

The Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM) at Brookings is a research organization focused on identifying and solving political and governance challenges in 21st century America.
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Sarah A. Binder spoke with Axios about President Trump’s attempts to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Vanessa Williamson was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition about the tax cuts in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
Bill Galston wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal about the impending Social Security crisis.
E.J. Dionne wrote an op-ed commemorating the work of the late Melissa Hortman, the Minnesota lawmaker killed in an act of political violence.
Elaine Kamarck was interviewed on an episode of Vox’s Today, Explained podcast about the future of DOGE after Elon Musk’s departure.
Bill Galston wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on the Trump administration’s use of executive power in challenging checks and balances.
“If you sue this White House, you’re never going to get a future contract. Everybody knows that.”
Russell Wheeler published a retrospective on the 1980 Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, reflecting on its 45 years and where it stands today.
He hasn’t signed many bills into law because the agenda of the first 100 days has not been a legislative agenda at all…the administration, before it took office, planned a whirlwind of..."
Elaine Kamarck discussed President Trump’s first 100 days and how they differ from former U.S. presidents’ with the Washington Post.