Matthew Kotcher

• Congress
• Elections
• Interviews
• Security and Defense
• U.S.

United States Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) was elected as the junior senator from Illinois on November 8, 2016. A former US Army helicopter pilot, she lost both legs and partial use of her right arm while leading a combat mission during Operation I...

• Congress
• Democracy
• Elections
• Interviews
• U.S.

Ben Wikler, Chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, runs what is touted by many to be the single most effective Democratic state party in the country—with no close second place. Wikler, 43, was born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin. He attended...

• Interviews
• U.S.

Polarization defines America’s political landscape today. Political vitriol, talking past one another, and an outright lack of respect for different viewpoints permeates the air. BPR sat down with Celinda Lake and Ed Goeas—two political consultan...

• Congress
• Interviews
• U.S.

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) is the junior United States Senator from Rhode Island and has represented the Ocean State in the US Senate since 2007. He currently serves as Chair of the Senate Budget Committee and as a member of the Judiciary Committee, F...