U.S. Politics & Government

For Brookings experts’ research and analysis on issues related to the 2018 midterm elections, visit our 2018 Midterms page.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during his meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Tracking turnover in the Trump administration

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, Elaine Kamarck, and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Monday, December 17, 2018

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump gestures to supporters during a campaign rally at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S., November 5, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo - RC13BA61D600

External Article

Three reasons you should be startled by how the Senate rebuked Trump

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Friday, December 14, 2018

Students hold signs while rallying in the street during the "March for Our Lives" demanding stricter gun control laws at the Miami Beach Senior High School, in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Javier Galeano - RC1C60279010

FixGov

Six years after Sandy Hook, House Democrats can build on grassroots gun reform

John Hudak

Friday, December 14, 2018

A thriving marijuana plant is seen at a grow operation in Denver, Colorado December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo - RTSJ4EC

FixGov

The Farm Bill, hemp legalization and the status of CBD: An explainer

John Hudak

Friday, December 14, 2018

Reports

An Occupy Wall Street movement activist raises his fist while protesting in front of a digital flag of the United States in Manhattan's Time Square in New York on July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) - GM1E87I0W6M01

Technology & Innovation

Malevolent soft power, AI, and the threat to democracy

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Economic Development

Countering the geography of discontent: Strategies for left-behind places

Clara Hendrickson, Mark Muro, and William A. Galston

November, 2018

Republican president-elect Donald Trump's Trump Tower is seen in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., November 27, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz

U.S. Politics & Government

Considering collusion: A primer on potential crimes

Barry H. Berke, Dani R. James, Noah Bookbinder, and Norman Eisen

Thursday, November 1, 2018

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

U.S. Politics & Government

Responsiveness and durability: An analysis of the Accountability and State Plans rule

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the U.S. Capitol.

U.S. Politics & Government

Anticipating trouble: Congressional primaries and incumbent behavior

Elaine Kamarck and James Wallner

Monday, October 29, 2018

Blog Posts

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly arrives for the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1AF68C68D0

FixGov

In search of a third chief of staff, Trump sets a record

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Monday, December 10, 2018

A sign points towards voting booths during the midterm election at Philomont Fire Station, in Purcellville, Virginia, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1C4591A6A0

FixGov

Understanding the election scandal in North Carolina’s 9th district

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, December 7, 2018

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building 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. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109446

FixGov

When does better policy information change minds?

Vanessa Williamson

Friday, December 7, 2018

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Legislation or gridlock after the 2018 midterms?

Sarah A. Binder, Molly E. Reynolds, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 16, 2018

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2018 midterms: What happened, what’s next

Camille Busette, Elaine Kamarck, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 9, 2018

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