MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

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What would each nominee tell us about the strengths of the party?

by Julia Marin Hellwege In the United States, today, over 5 million Americans don’t have access to proper congressional representation ei...

President Trump's net approval is negative in 34 of 51 states + DC, totaling 391 Electoral College votes.

Despite not getting one Republican to back their impeachment inquiry, House Democrats shouldn’t lose all hope of GOP support later on.

Women's representation dropped dramatically following the last election. But it's not because Tunisians suddenly became more conservative.

So, the House has voted to open an impeachment inquiry against President Trump. In practice, this means that more of the hearings will be...

In the first of two posts about Native American representation, Dr. Julia Marin Hellwege explains how the complex status of Native Americ...

The Hill resignation is not an isolated incident. Chasing female legislators from Congress based on their husband's behavior is a tradition.

Massive protests in Chile echo Brazil's crisis since 2013. Luckily for President Piñera, the partisan environment is very different.

Two recent congressional resolutions suggest that certain Republicans are less than enthusiastic about the president.

Green parties, once scrappy and disorganized, are making major gains across Europe. Here's why it's happening, and why it matters.

If the GOP can keep the first vote mostly party-line, it fosters the impression that impeachment will fail in the Senate.

If the idea of a "republic" means anything, it's that winning an election doesn't exempt you from American laws or values.

When a party loses power in the House, lobbying firms associated with that party lose revenue. It's different with the Senate.

History suggests that three “inside the Beltway” factors can convince reluctant lawmakers to support presidential impeachment.

President Mike Pence's first decision in office could easily cost him his job no matter which way he decided.

At this point, it should be clear that impeachment is a political process, not a legal one (Julia Azari has a good explainer on that poin...

An example of how social norms cement party discipline in Congress.

The 2020 Democratic primary process is heating up. The field of Democrats is already winnowing, and there are a lot of data-driven tea l...