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A Black Lives Matter protester stands in front of St. Louis Police Department officers equipped with riot gear after the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of Jason Stockley, a former St. Louis police officer, charged with the 2011 shooting of Anthony Lamar Smith, who was black, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., September 15, 2017. Photo taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC162B2292E0

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New data show that police violence predicts Black Lives Matter protests

Vanessa Williamson

Thursday, May 17, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable on tax cuts for Florida small businesses in Hialeah, Florida, U.S., April 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC1D875B4E00

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Trump lags behind his predecessors on economic growth

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Soybeans grow in front of the Kentucky Utilities Ghent Generating Station, a coal-fired power-plant, along the Ohio River in Vevay, Indiana, U.S., September 22, 2017. Photograph taken at N38∞45.502' W85∞02.963'. Photograph taken September 22, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FCCADE810

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Polling Spotlight: Young Republicans diverge on climate policy

William A. Galston

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

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So far this primary season, Dems are united in taking on Republican seats—not each other

Elaine Kamarck, Alexander R. Podkul, and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Thursday, May 10, 2018

Blog Posts

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Why Trump’s move to rescind spending might find favor in the House, but not the Senate

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

New United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo receives applause as he delivers remarks to employees on his first day at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC18CB0C5310

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Can Pompeo turn the page on the Tillerson era?

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo greets Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano during a NATO foreign ministers meeting at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 27, 2018. Virginia Mayo/Pool via Reuters - RC1D17AC24E0

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Pompeo’s early days and new hires at State show promise

Monday, April 30, 2018

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Events

The life she deserves: Medical marijuana in the U.S.

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The Life She Deserves: Medical marijuana in the US

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Uruguay’s cannabis law: Pioneering a new paradigm

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Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.

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Will Congress pass Trump’s $15 billion spending cuts?

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

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Campaigns & Elections

Should US political parties interfere in primaries?

Monday, May 7, 2018

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Marijuana Policy

Fixing America’s broken marijuana policies

Fred Dews and John Hudak

Friday, April 20, 2018

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In a new documentary short, Brookings looks at the human side of medical cannabis policy

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