be the oldest person to occupy the White House. But he’s by far the most popular candidate the Democrats have.
We often talk about the American political landscape as if it were a line – Democrats on the left, Republicans on the right. Two political scientists say that view doesn’t reflect reality.
The arrest of a former American president is unprecedented, but the nation’s founders anticipated the day would come.
It is the first time an incumbent or former US president has been charged with a criminal offence.
As the former president faces court, this will be yet another litmus test for the strength of American democracy. And it’s an essential one.
Trump’s indictment will force Americans to grapple with the exact role of presidents – and limits of their power.
The word ‘woke’ has increasingly become caught up in the rhetoric of the culture war. But debates around wokeness and what it means are drawing attention away from the real issues.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is likely to be Donald Trump’s main opponent for the Republican presidential nomination.
Gothic storytelling, with its sinister atmosphere of conspiracy and other hallmarks, offers a way to reframe the Kennedy family lore.
A survey of more than 12,000 US voters found that Black Americans are among the most hopeful about the direction of politics – and they are turning that emotion into action at the polls.
Biden can seem like a relic from a different age. But he also represents tradition, a form of politics that is not trapped in constant, partisan trench warfare on every issue.
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Professor of International Politics, Clinton Institute, University College Dublin
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Assistant Professor, Miller Center, University of Virginia, and US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of American Politics, De Montfort University
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Associate Professor in American Politics and Foreign Policy, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor of American Studies, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Birmingham
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor and Director of the Centre on US Politics, UCL
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Lead Academic Teacher - Politics & Social Science (Swinburne Online), Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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