Smart Charts

These days the Senate needs a supermajority to get anything done. So it doesn't get much done.

Find out what was gained and lost in terms of the occupations, genders, sexual orientation, and religious affiliations of our new crop of representatives.

The debt ceiling has changed over 100 times since 1944. You might be surprised which party has raised it more often.

Last month saw the highest number of requests ever for the FBI background checks required before purchasing guns.

Data from 11 of the past 12 months indicates a record-breaking 2012, but will climate coverage also warm up?

The number of messages sent to politicians has increased dramatically online, but that doesn't mean they're being heard.

Spending by The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the nation's most prominent gun control group, amounts to about one percent of NRA spending.

Since 2008, corporate profits have rebounded. But those profits have not translated to increased government revenue from income taxes or higher wages for Americans.

Asian Americans have shifted from supporting Republican candidates to overwhelmingly supporting Democrats. Have conservatives pushed them away?

The Kaiser Family Foundation released an analysis yesterday to help state politicians decide whether to participate in the Obamacare Medicaid expansion.