Don't count on the House discharge rule to raise the debt limit

Last week on Capitol Hill, House Democrats turned heads when news surfaced of their intention to use the discharge rule to force a vote on a measure to lift the debt ceiling. While nothing can be ruled out, the discharge rule is unlikely to resolve the current impasse, argues Sarah Binder.

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What happens when you force ChatGPT to take a political position? 

ChatGPT has captured broad public interest because of its ability to engage in seemingly human-like exchanges and to provide longform responses to prompts. While impressive in many respects, ChatGPT also has some major flaws, including outputting politically biased responses. To explore this, Jeremy Baum and John Villasenor asked ChatGPT a series of questions about political issues.

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The 'great unwinding' of Medicaid enrollments

In March 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act was enacted with the goal of bolstering access to health insurance during the public health emergency. The law ends in 2023, precipitating a great unwinding of Medicaid enrollments. As this occurs, four factors will be especially important, writes Frank J. Thompson.

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How younger voters will impact elections

In the latest posts from our series on young U.S. voters, Michael Hais and Morley Winograd discuss the formative moments for a voter's party identification, while Jack MacKenzie and Natalie Padilla outline major societal factors that have affected the Plural generation's voting behaviors.

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