MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

What the House's passage of the debt limit bill tells us about the speakership of Kevin McCarthy and political parties in Congress.

The historic and dramatic election for Speaker underscores some basic features of Congress and congressional parties.

State legislatures have sometimes chosen leaders with cross-party coalitions, but conditions in the U.S. House make it unlikely

Like other congressional party platforms, it isn’t likely to influence the election -- but it does serve other purposes.

Congressional parties have changed in the past decade -- and differently across parties and chambers.

When it was founded eight years ago, few expected the House Freedom Caucus to be as influential in American politics as it turned out to be.

Elon Musk is wrong about polarization, but the truth is actually complicated depending on which part of parties you examine.

Election-year minority party agendas are important, but not for the reasons most people think.

Why did GOP leaders commit the risky move of endorsing Cheney’s primary challenger? And what does it tell us about the GOP?

Julia and Seth argue about Sinema, whether parties should censure, and whether this was the time to do it.

History tells us that both political parties can – and sometimes have – agreed to do harmful things.

Recent warnings that Kevin McCarthy won't be chosen speaker in a GOP-led House are not credible.

Strong sanctions are rarely used against party defectors in Congress – for good reason.

The ongoing debate over the passage of transportation and budget bills underscore how lawmakers act on behalf of misleading assumptions.

Inter-party punishments for the events of January 6th may be less widespread than they seem.

If majority parties can help marginal members navigate the tension between the policy demands of their party base and the moderate preferenc

A conversation with Rachel Blum about her recent book How the Tea Party Captured the GOP.

The House GOP has decided it can’t win without Trump’s voters and it can’t keep Trump’s voters if a party leader is condemning Trump.

A third of state legislative contests regularly go uncontested, undermining one of the basic facets of democratic governance.

John Boehner’s new memoir underscores the challenges of governing in today’s Congress.