U.S. Politics & Government

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FixGov

Maintaining the rule of law: How House Democrats are conducting oversight in the 116th Congress

Jackson Gode

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifying before House Judiciary Committee

Interactive

Tracking House oversight in the Trump era

Molly E. Reynolds and Jackson Gode

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Donald Trump signing executive order to roll back Dodd-Frank

Regulatory Policy

Tracking deregulation in the Trump era

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Infrastructure

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

Joseph Kane and Adie Tomer

Monday, March 18, 2019

Reports

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116th U.S. Congress

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

Paul C. Light

Friday, March 8, 2019

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Campaigns & Elections

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

William H. Frey

Monday, March 4, 2019

U.S. Politics & Government

The Democrats’ choice: The midterm elections and the road to 2020

William A. Galston and Clara Hendrickson

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Climate Change

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Mark Muro, David G. Victor, and Jacob Whiton

January 29, 2019

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Campaigns & Elections

Black women are looking forward to the 2020 elections

Andre M. Perry

January 10, 2019

Blog Posts

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FixGov

The Senate’s emergency vote showed Trump’s enduring strength

John Hudak

Friday, March 15, 2019

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FixGov

The Senate vote on the wall brought Trump closer to impeachment

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, March 15, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, with the partial quote "taxes are what we pay," in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. The entire quote chiseled on the building, from Oliver Wendell Holmes, reads, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society''. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109452

Up Front

Americans want the wealthy and corporations to pay more taxes, but are elected officials listening?

Isabel V. Sawhill and Christopher Pulliam

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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Events

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

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U.S. Politics & Government

Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?

William H. Frey

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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Can Congress stop Trump’s national emergency declaration?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

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WATCH: Stacey Abrams on how to address voter suppression

Fred Dews

Friday, February 15, 2019

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U.S. Politics & Government

Maintaining the rule of law: How House Democrats are conducting oversight in the 116th Congress

Tracking House oversight in the Trump era

Tracking deregulation in the Trump era

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

Reports

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

The Democrats’ choice: The midterm elections and the road to 2020

How the geography of climate damage could make the politics less polarizing

Black women are looking forward to the 2020 elections

Blog Posts

The Senate’s emergency vote showed Trump’s enduring strength

The Senate vote on the wall brought Trump closer to impeachment

Americans want the wealthy and corporations to pay more taxes, but are elected officials listening?

Events

Divided politics, divided nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era

Defense spending in the 50 states

A conversation with Stacey Abrams: Race and political power in the United States

Related Books

Bit Player

What We Owe

Inside Congress

Experts

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Darrell M. West

Vice President and Director - Governance Studies

Founding Director - Center for Technology Innovation

Multimedia

Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?

Can Congress stop Trump’s national emergency declaration?

WATCH: Stacey Abrams on how to address voter suppression

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