Executive Branch

Workers prepare the South Lawn for a ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

FixGov

Trump’s government dismantlers have lost their plurality

Paul C. Light

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

CMS Administrator Seema Verma speaks during an event about senior citizens and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

FixGov

Congress finds success targeting private actors for information on executive branch actions

Jackson Gode and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden holds a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC155E77EB70

Regulatory Policy

What a Biden administration should learn from the Trump administration

Peter Fox and Connor Raso

Monday, September 28, 2020

The Ohio Clock Corridor outside the Senate Chamber sits empty after it was announced the U.S. Senate would delay its recess and work next week on a coronavirus relief bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

FixGov

Vacancies, acting officials and the waning role of the U.S. Senate

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Reports

Photo dated July 11, 2020 of United States President Donald Trump arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to visit with wounded military members and front line coronavirus healthcare workers in Bethesda, MD, USA. US President Donald Trump has worn a mask in public for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The president was visiting the Walter Reed military hospital outside Washington, where he met wounded soldiers and health care workers. "I've never been against masks but I do believe they have a time and a place," he said as he left the White House. He has previously said that he would not wear a mask and mocked Democratic rival Joe Biden for doing so. Photo by Chris Kleponis/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

U.S. Politics & Government

Addressing the other COVID crisis: Corruption

Aryeh Mellman and Norman Eisen

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Essay

The President’s Advisors: An analysis of women on the president’s “A Team”

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Wednesday, June 3, 2020

A view of the White House by night in Washington, U.S., November 16, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi - RC2OCD9APFV7

Report

All the president’s privileges

Richard Lempert

Thursday, December 19, 2019

Microphones stand at the podium after U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta addressed supporters at the election night rally in New York, U.S., November 9, 2016. REUTERS/Adrees Latif - HT1ECB90KK9V0

Policy 2020

The urgent need for peer review in the presidential nominating process

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Microphones wait for senators to speak after Senate Democratic and Republican caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 15, 2013. Republicans in the House of Democratic failed to reach internal consensus on Tuesday on how to break an impasse on the federal budget that could soon result in an economically damaging default on the country's debt. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9AG05TF01

U.S. Politics & Government

Acting leaders: recent practices, consequences, and reforms

Anne Joseph O’Connell

Monday, July 22, 2019

Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: Hurricane Maria, 2017: Maria would result in the worst natural disaster in the history of Puerto Rico, causing an estimated $90 billion in damage to the already economically struggling U.S. territory. Months after the storm, a research team led by Harvard University estimated the death toll at 4,645, not the 64 pegged by the island's government. The researchers estimate one-third perished because of delayed or interrupted medical care. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

FixGov

Federal breakdowns are accelerating

Paul C. Light

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

FixGov

The case for major government reform and how Biden can make it happen

Paul C. Light

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris launches her campaign for President of the United States at a rally at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza in her hometown of Oakland, California, U.S., January 27, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo

How We Rise

VP pick Kamala Harris and the campaign road ahead

Camille Busette and Makada Henry-Nickie

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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White House counsel Don Mcgahn listens to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testify before a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Podcast Episode

What does the DC Circuit ruling mean for House subpoena power?

Scott R. Anderson and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former Vice President Joe Biden talks with Senator Kamala Harris after the conclusion of the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo

Podcast Episode

What does VP pick Kamala Harris bring to the Democratic ticket?

Camille Busette and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

U.S.Labor Secretary Alex Acosta listens as U.S. President Donald Trump announces Acosta's resignation before the president departed for travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., July 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque?? - RC11300D1CC0

Podcast Episode

With Acosta’s resignation, how is high turnover affecting the administration?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Friday, July 12, 2019

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