U.S. Politics & Government

San Diego, California

Mayors or the FCC: Who understands the broadband needs of metropolitan residents?

Friday, February 22, 2019

U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC142DDF2480

How race and education are shaping ideology in the Democratic party

William A. Galston

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Washington DC

New year, same debate? Washington needs a fresh infrastructure approach

Adie Tomer and Joseph Kane

Tuesday, February 19, 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

The children of Orfa, a migrant from Honduras, Rachel (second L), Carolina (second R) and Bayron (R), walk to a park to play with neighbours Jose (L) and Jefferson (C) in Texico, New Mexico, U.S., November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Loren Elliott SEARCH "ELLIOTT ORFA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1CBD42DD70

Trump’s wall will not prevent America’s diversity boom

William H. Frey

Friday, February 15, 2019

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

Why Kavanaugh and a conservative Supreme Court punted a religious liberty case on procedure

Richard Lempert

Friday, February 15, 2019

The vehicle barrier on the U.S.- Mexico border weaves around Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran desert

A president’s national emergencies are in the eye of the beholder

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Immigration activists march toward the U.S. Capitol to protest the Trump Administration's immigration policy in Washington, U.S., June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1726866820

Can immigration reform happen? A look back

Elaine Kamarck and Christine Stenglein

Monday, February 11, 2019

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS - RC111FD41E00

Brookings experts react to Trump’s second State of the Union

Scott R. Anderson, Jessica Brandt, Daniel L. Byman, Giovanna De Maio, Vanda Felbab-Brown, William G. Gale, Aaron Klein, Aaron Krupkin, Jung H. Pak, Jonathan Rauch, Richard V. Reeves, Adie Tomer, Nicol Turner Lee, Jon Valant, and Darrell West

Wednesday, February 6, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) watches as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his second State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EF2606ZF36

Will Trump’s call for unity in the State of the Union last?

William A. Galston

Tuesday, February 5, 2019