Executive Branch

National Guard members walk at the Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Biden’s inaugural address in a time of crisis

Friday, January 15, 2021

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs the House Chamber after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC14E4CFDDD0

How many senators will vote to convict Donald Trump?

Thursday, January 14, 2021

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

Just how diverse is President Biden’s prospective Cabinet?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Security fencing surrounds the U.S. Capitol days after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott

On Inauguration Day, prioritize protecting the continuity of government

Monday, January 11, 2021

An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A cynical ploy like Hawley and Cruz’s looks harmless. Until it isn’t.

Henry Farrell and Elizabeth N. Saunders

Monday, January 11, 2021

A "Make America Great Again" campaign cap sits in the debris left behind at the West Terrace entrance checkpoint of the U.S. Capitol a day after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Erin Scott

Invoke the 25th Amendment to save the country from Donald Trump

Thursday, January 7, 2021

The sun rises over the White House in Washington, U.S., January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

What can be done to control Trump in his final days?

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Jill wave to the crowd after speaking at his election rally, after the news media announced that Biden has won the 2020 U.S. presidential election over President Donald Trump, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 7, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

The Biden presidency and a new direction in education policy

Kenneth K. Wong

Thursday, December 17, 2020

An electronic voting machine that creates a paper ballot to be scanned is shown at an early poling location for the March 3 Super Tuesday primary in Santa Ana California, U.S., February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The Electoral College is a ticking time bomb

William A. Galston

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador listens to the national anthem as he arrives to address the nation on his second anniversary as President of Mexico, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

The upcoming friction in US-Mexico relations

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Friday, December 4, 2020