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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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Stickers are lined on a table for voters at the American Legion Post 53 polling location during the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., April 1, 2025.

U.S. Democracy US down-ballot races in 2025 deserve close attention

Samara Angel, Norman Eisen

April 30, 2025

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. President Trump’s nominee to be secretary of labor sits on the day she testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., on February 19, 2025.

Presidency The first 100 days of confirmations in the second Trump administration

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U.S. President Donald Trump signs documents as he issues executive orders and pardons for January 6 defendants in the Oval Office at the White House on Inauguration Day in Washington, U.S., January 20, 2025.

U.S. Government & Politics Tracking President Trump’s second-term Cabinet and appointees

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

April 30, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an energy-related executive order at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on April 8, 2025.

U.S. Government & Politics Shakedown federalism and energy policy nationalization

Barry G. Rabe

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Elaine Kamarck

Elaine Kamarck Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

Vanessa Williamson

Vanessa Williamson Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Senior Fellow - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Gabe R. Sanchez

Gabriel R. Sanchez Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative (RPII)

Sarah A. Binder Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM)

EJ Dionne

E.J. Dionne, Jr. Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), W. Averell Harriman Chair in American Governance

Molly Reynolds

Molly E. Reynolds Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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