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The mysterious QAnon network is becoming an international movement, and an estimated 22% of Americans back one of its core beliefs.
Most prosecutors are elected in uncontested races across the country. But there are signs that the posts are becoming political hotbeds, placing more pressure on the criminal justice system.
Both Donald Trump and Joe Biden have been found with classified documents in breach of US law. But there are key differences in each case.
An expert in the circus in literature and culture explains the root of its resonance as a political metaphor – and why circus performers object to it.
The chaos in Brazil’s capital, along with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in the US, demonstrate that there is a key human factor in election integrity.
The House GOP is scrutinizing federal investigators for alleged abuses of power. But will they probe abuses that may have been committed by members of their own party?
Special counsels can help administrations avoid the perception of bias, but politics is never fully out of the picture.
Western Sahara remains largely under occupation and without any kind of international human rights monitoring.
Conservatives have a long history of contorting the words of Martin Luther King Jr. to further political goals at odds with King’s vision of a colorblind society.
Trump isn’t the first modern president with legal problems, but he would be the first former president to be indicted for alleged crimes.
The House GOP has announced a slew of investigations, including a review of the conduct of the Department of Justice and its investigations of Donald Trump.
What are classified documents? Who gets to see them? What happens if they are released? A former State Department and Department of Defense staffer who had top secret clearance provides the answers.
House Republicans have finally elected a leader after 15 gruelling votes.
The insights of an ancient historian show that the causes of civil unrest are often the same over time and across societies.
The events of Jan. 6, 2021, have been called an insurrection. The same word has often been used to describe the mostly forgotten rebellions against plantation owners by enslaved people.
In-person conversations between Republicans and Democrats lasting just 15 minutes were found to lessen political animus, research shows.
It’s not just a problem of leadership – ageing politicians tend to dominate around the world.
The role of then-President Donald Trump and his aides and advisers is important, but there is a lot more to the story of Jan. 6, 2021, than what happened behind closed doors.
A House committee released details of Trump’s tax returns from his time in office – and they show he paid zilch in 2020.
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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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