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Rashawn Ray spoke with C-SPAN about potential reforms to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics.
Elaine Kamarck was quoted in an article by CNN examining changes in the DNC’s 2028 primary strategy.
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Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @EKamarckJonathan Katz discussed the impact of funding cuts to humanitarian aid on NPR’s “All Things Considered.”
Darrell M. West was quoted in an article by the Associated Press on Trump’s trip to Davos.
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Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Center for Effective Public Management (CEPM), Douglas Dillon Chair in Governmental Studies @Molly E. Reynolds discussed the expansion of executive power in an article from The Guardian about how Trump has tried to undermine the powers of Congress.
Katie Dunn Tenpas was interviewed on NPR’s Morning Edition about her research on personnel turnover in Trump’s second presidency.
Sarah Binder discussed whether a president can remove a sitting Federal Reserve governor on Marketplace Morning Report with host David Brancaccio.
I think that these AI contracts could essentially help with bringing some resources to government agencies that have been short-staffed over the years. The question is: Are these tools..."
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Director - Center for Technology Innovation (CTI), Senior Fellow - Governance Studies @drturnerleeKathryn Dunn Tenpas’ research on turnover among presidential administrations was cited by Ballotpedia.
Sarah Binder spoke to Axios about the success of House discharge petitions.
Vanessa Williamson’s new book “The Price of Democracy” was reviewed in an article by NPR.
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Senior Fellow - Governance Studies, Senior Fellow - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy CenterBill Baer spoke to the Washington Post about Paramount’s bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Netflix struck a deal to acquire them.
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