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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he takes part in a Munich Security Conference virtual event from the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 19, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Biden is ready to resume nuclear talks with Iran. How will they respond?

Suzanne Maloney and Adrianna Pita

Friday, February 19, 2021

A protestor holds a heart-shaped sign reading "I love you, Russia! We are Russia!" during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Will pro-Navalny protests threaten Putin’s power?

Angela Stent and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, February 4, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

What steps is the Biden administration taking on racial equity?

Andre M. Perry and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Will Trump be removed from power after Capitol attack?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani upon his arrival to attend the Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) 41st Summit in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia January 5, 2021. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY

What does Saudi-Qatar reconciliation signal for the Biden administration?

Bruce Riedel and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Image: US flag, dollar bill, COVID-19 relief check

Does the latest COVID relief bill do enough?

William G. Gale and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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How did the US government get hacked?

Tarah Wheeler and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin speak after Biden announced Austin as his nominee to be defense secretary at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How is Biden’s presidential transition going?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 10, 2020

President Donald Trump walks out of the room after an Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on December 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

What will Trump’s final foreign policies mean for the Biden administration?

Thomas Wright and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper address the daily White House coronavirus response briefing with members of the administration's coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2GMF9QPP29/File Photo

Why did Trump fire Secretary of Defense Esper?

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adrianna Pita

Monday, November 9, 2020

US Department of Commerce in Washington DC

What will Trump’s executive order mean for the future of the civil service?

Scott R. Anderson and Adrianna Pita

Monday, November 2, 2020

FILE PHOTO: An election worker places mail-in ballots into a voting box at a drive-through drop off location at the Registrar of Voters for San Diego County in San Diego, California, U.S., October 19, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

What trends are we seeing in early voting?

Elaine Kamarck and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 28, 2020

Khartoum, Sudan.- Secretary of State Mike R. Pompeo (left) meets with the Chairman of the Sovereign Council of Sudan, General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan (right), in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 25, 2020. Pompeo arrived this Tuesday ( 25) to Sudan in the first visit by a head of US diplomacy in 15 years, as part of a regional tour to convince other Arab countries to normalize their relations with Israel in the footsteps of the United Arab Emirates. Pompeo, arrived directly from Israel on a first historic flight between the two countries.

What’s the significance of the US-Israel-Sudan normalization deal?

Zach Vertin and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 23, 2020

A woman is typing on Google search engine from a laptop and iPhone. Editorial credit: PK Studio / Shutterstock.com

What’s behind the US Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google?

Bill Baer and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Port-au-Prince, Haiti.- In the April 24, 2020 file photo, children in Haiti try to educate themselves amid the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The socioeconomic effects of the coronavirus pandemic could set back "decades" the progress made in the education of girls and adolescents in Latin America and the Caribbean, many of which may "never return to the classroom", as it has warned this Tuesday, International Plan. The NGO estimates that currently some 500 million children and young people around the world are not receiving distance education, "something that is having devastating consequences in Latin America and the Caribbean", where more than 95 percent of minors have remained outside of classrooms without many of them being able to follow classes online.

What’s the state of global girls’ education during COVID?

Christina Kwauk and Adrianna Pita

Friday, October 9, 2020