US senators from both parties said on Wednesday they have reached a deal to reform laws on the permitting of large energy and infrastructure ​projects, though a vote will not occur before the midterm ...

Many Members of Congress are electorally vulnerable this year. Do they have to moderate to survive?

An inside look at the early days of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency, as told by the public servants it targeted and one of America’s best storytellers. Blockers. It wasn’t a compliment. In...

The Punitive Dimension of Presidential Particularism

How does the mass public resolve a cross-pressure when it is along the dimensions of ideological identity and outgroup attitudes? While previous literature has examined the power of these attachmen...

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

The attempted clawback represents the second time in as many years that the White House has sought to cancel funding approved by lawmakers.

Rural areas disproportionately suffer from Republican policies but Republicans can blame Democrats for worse health outcomes, especially when policies can be framed as helping immigrants or racial min...

To what extent does variation in access to local governance explain partisan sorting in the USA? Prior research shows that voters do not sort into neighborhoods based on partisan concerns alone. Howev...

This essay presents my expectations for the 2026 midterm elections. Despite anxieties over Trump's refusal to concede in 2020, mid-cycle redistricting, and

Levi Allen finds that voters can intuit partisanship from symbols like cowboy boots and a truck but rely more on partisan and policy information when it is available.

Abstract. Using a panel of 81 countries across six World Values Survey waves (1990–2022), we examine whether growth in internet diffusion is associated wit

Abstract. The tendency for liberals and conservatives to cluster in different occupations significantly impacts society, yet the factors that contribute to

We study the role of officeholders in the formation of political preferences during childhood. Leveraging data on 200 million registered voters and a regression discontinuity design based on U.S. gube...

Measuring Partisanship and Representation in Online Congressional Communications

Explore the history and culture of the US electronic dance music scene with The Raver's Guide, offering insights, practical tips, and a comprehensive overview for enthusiasts and newcomers.

In the 2024 election, the gender gap among young voters widened sharply. To examine the role of podcasts in this pattern, we combine two survey datasets with th

Administrative burden represents political choices embedded in policy design that affect how people perceive and experience government. While policymakers frequently invoke fraud prevention to justif...

Headlines showed U.S. debt passing the $40 trillion mark and bond market jitters. But addressing the debt’s quick rise is not a top priority for either party. Were they ever fiscally responsible or we...

Democratic backsliding has emerged as a defining political challenge of the contemporary era, yet systematic cross-national evidence linking it to governance outcomes remains scarce. This article arg...

This study examines how Americans’ time with friends has changed over the week, focusing not on how much social interaction has declined but on when it has. Usi...

How to Upend America in 100 Days: Unilateral Power at the Outset of Trump’s Second Term

Abstract. A rich literature has documented how voters navigate the complex information landscape by using heuristics, or “information shortcuts,” to help t

Abstract. Thermostatic public responsiveness to policy is mediated by news coverage of government actions. The literature on partisan polarization and asso

The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.

We document a novel trade-off from political polarization in supply chains: firms gain supply chain stability by choosing co-partisan suppliers but pay a price

An eye-opening look at how Republican policies have affected health outcomes in rural communities and why poor, rural white voters are turning to the Republican Party—not despite this harm, but becaus...

Christopher Elmendorf finds that housing opinions aren’t just a problem of people wanting fewer renters in their backyard.

The book Policymaking for Realists: A Playbook for Policy Progress Despite Political Decay, Matt Grossmann is published by University of Chicago Press.

As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, public responses increasingly divided along political lines: Democrats tended to support policies and behaviors recommended by public health experts and Republicans...

And they are off by 20+ points about 10% of the time

The move came more than a month before the spending deadline, reflecting an eagerness in both parties to avoid a messy fight before the midterm elections.