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Early warning signs for the DC region’s economy amid federal downsizing

Amy Liu, Tracy Hadden Loh, Glencora Haskins

September 24, 2025

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What is a government shutdown?

David Wessel

October 1, 2025

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How Ord, Nebraska’s hospital injects vitality into this rural town on the edge of the Sandhills

Anthony F. Pipa

September 30, 2025

Leveraging US-Africa critical mineral opportunities: Strategies for success

Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez, Landry Signé, Vera Songwe

September 29, 2025

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Federal Spending

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U.S. Government & Politics Tracking federal expenditures in real time

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Children & Families What are Trump accounts? What are Baby Bonds?

Andrew Rosin, David Wessel

Health & Aging Modifying the Social Security Blueprint in response to a deteriorating outlook

Gavin Schilling, Chloe Zilkha, Wendell Primus

Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Mike Johnson gives remarks during the Opening of the 119th Congress in the House Chambers of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 3, 2025. Republicans re-elected Mike Johnson to Speaker of the House after conservative holdouts changed their votes to Johnson.

Congress Surprisingly, Democrats—not Republicans—will be calling for a shutdown this year

Wendell Primus, Molly E. Reynolds

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Education

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Education Policy A state-level perspective on school spending and educational outcomes

Sarah Reber, Gabriela Goodman

Global Education Learning what matters in Jordan

Emilee Rauschenberger, Taline Sabella, Sa’ed AlZawahreh, Robert Palmer, Claudia Hui, Modupe (Mo) Olateju

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K-12 Education Declining public school enrollment

Dylan Council, Sofoklis Goulas, Faidra Monachou

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Education Access & Equity Universal school choice programs mostly benefit the wealthy unless policymakers act to prevent it

Analisa Pines, Jon Valant, Nicolas Zerbino

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China

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U.S. Trade Policy Is China circumventing US tariffs via Mexico and Canada?

Joshua P. Meltzer, Maricarmen Barron Esper

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Geopolitics Between Washington and Beijing: How Europe fits into US-China strategic competition

Jonathan A. Czin, Daniel S. Hamilton, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Susan A. Thornton, Tara Varma, Thomas Wright, Ryan Hass, Patricia M. Kim, Emilie Kimball

Pharmaceutical & Drug Policy What policymakers need to know about China’s role in US drug supply chains and what to do about it

Marta E. Wosińska

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China Why should America negotiate with China?

Ryan Hass

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Artificial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence New data show no AI jobs apocalypse—for now

Molly Kinder, Martha Gimbel, Joshua Kendall, Maddie Lee

Banking & Finance Recommendations for responsible use of AI in financial services

Nicol Turner Lee

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Technology & Information To prepare young people for the AI workplace, focus on the fundamentals

Annelies Goger, Samia Amin, Christina Yancey

Geopolitics Making the case for a third AI technology stack

Brooke Tanner, Andrew W. Wyckoff

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2025

Health Care Lessons from the collapse of Steward Health Care

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

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October 20

2025

Geopolitics Are geopolitics leading to fragmentation of the international financial system?

The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.

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October 20

2025

Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy New perspectives on the fiscal outlook

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