117th U.S. Congress

People watch Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) speak during her campaign kick off event in New York, New York, U.S., March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC137D9D5970

WATCH: Brookings scholars address 21st-century policy issues ahead of 2020

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

The logos of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are seen in a combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos - RC196FE450D0

After years of lagging behind the international community, will the US begin to rein in ‘big tech’?

Clara Hendrickson

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Federal Trade Chairman Joseph Simons, (L), Federal Trade Commissioners (2nd L-R), Rohit Chopra, Noah Phillips, Rebecca Slaughter and Christine Wilson testify on the "Oversight of the Federal Trade Commission" before the U.S. Senate Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance and Data Security Subcommittee in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC1654D52A80

Rulemaking and its discontents: Moving from principle to practice in federal privacy legislation

Cameron F. Kerry and Daniel J. Weitzner

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks about the formation of the Senate Democrats' Special Committee on Climate Change on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1E7C265D50

Poor Chuck Schumer—his best candidates want to be president, not senator

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

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Is America’s Seed Fund investing in women- and minority-owned businesses?

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Tuesday, June 4, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto attend the USMCA signing ceremony before the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC156BBD3810

Democrats should seize the day with North America trade agreement

Luis de la Calle and Arturo Sarukhan

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's proposals to change U.S. immigration policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1D00D6D980

The Mueller Report has damaged President Trump’s credibility, but Americans are not rushing to impeach

William A. Galston

Thursday, May 16, 2019

It was always about Russia: Discussing the Mueller investigation and the FBI

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

General Motors production workers Dina Mays and Joseph Stanton work on the 10-speed transmission assembly at the General Motors (GM) Powertrain Transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. March 6, 2019. Picture taken March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC18171696D0

Trump counties may be winning a bit more, but their prognosis remains dim

Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton

May 7, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Slovakia's Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1ACA9E4800

Can Trump still install a loyalist at the Fed?

Sarah A. Binder and Mark Spindel

The Washington Post May 6, 2019