Executive Branch

Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump looks out at Lake Michigan during a visit to the Milwaukee County War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Eric Thayer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2LC44

Strengthening results-focused government: Strategies to build on bipartisan progress in evidence-based policy

Andrew R. Feldman

Monday, January 30, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice-President Elect Mike Pence tour a Carrier factory in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S., December 1, 2016.

The top economic issues in 2017

Ted Gayer and Fred Dews

Friday, January 27, 2017

Palestinians watch a television broadcasting the speech of U.S. President Barack Obama in Cairo, at their house in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip June 4, 2009. Obama sought a "new beginning" between the United States and Muslims around the world in a major speech on Thursday but offered no new initiative to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA POLITICS RELIGION) - RTR249LP

Obama’s good intentions in the Middle East meant nothing

Monday, January 23, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTSWLUX

Seven Trump foreign policy assumptions

Daniel L. Byman

Monday, January 23, 2017

(From L - R) U.S. President Barack Obama stands alongside former presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter as they attend the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, April 25, 2013. Obama is in Texas to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with former President George W. Bush in what could serve as a powerful reminder of the ongoing struggle against terrorism, from the Sept. 11 attacks to the Boston Marathon bombings. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTXYZPF

What do ex-presidents do?

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Thursday, January 19, 2017

President Barack Obama sitting in front of a map of the world

Examining President Obama’s legacy

Molly E. Reynolds, Thomas Wright, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump exits an elevator with LVMH Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bernard Arnault and his son Alexandre Arnault after their meeting at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2Y6S3

Will Trump’s hiring freeze test financial regulators’ independence?

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

U.S. President Barack Obama waves from the door of Air Force One as he ends his visit to Cuba, at Havana's international airport, March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTSBS1F

Obama’s uncertain legacy

William A. Galston

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

White House ethics experts respond to Donald Trump’s announcement

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EST

General Dwight Eisenhower waving to the crowd

Eisenhower’s farewell addresses: A speechwriter remembers

Monday, January 9, 2017