117th U.S. Congress

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on October 14, 2020. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.//File Photo

What happens if Trump and Biden tie in the Electoral College?

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

US flag fluttering on the wind during sunset, flag raised on the cargo ship berthed in the port of Newark, NJ.

How the next administration can enhance US engagement in global development

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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Making US global development structures and functions fit for purpose

Tuesday, October 20, 2020

Past Policy 2020 Event

Assessing China policy from city halls, governors’ mansions, and Capitol Hill

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Why denouncing white supremacy creates safety, security, and racial equity

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Yard signs supporting U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden are seen outside of an early voting site at the Fairfax County Government Center in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago/File Photo

The six government reforms we need in 2021

Wednesday, October 14, 2020

A detail view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on September 18, 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. As Congress continues its deadlock and finger pointing over additional COVID-19 stimulus relief, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed to push a vote for a Supreme Court Nominee after the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earlier in the day. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Washington has given up on big-ticket reform

Monday, October 12, 2020

An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005, with the Potomac river in the foreground. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the Guantanamo prison against critics who want it closed by saying U.S. taxpayers have a big financial stake in it and no other facility could replace it at a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Reed JIR/CN

The true size of government is nearing a record high

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Congressional staffers confer as Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies via video conference during a hearing of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on "Online Platforms and Market Power", in the Rayburn House office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2020. Graeme Jennings/Pool via REUTERS

The end of permissionless innovation

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Official binders given to reporters with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are seen in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Federal bloat is at a 60-year high

Monday, October 5, 2020