U.S. Politics & Government

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Thursday, February 18, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Proposals to streamline and improve US government performance

Elaine Kamarck, Molly E. Reynolds, and Fred Dews

Friday, February 19, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris watches as President Joe Biden signs executive orders on his racial equity agenda at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

What steps is the Biden administration taking on racial equity?

Andre M. Perry and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 28, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Jill Biden holds the Bible during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. Andrew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Biden’s inauguration, Trump’s impeachment, and the politics ahead

Elaine Kamarck and Fred Dews

Friday, January 22, 2021

Washington DC, United States.- In the photo taken on January 14, 2020, local and federal security officials near the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Is expect about 20,000 National Guard members to be involved for President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration next week. "I think you can expect to see somewhere upwards of beyond 20,000 members of the National Guard that will be here in the footprint of the District of Columbia," Washington Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said on Wednesday.

After the insurrection, ideas to tackle polarization in America

Darrell West and Fred Dews

Friday, January 15, 2021

Tear gas is released into a crowd of protesters during clashes with Capitol police at a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Will Trump be removed from power after Capitol attack?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Oval Office in the White House while John F. Kennedy was President 1963 © 2012 Mark Shaw

Organizing the presidency, from Roosevelt to Biden

Stephen Hess, James P. Pfiffner, and Bill Finan

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

I.P. Park, president and chief technical officer for LG Electronics, talks about autonomous driving vehicles during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2019. REUTERS/Steve Marcus - RC1CFC83C3B0

Regulating autonomous vehicles and ridesharing

Sanjay Patnaik and Genevieve Shiroma

Thursday, December 17, 2020

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How did the US government get hacked?

Tarah Wheeler and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden gestures to retired U.S. General Lloyd Austin speak after Biden announced Austin as his nominee to be defense secretary at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How is Biden’s presidential transition going?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, December 10, 2020

Main street of a small Texas town

Sustainable Development Spotlight: Reimagining rural policy in America

Anthony F. Pipa

Thursday, December 10, 2020