Brian McGill

Brian McGill

Senior Graphics Editor

Brian McGill is the Senior Graphics Editor at National Journal. Prior to joining National Journal, McGill worked as a senior news artist at The Tampa Tribune in Tampa, Fla. and a graphic artist at the Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Mo. He graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri.

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INTERACTIVE

Representing Defense

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How We Register

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GRAPHIC: Where Skilled Help Is Wanted

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Silicon Valley isn't the only place clamoring for H-1B visas. Read More »

What We've Learned About Immigration

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GRAPHIC: Breaking Down Rand Paul's 13-Hour Filibuster

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Who spoke when during Sen. Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan, President Obama’s nominee for CIA director. Read More »

How Conservative Is Your Congressman? — 2012 Vote Ratings

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Type in a representative's name to see where their votes fall on the partisan spectrum. Read More »

How Liberal Is Your Senator? — 2012 Vote Ratings

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Type in a Senator's name to see where their votes fall on the partisan spectrum. Read More »
WHITE HOUSE

How the State of the Union Has Changed Since Obama Took Office

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Since the president took his oath in 2009, America has created more jobs and lifted the stock market dramatically. But as this graphic shows, public debt has grown significantly, too. Read More »

The City-Bound Majority

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Counties won by Democratic candidates for president Read More »

The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the U.S. Economy in 5 Charts

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Poll: Respondents See Compromise Ahead on Immigration

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Political Insiders: Don't Bet on Dems Winning House

By Alex Roarty, Naureen Khan and Brian McGill
Will Democrats retake the House? Don't bet on it, according to the latest National Journal Political Insiders Poll. Read More »

GOP Insiders: Senate A No-Go

By Alex Roarty, Naureen Khan and Brian McGill
Republicans no longer think they're going to retake the Senate, according to the latest National Journal Political Insiders Poll, a stunning drop in optimism for a party that began 2012 confident it would regain control of the chamber. Read More »
DEMOGRAPHICS

Metropolitan Diversity: Seattle, 2000-2010

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The share of those living in diverse suburbs in the Seattle metropolitan area jumped 21 percent between 2000 and 2010. Read More »
DEMOGRAPHICS

Metropolitan Diversity: Los Angeles, 2000-2010

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Los Angeles metropolitan area suburbs have become less diverse. The percentage of suburbs that have between 20 to 60 percent nonwhite residents declined 4 percentage points to 23 percent between 2000 and 2010. Read More »
DEMOGRAPHICS

Metropolitan Diversity: Houston, 2000-2010

By Doris Nhan and
Diverse suburbs in the Houston metropolitan area dropped by 25 percentage points over one decade, representing a unique decline of racial diversity in the region. Read More »
DEMOGRAPHICS

Metropolitan Diversity: Dallas, 2000-2010

By Doris Nhan and
Many suburbs that were once the bastions of homogeneous whiteness are becoming more diverse at breakneck speed, according to a report that maps the 50 largest metro areas.   Read More »
DEMOGRAPHICS

Metropolitan Diversity: Chicago, 2000-10

By Doris Nhan and
Many suburbs--once the bastions of homogeneous whiteness--are becoming more diverse at breakneck speed, according to a report that maps the 50 largest metro areas. Read More »
CONVENTIONS 2012

CHART: Where Are the Democratic Delegates Sitting?

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Correction: In a previous version of the chart, the stage was mislabeled. Read More »
CONVENTIONS 2012

CHART: Where Are the GOP Delegates Sitting?

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INTERACTIVE

Mapping Language: Limited English Proficiency in America

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Although English is America’s common tongue, immigrants’ efforts to learn it present challenges to institutions and individuals alike. These graphics compare regions, schools, and communities where newcomers have settled to ...

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Washington Women Report Gender Discrimination

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Gaming Out the Lame Duck

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It’s impossible to say what exactly will happen during the lame-duck session without knowing the outcome of the election. Sure, President Obama and the current Congress will preside over the fiscal To Do list during those six week...

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INTERACTIVE

Battlegrounds 2012

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INFOGRAPHIC: Budgeting for Defense

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A look at the history of the Defense Department's budget and how it compares to the rest of the World's military budgets. Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: The Gender Divide

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Although women constitute 44 percent of the American workforce, they still fail to get paid as much as men. Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: Marching in Lockstep

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Barriers Be Gone: U.S. Free-Trade Agreements

By Peter Bell, Brian McGill and Ryan Morris
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Mountains of Debt -- GRAPHIC

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Florida's I-4 Corridor

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A look at the battleground's battleground. Read More »
INFOGRAPHIC

The Decade Since 9/11

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CAMPAIGN 2012

Got Hope? Here's Why Obama Should

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Maybe President Obama's number's aren't so bad after all. Read More »
APPROPRIATIONS

Is Past Prologue? A History of Congress's Major Appropriations

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In the midst of the crisis over raising the nation’s debt ceiling, the House of Representatives and, to a lesser extent, the Senate have been active in Congress's annual attempt at passing legislation to fund the government. Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: The Space Shuttle

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A look at the Space Shuttle program, in facts and figures. Read More »

U.S. Troop Levels and Fatalities in Afghanistan

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A graphical look at U.S. troop levels and fatalities in Afghanistan over time. Read More »

INFOGRAPHIC: Breaking Down the Ages of Top Hill Aides

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Top Hill aides range in age from 25 to 73. The average age is 43, one year younger than it was in 2007. The average age for Democratic staffers is 44; for Republican staffers, 42. Read More »
MIDDLE EAST

Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East

By , Anna VanHollen, Kate Stonehill and Hana Rouse
In December of 2010, an unemployed street vendor in Tunisia set himself on fire to protest police harassment, setting off a historical wave of protests across North Africa and the Middle East against repressive government regimes. A...

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THE NEXT ECONOMY

Three Hundred and Counting: The Country's Majority-Minority Counties

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In 2042, minorities will outnumber non-Hispanic whites nationally for the first time. In more than 300 of the nation’s 3,000-plus counties, they already do. Read More »
GRAPHIC

The Human Footprint

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Humanity’s impact has spread unevenly but everywhere as we have transformed land and sea to meet the demands of a population that has doubled to 7 billion in 40 years. Read More »
GRAPHIC

Where Obama’s White Vote Matters Less in 2012

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National Journal projects the percentage of the white vote that President Obama will need to carry an individual state in 2012. Read More »
INTERACTIVE

Closer Look: Inside Obama's West Wing

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A 3D look at the people and places inside the Obama administration's West Wing. Read More »
POLITICS

Political Sweet 16

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The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament hurdles toward its climax, the national championship game next month, and Washington is certainly not immune to this month’s madness. Just how much overlap is there between the lawmak...

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ENERGY

GRAPHIC: Inside a Nuclear Reactor

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BUDGET

Interactive Graphic: Budget Through History

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President Obama unveiled his $3.7 trillion budget on Monday. See how Obama's proposal for fiscal year 2012 compares with previous years. Read More »

Graphic: State of the Union Addresses Over Time

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Article II of the Constitution requires the president to deliver an address to Congress on the current state of the country. With the exception of 1933, there has been at least one such address each year. Only two presidents—Willi...

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TIMELINE: Presidential Visits—U.S. & China

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Since President Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972—the first ever for a sitting president—visits by leaders of the two countries have become more frequent. President George W. Bush went to China four times during his preside...

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REDISTRICTING

GRAPHIC: Reapportionment 2010

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GRAPHIC

From Factories to Cubicles

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An American economy that used to be built on making stuff is now built on shuffling paper instead. From 1947 to 2009, manufacturing shrank from more than a quarter of the gross domestic product to just a ninth of it. Meanwhile, whit...

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Advance Technology Manufacturing

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GRAPHIC: Tax Deal by the Numbers

By Katy O'Donnell and
So how much would President Obama's new tax compromise with the GOP cost? Slightly more than Obama's 2009 stimulus program. While the White House has so far not released an official estimate of what the tax deal would cost, several ...

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Recession Poised to Rebound?

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