U.S. Politics & Government

U.S. President Donald Trump signs the $2.2 trillion H.R. 748 CARES Act coronavirus aid package bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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In administering the COVID-19 stimulus, the president’s role model should be Joe Biden

John Hudak

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Mar 17, 2020; Rockford, IL, USA; First time election judge Steve Ateca holds a spool of voting stickers next to the ballot box at St. Bernadette Catholic Church in Rockford, Ill., Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Mandatory Credit: Scott P. Yates/Rockford Register Star via USA TODAY NETWORK

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How have progressives fared in the 2020 congressional primaries?

Roma Venkateswaran and Amber Herrle

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Guillermo Maldonado, pastor of 'El Rey Jesus' Church, prays for the U.S. President Donald Trump before he make a speech to evangelical supports in Miami, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2020. REUTERS/Eva Marie Uzcategui

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Why Trump is reliant on white evangelicals

Jason Husser

Monday, April 6, 2020

A census sign is planted in the median in front of the Tarrytown train station, Mach 31, 2020.Census Sign Tarrytown

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Congressional census oversight: Underprepared for COVID-19 digital challenges?

Scarlett Neely and Jackson Gode

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Reports

Librarian Josh Soule turns on computers in preparation to teach senior citizens how to set up and use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HHA01

Regulatory Policy

Upvoting the administrative state

Connor Raso and Bruce R. Kraus

Thursday, April 2, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a press briefing on the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic with members of the Coronavirus Task Force at the White House in Washington on March 26, 2020. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Economics

The federal government’s coronavirus response

Philip A. Wallach and Justus Myers

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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U.S. Economy

Congress is about to give a student-loan tax break that will only benefit the best-off borrowers

Adam Looney

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Policy 2020

It is time for a Cannabis Opportunity Agenda

Makada Henry-Nickie and John Hudak

Monday, March 23, 2020

Reporters gather around U.S. Senate Democratic leaders as they talk to reporters during a news conference following a party policy lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, January 20, 2016. Members of the U.S. Congress have been spending fewer days working in Washington since the late 2000s, according to a Reuters review of congressional records going back 18 years. Picture taken January 20, 2016. To match Insight USA-CONGRESS/WORKINGDAYS REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Regulatory Policy

GAO’s role in the regulatory state

Bridget Dooling

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Blog Posts

The Deer District and Fiserv Forum are vacant on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Milwaukee. Like so many other major events around the country that have been postponed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, there are still questions whether the Democratic National Convention scheduled for July will happen at the Fiserv Forum.Mjs Corona Dnc4

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How to hold nominating conventions during a pandemic

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Doug Hassebroek shops with a protective mask during the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., March 25, 2020. Picture taken March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

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Polling shows Americans see COVID-19 as a crisis, don’t think US is overreacting

William A. Galston

Monday, March 30, 2020

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks in front of stacks of medical protective supplies during a news conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, which will be partially converted into a temporary hospital during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, New York, U.S., March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Trump or governors: Who’s the boss?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses supporters at his Super Tuesday night rally in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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What drove Biden’s big wins on Super Tuesday?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

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