President Biden has proposed an expansion to the Child Tax Credit, a move that would substantially reduce the number of children living below the poverty line if Congress agrees to move forward with it. David Wessel provides an overview on the history of the credit, Biden’s plan, and the politics involved.
Frustration is mounting at the slow pace of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States. William Galston contrasts the vaccination plans of Maryland and West Virginia to demonstrate why some states are doing much better in getting their residents inoculated than others.
With COVID-19 changing the dynamics in the Middle East, it is time to reevaluate America’s foreign policy in the region. In her new Blueprints brief, Tamara Cofman Wittes explains how the Biden administration can protect U.S. interests in the region in an era of austerity and fierce power competition.
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