U.S. Politics & Government

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden listens as Senator Bernie Sanders speaks during the 11th Democratic candidates debate of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, held in CNN's Washington studios without an audience because of the global coronavirus pandemic, in Washington, U.S., March 15, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

The Democratic debate: Biden’s VP pledge shows that women will be key in 2020

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Sunday, March 15, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor Sunday, March, 8, 2020 a head of the Michigan primaries on Tuesday.Berniesanders 030820 16 Mw

Bernie Sanders’s failed coalition

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

U.S. ambassador to Germany Richard Grenell, Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci and Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic attend the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 14, 2020. REUTERS/Michael Dalder

The historic LGBT Trump appointment that got overshadowed

Friday, March 6, 2020

Employees from a disinfection company sanitize a bench as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus, at Beirut's seaside Corniche, Lebanon March 5, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir

The coronavirus is exposing the limits of populism

Thomas Wright and Kurt Campbell

Thursday, March 5, 2020

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Trump’s character problem

William A. Galston

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg ends his run for president in the 2020 Election on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in New York, NY. Mayor Bloomberg failed to secure enough support on Super Tuesday and ended his campaign by backing Former Vice President Joe Biden in the Democratic Primary contest. (Photo by Jason Bergman/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

If money can’t buy you votes, what can it buy? Lessons from Michael Bloomberg’s 2020 run

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Pete Buttigieg, South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful, speaks at a campaign event in Newton, Iowa, U.S. Sept. 21, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Pete Buttigieg’s trailblazing campaign was a historic step forward for LBGTQ candidates

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg shakes hands with supporters following a campaign event at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Doug Strickland

With little polling and big ad spending, what to watch in Tennessee on Super Tuesday

Shawn Patterson

Friday, February 28, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Elizabeth Warren speaks during a campaign town hall in San Antonio, Texas, U.S., February 27, 2020. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare

Hoping to flip Texas, Democrats look to the suburbs on Super Tuesday

Bethany Albertson

Friday, February 28, 2020

A voter places her ballot at an early voting location in the March 3 Super Tuesday primary in Laguna Woods, California, U.S., February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

New to Super Tuesday, California could either make or muddle the Democratic primary

Friday, February 28, 2020