U.S. Politics & Government

The American Flag and the District of Columbia Flag fly side-by-side in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, as seen amid the global coronavirus outbreak. As confirmed cases reached 1.5 million world wide, with more than 400,000 in the U.S. alone, press reports have revealed a lagging response by the Trump Administration in the early days of the outbreak. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

The politics and history of the D.C. statehood vote

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Executive Orders regarding trade lay on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House March 31, 2017 in Washington, DC. .Photo by Olivier Douliery/ Abaca

The limitations of a climate change presidency

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Jun 2, 2020; Erie, PA, USA; Voter Kelli Gambill, 42, fills out her ballot at the Jefferson Education Society polling place on June 2, 2020, in Erie. Pennsylvania's primary election was postponed from April 28 because of COVID-19 concerns. Mandatory Credit: Greg Wohlford/Erie Times-News via USA TODAY NETWORK

Historic primary paves way for successful general election in Pennsylvania

Monday, June 22, 2020

People take part in an event to mark Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves elsewhere in the United States, amid nationwide protests against racial inequality, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. June 19, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

When it comes to public opinion on race, it’s not 1968 anymore

William A. Galston

Monday, June 22, 2020

Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton listens to a question from the moderator during his lecture at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, U.S. February 17, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake

What matters most is that Bolton publishes the book before the election

June 18, 2020

Police officers watch as people march the day after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., September 16, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Lott - RC1B6E82D250

What does ‘defund the police’ mean and does it have merit?

Friday, June 19, 2020

Hashim, an essential worker in the healthcare industry, sees his newborn niece for the first time as he greets his daughter and nephew through the closed door as he maintains social distance from his family as he works amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New Rochelle, New York, U.S., April 20, 2020. Picture taken April 20, 2020. REUTERS/Joy Malone

Baby bonds can help close the wealth gap for Black Americans

E.J. Dionne, Jr.

Thursday, June 18, 2020

An armed demonstrator gathers for a protest against Delaware Governor John Carney?s use of the National Guard in contact tracing during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., May 21, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

How COVID-19 is changing the gun debate

Rashawn Ray and Rebecca Shankman

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Protestors run as riot police fire tear gas and move on demonstrators to clear Lafayette Park and the area around it across from the White House for President Donald Trump to be able to walk through for a photo opportunity in front of St. John's Episcopal Church, during a rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, near the White House, in Washington, U.S. June 1, 2020. REUTERS/Ken Cedeno TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Four ways to tell a prophet from a political puppet

Friday, June 12, 2020

Demonstrators hold up signs at the "Black Lives Matter Plaza", near the White House, during a protest against racial inequality in the aftermath of the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in Washington, U.S. June 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Racism and the task ahead for the 2021 White House

Camille Busette

Thursday, June 11, 2020