U.S. Politics & Government

A frieze of an American Eagle is seen during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2MOD9A4T41

FixGov

What is and what is not an impeachable offense? This week in impeachment

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, December 6, 2019

Deputy Assistant Attorney General Adam Hickey, Bill Priestap, assistant director of the FBI's Counterintelligence Division, and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz are sworn in during a Judiciary Committee hearing into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC14DA9ED4D0

Podcast Episode

Who are the Inspectors General and what do they do?

Bill Finan, Kathryn Newcomer, and Charles A. Johnson

Friday, December 6, 2019

Harsh economic times affecting household budgets

Up Front

New SNAP rule change just made it harder to combat future recessions

Lauren Bauer, Jana Parsons, and Jay Shambaugh

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

Policy 2020

Improving congressional capacity to address problems and oversee the executive branch

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Reports

Regulatory Policy

Understanding the regulatory budget

Stuart Shapiro

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Amtrak track workers work inside the tunnel at New York's Penn Station, the nation's busiest train hub, which will be closing tracks for repairs causing massive disruptions to commuters in New York City, U.S. July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1500696CA0

Infrastructure

To fix our infrastructure, Washington needs to start from scratch

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Lara Fishbane

December 4, 2019

Immigration

The moral and policy failures of immigration detainee vaccination policy

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Monday, November 25, 2019

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

Regulatory Policy

Member comments: The other (less visible) way Congress oversees rulemaking

Rachel Augustine Potter

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Economic Development

Moving federal jobs out of Washington could work, if it’s done correctly

Alan Berube

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Blog Posts

White House Counsel Don McGahn is seen at testimony of Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Washington, DC, U.S. September 27, 2018. Erin Schaff/Pool via REUTERS - RC1CF7D19850

FixGov

House Judiciary Committee v. McGahn: Executive power or executive privilege

Richard Lempert

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) with other Republican congressmen speaks to the media outside a secure area as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper testifies in a closed-door deposition as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC192AB1A240

FixGov

Republicans backing Trump: This week in impeachment

Elaine Kamarck

Monday, November 25, 2019

Voters cast their ballot in the U.S. midterm elections in Ferguson, Missouri November 4, 2014. Black anger at a local Democrat's handling of the shooting of teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, has given the Republican candidate some hope of winning the race for St Louis County executive for first time since the 1980s. REUTERS/Whitney Curtis (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS) - GM1EAB50DEP01

The Avenue

Why the race for Black voters is the most important Democratic primary of them all

Andre M. Perry and David Harshbarger

Monday, November 25, 2019

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

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

Elaine Kamarck

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Multimedia

U.S. President Donald Trump holds what appears to be a prepared statement and handwritten notes after watching testimony by U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland as he speaks to reporters prior to departing for travel to Austin, Texas from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC26FD9ITUXN

Podcast Episode

What it means to impeach a president

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, November 22, 2019

French flags are seen on the desks of Members of the Rassemblement National (RN) far-right party ahead of a debate at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, September 17, 2019. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler - RC134C0960B0

FixGov

Highlights: Lessons from The Democracy Playbook on how to prevent and reverse democratic backsliding

Agneska Bloch

Thursday, November 14, 2019

A man sits in the visitors gallery above the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives as a display board shows the final vote tallies of 232 Yea and 196 Nay on a resolution that outlines the next steps in the impeachment inquiry of U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner - RC1125BB6970

Podcast Episode

What’s next after the impeachment process vote?

Molly E. Reynolds and Adrianna Pita

Friday, November 1, 2019

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Reports

Impeachment, foreign interference, and election security in 2020

Ways to mitigate artificial intelligence problems

The role of the Federal Trade Commission in privacy and beyond

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