To manage a swirl of pressures from his left and his right, William Galston says that Joe Biden will need all the experience and skills he has honed during nearly half a century in national public life.

 

How the Biden administration can control infodemics

 

As the new Biden administration sorts through its priorities, combating the COVID-19 pandemic easily rises to number one. Mark MacCarthy writes about what government and social media companies can do to counter the flow of misleading information online.

 

Though the Biden administration’s first priority will be to get COVID-19 under control, they will also have to address the existential threat of climate change. Brookings experts identify priorities that will push climate policy forward.

 

Listen: Biden's victory around the world. On the Lawfare podcast, Jacob Schulz brings you dispatches from experts on Russia, Ukraine, Germany, the EU, China, India, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Turkey, the Horn of Africa, and Mexico. Listen to the podcast.

 

How Black Americans saved Biden and U.S. democracy. Rashawn Ray analyzes exit poll data showing the impact of Black voters in areas that were key to Joe Biden's victory. 

 

Should the U.S. have compulsory voting? E.J. Dionne spoke to Buzzfeed News about why mandatory voting could fix more than low voter turnout — it could also strike a serious blow against voter suppression methods.

 

Updated: Vital Statistics on Congress. First published in 1980, Brookings' Vital Statistics on Congress is the go-to source of impartial data on America’s first branch of government, including information on the composition of its membership, its formal procedure (such as the use of the filibuster), informal norms, party structure, and staff. Vital Statistics is now updated with new data.