The congressional joint session to count electoral votes on Monday is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago that was interrupted by a violent mob of supporters of ...

For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of members of Congress by analyzing roll-call votes, recorded tallies of each member's "yea-or-nay" on legislation. But a new study from the ...

For the last couple of decades, the Electoral College has been under increasing scrutiny. Though controversy around it dates to our nation’s founding, it was the 2000 election that really reignited a ...

This creaking artifact of 18th-century compromise, still governs the most powerful country on Earth.

Tax hikes, gun grabs, more abortions — these are some of the priorities of Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) and the other ...

A UChicago Harris study finds accounting for a small share of 'protest votes' can significantly shift how researchers map ideology on Capitol Hill For decades, scholars have estimated the ideology of ...