The Political Buttons at HKS Collection features over 7,500 buttons representing US political history from the late 1800s through today. It includes buttons from candidates running for all levels of ...

Since taking office, President Trump has issued tariff increases on imports to over 90 countries. While some of these increases have never materialized, some have resulted in new trade agreements.

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision in a 6-3 vote. Almost half a century ago, the Roe v. Wade ruling was the basis for establishing a constitutional right to ...

October 16, 2025, Opinion: "Nvidia’s $100 billion commitment to OpenAI—and OpenAI’s reciprocal chip purchases—signal an AI arms race accelerating at breakneck speed. How can leaders make sense of this ...

When Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope in spring 2025 and chose the name Leo XIV, I wrote that this choice signaled something consequential for the human rights movement. By invoking the name of ...

At the U.S.-China summit in Beijing, President Xi Jinping invoked “The Thucydides Trap.” The concept was coined by Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and a founding dean of ...

Since the start of the war with Iran, the average cost of gasoline per gallon in the United States has increased by more than 50%, reaching $4.50 as of May 12, 2026. On May 11, President Trump ...

Today, the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School announced the launch of the Fandom and Social Connection Initiative: a new lab to study the impact of ...

American states traditionally redraw their congressional districts every 10 years. Recently, states have begun redrawing districts mid-cycle to give a political advantage to a particular party. Texas, ...

This policy brief outlines a global framework for forced labor import bans (FLIBs) as a key tool to address forced labor in international supply chains. Despite legal prohibitions, forced labor ...

For AI regulation to genuinely serve human rights, three conditions must be met simultaneously. First, there must be governance reach: the practical capacity to make and enforce rules over the main ...

On February 28, the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran, killing supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By early April, the United States had more than 56,000 troops in the war zone ...