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It’s Really Hard To Measure The Effects Of Abortion Restrictions In Texas
When Abortion Was Only Legal In 6 States
New Clinic Standards In Texas Won’t Make Abortions Safer
Offering Birth Control Over The Counter Wouldn’t Make It Any Cheaper
Should States Spend Billions To Reduce Class Sizes?
Tracking 125,000 Incidents Of Global Terrorism
The Abortion Rate Is Falling Because Fewer Women Are Getting Pregnant
Understanding Different Measures Of Abortion
What If Most Campus Rapes Aren’t Committed By Serial Rapists?
Has The ADA Broken Its Economic Promises To People With Disabilities?
How Much Should State Legislators Get Paid?
One In Six Eligible Voters Has A Disability
What’s So Wrong With Insider Trading Anyway?
Can Miami Convince The Supreme Court That Subprime Loans Hurt Cities, Too?
Trump Probably Can’t Get Roe v. Wade Overturned
The Supreme Court Tackles The Political Riddle Of Race-Based Gerrymandering
In Today’s Supreme Court Case, Freedom Of Speech Meets Your Wallet
How Trump’s Supreme Court Could Overturn Roe v. Wade Without Overturning It
Is The Firing Squad More Humane Than Lethal Injection?
How Defunding Planned Parenthood Could Affect Health Care
Some States Are Making It Easier To Get Birth Control
The Arpaio Pardon Has Plenty Of Precedents … That Got Other Presidents In Trouble
America’s Shifting Religious Makeup Could Spell Trouble For Both Parties
Gorsuch Could Disappoint Conservatives On Immigration
Pardons Have Changed A Lot (And We’re Not Just Talking About Arpaio)
What Does A Typical Sexual Harasser Look Like? We Don’t Know.
The Values That ‘Values Voters’ Care About Most Are Policies, Not Character Traits
The Workplace Culture In Congress Fuels Sexual Harassment
Mueller Is Moving Quickly Compared To Past Special Counsel Investigations
The Christian Right Has A New Strategy On Gay Marriage
Trump Will Have A Hard Time Stopping The Russia Investigation — Even If He Fires Mueller
More Terrorist Attacks Can Make People More Resilient
Is President Trump Above The Law?
This Ohio Case Could Change Who Gets Purged From The Voter Rolls
To Combat Female Genital Cutting In The U.S., We Need More Information
Jeff Sessions Is Trying To Take Criminal Justice Back To The 1990s
Why Democrats And Republicans Did A Sudden 180 On The FBI
5 Questions To Ask Every Time Someone Leaves The Trump Administration
The Russia Investigation Is Moving Really Freaking Fast
Mueller Had Another Busy Week
Could The Supreme Court Really Bust Public-Sector Unions?
Why Dozens Of Mass Shootings Didn’t Change Americans’ Minds On Guns
How Trump And Race Are Splitting Evangelicals
Chief Justice Roberts Is Reshaping The First Amendment
Claiming Executive Privilege To Avoid Mueller Could Backfire For Trump
If Justice Kennedy Retires, His Replacement Could Undermine His Legacy
Pardoning Michael Cohen This Early In The Mueller Investigation Could Be Trouble For Trump
How Mueller’s First Year Compares To Watergate, Iran-Contra And Whitewater
The Supreme Court Is Stubbornly Analog — By Design
What Would Happen If Trump Fired Rosenstein?
The Russia Investigation Isn’t Less Popular — It’s Just More Polarizing
Why Rank-And-File Evangelicals Aren’t Likely To Turn On Trump Over Family Separation
John Roberts Will Probably Be The Supreme Court’s Next Swing Justice
Justice Kennedy Wasn’t A Moderate
How Four Potential Nominees Would Change The Supreme Court
How Brett Kavanaugh Would Change The Supreme Court
The Mueller Investigation Keeps Growing Fast
How Conservative Is Brett Kavanaugh?
How Catholic Bishops Are Shaping Health Care In Rural America
Insurers Can Send Patients To Religious Hospitals That Restrict Reproductive Care
Why Religious Health Care Restrictions Often Take Patients By Surprise
What’s Still On Mueller’s To-Do List?
Why Manafort’s Flip May Matter More Than 25 Russian Indictments
Is The Supreme Court Facing A Legitimacy Crisis?
Who Can Stop The Supreme Court?
These 8 Attorney-General Races Could Make A Big Difference To Trump’s Agenda
Politics Podcast: How Voting Laws Will Affect The Midterms
What Jeff Sessions’s Resignation Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation
Democrats Can Help The Mueller Investigation Now. But They Also Might Make Things Worse.
What Trump’s Legal Battles Tell Us About Presidential Power
Politics Podcast: What This Week Taught Us About Mueller’s Investigation
Michael Cohen Is The 33rd Person Mueller Has Charged — And Could Be Among The Most Important
What If We Already Have The Mueller Report?
Why It Might Be Impossible To Overturn A Presidential Pardon
What Trump’s Attorney General Pick Could Mean For The Mueller Investigation
Will The Supreme Court Fast-Track Cases Involving Trump?
Why One of Trump’s Biggest Legal Threats Is New York’s Attorney General
Could A Slew Of New Congressional Investigations Erode Trump’s Approval Rating?
What The Roger Stone Indictment Does (And Doesn’t) Tell Us
5 Scenarios For How Mueller’s Investigation Could End
Should Judges Pay Attention To Trump’s Tweets?
How Congressional Democrats Could Screw Up Their Trump Investigations
Trump Is Wrong. When The Opposition Party Runs The House, The President Gets Investigated.
Politics Podcast: Trump Plans To Declare A National Emergency
Does Trump’s National Emergency Set A Problematic Precedent For Conservatives?
Trump Is Losing The Legal Fight Against Sanctuary Cities, But It May Still Pay Off Politically
Politics Podcast: 99 Problems And Mueller Is Just One
Is The Russia Investigation Really Another Watergate?
How Two Arcane Clauses In The Constitution Could Expose Trump’s Businesses
Mueller Just Filed His Report. What Happens Next?
The Politics Surrounding Mueller Have Changed A Lot Since He Started
Emergency Politics Podcast: Mueller Has Filed His Report
Barr’s Summary Of The Mueller Report Seems Good For Trump
The Fight Over Partisan Gerrymandering Is Moving Beyond The Supreme Court
The Mueller Investigation Is Over, But Trump’s Legal Problems Are Not
Obstruction Of Justice Could Still Threaten Trump Politically
Mueller’s Report Doesn’t Exonerate Trump. But Does That Matter?
How The Citizenship Question Could Break The Census
Did Mueller’s Report Expose A Weakness In Our Political System?
Barr’s Hearing Was A Sneak Peek At The Next Few Months In Washington
Politics Podcast: Mueller’s Letter Puts Barr In The Hot Seat
Will Trump’s Latest Lawsuits Keep Congress From Investigating Future Presidents?
Congress Has Few Options Left To Make Barr Cooperate
Democrats Have No Safe Options On Health Care
An Impeachment Push Isn’t Happening Now. What Moves Do Democrats Have Left?
Politics Podcast: Why Some States Are Passing New Abortion Restrictions
Here’s Why The Anti-Abortion Movement Is Escalating
Why Democrats Struggle To Mobilize A ‘Religious Left’
How To Think About Mueller’s Statement
Who Do Non-Religious Democrats Prefer?
Politics Podcast: How Candidates Are Handling The ‘Electability’ Question
Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
The Citizenship Question Could Cost California And Texas A Seat In Congress
How A Supreme Court Ruling Could Supercharge Republicans’ Advantages In The States
Politics Podcast: What’s At Stake In The Final Week Of Supreme Court Decisions
The Supreme Court Stopped The Census Citizenship Question — For Now
The Supreme Court Might Have Three Swing Justices Now
Americans Say They Would Vote For A Woman, But …
Trump’s Push For Citizenship Data Could Still Be Used For Gerrymandering
Will Hearing From Mueller Really Change Americans’ Minds About His Report?
Politics Podcast: Mueller Talks
Will The 2020 Democrats Reject Obama’s Immigration Legacy?
Gender Will Be An Issue For Men As Well As Women In 2020
Most Latinos Now Say It’s Gotten Worse For Them In The U.S.
Can The Supreme Court Stay Above The Partisan Fray?
Economists Are Bad At Predicting Recessions
Many Republicans Don’t Like Planned Parenthood — But They Don’t Mind Birth Control
Why Gillibrand’s Campaign To Win Women Failed
Why Warren Can’t Count On A ‘Women’s Vote’
Why Marianne Williamson’s Brand Of Spirituality Isn’t Working
The Christian Right Is Helping Drive Liberals Away From Religion
Why Are So Many Democrats Considering Ending The Filibuster?
How The Democratic Surge Of Support For Impeachment Happened
Is The Supreme Court Heading For A Conservative Revolution?
It Took A Long Time For Republicans To Abandon Nixon
Why Trump’s Impeachment Might Be Different Than Clinton’s
Could Executive Privilege Protect Trump In The Impeachment Inquiry?
Warren’s Wealth Tax Isn’t The Slam Dunk Progressives Want It To Be
Why Democrats Are Moving Quickly With Impeachment
The Constitution Doesn’t Give Presidents Any Protections During Impeachment
Are Some Democratic Voters Reluctant To Support A Gay Candidate?
Can Public Impeachment Hearings Drag Down Trump’s Approval Ratings?
The Democrats’ Impeachment Witnesses
Why Does The President Have So Few Rights In The Impeachment Process?
Politics Podcast: The Public Impeachment Hearings Begin
Most Americans Think Trump Committed An Impeachable Offense
Politics Podcast: Sondland Ties Trump And Top Administration Officials To Quid Pro Quo
Plenty Of People Are Persuadable On Impeachment
Here’s What Americans Think About The Impeachment Process Right Now
Do Democrats Have Enough ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence For Impeachment?
How Will The Supreme Court Rule In The Battle Over Trump’s Tax Returns?
The Impeachment Hearings Just Confirmed Voters’ Preexisting Opinions
Politics Podcast: Legal Experts — And Americans — Weigh In On Impeachment
Why Aren’t More Women Breaking Out In The Democratic Primary?
Where Americans Stand On The Democrats’ Impeachment Charges
How The Televised Hearings Have Moved Public Opinion On Impeachment
Millennials Are Leaving Religion And Not Coming Back
Most Americans Think There’s Enough Evidence To Impeach Trump
Americans Want The Health Care System To Change. Just Not Their Own Health Care.
Our Poll Finds A Majority Of Americans Think The Evidence Supports Trump’s Removal
What Kind Of Trial Awaits President Trump In The Senate?
What Will We Learn From Trump’s Impeachment Trial?
Why People Keep Asking Elizabeth Warren Whether She Can Win
Politics Podcast: How Senators Are Making Their Political Calculations In The Impeachment Trial
Republican Voters Increasingly Back The GOP’s Move To Block Impeachment Witnesses
Half Of Americans Think Impeachment Is A Bad Use Of Congress’s Time
The Way Most States Elect Candidates Isn’t Very Good for Women
More Women Are Holding Political Office — But Not Everywhere
Why New Mexico Elects More Women Of Color Than The Rest Of The Country
Plenty Of Iowans Were Ready To Ditch The Caucuses — Even Before Monday Night
Nevada Democrats Canceled Their Caucus App. But That Poses Its Own Problems.
Fewer Americans Think Impeachment Will Hurt Trump’s Reelection Chances
Impeachment Didn’t Change Minds — It Eroded Trust
Sanders Has An Edge Among Latino Voters In Nevada. Will It Hold?
California Is The First Big Test Of Sanders’s Voter Turnout Machine
Bloomberg Bet Big On California. It Might Not Pay Off.
There’s No Guarantee Warren Voters Will Line Up Behind Sanders
Why Are Women Less Likely Than Men To Support Sanders?
Why Sanders May Start Losing More Latino Voters To Biden
Which Workers Are Most Vulnerable To The Economic Costs Of The Coronavirus?
Politics Podcast: How COVID-19 Affected Tuesday’s Vote
Politics Podcast: How COVID-19 Is Changing The Economy
Stimulus Checks Aren’t A Bad Idea, But They’re Not Enough
Politics Podcast: COVID-19 Has Started A New Economic Era
What Should The Government Spend To Save A Life?
Staying Home Saves Lives. Could It Also Protect The Economy?
America’s Social Safety Net Wasn’t Ready For The Coronavirus Crisis
Even Without A Pandemic, It’s Hard To Forecast A Recession
This Is Hard For Everyone. It’s Even Harder For Parents Who Don’t Make Much Money.
The Americans Who Suffered When The Economy Shut Down Are Also In More Danger As It Reopens
The Terrible Jobs Report Gets Worse The More You Read It
Politics Podcast: How Long The Unemployment Pain Could Last
Will The Supreme Court Finally Force Trump’s Tax Returns To Be Released?
Why Some Democrats May Be Willing To Look Past The Allegation Against Biden
Many Americans Are Getting More Money From Unemployment Than They Were From Their Jobs
What Would Happen If Congress Lets The States Go Broke?
Don’t Expect A Quick Recovery. Our Survey Of Economists Says It Will Likely Take Years.
Why It’s So Rare For Police Officers To Face Legal Consequences
May’s Jobs Report Brought Good News — But Not For Everyone
A Good Jobs Report Does Not Mean A Rigged Jobs Report
The Economists In Our Survey Are Slightly More Hopeful Than They Were Two Weeks Ago
Many White Americans Are Ready To Reopen The Economy. Black Americans Aren’t.
The Supreme Court Put DACA’s Fate In The Hands Of Voters
Is Police Reform A Fundamentally Flawed Idea?
What Economists Fear Most During This Recovery
The Supreme Court Struck Down A Louisiana Abortion Law. Here’s Where The Fight Could Head Next.
For Black Americans, Wearing A Mask Comes With Complicated Anxieties
The Unemployment Rate Is Falling, But More People Are Losing Their Jobs Permanently
Economists Think Congress Could Create An Economic Disaster This Summer
We’re Not Going To See Trump’s Tax Returns Anytime Soon
Politics Podcast: Conservatives Didn’t Get The SCOTUS They Wanted This Term
Are Supreme Court Justices Influenced By Public Opinion?
The Supreme Court’s Big Rulings Were Surprisingly Mainstream This Year
Roberts Is The New Swing Justice. That Doesn’t Mean He’s Becoming More Liberal.
Economists Think Congress Should Keep Paying Unemployed Workers $600 A Week — Or Even More
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?
How The Pandemic Could Force A Generation Of Mothers Out Of The Workforce
Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They’re Wrong.
Yes, Unemployment Fell. But The Recovery Seems To Be Slowing Down.
What Economists Fear Will Happen Without More Unemployment Aid
Women Won The Right To Vote 100 Years Ago. They Didn’t Start Voting Differently From Men Until 1980.
Even With A Vaccine, The Economy Could Take Many Months To Return To Normal
What To Watch For On The Final Night Of The RNC
How Trump And COVID-19 Have Reshaped The Modern Militia Movement
The Easy Part Of The Economic Recovery Might Be Over
Economists’ Best- And Worst-Case Scenarios For The Recovery Haven’t Changed Very Much
More And More Americans Aren’t Religious. Why Are Democrats Ignoring These Voters?
Politics Podcast: What Comes Next In The Fight To Fill Ginsburg’s Seat
There’s No Such Thing As The ‘Latino Vote’
The Potential Pitfalls In Rushing To Confirm A New Supreme Court Justice
What The Supreme Court’s Unusually Big Jump To The Right Might Look Like
How Amy Coney Barrett Could Change The Supreme Court
How A Conservative 6-3 Majority Would Reshape The Supreme Court
September’s Jobs Report Is A Political Rorschach Test
How Americans Are Reacting To Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
Trump Doesn’t Know Why Crime Rises or Falls. Neither Does Biden. Or Any Other Politician.
Why The Supreme Court’s Reputation Is At Stake
The Battle Lines Are Set After The First Day Of The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings
How Conservative Is Amy Coney Barrett?
What We’ve Managed To Learn About How Amy Coney Barrett Would Rule On Abortion And The Election
What Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation Could Mean For Roe v. Wade
Politics Podcast: What We Learned From The Amy Coney Barrett Hearings
The Economy Won’t Be Back To Normal Until 2022 Or Later, According To Our Survey Of Economists
Why Trump Is Losing White Suburban Women
Politics Podcast: How Voting Is Going So Far In 2020
States Changed Laws To Make It Easier To Vote In 2020. It’s Resulted In Hundreds Of Lawsuits.
The Cases Where Amy Coney Barrett’s Presence On The Supreme Court Could Make A Difference Immediately
Politics Podcast: How We Expect The Electorate To Look In 2020
How The Electorate Will Be Different In 2020 Compared With 2016
Trump Is Losing Ground With Some — But Not All — White Christians