The filibuster has long forced senators to compromise. Can it survive 2026?
President Trump wants to do away with the filibuster in order to pass the Save America Act. But many Senate…
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Former Congresswoman speaks on sexual harassment resignations in the House
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with former Rep. Jackie Speier, who represented a California district as a Democrat, about sexual misconduct…
Why Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales chose to resign
House Ethics Committee member Rep. Suhas Subramanyam and law professor Richard Painter break down why controversy might have forced Representatives…
Virginia joins a national effort to ensure only popular vote winners become president
With Virginia on board, the National Popular Vote Compact is now enacted in states worth 222 electoral votes. Here’s what…
The labor economics of ‘Alien’ — and its lessons for inequality on Earth
Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer…