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Politics · The Conversation · Nov 6, 5:09 PM
For generations, Black women have been asked to save a democracy that would not save them, carrying entire movements on their backs. Now a Black woman has been elected to govern Georgia.
Politics · The Conversation · Nov 5, 8:56 PM
About 86% of Black Michiganders voted for Abdul El-Sayed for US Senate, according to preliminary data.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 5, 2:26 PM
Republican Gov.-elect Byron Donalds ran on the promise of continuing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ agenda.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 11:10 PM
Polls had signaled important gains for Democrats ahead of Election Day, in the most reassuring performance since accurately anticipating Barack Obama’s presidential election in 2008.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 10:48 PM
Amendment 3, which cuts property taxes for most homeowners, will also mean a 30% drop in tax revenue for Florida counties.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 7:42 PM
Pennsylvania has had a split legislature since 2000. No more.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 5:48 AM
Election Day turned into a massive rebuke of President Donald Trump: a blue wave not seen in 20 years that was built on transforming the economy and rising prices into a central line of attack.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 3:44 AM
Oversight has played an important role in American democracy. House Democrats – who are set to be the majority party in that chamber in 2027 – aim to use that power over the Trump administration.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 4, 2:20 AM
The Trump administration fought one battle after another in the nation’s courts over its power – or lack thereof – before the 2026 midterm elections.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Nov 2, 1:05 PM
Libraries, synagogues, parks and local businesses are becoming the real front line of recovery.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 30, 5:14 PM
The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 30, 12:13 PM
Many standard measures of economic health are strong, but voters in both parties are increasingly pessimistic.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 30, 12:12 PM
Cringe can generate enthusiasm among conservative voters by trolling the left while reducing serious policy debates to the level of online memes.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 30, 12:09 PM
An information science scholar analyzed statements by 17 presidents and found that Trump has rarely spoken of libraries at all – and when he has, he’s dismissed their importance.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 29, 12:25 PM
Younger Americans’ pop culture favorites have multipartisan appeal, but male creators dominate the list of top influencers, podcasters and comedians.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 29, 12:25 PM
A quiet US-Mexico border, and the reduced urgency of undocumented immigration, has deprived Republicans of an issue that previously energized voters and offered conservatives an advantage.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 29, 12:23 PM
A food systems researcher shows how trucking deregulation and lax antitrust enforcement let big grocery chains grow as rural distribution thinned.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 29, 1:39 AM
With no clear majority for the ruling coalition or main opposition bloc, working out who will form the next government could take months.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 28, 6:40 PM
Regardless of who wins the election, he’ll need to navigate these 3 major issues.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 28, 12:23 PM
Improving both supply and quality of childcare has been the focus of several states trying to find solutions on their own.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 28, 12:22 PM
A recent national survey reveals a US electorate that is unsettled, gloomy and likely looking for political change.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 28, 12:22 PM
Despite the headwinds that have cratered support for Donald Trump – high prices, the Iran war, corruption – many of Trump’s MAGA loyalists still back him. A scholar who studies MAGA looks at why.
Original at The Conversation ↗Politics · The Conversation · Oct 27, 12:16 PM
Decades of helping child soldiers return to civilian life point to what US responses to youth violence miss.
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