Politics Podcast: The Politics Of The Debt Ceiling
Last week the Senate voted to raise the debt ceiling temporarily by early December, but the political conflict over a longer-term increase continues. Senate minority … Read more
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Politics Podcast: How Government Can Prepare For The Next Pandemic
It has been over a year and a half since the Covid 19 pandemic began. Since then, over 700,000 Americans have died of Covid and … Read more
Murders Spiked In 2020. How Will That Change The Politics of Crime?
Welcome to FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat. The transcript below has been lightly edited. sarah (Sarah Frostenson, politics editor): New data released by the FBI last week … Read more
Politics Podcast: Does One Party Win More Political Fights Than The Other?
The government avoided a shutdown last week, but questions still remain about how much of President Biden’s agenda Congress will pass. The Democrats delayed a … Read more
Philippine leader Duterte announces retirement from politics
The 76-year-old leader, known for his lethal drug abuse, cheeky rhetoric and unorthodox political style, previously accepted the ruling party’s nomination for vice-president in the … Read more
Politics Podcast: How To Make Sense Of The Latest Crime Data
On Monday, the FBI released nationwide crime stats for 2020 that are likely to add to the already tense political debate surrounding crime and policing. … Read more
Why Some White Evangelicals Are Rethinking Their Politics
White evangelicals are often viewed as a solid Republican electoral bloc. In the 2020 election, 84 percent of them voted for Donald Trump. In fact, … Read more
Politics Podcast: How To Poll People About Their Political Identity
There’s a lot going on in Congress this week, and much of it is existential. The House of Representatives is due to vote on a … Read more
Being a Woman in German Politics Still Isn’t Easy. Annalena Baerbock’s Rise and Fall Shows Why.
But in Baerbock’s candidacy, they’re also watching a real-time demonstration that even in Germany — a country often held up as a model for embracing … Read more
Politics Podcast: FiveThirtyEight Goes To Canada And Germany
On Monday, Canadians granted Justin Trudeau a third term as prime minister but failed to give his party a majority in parliament. On Sunday after … Read more
