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For the U.S. Senate, 2023 was a year marked by gridlock and scandal. Last year, productivity in the upper chamber hit a historic low, as the senate enacted only 40 public bills into law, by far the...
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The general election is only six months away, and while the Biden team is campaigning across the country, former President Donald Trump is confined to a Manhattan courtroom four days a week. Despite...
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Public trust in high-level, U.S. government institutions stands at near record lows. According to a June 2023 Gallup survey, only 27% of Americans have a high-level of confidence in the U.S. Supreme...
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The presidential election is only months away, and the candidates from each major party are uniquely unpopular. According to a February 2024 New York Times/Siena College poll, 54% of Americans have...
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Gun ownership has been a constitutional right in the United States for over 200 years. But in an era of regular mass shootings and rising rates of gun violence, gun control policy is a hot-button...
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Every vote counts in American politics — but in certain parts of the country, a single vote can be far more important than in others. Because of the electoral college system, the outcome of...
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In recent weeks, Donald Trump, the likely Republican candidate in the 2024 general election, has been pulling away from President Joe Biden in the polls. The latest survey data from public opinion...
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With the 2024 presidential election only months away, the major parties’ leading candidates are, from a historical perspective, uniquely unpopular. A recent Gallup poll found that President Joe...
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For much of his first term in office, President Joe Biden has not fared well in public opinion surveys. During his first three years as president, Biden had an average job approval rating of just 43%...
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The United States Senate is more politically polarized than it has been in decades. According to analysis by the Pew Research Center, the ideological gap between Republican and Democratic senators is...
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The United States Senate is the highest chamber of the legislative branch. Made up of 100 lawmakers – two from each state – the senate body’s constitutional powers include oversight over the...
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