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Special Counsel Robert Mueller

The role of special counsels and the Russia probe

Tuesday, June 27, 2017

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson - RTX36B6A

While GOP resolves its differences on healthcare, budget deadlines loom

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, June 26, 2017

U.S. Border patrol agents man the fence with Mexico at Border Field State Park in San Diego, California, U.S., April 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTS14L1F

Hitting the wall: Challenges to President Trump’s signature campaign promise

Christine Stenglein

Friday, June 23, 2017

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to launch a digital payment app linked with a nationwide biometric database during the "DigiDhan" fair, in New Delhi, India, December 30, 2016. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi - RTX2WXWL

Growing the U.S.-India economic relationship: The only way forward

Joshua P. Meltzer and Harsha Vardhana Singh

Thursday, June 22, 2017

U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-IN) (L-R), Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) depart following their weekly Republican caucus lunch meeting

Secret dealmaking and the GOP health care bill

Sarah A. Binder

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Voting booths are seen during the New York primary elections at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 19, 2016.

Trump’s election integrity commission needs to redress voter suppression, not fraud

Nicol Turner-Lee

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Supporters for Georgia 6th Congressional District Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff rally and wave at passing cars amid signs for Republican candidate Karen Handel outside St Mary's Orthodox Church, Handel's polling place in Roswell, Georgia, U.S., June 20, 2017. REUTERS/Bita Honarvar - RTS17VZQ

What does the special election in Georgia mean for the 2018 midterms? Two perspectives

Elaine Kamarck and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

President Donald Trump's overview of the budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2018 are displayed at the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

President Trump’s education budget

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, with the partial quote "taxes are what we pay," in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. The entire quote chiseled on the building, from Oliver Wendell Holmes, reads, "Taxes are what we pay for a civilized society''. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX1EU9N

Carrot without the stick? Congress can’t pretend tax cuts pay for themselves

Jeffrey Birnbaum

Monday, June 19, 2017

Vice President Mike Pence looks toward the north from an observation post inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Paju, South Korea. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

President Pence?

Friday, June 16, 2017