Ben Ansell is a professor of comparative democratic institutions at the University of Oxford's Nuffield College. He is a fellow of the British Academy and the host of the What's Wrong with Democracy?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Political leaders in Washington are spending considerable energy blaming the other party for what could be an extended government shutdown, and that effort includes shaping the ...

WASHINGTON – From Zohran Mamdani in New York City to Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, a slew of candidates across the country broke barriers in the 2025 elections. Women in Virginia and Detroit ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. Election 2024 is almost over. Electoral College electors convened yesterday in state capitals across the country to cast their votes. The ...

Residents outside an early voting location on the first day of early voting, at the Loudon County Office of Elections and Voter Registration in Leesburg, Va., on Sept. 19, 2025. All eyes are on the ...

There's plenty on the line on Election Day 2025, with the top ballot box contests viewed as crucial barometers ahead of the battle for Congress in next year's midterm elections. Bragging rights and ...

That's what you probably heard from the media on Thursday afternoon about election security after President Donald Trump held a Cabinet meeting for the media. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi ...

The 2025 elections were a big success for Democrats across the country, as the party raked in a series of crucial wins across the country, some of which were historic, delivering a huge blow to ...