U.S. Politics & Government

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign kick off rally at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida, U.S., June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri - RC1ADE2C1FE0

FixGov

Trump’s re-election kickoff: The greatest hits and a bit more

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, who forged a conservative revolution that transformed American politics, died on June 5, 2004 after a decade-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, U.S. media reported. Reagan is pictured waving to well-wishers on the south lawn of the White House on April 25, 1986, before departing for a summit in Tokyo. REUTERS/Joe Marquette/FILE SV - RP5DRICWQKAA

FixGov

Millennials, SuperAgers and the 2020 race for president

Elaine Kamarck

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S., March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1FD3394C00

U.S. Politics & Government

My pro-Trump father voted against my values. That doesn’t make me miss him any less.

Amanda Sloat

Saturday, June 15, 2019

A general view of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 26, 2018. Picture taken August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1EF10110E0

FixGov

Limits on Nevada’s legislature keep it from serving the state

David F. Damore

Friday, June 14, 2019

Reports

Facebook and Twitter logos are seen on a shop window in Malaga, Spain, June 4, 2018. REUTERS/Jon Nazca - RC1E67248790

Cybersecurity

Democratic Defense Against Disinformation 2.0

Alina Polyakova and Daniel Fried

June 2019

Infrastructure

Shifting into an era of repair: US infrastructure spending trends

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Friday, May 10, 2019

A voting official hands back an early voter his ID in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo taken October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant - RC1540DF0C50

Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 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

Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Paul C. Light

Thursday, April 18, 2019

A woman exits the voting booth after filling out her ballot for the U.S presidential election at the James Weldon Johnson Community Center in the East Harlem neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City, U.S. November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - D1BEULQVQHAB

Campaigns & Elections

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Blog Posts

The Avenue

What do Midwest working-class voters want and need?

John C. Austin

Thursday, June 13, 2019

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

FixGov

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

Amanda Waldron

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

People come and go from the Registrar of Voters office on the final day of voter registration in the upcoming congressional elections in San Diego, California, U.S. October 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1956981AF0

FixGov

Red-tape voter suppression: How new, draconian voter registration rules undermine voting rights

Vanessa Williamson and Jackson Gode

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

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Experts

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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

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Multimedia

Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Courthouse in Washington, U.S., April 23, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC172B1D73C0

Podcast Episode

Will new documents sway the Supreme Court on census citizenship question?

Alan Berube

Monday, June 3, 2019

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) presides as Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on oversight of the Justice Department on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC196AA7E300

Podcast Episode

Congressional oversight in the Trump era

Molly E. Reynolds and Fred Dews

Friday, May 3, 2019

Reports

Addressing America’s 21st-century problems

Racial wealth inequality: Social problems and solutions

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

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies