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Reduced immigration and net out-migration are slowing growth in the DMV region

Tracy Hadden Loh, Jordan Simmons

October 8, 2026

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Repairing America’s signaling on Taiwan

Ryan Hass

October 13, 2026

Please Discuss podcast episode 1, 2026 midterms: the rules have changed

Please Discuss … the shifting map of the 2026 midterm elections

E.J. Dionne, Jr., Scott R. Anderson, Elaine Kamarck, Elena Patel

October 6, 2026

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October 2026 update to TIGER: A modest recovery built on shaky foundations

Eswar Prasad, Thomas Riveros

October 11, 2026

The $10 trillion question: Financing the AI buildout

Janice C. Eberly, Jón Steinsson, Aaron Klein, Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh

October 8, 2026

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International Affairs

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China Is China dynamic or dysfunctional?

Jonathan A. Czin, Ryan Hass, Evan Osnos

U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets President of China Xi Jinping as he arrives to the South Portico of the White House on September 25, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Diplomacy & Multilateralism What did the Trump-Xi summit actually accomplish?

Ryan Hass, Melanie W. Sisson, Yun Sun, Susan A. Thornton, Kari Heerman, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Jonathan A. Czin, Mireya Solís, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Scott M. Moore +5 more

Brazil's President and reelection candidate Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (C) greets a Federal Highway Police officer as Brazil's Justice Minister Wellington Lima e Silva (L) and Rio de Janeiro's Mayor Eduardo Cavalieri looks on (3-R) during a ceremony announcing security investments at the headquarters of the Federal Highway Police in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on September 18, 2026.

Brazil Crime and security take center stage in Brazil’s election

Vanda Felbab-Brown

(L-R) NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, and President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive ahead a family photo during the NATO summit on July 8, 2026 in Ankara, Turkey.

Security Alliances & Partnerships A divided southern flank faces Trump 2.0 and NATO 3.0

Bruno Cardoso Reis

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Midterm Elections

AUSTIN, TEXAS - AUGUST 20: Texas Republican Rep. Marc LaHood views a map during a House meeting in the State Capitol on August 20, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Texas lawmakers continue convening during a second special session over a newly introduced plan to redraw Texas' congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

U.S. Democracy Recent SCOTUS decisions threaten to uproot communities’ voting power

Gabriel R. Sanchez, Keon L. Gilbert, Rashawn Ray

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Campaigns & Elections Midterm elections and the future of Congress and the presidency

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Campaigns & Elections New post office policy could lead to the rejection of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in November

Elena Patel

CARROLL, IOWA - AUGUST 20: Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand speaks to voters during a campaign visit to the Carroll County Conservation Classroom on August 20, 2026 in Carroll, Iowa. Sand is aiming to become the first Democratic Governor of Iowa since 2006 in the upcoming November elections.

Campaigns & Elections In 2026 governor races, local issues rival national trend

Max Keeney, E.J. Dionne, Jr.

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Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence As AI leaders call for slowdown, children need a voice

Sweta Shah, Melissa Boteach, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

TOPSHOT - A participant holds a placard during a "emergency protest" by civic action group PauseAI UK outside Downing Street in central London on September 16, 2026, after news that AI researcher Jacob Coxon has decided to leave the industry. The world's biggest AI companies are working on creating a standards body, ChatGPT-maker OpenAI said on Sept. 15, as fears rise about the dangers of AI and pressure is on to create a safer version of the technology.

Artificial Intelligence Is the AI existential threat real—and can regulatory action prevent it?

Aaron Klein, Cameron F. Kerry, Raj Korpan, Mark MacCarthy, Elena Patel, Sanjay Patnaik, Stephanie K. Pell, Landry Signé, Anisha Singhal, Josie Stewart, Elham Tabassi, Brooke Tanner, Nicol Turner Lee, John Villasenor, Darrell M. West, Tom Wheeler, Valerie Wirtschafter, Andrew W. Wyckoff, Niam Yaraghi +14 more