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On Friday, many Americas will take some time to remember the life and death of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated on the streets of Dallas, Texas 50 years ago on Friday, November 22, 1963 ...

There are basically five ways for money to flow into politics; well, six if you include the revolving door -- oh wait -- there's also the spousal side door and family back door — so that makes seve ...

A group of Hispanic and African-American voters from South Texas have joined the litigation fray over Texas voter ID law with a new lawsuit filed in Corpus Christi.Like the existing suits, the new sui ...

“Off-year” elections, like those in 2013, tend not to get a lot of attention, especially from voters. There are not a lot of big races around the country, and turnout is usually far lower than in pres ...

You don’t need to be a highly-paid, highly-respected political analyst like Michael Barone or James Carville to understand basic truths about a particular election. In fact, it might actually be bette ...

There is one group in Washington that believes it is in the best position to bridge the partisan divide hampering many of the decisions in Congress. No Labels is composed of lawmakers and policy leade ...

By 1875, Reconstruction was coming to a halt and the Democrats were beginning to take power in Texas. The much hated measures of radical Republicans resonated in the minds of many Texans and prompted ...

Reports of National Security Agency surveillance capabilities and oversight continue to surpass previous assumptions. Dragnet data collection lie at the center of legal and privacy concerns. This week ...

The recent government shutdown and struggle over raising the debt ceiling were the result of many factors. Big money in politics, congressional dysfunction, and geographical self-sorting by like-minde ...

There is a lot of money in politics, from local, to state, to federal elections. But some groups give a lot more to candidates and committees than others. Data was collected from the Center for R ...