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Five factors that will impact the Hispanic vote in the midterms

Hispanics have become a powerful force in American politics, and yet in recent days there has been growing concern that they might not turn out for the November midterms now just weeks away. But earning their vote may be more straightforward than imagined. Targeted policy solutions focused on education and bread-and-butter issues, in combination with voter mobilization efforts and a nuanced approach to diversity, can pave the way for either major party to gain favor with this increasingly powerful demographic.

Cristina Lopez-Gottardi Chao

President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

Chris Lu, a former deputy Cabinet secretary under President Barack Obama, mocked Trump's request. "That's a 5% cut for veterans, national security, law enforcement, healthcare, farmers, roads/bridges, workers, environment, food and housing aid. Everything," he wrote on Twitter. "And it would still only amount to $60 billion a year – a fraction of $1.5 trillion Trump/GOP tax cut."

Chris Lu

Why paying congressional interns is important

Senior Fellow Chris Lu talks with Sen. Chris Van Hollen about the importance of paying congressional interns so that all students have an equal chance to apply

Chris Lu

Elections

Nationalizing the midterm elections is a big mistake

Although Wilson and Trump are in many ways polar opposites — one pious and scholarly, the other carnal and incurious — the two men are temperamentally alike.

'You are still black': Charlottesville's racial divide hinders students

Among white parents, last year’s rallies have fostered more frank discussions of racial inequality, said one of the parents, Guian McKee, an associate professor at the University of Virginia's Miller Center. “There’s been a lot more openness to some of those challenging conversations,” he said.

Guian McKee

U.S. midterms: ‘Kavanaugh effect’ poses challenge to both parties ahead of November vote

While GOP is banking on their base being energized by Kavanaugh, Democrats eye women: Midterms now looking more and more like a ‘national’ election, experts say.