U.S. Politics & Government

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building as seen with masked pedestrians speaking in the foreground, in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Today as the American death toll neared 85,000, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve warned that the potential economic cost of the COVID-19 pandemic had no modern precedent, and without strong Congressional action it could cause a wave of bankruptcies leading to permanent economic damage.(Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Americans want global engagement on fighting COVID-19

Thursday, May 21, 2020

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COVID-19 has made expanded national service more important than ever

Isabel V. Sawhill and Larry Checco

Friday, May 15, 2020

Empty bunkbeds await detainees at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) newest detention facility in Anson, Texas. Called the Bluebonnet Detention Center (BBDC), it will start receiving detainees during the week of Dec. 9, 2019 and is slated to accommodate up to 1,000 ICE detainees.1231bluebonnet002

As COVID-19 spreads in ICE detention, oversight is more critical than ever

John Hudak and Christine Stenglein

Thursday, May 14, 2020

A view shows the dome of the U.S. Capitol building behind a bronze eagle in Washington, U.S., November 15, 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Why restoring US leadership at the multilaterals is an important step for addressing COVID-19

Thursday, May 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: People who lost their jobs wait in line to file for unemployment following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at an Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, U.S. April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo/File Photo

What weekly unemployment claims reveal about the local impacts of the COVID-19 recession

May 14, 2020

AmeriCorps Guam members organize bags of produce for Guahan Sustainable Culture's drive-thru service at the Guam Public Library System Archival Center in Barrigada, April 24, 2020.Free Produce 05

The pandemic reminds us of the importance of public service

Wednesday, May 13, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump LISTENS during a meeting with Republican members of Congress in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

In the Republican Party establishment, Trump finds tepid support

Friday, May 8, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the daily coronavirus response briefing as seen through a window from outside of the White House press briefing room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

How instability and high turnover on the Trump staff hindered the response to COVID-19

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Thursday, May 7, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions at the daily coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force briefing flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci, Vice President Mike Pence, Dr. Deborah Birx and Admiral Brett Giroir at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 17, 2020. Picture taken April 17, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis

Get rid of the White House Coronavirus Task Force before it kills again

Thursday, May 7, 2020

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 2020 amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Earlier today, thousands of visitors flocked to the Mall and other scenic sites around the Capital area to see a flyover by Navy Blue Angels and Air Force Thunderbirds in honor of medical personnel and first responders, meanwhile the global confirmed COVID-19 death toll approached 250,000.(Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

How close is President Trump to his goal of record-setting judicial appointments?

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, May 5, 2020