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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters Republicans Remain Divided as Democrats Unite
As Clinton consolidates her support, the GOP struggles to coalesce around a candidate.
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Jim Bourg / Reuters How GOP Radicals Made the Speakership Unappealing
Leaders who try to operate within realistic constraints face certain revolt from insurgents demanding ideological purity.
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Miller Center / Flickr The Legacy of Andy Kohut
The former head of the Pew Research Center changed the face of polling in America.
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Rebecca Cook / Reuters Maybe This Time Really Is Different
Historical precedents augur against Donald Trump—but perhaps the old rules no longer apply.
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Jim Cole / AP The Republican Road Block Ahead
The party grips with an intensifying crisis as the presidential race and mess in Congress intersect.
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Scott Morgan / Reuters The New York Times’ Botched Story on Hillary Clinton
The paper of record’s inaccurate reporting on a nonexistent criminal investigation was a failure that should entail more serious consequences.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters How Congress Can Improve the Iran Nuclear Deal
Blocking the agreement poses risks, but legislators can use their role to extract commitments that address key concerns.
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Paul Sancya / AP A Bipartisan Victory for Medical Research in Congress
Republicans and Democrats in the House find improbable common ground on the 21st Century Cures Act.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Real Story of Obamacare's Birth
One reason for the continued resistance to the Affordable Care Act is a badly distorted narrative of how it became law.
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Keith Bedford / Reuters This Isn't Dennis Hastert's First Scandal
Though the former U.S. House Speaker was known for his amiability, his political career was decidedly checkered.
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Rick Wilking/Reuters Bleeding the IRS Will Make the Tax System Worse
The budget deficit will grow, taxpayers won't get answers, and the rich will get off easier.
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Andrew Kelly/Reuters How Racists and Partisans Exploit the Age of Obama
Since 2008, the Democratic Party has increasingly become the home of minorities, while the Republican Party draws its support from whites.
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Elkanah Tisdale/Wikimedia One of the Few Tools Left to Stop Gerrymandering Is in Peril
If the Supreme Court decides to stop letting voters take control of the redistricting process away from partisan legislators, polarization can only get worse.
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Mike Carlson/Reuters Mitt Romney's Executive Actions That Never Were
The Republican candidate planned a series of orders far more sweeping that Obama's immigration push to thwart Obamacare. Where were the critics of presidential overreach then?
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Siu Chiu/Reuters How Lame Will the Lame-Duck Be?
Between now and the end of the year, Congress could take major steps to fund the government and approve nominees—or it could shut down the government.
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Amazon Studios In Alpha House, Politicians Are People Too
Unlike the overly cynical House of Cards, Garry Trudeau's political satire treats its characters as fully formed human beings, flawed but ultimately sympathetic.
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Lucy Nicholson/Reuters $3 Gas Isn't Necessarily Good for America
Plunging oil prices will affect the U.S.'s global relationships in complicated ways.
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Justin Hayworth/AP When Conspiracy Theories Don't Fit the Media Narrative
Why haven't Joni Ernst's flirtation with Agenda 21 or Tom Cotton's ideas about ISIS gotten more attention?
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Larry Downing/Reuters Will a Republican Congress Be a Hot Mess?
The GOP has a good chance to win control on Tuesday. Whether they can control themselves is another question.
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Orlin Wagner/AP How Independents Could Seize Control of the Senate
There's a small but real chance a bloc of unaffiliated senators could form after the midterms and help moderate the chamber.
