midterm elections

Recounts almost never lead to election reversals. Here’s why they matter.

Electoral recounts were pursued in Florida and Georgia, with little chance of changing the outcome in the short term. Of far greater importance is the long-term health of American elections overall, says Northeastern law professor Daniel Medwed.

by Lia Petronio and Ian Thomsen November 16, 2018

Ayanna Pressley gives her victory speech during an election night watch party in Boston on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

These women made history on election night

A record-setting number of women won seats in Congress on Tuesday night in the midterm elections. Here are seven trailblazers who won their races and made history.

by Sophia Fox-Sowell November 7, 2018

Four things we’ve learned about America from the midterm elections

Democrats took control of the U.S. House of Representatives, but Republicans retained control of the Senate in the 2018 midterm elections, which two Northeastern political scientists sees as a desire among voters for a balance of power in government, but something short of a broad repudiation of President Donald Trump.

by Greg St. Martin November 7, 2018

‘Everything is at stake’

On Nov. 6, the United States could see an election like no other. As the first popular referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency, this year’s midterm elections may raise the possibility of impeachment by the House with an equal chance of acquittal by the Senate, said Northeastern political science professor Costas Panagopoulos.

by Molly Callahan October 23, 2018

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

What Michael Cohen’s Playboy model tape could mean for President Trump

A tape seized by the FBI that contains a secret recording by President Donald J. Trump’s longtime lawyer of the two discussing payments to a former model just months before the 2016 election is “pretty clearly evidence” of federal campaign finance law violations, said Costas Panagopoulos, a Northeastern professor of political science and expert in campaign finance.

by Molly Callahan July 20, 2018

Recounts almost never lead to election reversals. Here’s why they matter.

These women made history on election night

Four things we’ve learned about America from the midterm elections

‘Everything is at stake’

What Michael Cohen’s Playboy model tape could mean for President Trump

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