Inside the New Push in Washington to Pass Paid Family Leave
Marco Rubio has a new plan to offer paid family leave through Social Security. Here's how it stacks up against the other proposals.
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Rubio and Corker Announce Support for Tax Legislation
The legislation is now almost certain to pass.
These Two Charts Show How the GOP's Proposed Tweaks to the Child Tax Credit Fail to Help Low-Income Americans
Senator Marco Rubio says he'll vote against any tax reform plan that doesn't include big changes to the Child Tax Credit. The data shows his concerns are valid.
The Christian Vote on the Campaign Trail
Presidential hopefuls are wielding religion as a selling point.
Common Cause
Opponents of the Common Core agreed that they wanted it gone, but couldn't find consensus on what came next.
The GOP's Anti-Immigration Stance
It’s built on lies and paranoia—let’s debunk the Republicans’ three central immigration myths.
Raising the Bar on Higher Ed Debates
The real higher education reform effort of the future won’t be about left vs. right. It will be about public-minded lawmakers working to overhaul the entrenched special interests of existing schools.
The World's Stake in Our 2016 Election Outcome
It would be difficult but not impossible for a Republican president to undo the Paris Agreement. For that reason alone, the 2016 election is about whether the world has a future.
More Bad News for For-Profit Colleges
Why presidential candidate Marco Rubio's education-reform platform makes one Pacific Standard staffer cringe.
The Campaign You're Not Seeing
The presidential campaigns are busier than you think behind the scenes.
Can Democrats Keep the White House in 2016?
We'll see. The state of the economy will outweigh all other factors.
Does It Matter When Candidates Lie?
There are penalties for lying, but not everyone pays them, and not everyone gets caught.
Scoring the Body Language of the GOP Debate
A body-language expert evaluates the Republican presidential field.
This Week in Presidential Candidacy
Libertarianism, attack ads, and climate change—oh my!
Don’t Worry About the Charisma Thing
Charisma is one of those things that many political observers are convinced they can spot in a candidate, but turns out to be really hard to pin down.
Should Republicans Still Fear the Tea Party?
Does a grassroots political movement that is still relatively young have the power to keep someone out of the White House?