U.S. Politics & Government

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

Congressional investigations: Presidential harassment or constitutional duty?

Friday, March 8, 2019

Jessica Cochran casts her ballot at a polling station set up in a garage during the U.S. presidential election, near Fernald, Iowa, U.S., November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Scott Morgan - HT1ECB81IGN8I

New polling tracks 2020 voters on government and the economy

William A. Galston

Thursday, March 7, 2019

A demonstrator protests with a sign showing a divided Red and Blue America in front of the Trump International Hotel during the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - HP1EE3O1FJKIW

My personal journey through polarized America

Darrell M. West

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Staff members set up Chinese and U.S. flags for a meeting between Chinese Transport Minister Li Xiaopeng and U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at the Ministry of Transport of China in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool - RC155E3642C0

The China debate is here to stay

Richard C. Bush and Ryan Hass

Monday, March 4, 2019

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Why is federal infrastructure policy so difficult?

Thursday, February 28, 2019

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

How does a divided government impact the congressional budget process?

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, is sworn in to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1942B18160

Michael Cohen testifies to ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’ but will it matter?

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen arrives to testify behind closed doors before the Senate Intelligence Committee inside the Senate Hart Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC15AA862130

Why is Michael Cohen testifying against Trump? A key Watergate figure may hold the answer

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

San Diego, California

Mayors or the FCC: Who understands the broadband needs of metropolitan residents?

Friday, February 22, 2019

U.S. Senator and Democratic presidential hopeful Kamala Harris campaigns at a town hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage - RC142DDF2480

How race and education are shaping ideology in the Democratic party

William A. Galston

Tuesday, February 19, 2019