[ad_1] Last week Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of Ukraine, reshaping world affairs and prompting mass suffering within Ukraine. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast Galen talks about the ongoing war and how Russian and Western tensions came to a head in Ukraine with Samuel Charap, a Russian/Eurasian expert from the…

[ad_1] This is the latest edition of our column that excavates the origins of public figures’ extreme comments. We explain what their claims are referring to, the evidence (or lack thereof) behind them and where they sprang from in the first place. Who said what … The race for the Republican nomination for Senate in…

[ad_1] Senior elections analyst Nathaniel Rakich explains why several advocacy groups have argued that Texas’s new congressional map discriminates against people of color. He also breaks down what this gerrymander might mean for the 2022 midterms. Nathaniel Rakich: Everything is bigger in Texas. Even the gerrymanders. Last year, Texas was one of the first states…

[ad_1] Texas has found itself making headlines pretty frequently these days. Last fall, it dominated much of the news cycle with back-to-back stories about the state’s heavily gerrymandered congressional map, coupled with a stringent abortion law. And, just last week, the governor made headlines after he announced an order that would effectively penalize people who…

[ad_1] Shortly after news broke that Russia had launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine, a Telegram channel operated by a user known as “QAnon John” posted a photo of former President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and posed a question to its more than 80,000 followers: Do you trust Putin? In the hundreds of…

[ad_1] Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have far more serious repercussions around the world than on U.S. domestic politics. We at FiveThirtyEight are experts on the latter, though, so here’s a look at how the conflict might affect President Biden’s political standing. (With war breaking out only this week, it’s too early to say anything…

[ad_1] After several weeks of mild suspense, President Biden announced that he’s nominating Ketanji Brown Jackson, who currently sits on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, to replace Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme Court. Now, the Senate is hurtling toward its fourth Supreme Court confirmation hearing in five years. Jackson, who is the first…

[ad_1] Welcome to Pollapalooza, our weekly polling roundup. The 2022 midterm election hasn’t even happened yet, but speculation about the 2024 presidential race is already underway, with many potential candidates positioning themselves for a possible run — and in the case of former President Donald Trump, doing so quite publicly. Early general election polls are…

[ad_1] On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine, precipitating the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. In response, President Biden has delivered on his promise to impose sweeping economic sanctions against Russia, after weeks of saying he would institute severe sanctions against the country in such an event. It’s unclear at this point what…

[ad_1] When Sen. Mitch McConnell was asked, last month, about the concerns that people of color have about their voting access in the upcoming midterm elections, he responded by saying: “The concern is misplaced because if you look at the statistics, African American voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans.” You…