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U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) listens as Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, testifies during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 10, 2025.

Government Reform Will the new Senate rule make it easier for presidents to confirm their teams?

Chris Piper, Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

October 10, 2025

Abagail Spanberger During the Norfolk State University Football Tailgate on Aug. 28, 2025.

Campaigns & Elections What this fall’s elections can—and can’t—teach us about the midterms

E.J. Dionne, Jr., Max Keeney, Adelle Patten

October 2, 2025

Rep. Josh Harder (D-Calif.) arrives to the U.S. Capitol during the last votes of the week on Thursday, May 1, 2025.

Campaigns & Elections Assessing the role of candidate quality in the 2026 midterms

Elaine Kamarck

September 25, 2025

FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

U.S. Government & Politics What former lawmakers reveal about the strain on American democracy

Raymond La Raja, Alex Theodoridis

September 24, 2025

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