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Biden has a lot riding on his State of the Union address, and it’s not just about what he says

“The stakes are about as high as they can get, other than Election Day itself. If there is a gaffe, it will be played over and over again.”

Barbara Perry

Biden Reportedly Pushing His Aides To Let Him Be Himself Ahead Of Election

“Oftentimes as these presidents get older, they want to do these kinds of pressers less."

Barbara Perry

Supreme Court Ruling Leaves Presidential Battle to the Voters

“Although on the decision’s basic issue of Trump’s ballot access the court was unanimous…the 5-4 split over who can enforce the 14th Amendment’s Section 3 reveals that the justices are as polarized as the electorate and Congress these days.”

Barbara Perry

The Constitution sets some limits on the people’s choices for president - but the Supreme Court rules it’s unconstitutional for state governments to decide on Trump’s qualifications

“Right from the very beginning of the nation, and persisting until today, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders.”

Robert Strong

How pluralistic liberalism can protect democracy in a time of contested world order.

Liberal democracies are struggling from within, but also from without, writes John Owen.

John Owen

Imagining a better future for Congress

As we head toward the 2024 election, partisan dysfunction threatens to fracture the United States Congress, one of the pillars of our American constitutional system. When did Congress work better, and why? How could it function well again?

Sidney Milkis, the Miller Center's White Burkett Miller Professor of Governance and Foreign Affairs, moderates a conversation about the past, present, and future of Congress with William Galston, Molly Reynolds, and Philip Wallach, whose new book, Why Congress, was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the best political books of 2023.

Sidney Milkis, William Antholis