U.S. Politics & Government

A plant of the industrial hemp variety Futura 75 stands in the Hemp Museum in Berlin. The traffic light parties want to legalize cannabis for consumption. Soon, hemp could be sold freely in licensed shops.

Delaware shows the War on Drugs lives on in liberal enclaves

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

WARSAW, POLAND - MARCH 26, 2022 - US President Joe Biden holds a briefing outside the Royal Palace, Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Anna Voitenko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto)

Measuring the impact of partisanship on attitudes toward the US response to the Russia-Ukraine war

Shibley Telhami and Stella M. Rouse

Tuesday, May 24, 2022

The sun is seen over a house wall in Munich April 7, 2011. In the past few weeks, exceptional weather conditions have led to unprecedented ozone depletion over the Arctic. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle (GERMANY - Tags: SPORT ENVIRONMENT)

Ratifying Kigali: Can the U.S. go the distance on a global climate treaty?

Monday, May 23, 2022

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally to boost Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz (not pictured) ahead of the May 17 primary election at the Westmoreland Fairgrounds in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier

Just how ‘Trumpy’ is the Republican Party? Lessons from Republican primaries so far

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Threats to American democracy

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

President Biden and Kamala Harris in the Oval Office

Tracking regulatory changes in the Biden era

Monday, May 16, 2022

Maryland, United States - Health professionals are participating in the coronavirus vaccination campaign at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland on December 22, 2020. The United States already has the capacity to administer the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some 4,000 locations throughout the territory, according to official data. So far, more than 600,000 people have received the vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

How has Congress responded to issues surrounding vaccinations?

Shruti Nayak, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, May 13, 2022

Protesters march to the Capitol during a strike against climate change by the youth-led organization, Fridays for Future. This event was one of many held worldwide March 25 by FFF, the global organization begun by Greta Thunberg in 2018. Protesters are demanding policymakers and the private sector take action against the climate crisis and reparations for the ordinary people - primarily in the global south - who have been hurt most by the practices responsible for climate change. (Photo by Allison Bailey/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

What will it take to get to successful climate action?

Thursday, May 12, 2022

Members of the house depart after the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS

Why members of Congress choose not to run for re-election

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, May 12, 2022

The national security implications of anti-Asian racism

10:15 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to supporters in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S. May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Tilley

When it comes to Trump’s endorsements it’s all about loyalty—unless you’re a celebrity

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

Abortion rights protest in front of the Supreme Court

Overturning Roe highlights need for family planning, especially in trigger ban states

Ember Smith and Morgan Welch

Wednesday, May 11, 2022

The American Electric Power Company's cooling tower at their Mountaineer plant is shown in New Haven, West Virginia October 27, 2009. A looming government clampdown on CO2 emissions is about to confront an already embattled U.S. coal power industry with two stark options: capture carbon or die. Legislation from Congress or tough new regulatory demands could make it costly to spew greenhouse gases, posing a serious threat to the nation's coal-fired power plants. Picture taken October 27, 2009. To match feature USA-CARBON/COAL REUTERS/Ayesha Rascoe (UNITED STATES ENERGY POLITICS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS)

Emission reduction remains public’s preferred approach to climate change

Barry G. Rabe and Christopher Borick

Tuesday, May 10, 2022

American governance: The way forward

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

There are several red pins on a map showing local development.

Obstacles and recommendations for moving US development policies onto a locally led path

Monday, May 9, 2022

Location marker on map

Locally driven development: Overcoming the obstacles

Monday, May 9, 2022

A pharmacist shows a bottle of the drug Misoprostol, made by Lupin Pharmaceuticals, at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., June 19, 2019. Picture taken June 19, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey

The War on Abortion Drugs will be just as racist and classist

Vanessa Williamson and John Hudak

Monday, May 9, 2022

U.S. Senate Republican candidate J.D. Vance, who was endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump for the upcoming primary elections, shakes hands with Trump during an event hosted by him, at the county fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio, U.S., April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Gaelen Morse

How strong is Trump? A look at the Indiana and Ohio primaries

Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Empowering parents to support their children’s development: A conversation about building a ‘parent nation’

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Thousands of protesters march from the Philadelphia Art Museum to City Hall for a rally to defend abortion rights, in Philadelphia, PA, on October 2, 2021. (Photo by Cory Clark/NurPhoto)NO USE FRANCE

What happens after Roe v. Wade?

Tuesday, May 3, 2022