U.S. Politics & Government

A voter casts a ballot at the Flushing Volunteer Fire Department in Flushing, Ohio, March 6, 2012. Republicans are holding their "Super Tuesday" presidential primary in 10 states. REUTERS/Matt Sullivan (UNITED STATES - Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E8370HRA01

On National Voter Registration Day, examining ways to expand voter registration

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

People walk in front of national flags which are set up for the upcoming 2nd World Internet Conference in Jiaxing

The fight to contain climate change – Implementing Paris, mobilizing action

September 16, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator Cory Booker, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Bernie Sanders, former Vice President Joe Biden, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Kamala Harris, entrepreneur Andrew Yang, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke and former Housing Secretary Julian Castro pose before the start at the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman - HP1EF9D00SX2R

Campaign 2020: What candidates are saying on climate change

Friday, September 13, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (L) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren during the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - HP1EF7V04ERJQ

The problem at the core of progressive foreign policy

September 11, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he departs for Baltimore, Maryland from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington U.S., September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC19CC8CBAF0

Bolton’s departure signals Trump’s foreign-policy pivot

September 11, 2019

Senator Bernie Sanders (L) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (R) listen to former Vice President Joe Biden speaking at the 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Houston, Texas, U.S. September 12, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake - HP1EF9D03524H

The third Democratic debate: Biden vs the rest

William A. Galston

Friday, September 13, 2019

A girl waits in line as voters line up with their ballots at a polling station on election day in Harlem, New York, U.S., November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Bria Webb - S1AEULRLYVAA

Setting the record straight on Black voter turnout

Rashawn Ray and Mark Whitlock

Thursday, September 12, 2019

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates stand on stage (L-R) author Marianne Williamson, U.S., Rep. Tim Ryan, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, former U.S. Rep. John Delaney, Montana Governor Steve Bullock on the first night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit, Michigan, July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - HP1EF7V01MKIS

Qualifying for the debate: The lost role of peer review

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

A man walks past multi-colored homes that face the now-closed Bethlehem Steel mill in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, U.S. April 22, 2016. After Bethlehem Steel's blast furnaces went silent 20 years ago in the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the local economy bounced back as new industrial parks filled with e-commerce companies and white-collar businesses fleeing New York's higher costs. That adds to the challenge for Donald Trump, Republican nominee for the U.S. presidency, as he seeks voters' backing in the state's primary on April 26. REUTERS/Brian Snyder SEARCH "BETHLEHEM STEEL" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES - GF10000393653

Campaign 2020: How to fix America’s housing policies

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

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America has two economies—and they’re diverging fast

Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton

September 19, 2019