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A fiscal “doom loop.” A transit “death spiral.” The “office apocalypse.” Since the traumatic disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic, these pessimistic terms have been applied repeatedly to the state of our cities. Analysis of Census data from my Brookings Institution colleague William Frey found that from 2020 to 2021, during…

At times, it felt as though the president was negotiating with Republicans as the nation watched. “Liar!” shouted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

In September 2022 the United Nations organised the first-ever high-level Transforming Education Summit, inviting stakeholders to put forward commitments and tackle the challenges we face. Once again we heard how staggering the needs are: in lower-income countries, 25% of young people and just over 55% of adults are still illiterate,…

If a growing population is necessary for a healthy US economy, the country may have to rely on immigration to deliver it

Voters reject many Republican candidates who campaigned on false claims of election fraud.

WASHINGTON — The balance of power in both houses of Congress was still in question Tuesday, defying the historical precedent of punishing losses for the president’s party and lending a fittingly uncertain air to the conclusion of this unsettled election season.

WASHINGTON — The balance of power in Congress was still in question Tuesday after polls closed across the country and governors races in Florida, Massachusetts and several other states were called.

WASHINGTON — The balance of power in Congress was still in question Tuesday after after polls closed in much of the East and governors races in Florida, Massachusetts and several other states were called.

WASHINGTON — Republicans are favored to take at least one chamber of Congress, shifting the balance of power in Washington, as voters head to the polls in the first major test of the country’s democracy since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.