U.S. Politics & Government

Police officers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RC1AECFD3360

Supreme Court’s “faithless electors” decision validates case for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

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Recognizing that words have the power to harm, we commit to using more just language to describe places

Jennifer S. Vey and Hanna Love

Monday, July 13, 2020

Students walk past a classroom building on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S., September 20, 2018. Picture taken on September 20, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake - RC1ACEB68CF0

New ICE guidelines jeopardize international students like me

Monday, July 13, 2020

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 6, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than a million people world wide have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and in the U.S. more than 300,000 people have tested positive as the Trump administration struggles to get a handle on the outbreak. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

How is COVID-19 affecting House oversight efforts?

Molly E. Reynolds, Jackson Gode, and Christian Potter

Monday, July 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian holding an umbrella walks along First Street, as a series of rulings are issued at the United States Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., July 6, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

Winners and losers in the Supreme Court decisions on Trump’s finances

Richard Lempert

Friday, July 10, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Does Trump owe Russia? The Supreme Court’s ruling on the president’s taxes may eventually give us answers

Friday, July 10, 2020

The South Portico and residence of the White House are illuminated before U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump emerged to watch the Washington, D.C. fireworks display from the Truman Balcony while celebrating the U.S. Independence Day holiday at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 4, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

What happens if President Trump contracts COVID-19

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

President Bill Clinton raises his hand with Vice President Gore after his acceptance speech at the Democratic National convention August 29, 1996 at Chicago's United Center. President Clinton urged Americans Thursday to march with him into the 21st Century with an agenda that disdains the "old politics of Washington." Reuters/Win McNamee BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Picking the vice president

Tuesday, July 7, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump greet guests at the 2020 Salute to America on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on July 4, 2020. Photo by Yuri Gripas/ABACAPRESS.COM

President Trump is losing support among young white working-class voters

William A. Galston

Monday, July 6, 2020

An aerial flypast takes place as U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend South Dakota's U.S. Independence Day Mount Rushmore fireworks celebrations at Mt. Rushmore in Keystone, South Dakota, U.S., July 3, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Donald Trump fakes history in order to divide us

Monday, July 6, 2020