U.S. Politics & Government

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

A voter exits a voting booth after filling out his ballot in the U.S. presidential primary election at the Stark Volunteer Fire Department in the village of Stark, New Hampshire, February 9, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - GF10000302166

How America’s presidential primaries work and what to expect in 2020

Elaine Kamarck and Bill Finan

Friday, January 18, 2019

Jessica, a migrant woman from Guatemala seeking asylum, walks to the edge of the border wall before illegally crossing into the United States with her sons Francisco, 5, and Jorge, 9, from the outskirts of Tijuana into San Diego County December 1, 2018. Picture taken December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Adrees Latif - RC1C78F00810

Can Trump declare a national emergency to build a border wall?

William A. Galston

Monday, January 7, 2019

Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol as budget legislation deadlines loom for a potential federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 21, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1A27BF8930

Will Trump and Congress shut down the government?

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, December 21, 2018

Syrian Democratic Forces and U.S. troops are seen during a patrol near Turkish border in Hasakah, Syria November 4, 2018. REUTERS/Rodi Said - RC1A340091B0

President Trump’s mad dash out of Syria

Scott R. Anderson

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Front Cover: Bit Player

Stories from a life with presidents and ideas

Stephen Hess and Bill Finan

Friday, November 30, 2018