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KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 21: People participate in a protest of the CoreWeave AI data center outside the municipal building on Oct. 21, 2026, in Kenilworth, New Jersey.

How the 2026 midterms could reshape data center policy

Nicol Turner Lee, Darrell M. West

November 4, 2026

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What comes next: The consequences of the 2026 midterm elections

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More than half of Americans under age 30 now identify with a nonwhite race or ethnic group

William H. Frey

November 4, 2026

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Defining and strengthening the built environment workforce

Martha Ross, Joseph W. Kane, Jade Arn, Zoë Dec, Paige Shevlin, Megan Wright +1 more

November 2, 2026

DES MOINES, IOWA - OCTOBER 14: A voter casts his ballot during early voting at the Polk County Election Office on Oct. 14, 2026, in Des Moines, Iowa.

The midterm effect: What the 2026 election could mean for public policy

Loren Adler, Matthew Fiedler, Scott R. Anderson, Bill Baer, Sarah A. Binder, William A. Galston, Ryan Hass, Elaine Kamarck, Aaron Klein, Anisha Singhal, Michael E. O’Hanlon, Gabriel R. Sanchez, Nicol Turner Lee, Jon Valant, David G. Victor, Darrell M. West, Russell Wheeler, Tom Wheeler +13 more

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Midterm Elections

Campaigns & Elections How dirty tricks harm, and institutional safeguards protect, the integrity of US elections

Elaine Kamarck, Darrell M. West

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U.S. Government & Politics Please Discuss … the pressures shaping the 2026 midterms

E.J. Dionne, Jr., Marcela Escobari, Ben Harris, Suzanne Maloney

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Campaigns & Elections How rural economic woes imperil GOP majorities

William A. Galston

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U.S. Government & Politics Please Discuss … the shifting map of the 2026 midterm elections

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

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Multilateral Development Organizations How the United States uses multilateral channels for its aid

Homi Kharas

JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 28: Small notes are left all over the floor at the conclusion of the Likud Party election-night event at the Teddy Hall, International Convention Center on Oct. 28, 2026, in Jerusalem, Israel.

Foreign Politics & Elections Israel’s deadlocked election could force a new vote in 2027

William A. Galston

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Arms Control & Nonproliferation Approving the US-Saudi nuclear deal while reducing proliferation risks

Robert Einhorn

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China Is China’s economy broken?

Jonathan A. Czin, Mary E. Gallagher, Logan Wright

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Artificial Intelligence

U.S. Economy Taxing artificial intelligence: What’s on the table, and what’s at stake

Elena Patel, Aparna Mathur

Corporations How an AI bust can make Big AI bigger

Tom Wheeler

Children & Families Parenting in an AI revolution

Abby McCloskey, Jonathan Haidt

U.S. Economy The $10 trillion question: Financing the AI buildout

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

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Global Trade Is the US exorbitant privilege eroding?

Robin Brooks

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Economic Indicators Has pay kept up with inflation?

Aviva Aron-Dine, Sarah Calame, Wendy Edelberg, Asha Patt, Noadia Steinmetz-Silber

Cities & Communities In Hardwick, Vermont, art, dinner, and disaster response all share the same table

Anthony F. Pipa

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Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy DOGE’s impact in Indian Country: Nearly $470 million in lost funding

Robert Maxim, Glencora Haskins, Mary Elizabeth Campbell, Ryan Williams

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Education

K-12 Education A snapshot of America’s schools: Trends and global comparisons

Jon Valant, Nicolas Zerbino, Emma Mills

Global Education Teaching at the Right Level is a ‘smart buy’ for learning, but we need to rethink how we support teachers

Brad Olsen, Kaja Jasińska, Samuel Kembou, Amy Ogan, Sharon Wolf, Molly Curtiss Wyss +1 more

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Education Access & Equity ‘Title I for rich kids’ and other predictions for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

Jon Valant

Education Access & Equity With vouchers and other school choice policies, read the fine print

Douglas N. Harris, Danielle Edwards, Julie A. Marsh

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Race in Public Policy Building the conditions to thrive: Improving well-being for men and boys of color

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Defense & Security Deterrence in the Pacific: A conversation with Admiral Paparo

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