U.S. Politics & Government

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai during an event on United States 5G deployment in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC19EF413F60

Presidential announcement ignores core question: What is leadership in 5G?

Friday, May 17, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about his administration's proposals to change U.S. immigration policy in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1D00D6D980

The Mueller Report has damaged President Trump’s credibility, but Americans are not rushing to impeach

William A. Galston

Thursday, May 16, 2019

An attendent cleans the carpet next to U.S. and Chinese national flags before a news conference for the 6th round of U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, July 10, 2014. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1EA7A1AO901

Democrats need to place China at the center of their foreign policy

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) looks on as bank ceos testify before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on "Holding Megabanks Accountable: A Review of Global Systemically Important Banks 10 Years After the Financial Crisis" on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2019. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RC18D59A9B90

Socialism: A short primer

E.J. Dionne, Jr. and William A. Galston

Monday, May 13, 2019

General Motors production workers Dina Mays and Joseph Stanton work on the 10-speed transmission assembly at the General Motors (GM) Powertrain Transmission plant in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. March 6, 2019. Picture taken March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC18171696D0

Trump counties may be winning a bit more, but their prognosis remains dim

Mark Muro and Jacob Whiton

May 7, 2019

Customers use the internet at a Starbucks in the financial district in New York City, U.S., December 14, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC174920FF60

Internet capitalism pits fast technology against slow democracy

Monday, May 6, 2019

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden takes a selfie with people in the crowd after a campaign stop in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. May 1, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC159D71F970

The Democratic Race: Taking a hard look at electability

Friday, May 3, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a signing ceremony for an executive order linking "free speech" efforts at public universities to federal grants in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC195E751050

Trump threatened sanctuary cities, and they shrugged—here’s why

John Hudak, Elaine Kamarck, and Christine Stenglein

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters after their meeting on infrastructure with U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC151F7F92D0

What to make of the White House infrastructure meeting?

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

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Political gridlock blocks infrastructure progress and costs our economy

Adie Tomer and Lara Fishbane

Thursday, April 25, 2019