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Gabriel R. Sanchez spoke with The Guardian about whether ICE and DHS agents are being held accountable.
Tom Wheeler and Bill Baer’s article on the new National Policy Framework on Artificial Intelligence was featured on Inside AI Policy.
Sarah Binder was featured in a piece discussing Republicans’ new voter ID bill from The New Republic.
If President Trump does this, he’s going to have a legal fight on his hands and it’s far from clear that he’s going to win…
Scott R. Anderson
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, General Counsel and Senior Editor - Lawfare @S_R_AndersElaine Kamarck spoke to Bloomberg about DHS funding and the government shutdown.
Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @EKamarckResearch on mail-in voting was cited in an article from Associated Press following Trump’s recent executive order proposing the establishment of a national list of eligible voters.
E.J. Dionne was interviewed on the New York Times Opinions podcast about the impacts of Trump’s war in Iran.
E.J. Dionne, Jr.
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance @EJDionneElaine Kamarck’s analysis on federal staffing cuts was cited in an article on DOGE’s impact one year later by PBS.
Elaine Kamarck
Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @EKamarckKevin C. Desouza’s data on state-level AI regulation policy was cited in an analysis on AI law by Forbes.
Kevin C. Desouza
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI) @KevDesouzaWilliam A. Galston spoke about the impact of the war in Iran on Democratic primary races with Reuters.
William A. Galston
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Ezra K. Zilkha Chair in Governance StudiesVanessa Williamson discussed Democrats’ middle-class tax cut strategy with Vox.
Vanessa Williamson
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Senior Fellow - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy CenterThis is a typical guns-versus-butter argument. The more money the U.S. spends on the Iran war, the less they have for health care, education, and transportation.
Darrell M. West
Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental StudiesUpcoming events
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