Nation May 31 What’s driving America’s partisan divide and what might be done to reverse it By Judy Woodruff, Frank Carlson
Health Mar 30 Coronavirus response highlights distinct partisan divide State and local leaders are struggling to navigate inconsistent federal guidance and fierce political tribalism that is complicating their responses to the coronavirus outbreak. A distinct partisan divide has emerged in recent weeks. By Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Science Mar 29 You may not believe the Mueller report no matter what it says Research shows that most people prefer (and potentially have always preferred throughout history) their partisan leanings over weighing things objectively. By Nsikan Akpan
Nation Mar 10 Watch 5:01 ‘Not productive anymore’: GOP strategist on partisan divide As the Trump administration prepares to release its 2020 budget proposal on Monday, Hari Sreenivasan sat down with Republican strategist Frank Luntz for some perspective on issues ranging from the battle between Congress and the White House, border wall funding,…
Nation Sep 29 Watch 8:11 Have Supreme Court appointments always been partisan affairs? Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's response to allegations of sexual assault, along with Republicans’ refusal to withdraw his nomination, have raised questions over partisanship on the nation's highest court. Columbia University Law School professor Jamal Greene and National Public Radio’s… By PBS News Hour
Sep 13 Is the hyper-partisan Supreme Court confirmation process ‘the new normal’? By Jessica Yarvin, Daniel Bush Kavanaugh is widely expected to get confirmed. But he battle over his confirmation has proved the system for nominating Supreme Court justices is breaking down. Continue reading
May 31 Smartphone tracking data reveals that the 2016 election season spoiled Thanksgiving By Nsikan Akpan Americans gave up 74 million hours of Thanksgiving in 2016 due to fears of political strife, according to a study published Thursday in Science Magazine. Continue reading
Oct 05 Party shapes political views more than race, class or education, Pew finds By Daniel Bush Democrats and Republicans are more divided on race, immigration and other issues than at any point in the past two decades, according to a new study on partisanship and political values. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch Retired House members discuss the challenges of partisanship By Megan Thompson, Connie Kargbo As President Donald Trump begins his first days in office, he joins a Congress that has been divided by partisanship in recent years. The NewsHour Weekend’s Megan Thompson sat down with two recently retired members of the House of Representatives… Continue watching
Dec 23 Why ‘negative partisanship’ is flipping politics on its head By Harry Zahn The negativity on display in the 2016 election – from the candidates, their surrogates and the public alike – also exposed a trend in American politics that predates Clinton and Trump’s brutal showdown. Increasingly, Democratic and Republican voters are motivated… Continue reading