Melania Trump says people should be nicer on social media. Her husband is Donald Trump.

Melania Trump: Be nicer on Twitter. Donald Trump: "#CrookedHillary is unfit to serve."

Civil rights leaders fought to make voting easier. An Alabama Republican didn’t get the memo.

John Merrill thinks guaranteeing people the right to vote "cheapens" the civil rights movement’s fight to, well, vote.

Does Hillary Clinton's gender hurt her among male voters? Political scientists weigh in.

Clinton's gender cost her 24 points among men in one experiment. Will that translate to the ballot box?

The research is clear: electing more women changes how government works

What changes when there are more women in government? Probably a lot more than you think.

The controversy over a lawsuit accusing Trump of raping a 13-year-old girl, explained

Trump really is facing a lawsuit for child rape. But the anonymous plaintiff has been elusive, and the circumstances around the lawsuit are bizarre.

Early voting in Nevada looks very good for Democrats

Clinton’s get-out-the-vote drive is working.

Judge: North Carolina’s voter purge process is “insane,” calls back to Jim Crow era

“This sounds like something that was put together in 1901.”

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When people can legally drink, they suddenly begin committing way more crime

Another study shows the link between alcohol and crime.

Early voting in Ohio and Nevada indicates good news for Hillary Clinton

Democrats had a great day in Nevada, and Ohio early voting enthusiasm is rebounding.

Nate Silver's model gives Trump an unusually high chance of winning. Could he be right?

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More US troops just died in Afghanistan. Clinton and Trump are ignoring it.

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