117th U.S. Congress

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

Federal breakdowns are accelerating

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

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

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

UNITED STATES - JULY 28: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., makes his way to news conference after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Hart Building on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Mark Meadows, White House chief of staff, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, attended the lunch. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

What will the Senate do about Trump’s Supreme Court nominee?

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Tuesday, September 22, 2020

United States Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican of South Carolina), Chairman, US Senate Judiciary Committee, left, US Senator Richard Blumenthal (Democrat of Connecticut), center, and US Senator Dianne Feinstein (Democrat of California), Ranking Member, US Senate Judiciary Committee, right, chat prior to the committee markup of the "Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020," and judicial nominations in Russell Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, USA, Thursday, July 2, 2020. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

The push for content moderation legislation around the world

David Morar and Bruna Martins dos Santos

Monday, September 21, 2020

The World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) officially opened in Shanghai on Thursday under the theme of "Intelligent Connectivity, Indivisible Community" with hundreds of speakers and industry experts sharing their insights on the latest developments in AI. Intelligent robots are displaying on the ground floor of Shanghai Expo Centre, Shanghai, China, 9 July 2020.No Use China. No Use France.

If AI takes jobs, humans will need lifelong learning and portable benefits

Darrell M. West

Thursday, September 10, 2020

The violence inside us

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

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

TechTank Podcast Episode 3: Why Rep. David Cicilline thinks we need a Glass-Steagall Act for the internet

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

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

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

Scott R. Anderson and Adrianna Pita

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

Past Policy 2020 Event

Got mail? Why the 2020 election may depend on the U.S. Postal Service

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

U.S. postal workers load their trucks with mail for delivery from their postal station in Carlsbad, California February 6, 2013. The Postal Service plans to drop Saturday delivery of first-class mail by August in its latest effort to cut costs after losing nearly $16 billion last fiscal year, the cash-strapped mail agency said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT POLITICS) - GM1E92708HM01

The House rebuked Trump over the post office. Here are 3 takeaways.

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Tuesday, August 25, 2020