U.S. Politics & Government

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets audience members at a campaign rally in Warwick, Rhode Island April 25, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Why Democratic communities flipped for Trump (and might do so again)

Bill Finan, Stephanie Muravchik, and Jon A. Shields

Friday, August 28, 2020

Abraham Lincoln, Hannibal Hamlin

The evolution of the US vice president

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, August 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden talks with Senator Kamala Harris after the conclusion of the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

What does VP pick Kamala Harris bring to the Democratic ticket?

Camille Busette and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Voters line up prior to the opening of the polls on the day of the primary election in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., June 23, 2020. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston

What should states learn from Tuesday’s primaries for the November elections?

Elaine Kamarck and Adrianna Pita

Friday, June 26, 2020

Joseph Fons holding a Pride Flag, stands in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building after the court ruled that a federal law banning workplace discrimination also covers sexual orientation, in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

How did a conservative Supreme Court rule for LGBTQ employment rights?

Jonathan Rauch and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are adjusted before the opening session of trade negotiations between U.S. and Chinese trade representatives at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

It’s not a lie, it’s a tweet

Sheena Chestnut Greitens, David Plotz, Emily Bazelon, and John Dickerson

Slate Political Gabfest

Friday, May 29, 2020

AmeriCorps Guam members organize bags of produce for Guahan Sustainable Culture's drive-thru service at the Guam Public Library System Archival Center in Barrigada, April 24, 2020.Free Produce 05

The pandemic reminds us of the importance of public service

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders announces that he will be continuing his campaign for U.S. president at least through his March 15 debate with former Vice President Joe Biden as he holds a news conference in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. March 11, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

With Sanders out, what’s next for the Democratic presidential race?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday night rally in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

What drove Biden’s big wins on Super Tuesday?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Leader of Italy's far-right party Matteo Salvini attends a news conference a day after the Senate voted to remove his legal protection, opening the way for a trial over accusations he illegally detained migrants at sea last year, in Rome, Italy, February 13, 2020. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

The rise of populism in US and European politics

Célia Belin, Giovanna De Maio, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 14, 2020