U.S. Politics & Government

Committee Chairman U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson (D-MS) leads the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol as they meet to decide whether to recommend the U.S. House to cite Trump administration officials Peter Navarro and Dan Scavino for criminal contempt of Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. March 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

What’s new in the January 6 investigation?

Quinta Jurecic and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, March 31, 2022

PA via ReutersLuke Jerram's artwork Gaia, a replica of planet earth created using detailed NASA imagery of the Earth's surface, goes on display in the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London, as part of the 2020 Greenwich+Docklands International Festival. Picture date: Friday August 28, 2020. Photo credit should read: Matt Crossick/EmpicsNo Use UK. No Use Ireland. No Use Belgium. No Use France. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use China. No Use Norway. No Use Sweden. No Use Denmark. No Use Holland

Brookings President John R. Allen on Russia, Ukraine, China, and leading the Institution forward

John R. Allen and Fred Dews

Friday, March 25, 2022

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What can we do about worsening political polarization in America?

Darrell M. West and Fred Dews

Friday, March 11, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S, March 1, 2022. Saul Loeb/Pool via REUTERS

Did Biden’s State of the Union speech meet the moment?

Scott R. Anderson, John Hudak, and Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

FILE PHOTO: An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Is American democracy failing?

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, January 14, 2022

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on voting rights during a speech on the grounds of Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., January 11, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Will Biden’s call for Senate filibuster reform carve out a path for voting rights?

Rashawn Ray and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 13, 2022

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Best of the Brookings Cafeteria podcast in 2021

Thursday, December 30, 2021

A 1787 copy of the United States Constitution that sold for $43.2 million, a new world record for the most valuable historical document ever sold at an auction, at Sotheby's in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S. September 9, 2021. Picture taken September 9, 2021. Ardon Bar-Hama/SOTHEBY'S/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Ten commitments to save democracy

Norman Eisen, Susan Corke, and Fred Dews

Friday, December 10, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Capitol after the Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. With a government shutdown approaching on Friday, Congress is working to put together a short-term spending compromise while Democrats continue to negotiate President Biden's Build Back Better agenda in a hectic December on the Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What does Congress need to get done before the holidays?

Molly E. Reynolds and Adrianna Pita

Friday, December 3, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. Reuters photographer Kevin Lamarque: "Body language can give an ordinary photo much more meaning, and here, Trump and Putin did not disappoint." REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque SEARCH "TRUMP POY" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.

Putin, Trump, and the road to authoritarianism

Fiona Hill, Angela Stent, and Fred Dews

Friday, November 12, 2021