117th U.S. Congress

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal to end the partial government shutdown as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1575982D00

Why Trump ended the shutdown – for now

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, January 25, 2019

Washington D.C.

Why did it take a month of shutdown to understand that 800,000 federal workers are our neighbors?

Friday, January 25, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC15E60575C0

Trump stands on shaky ground, new poll shows

William A. Galston

Friday, January 18, 2019

Palestinian and Israeli flags being waved.

Congress Has (Less Than) 60 Days to Save Israeli-Palestinian Security Cooperation

Scott R. Anderson

Lawfare December 7, 2018

"Limited military engagements can often create a lot of space by which the president can act without even really having to deal with Congress."

Scott R. Anderson NPR December 11, 2018

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives during the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1A13FFE820

Calling Trump’s bluff: The deal Democrats should offer to end the shutdown

Morley Winograd

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Pedestrians walk in Denver

To save the planet, the Green New Deal needs to improve urban land use

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol at the start of the third day of a shut down of the federal government in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12F4FE0800

Why McConnell is on the sidelines of a historically long government shutdown

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, January 14, 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

The liberal faction of the Democratic party is growing, new polling shows

William A. Galston

Friday, January 11, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a televised address to the nation from his desk in the Oval Office, about immigration and the southern U.S. border on the 18th day of a partial government shutdown, at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 8, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1BC78DD490

Trump’s shutdown could wear out his welcome in the Senate once and for all

Wednesday, January 9, 2019