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People stand outside the federal courthouse during the arraignment of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney - RTSWIAR

Kavanaugh aside, consider what’s happening to the courts

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, August 2, 2018

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

The Senate passed another “minibus” funding package. Now what?

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, August 2, 2018

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

Why all sides in Congress can get behind Rep. Gabbard’s new cannabis legislation

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Constitution

The pardon power and original intent

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

The U.S. Capitol is seen from behind trees.

Supply-side congressional reform?

Thomas E. Mann and Norman Ornstein

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC145902DE10

Putin’s Russia becomes Trump’s America

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

The stripes on the American flag overlaid with shadows cast by campaigners onstage.

Is increasing diversity positive for the U.S.? A look at the partisan divide

William A. Galston

Thursday, July 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the start of a meeting with members of the U.S. Congress at the White House in Washington, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1C1DA39DE0

After Helsinki, can Trump count on protection from the GOP Senate?

Thursday, July 19, 2018

The U.S. Capitol is seen from behind trees.

The “abolish ICE” campaign arrives in Congress

Christine Stenglein

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC1AECFD3360

SCOTUS’s labor decisions: Bad news for working people, and a taste of what’s to come

Vanessa Williamson

Wednesday, July 18, 2018

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RTX2SIHQ

Progressives versus the establishment: What’s the score, and does it matter?

Elaine Kamarck, Alexander R. Podkul, and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Thursday, July 12, 2018

The U.S. Supreme Court building facade in Washington

What to expect as Republicans race to confirm Kavanaugh

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

With the U.S. Supreme Court building in the background, Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence prior to meeting with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1165F1B5C0

Under the radar: The Supreme Court decision Brett Kavanaugh is most likely to overrule

William A. Galston

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez marches during the Bronx's pride parade in the Bronx borough of New York City, New York, U.S., June 17, 2018. Picture taken June 17, 2018. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado - RC16976F3100

Money is not destiny

Saturday, July 7, 2018

A copy of the Capital Gazette is displayed in a newspaper box the day after a gunman killed five people and injuring several others at the publication's offices in Annapolis, Maryland, U.S., June 29, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1B67B7C9D0

Put the damn paper out: Why the newsroom is a bedrock of American democracy

Friday, June 29, 2018