In recent The Guardian op-ed, Professor of Political Science Corey Brettschneider, says, "Even if Biden does win and the results are accepted, we will have lived through a moment that showed our democracy is less stable than we assumed."

In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about on why the election is tighter than many think.

Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, talks about what to expect on election day.

Director of Climate Solutions Lab, Director of Security Studies, and Richard Holbrooke Associate Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Jeff Colgan, references his recently released climate report, which calls on Biden, if elected, to set up a "climate club" with the EU and China that would include carbon adjustments on all their borders.

John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, James Morone, provides commentary on President Trump's questioning of the credibility of the electoral system, "This is his final card. Donald Trump is a gambler, and causing this confusion is the last asset he has.”

Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, talks about Opportunity Insights, a research and policy institute of which he is co-director.

In this article, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, comments on President Trump's "politics of recognition."

In this article, John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, James Morone, comments on the 2016 election, "Comfortable with her margin in the polls, Hillary was slow to respond to Trump’s attacks."

"Every two years and every four years, campaigns are going to come knocking on the door and ask to buy that information...Some charge for this information and sell it as a means of making money, and some people give it out for free," says Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.

Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance. William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, says President Trump's chances of victory on Election Day are again being underestimated.

In this interview, Director of the William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance, William R. Rhodes ’57 Professor of International Economics, and Professor of Political Science and International and Public Affairs, Mark Blyth, unpacks why the economy has made us angry at everything.

This article relies on data from Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman's, Opportunity Insights.

In this interview, Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, says mail-in ballots make for a more for a engaged public and higher voter turnout for this and later elections.

Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg: “It’d be very shortsighted policy to eliminate the filibuster, because the shoe is going to be on the other foot.”

“Generally, senators who are effective early in their Senate career are those who buckle down and show a strong work ethic, take an interest in legislation and committee work...The old advice of be a 'workhorse, not a show horse, still goes a long way in the Senate," says Interim Director of the Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.

Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller, on incumbent Senator Jack Reed, “Jack Reed does a good job, and it’s hard to defeat an incumbent who does a good job."

Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, "I think that what we’ll see is an extraordinary effort to get all of the Republican senators into the chamber."

"I think we have to worry about the processing aspect of absentee ballots of this magnitude. I think Rhode Island is in pretty good shape and pretty well prepared, but across the country people are going to have to deal with millions of ballots when they’ve been dealing with thousands of ballots in the past," Chair and Professor of Political Science, Wendy Schiller.

Director of Postdoctoral Program and David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Rose McDermott, in The Atlantic, "He would never have gotten access to the monoclonal antibodies if he weren’t the president."

“Democrats would prefer no bill to an inadequate package, which would leave key parts of their package out of the relief bill...A compromise deal is still possible, but time is short," said Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, on the feasibility of a second package of coronavirus stimulus legislation.

Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, cited in this article about the fillibuster.

This opinion piece cites "Unintended consequences of killing the filibuster," an article by Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.

In this interview, Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg, joined Dan Yorke to discuss the legacy of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the future of the Supreme Court.

"The Congress moves very slowly 95 percent of the time. And when they want to do something quickly and they have the votes, it can happen with amazing speed," Interim Director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs, and Visiting Professor of the Practice of Political Science, Richard Arenberg.