U.S. Politics & Government

The White House is seen after Special Counsel Robert Mueller handed in his report to Attorney General William Barr on his investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 presidential election and any potential wrongdoing by U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1F6046A900

After the Mueller report, will President Trump be impeached?

Margaret L. Taylor

Friday, April 19, 2019

A demonstrator protests with a sign showing a divided Red and Blue America in front of the Trump International Hotel during the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE3O1FJKIW

The roots of America’s divided politics

Camille Busette, Darrell M. West, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

U.S. Justice Department building in Washington, DC.

WATCH: Brookings experts on the Mueller report, Barr’s letter, and what’s next

Friday, March 29, 2019

Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean calls the first session of the 2008 Democratic National Convention to order in Denver, Colorado August 25, 2008. U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the convention on August 28. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA) - GF2E48P1N2B01

Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?

William H. Frey

Thursday, March 14, 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

Can Congress stop Trump’s national emergency declaration?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Brookings hosts political leader Stacey Abrams in a conversation about race and political power in the United States with Jelani Cobb, Columbia University's Lipman professor of journalism Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington. (Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

WATCH: Stacey Abrams on how to address voter suppression

Friday, February 15, 2019

Brookings hosts political leader Stacey Abrams in a conversation about race and political power in the United States with Jelani Cobb, Columbia University's Lipman professor of journalism Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington. (Sharon Farmer/sfphotoworks)

Stacey Abrams on how to overcome voter suppression

Stacey Abrams, Jelani Cobb, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 15, 2019

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) hold a news conference for their proposed "Green New Deal" to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 10 years, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1FD2ED6050

Is the Green New Deal biting off too much?

Friday, February 8, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are seen behind the reflection of a House chamber railing as Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2018. Reuters photographer Carlos Barria: "The State of the Union speech is one of the most important political events at the beginning of the year. We usually photograph it from several fixed positions, but this year I was assigned to be the 'rotating' photographer, meaning I could move around on the balcony and shoot from different angles, but only during short windows of time. During one of those windows, I found an interesting play of light reflected off a gold-colored railing, which, at a certain angle, could be seen to fall over the president." REUTERS/Carlos Barria SEARCH "TRUMP POY" FOR FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "REUTERS POY" FOR ALL BEST OF 2018 PACKAGES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY. - RC19E32723F0

WATCH: Brookings experts preview President Trump’s State of the Union speech

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump announces a deal to end the partial government shutdown as he speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., January 25, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1575982D00

Why Trump ended the shutdown – for now

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, January 25, 2019