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Why the political ambition gap between men and women persists even at the local level - Emma Schroeder, Texas Christian University; Fiona Rodger, University of Notre Dame, and Samantha Chapa, University of Texas at Arlington

12 hours ago

How governments worldwide are shaping what AI can say about politics -- Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Vanderbilt University

12 hours ago

Offering cash for votes is quite common – but here's why it doesn't work -- Kenneth Greene, The University of Texas at Austin

12 hours ago

Are transgender sports bans really about protecting women? Survey data tells a different story -- Tatishe Nteta, UMass Amherst; Jesse Rhodes, UMass Amherst, and Lane Cuthbert, UMass Amherst

1 day ago

Are partisan politics even changing up our accents? They just might be, y'all -- Valerie M. Fridland, University of Nevada, Reno

1 day ago

Young voters fear mass shootings like the one in Oregon, but that fear divides them on gun control -- Jillian Turanovic, University of Colorado Boulder and Kristin Lloyd, Clemson University

2 days ago

Maine Sen. Collins' success bringing home federal funds is a perfect example of the thin line between political favoritism and effective representation -- Nicholas Jacobs, Colby College; Institute for Humane Studies

1 day ago

Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump's drive to assert federal authority over elections -- Thom Reilly, Arizona State University

5 days ago

Why the GOP's voter fraud messaging may backfire -- Christopher Miller, University of Richmond

6 days ago

Republicans can confirm a Supreme Court justice if Democrats take the Senate, but at what cost? -- Paul M. Collins Jr., UMass Amherst

6 days ago

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8 months ago

I've been studying election integrity for 26 years, and here's why I expect a normal election this November instead of chaos -- Justin Levitt, Loyola Law School Los Angeles

7 days ago

Democrats distance themselves from trans rights – close midterm races may show whether that pays off -- Dorian Rhea Debussy, The Ohio State University

8 days ago

Federal spending on climate change before 2024 election boosted incumbents of both parties -- Kayla Morton, University of Delaware

1 day ago

How candidates are (quietly) talking about climate change – 3 election strategies you'll see across the US -- Geoffrey Henderson, University of Michigan and Nathaniel Geiger, University of Michigan

2 days ago

What the law says about armed officers at polling places -- Danielle Friedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

13 days ago

Meet the 'independent voters' who will likely decide which party triumphs in the 2026 midterm elections -- Julio Borquez, University of Michigan-Dearborn

13 days ago

These state supreme court races could decide abortion access and trans rights -- Rachel Rebouché, The University of Texas at Austin

13 days ago

We've tracked $80M of spending on almost 170 AI-generated political ads this year – it's weird -- Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University; Erika Franklin Fowler, Wesleyan University, and Michael Franz, Bowdoin College

15 days ago

Trump wants an AI Force like Space Force, but that could make AI's risks harder to manage -- Jason M. Blazakis, Middlebury College

23 days ago

Trump frames unregulated AI as a way to keep ahead of China – but in fact, it harms US national security -- Stephen Collins, Kennesaw State University

23 days ago

Other presidents have let white-collar criminals dodge financial penalties – but not like Trump -- Caren Morrison, Georgia State University

28 days ago

How Trump's crypto winnings undermined the industry's push for looser regulation -- Lee Reiners, Duke University

27 days ago

Pete Hegseth is rebuilding the Army's 'brass ceiling' -- Jeremiah Favara, Gonzaga University

1 month ago

Security clearances don't determine whom a president can trust – they reveal risks the president may not know -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology

1 month ago

The Pentagon is using polygraphs to hunt leakers, but the tests are more theater than fact -- Brian O'Neill, Georgia Institute of Technology

1 month ago

What comes next for the 1 million people who have lost – or will soon lose – Temporary Protected Status -- Jean Lantz Reisz, University of Southern California

1 month ago

In newly independent US, Americans debated whether public executions taught a lesson or just showed off the state's power to destroy -- Maurizio Valsania, Università di Torino

7 days ago

Why the Paramount-Warner merger is a problem for democracy -- Seth Ashley, Colorado State University

8 days ago

US inequality is getting worse in ways you might not expect -- Markus Schneider, University of Denver

1 day ago

Across the US, people don't want data centers coming to their communities -- Neha Gour, George Mason University; John Kotcher, George Mason University, and Teresa Myers, George Mason University

8 days ago

Today's irreverent politics ignore ancient wisdom: The need to know your limits -- Robert A. Ballingall, University of Maine

8 days ago

Why the assault weapons debate is a culture debate -- Robert Spitzer, State University of New York Cortland

12 days ago

White nationalism's appeal runs deeper than partisan politics -- Patrick Egan, New York University; James Bisbee, Vanderbilt University, and Joshua A. Tucker, New York University

16 days ago

The trouble with Flock cameras is the surveillance system's architecture, not just some of its users -- Henry F. Fradella, Arizona State University

19 days ago

When abortion and surrogacy law collide, contracts can't answer the hardest questions -- Sonia Suter, George Washington University and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia

9 days ago

Christa Pike survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest person to endure a failed execution -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

19 days ago

Originalism: What it is, what it isn't and why it's the most democratic option for the Supreme Court -- Brian Fitzpatrick, Vanderbilt University

21 days ago

How due process, not the First Amendment, got the White House ban on reporters blocked in court -- Wayne Unger, Quinnipiac University

26 days ago

After Supreme Court setback, Trump again targets immigration by expanding definition of birthright citizenship -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

2 months ago

Texas prosecutors are calling a teenage shooting spree 'terrorism' – the case could reshape American criminal law -- Art Jipson, University of Dayton

2 months ago

Is withholding federal counterterrorism funds from states – as FEMA has threatened – legal? -- Austin Sarat, Amherst College

2 months ago

When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton

3 months ago

Many vapes and e-cigarettes are now banned in Pennsylvania – here's what Philly consumers and businesses need to know -- Ana Santos Rutschman, Villanova University

1 day ago

Philly voters care about local issues, but election integrity fears make them wonder if their vote matters -- Heather LaMarre, Temple University

7 days ago

Murder of Black suffrage leader Octavius Catto reveals why Election Day 1871 was one of the most violent in Philadelphia history -- Timothy Welbeck, Temple University

8 days ago

More than 119 million Brazilians voted in the Oct. 4 election – including about 21,000 Florida residents -- Rafael R. Ioris, University of Denver

9 days ago

The oil market that sets today's gas prices was invented in western Pennsylvania -- Brian C. Black, Penn State

12 days ago

2026 midterms could be the end of Pennsylvania's split legislature, with effects on affordability, election reform, marijuana and more -- Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State

16 days ago

Can development happen without displacement? Pittsburgh's Hazelwood neighborhood is a test case -- Ira Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania

20 days ago

1 in 2 Florida residents live in HOAs – how these private governments are reshaping the American Dream -- Stephanie A. Dhuman, Hamilton College

21 days ago

Young voters fear mass shootings but are divided on gun control -- Jillian Turanovic, University of Colorado Boulder and Kristin Lloyd, Clemson University

3 days ago