U.S. Politics & Government

Voter registration forms and a dropbox sit outside the entrance to the Polk County Auditor's election office on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Des Moines.0924 Vote 006 Jpg

Brookings Institution Press 2020 presidential election reading list

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

People light candles as they pay their respects to late former Czech President Vaclav Havel at Wenceslas Square in Prague December 22, 2011. Havel, an anti-Communist playwright who became Czech president and a worldwide symbol of peace and freedom after leading the bloodless "Velvet Revolution", died at the age of 75 on Sunday. His funeral mass will be held on Friday in the presence of dignitaries from around the world. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: OBITUARY POLITICS)

Large-scale political unrest is unlikely, but not impossible

September 26, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Police officers wearing face masks guard the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., May 14, 2020. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo

Public demand for government reform remains high

Monday, September 28, 2020

Aug 14, 2020; Presidential candidate Joe Biden signs documents for receiving the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination at the Hotel Du Pont in Wilmington, Delaware. Mandatory Credit: Jenna Miller/Delaware News Journal via USA TODAY NETWORK

In the upcoming presidential debate, can Biden pull a Reagan?

Friday, September 25, 2020

The Ohio Clock Corridor outside the Senate Chamber sits empty after it was announced the U.S. Senate would delay its recess and work next week on a coronavirus relief bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Vacancies, acting officials and the waning role of the U.S. Senate

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

McConnell’s fabricated history to justify a 2020 Supreme Court vote

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Sep 23, 2020; Washington, DC, USA; A 2016 portrait of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by artist Constance P. Beaty is displayed in the Great Hall following a private ceremony for her at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020. Ginsburg, 87, died of cancer on Sept. 18. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Harnik/Pool Photo-USA TODAY NETWORK

What impact will the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg have on the 2020 Election?

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Hurricane Maria, 2017: Maria would result in the worst natural disaster in the history of Puerto Rico, causing an estimated $90 billion in damage to the already economically struggling U.S. territory. Months after the storm, a research team led by Harvard University estimated the death toll at 4,645, not the 64 pegged by the island's government. The researchers estimate one-third perished because of delayed or interrupted medical care. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Federal breakdowns are accelerating

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

The case for major government reform and how Biden can make it happen

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

A man wears a face mask featuring the seal of Virginia as he fills out his ballot at an early voting site in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago

Voter fraud fears and mail worries grab headlines, but the wait will be the worry in 2020

Elaine Kamarck and Christine Stenglein

Monday, September 21, 2020