With votes split among multiple candidates, a candidate may win with a small plurality while being disliked by, or disconnected from, the larger primary electorate.

Research has shown that the more committed members of these extreme right-wing groups believe that the U.S. government is illegitimate and should be overthrown and replaced with one that is based on white supremacy.

Commentators say it’s part of a broader conservative backlash. That's wrong.

Congress regularly has used its constitutional authority to gather facts and draw public attention to important issues in the country.

We want Gandalfs. We keep getting Cawthorns.

The NRA’s more than 150-year history spans three distinct eras.