Politics examines how power is won and constrained: election results and the coalitions they permit, party discipline, the arithmetic of a working majority, and the bargaining that precedes any significant vote. Analysis explains why an outcome was available rather than predicting the next one. Written for readers following government as a system.
A look at how continuing resolutions work, why lawmakers rely on them almost every year, and what happens when one is not passed by the fiscal deadline.
Valentina Sokolov · August 20, 2026
The Court ruled 6–3 on June 30 that children born on U.S. soil to parents unlawfully or temporarily present are citizens under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Alexandria Lucas · July 5, 2026
The House passed a Senate bill funding every DHS component except ICE and Border Patrol by voice vote on April 30, and the president signed it the same day.
Alexandria Lucas · May 2, 2026
Committee gavels, subpoenas, the Senate's confirmation calendar, and the fate of every bill run through the majority — which is why both parties treat midterms as existential.
Alexandria Lucas · April 9, 2026
The Homeland Security funding lapse that began February 14 reached its second month with Democrats demanding enforcement reforms and Republicans refusing riders.
Alexandria Lucas · March 17, 2026