117th U.S. Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for travel to the AMVETS convention in Kentucky from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S. August 21, 2019. REUTERS/Tasos Katopodis - RC1586994E00

Trump’s hostility to election security preparedness

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

A view of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington DC, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1D9A2CC1F0

Anatomy of an oversight investigation: White House security clearances

Isabella Gelfand and Jackson Gode

Monday, August 26, 2019

Fully automatic machine guns are displayed for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC17126603C0

Getting beyond the myths: What Americans really think about mass shootings and gun legislation

William A. Galston and Clara Hendrickson

Thursday, August 22, 2019

Voters cast their ballots in the Eastmont Community Center during midterms elections in East Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Kyle Grillot - RC1792D4D200

Americans want federal action on election security ahead of 2020, per new Brookings survey

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are seen in a combination from file photos. REUTERS/File Photos - RC166537AA60

A lesson of the Trump, Tlaib, Omar, Netanyahu affair

Monday, August 19, 2019

People with the Mexican flag and the U.S. flag take part in a rally against hate a day after a mass shooting at a Walmart store, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. August 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC119E6AB8E0

Is demography destiny in Texas?

Friday, August 9, 2019

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

Trump’s judicial appointments record at the August recess: A little less than meets the eye

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, August 8, 2019

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi poses for a photograph after presenting a gift to Paramount Chief of Cape Coast traditional area, Osabarima Kwesi Atta II, during her visit to a palace used by the Chief after her tour at the Cape Coast Castle which was used as a trading post from where slaves would be taken to America, in Ghana July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko - RC14F026AA40

Africa in the news: Mauritania’s new President Ghazouani, Mozambique’s peace deal, and Pelosi and US delegation’s visit to Ghana

Saturday, August 3, 2019

A view of the U.S. Capitol, in Washington DC, U.S., June 20, 2019. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1D9A2CC1F0

Four takeaways from this summer’s budget deal

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, August 2, 2019

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

Why won’t the Senate protect American elections?

Darrell M. West and Raj Karan Gambhir

Friday, August 2, 2019