U.S. Politics & Government

An aerial view of the Pentagon building in Washington, June 15, 2005, with the Potomac river in the foreground. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld defended the Guantanamo prison against critics who want it closed by saying U.S. taxpayers have a big financial stake in it and no other facility could replace it at a Pentagon briefing on Tuesday. REUTERS/Jason Reed JIR/CN

The true size of government is nearing a record high

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Flint Michigan

Will voters in the Midwest’s struggling communities decide the election again?

Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Official binders given to reporters with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are seen in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Federal bloat is at a 60-year high

Monday, October 5, 2020

Vice President Mike Pence addresses supporters on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Midwest Manufacturing in Eau Claire, Wis. Pence toured the facility and addressed supporters as part of a "Made in America" event stressing the importance of the American manufacturing industry.MJS-pence25p1

The most important vice presidential debate in American history

Monday, October 5, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump is silhouetted as he delivers a speech while campaigning at Dayton International Airport in Dayton, Ohio, U.S., September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

What a second Trump term would mean for the world

Thursday, October 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The American Flag flies at the U.S. Capitol Building, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

How a proposed House reform would flow federal funding into communities

Molly E. Reynolds and John Hudak

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel (not pictured), connected via video with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hold a news conference after a virtual summit with China's President Xi Jinping, in Brussels, Belgium, September 14, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/Pool

Bonding over Beijing

Erik Brattberg and Torrey Taussig

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Trump’s violent debate performance is a reflection of his racially violent policies

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Workers prepare the South Lawn for a ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump to sign the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump’s government dismantlers have lost their plurality

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

CMS Administrator Seema Verma speaks during an event about senior citizens and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Congress finds success targeting private actors for information on executive branch actions

Jackson Gode and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 29, 2020