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America's tradition: the peaceful transfer of power

David Marchick joins New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker, former assistant to President Trump Chris Liddell, and Miller Center Practitioner Senior Fellow Katie Dunn Tenpas to discuss the long-held American tradition of peaceful presidential transitions.

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Biden celebrates beating the odds, but he faces a new challenge

“Before, one could read such a midterm as a sign that the country wanted cooperation among both parties rather than rule by one,” said Russell Riley, a presidential scholar at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.

Russell Riley

Midterms preview/election day

Mary Kate Cary is a practitioner senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. She discussed the Virginia congressional midterm elections and more.

Mary Kate Cary

Twitter and TikTok have a key risk in common

When a federal regulator suggested last week that social network TikTok be banned, it didn’t immediately seem to have much to do with Elon Musk’s chaotic acquisition of Twitter. But the two platforms have something important in common, writes Aynne Kokas, C. K. Yen Professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Aynne Kokas

Women could win both top spots in government for the first time in these states

Though the vast majority of candidates running for office this year are men, women are running in governor’s races at higher rates than usual, says Jennifer Lawless, faculty senior fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center.

Jennifer Lawless

How abortion law could still impact who wins US midterms

"The Democratic strategy is about turnout, not about changing minds," said Jennifer Lawless, Faculty Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia's Miller Center, who has a research focus on women and politics.

Jennifer Lawless