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White House Counsel Don McGahn is seen at testimony of Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, U.S. September 27, 2018. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS - RC1CF7D19850

House Judiciary Committee v. McGahn: Executive power or executive privilege

Richard Lempert

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) with other Republican congressmen speaks to the media outside a secure area as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper testifies in a closed-door deposition as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC192AB1A240

Republicans backing Trump: This week in impeachment

Monday, November 25, 2019

A teenager receives a tetanus vaccination at the Remote Area Medical and Operation Lone Star joint health clinic at Palmview High School in Mission, Texas August 5, 2014. Operation Lone Star started 16 years ago to help the guard prepare for emergencies such as hurricanes or pandemics in south Texas. Since then it has expanded its medical care component, treating thousands in a region that hugs the Mexican border, including some who come because no identification papers are required. Picture taken August 5, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS) - GM1EA8F0FWG01

The moral and policy failures of immigration detainee vaccination policy

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Monday, November 25, 2019

U.S. Capitol

Congress’s oversight mandate goes beyond impeachment

Jackson Gode and Lily Gong

Friday, November 22, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump holds what appears to be a prepared statement and handwritten notes after watching testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as he speaks to reporters prior to departing for travel to Austin, Texas from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC26FD9ITUXN

What it means to impeach a president

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, November 22, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates (L-R) South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris listen as Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - HP1EFBL07440M

The Democratic debate: Can we talk about jobs? Please?

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Kamala Harris speaks during the fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - HP1EFBL08V31G

MSNBC debate moderators largely ignored people of color

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Vote totals are reported by county elections board members during a recanvassing of votes at the Oldham County Clerks Office in La Grange, Kentucky, U.S., November 14, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston - RC23BD9THXNQ

What does high voter turnout tell us about the 2020 elections?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Detroit News and Detroit Free Press paper boxes sit in front of the papers building in Detroit, Michigan December 16, 2008. The Newspapers Partnership announced a plan to reduce home-delivery of the papers to three days a week and a push for their on-line editions. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES) - GM1E4CH0A2K01

How the Gannett/GateHouse merger could deepen America’s local news crisis

Clara Hendrickson

Monday, November 18, 2019

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy listens during a bilateral meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1C2AA07D00

“The Russians love it”: This week in impeachment

Friday, November 15, 2019