Governance Studies

A firefighter/paramedic prepares a shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccination at the Tequesta Fire Departmenton January 15, 2021 in Tequesta, Florida. The city received 50 doses. There are 1600 residets that are 65 and older. The online appointments were taken in under three minutes. GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POSTTequesta Va3

COVID-19 vaccinations: Why are some states and localities so much more successful?

William A. Galston

Monday, January 25, 2021

210120 Sunrise over the United States Capitol Building ahead of the 2021 U.S. Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC, USA. Photo: Joel Marklund / BILDBYRÅN / kod JM / JM0063 No Use Sweden. No Use Norway. No Use Austria.

Trump is gone but Republican tricks will live on

Thomas E. Patterson

Monday, January 25, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump stands in front of a U.S. flag while campaigning for Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler on the eve of the run-off election to decide both of Georgia's Senate seats, in Dalton, Georgia, U.S., January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Don’t Move On Just Yet

Saturday, January 23, 2021

COVID 19 vaccine distribution Friday, Jan. 22, 2021 at UH Samaritan on Main. TOM E. PUSKAR/TIMES-GAZETTE.COMCovid 19 Vaccine Distribution018

Who is getting a COVID-19 vaccination?

Darrell M. West

Friday, January 22, 2021

A worker cleans up the West Front of the U.S. Capitol and dismantles the inaugural platform and seating area the day after President Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Trump’s last-minute judicial appointments: Impact on norms and on Biden’s appointment opportunities

Russell Wheeler

Friday, January 22, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s impeachment, and the politics ahead

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, January 22, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tracking President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and appointees

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

November 2021

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives take their oath of office on the floor of the House Chamber during the first session of the 117th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

With new House rules, more diversity in technology legislation and hearings is possible

Caitlin Chin, Jackson Gode, Nicol Turner Lee, and Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau high fives a robotic arm as he takes part in a robotics demonstration at Kinova Robotics in Boisbriand, Quebec

6 developments that will define AI governance in 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Golf - The 2012 Ryder Cup - The Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois, United States of America - 27/9/12 General view of USA and Europe flags during the opening ceremony Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Paul Childs

Time for a U.S.—EU digital alliance

Thursday, January 21, 2021