Republican Party

After some striking defeats in the mid-term elections, California's Republican leadership must recalibrate.

• By Seth Masket

Here's what that means for policymaking in the U.S.

• By Seth Masket

The campaign to make sense of the mid-term elections will begin almost the moment the polls close on Tuesday, and it will have a substantial effect on 2020.

• By Seth Masket

In a new analysis, researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation looked at the cumulative effects of the Republican Party's actions on health insurance premiums.

• By Dwyer Gunn

In describing political preference, "right" and "left" may be more than a metaphor.

• By Tom Jacobs

Given their narrow majority, Senate Republicans prefer to let Andrew Wheeler continue as acting administrator rather than squeeze in another confirmation fight before the November mid-terms.

• By Kate Wheeling

Republicans are settling in to be the minority party in power for many years to come, and they are increasingly testing many voters' faith in the system.

• By Seth Masket

A collection of some of our most important and timely stories, from a feature story on the perils and possibilities of gene-drive to a photo essay documenting camels—and the people who have kept them—around the world.

• By Pacific Standard Staff
• Member Exclusive

What do you call an organization where total loyalty to a charismatic but volatile leader is strictly enforced?

• By Tom Jacobs

Social conservatives in particular report experiencing a strong sense of purpose.

• By Tom Jacobs

We'll know in a few months whether Democratic leaders have lost control of their party.

• By Seth Masket

To get a sense of the quandary facing the Democratic Party, look back two centuries, to the plight of the short-lived National Republican Party.

• By Seth Masket

A new analysis suggests the president is shrinking the Republican Party.

• By Tom Jacobs

New research finds Democrats aren't similarly swayed by facial stereotypes, which could give the party an advantage.

• By Tom Jacobs

A Pacific Standard analysis shows the oil and gas industry is among the tax bill's greatest financial beneficiaries.

• By Antonia Juhasz

Rather than a full repeal of the Dickey Amendment, Republicans agree to include a provision in the spending bill to clarify that they never prohibited research on gun violence in the first place.

• By Kate Wheeling

Political parties at every level of government choose their nominees through primaries. That's the most important decision a party can make—and an organization's most important decisions should be made by members of that organization.

• By Seth Masket

Republican representatives make up more than half of those choosing to not seek re-election.

• By Candace Butera

For an alternate party response to an unsavory candidate's nomination, look to the actions taken by Colorado Republicans during the 2010 governor's race.

• By Seth Masket

Accusing the left of fascism only helps the real fascists.

• By Noah Berlatsky

New research offers leftists a clever way to appeal to those on the right.

• By Tom Jacobs

There was never any credible evidence of fraud. The White House cited a lack of state cooperation in its decision.

• By Max Ufberg

Here's what that means for middle-class Americans.

• By Dwyer Gunn

The legislation is now almost certain to pass.

• By Dwyer Gunn