

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.
E.J. Dionne, Jr.
June 5, 2025
Sarah A. Binder
June 5, 2025
Frank J. Thompson
May 23, 2025
Elaine Kamarck
May 14, 2025
“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.
The new registration requirements may make it more difficult for rural voters to cast their ballots. People there may not have all the documents that are required or have easy access to..."
If you’re trying to save money, you don’t cut the place revenues come from.
If you change dramatically the cultural expectations of what the executive branch will do to judges when judges issue orders that it doesn’t like, then it’s not obvious what prevents..."
Elaine Kamarck was interviewed on “Sunday Morning” about DOGE and Elon Musk’s government downsizing efforts.
If Trump is serious on what he is saying about sticking with these tariffs, he is betting his presidency on their success, and on the patience of the American people, at a moment when..."