U.S. Politics & Government

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order after speaking during an event on his administration's Covid-19 response with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021. Biden in his first full day in office plans to issue a sweeping set of executive orders to tackle the raging Covid-19 pandemic that will rapidly reverse or refashion many of his predecessor's most heavily criticized policies. Photo by Al Drago/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tracking President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and appointees

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

November 2021

FILE PHOTO: A militia group with no political affiliation from Michigan, including Joseph Morrison (3rd R), Paul Bellar (2nd R) and Pete Musico (R) who were charged for their involvement in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, attack the state capitol building and incite violence, stand in front of the governor's office after protesters occupied the state capitol building during a vote to approve the extension of Whitmer's emergency declaration/stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Seth Herald/File Photo SEARCH "AMERICA IN THE AGE OF TRUMP" FOR THE PHOTOS.

How to counter right-wing armed groups in the United States

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee and former Vice President Joe Biden delivers remarks regarding the Supreme Court at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 20, 2020. REUTERS/Mark Makela

Sustainable Development Spotlight: Can President Biden reengage on US global leadership?

Thursday, January 21, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 20, 2021. Patrick Semansky/Pool via REUTERS

Biden-won counties are home to 67 million more Americans than Trump-won counties

William H. Frey

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Golf - The 2012 Ryder Cup - The Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois, United States of America - 27/9/12 General view of USA and Europe flags during the opening ceremony Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Paul Childs

Time for a U.S.—EU digital alliance

Thursday, January 21, 2021

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers his speech after he was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2021. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

Biden’s inaugural address—unity and truth

William A. Galston

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

The Pentagon building is seen in Arlington, Virginia, U.S. October 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Advice for new appointees to consider as they enter the Biden administration

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

FILE PHOTO: Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S, January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

The assault on the US Capitol opens a new chapter in domestic terrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Truth and accountability post-insurrection: Where does the country go from here?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Washington DC, USA - January 9, 2021: A man with a flag watches as additional fencing is installed around the U.S. Capitol after the January 6 riots and ahead of President-Elect Biden's Inauguration.

The post-Trump reconstruction of America and the world

Tuesday, January 19, 2021