Thomas E. Mann

A voter places her ballot at an early voting location in the March 3 Super Tuesday primary in Laguna Woods, California, U.S., February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

New to Super Tuesday, California could either make or muddle the Democratic primary

Friday, February 28, 2020

Security guards stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC120F4804E0

For partisan gerrymandering reform, the federal courts are closed

Saturday, June 29, 2019

A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 25, 2010. On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union speech in the House Chamber of the Capitol. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E61Q0DZO01

Congress in 2019: A vital check on presidential power

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

The U.S. Capitol is seen from behind trees.

Supply-side congressional reform?

Thomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC1AECFD3360

SCOTUS as Lucy van Pelt: The court once again pulls the ball out from under hopeful reformers

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Demonstrators protest against government's tax reforms next to the New York Stock Exchange at the Manhattan borough in New York, U.S., December 2, 2017. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz - RC1FD8C97960

Trump in 2018: Will resistance to the Republicans kick into high gear?

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Trump at 100 Days

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Microphones stand at the podium after U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta addressed supporters at the election night rally in New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif - RTX2SPD8

Did ‘elites’ get the 2016 US election wrong?

Friday, April 14, 2017

Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL) waits for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to exit his plane after arriving for stop on his USA Thank You Tour event in Mobile, Alabama, U.S., December 17, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RTX2VHFQ

Confirming Team Trump: Jeff Sessions as Attorney General

Monday, January 9, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks with the media after meeting with families of the victims of the November 28 attacks at Ohio State University in The Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, U.S., December 8, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RTSVBBQ

Trump, no ordinary president, requires an extraordinary response

Tuesday, December 20, 2016