The president needs Republican unity to pass his legislative agenda. So when he noticed ructions on tariffs, he softened his stance.
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The conservative think tank’s efforts to dismantle the Education Department go back more than 40 years, a scholar writes.
Overwhelming people with a deluge of announcements makes it difficult to easily track and understand what is happening in the White House.
The nonpartisan arm of the Education Department supports research and shares data on student progress. It identifies what works and what doesn’t.
Presidents often come into office with a blueprint to transform government. Project 2025 – assembled by Trump allies – is part of a lineage of conservative reactions to liberal presidents’ plans.
The US government locked up nearly 126,000 Japanese Americans from 1942 to 1945, but never kept comprehensive records of all the people subjected to this unjustified incarceration.
The former US president was widely criticised for his time in government, but his work on leaving office came to exemplify what a post-presidential life could entail.
Donald Trump claims the 2024 election gave him a mandate. Scholars who study the presidency are skeptical about the entire concept of a mandate. That hasn’t stopped many presidents from claiming one.
South Africa’s government of national unity forged after the 2024 elections refutes the claim that there are two antagonistic political camps.
In US history, there have been many memorable elections – including those involving quick, decisive wins and others subjected to drawn-out legal battles.
Project 2025, a document prepared by Trump supporters for his second term, mentions Ronald Reagan 71 times.
Voters may shake it off when celebrities endorse presidential candidates – but sometimes it makes the politicians look like they were born to run.
Evangelicals are often regarded as a uniform, monolithic group − but there are differences within their politics and social engagement.
The types of smiles that politicians display can give us insights into their personalities and how they’ll lead.
While not topping any lists for great presidents, Carter has long championed causes that have never been more relevant, from peace in the Middle East to climate change.
While 4 presidents have been killed, many others have been victims of plots to end their lives − sometimes because of political anger, but many other times for incomprehensible reasons.
From inflation to abortion, foreign policy and democracy, the two presidential candidates went at it fiercely during their prime-time debate. Two scholars – of race and of journalism – weigh in.
Debates are moments in time, but even years later, key items can evoke their history and reinforce their importance in American democracy.
No Democrat from California has ever won the US presidency.
For decades, presidents and presidential aspirants have tried (with varying degrees of success) to use music and musicians to connect with voters.
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Associate Professor of Instruction, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Professor of Journalism, Indiana University
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Professor, School of Public Policy and Administration, York University, Canada
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Professor at the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London
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Executive Director, Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Professor of International Relations, Department of Political Science and International Studies., University of Birmingham
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Professor Emerita of Law, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of History, Gonzaga University
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