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Elaine Kamarck

Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol at the start of the third day of a shut down of the federal government in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12F4FE0800

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Congress in 2019: A brief history of congressional investigations

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

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Why conservatives should avoid government shutdowns

Thursday, January 31, 2019

U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb is greeted by supporters during his election night rally in Pennsylvania's 18th U.S. Congressional district special election against Republican candidate and State Rep. Rick Saccone, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC190011A7B0

U.S. Politics & Government

What we learned from Pennsylvania’s special election

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

A man walks a dog past a row of vacant houses on Crandall Street, a street that became a hub for narcotics activity according to local media and police, in Binghamton, New York, U.S., April 8, 2018. Picture taken April 8, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC166673BE20

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Congress in 2019: The challenge of left-behind places

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

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Congressional investigations: Presidential harassment or constitutional duty?

Friday, March 8, 2019

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

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Congress in 2019: What are the alternatives to impeachment?

Monday, December 31, 2018

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives during the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1A13FFE820

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What to expect from the State of the Union

Monday, February 4, 2019

FILE PHOTO: L-R: U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Amy McGrath of Kentucky, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Martha McSally of Arizona, Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Democratic candidate for Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan are shown in this combination photo from Reuters files. REUTERS/File Photos - RC1ADA9D8480

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2018: Another ‘Year of the Woman’

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

A sign points towards voting booths during the midterm election at Philomont Fire Station, in Purcellville, Virginia, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1C4591A6A0

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The fight goes on: Election Night 2018

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Delegates watch the Democratic Women of the Senate address at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. July 28, 2016. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller - HT1EC7S1T9V1T

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Why Democrats shouldn’t worry about a large field of presidential contenders

Friday, January 18, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Mike Braun during a campaign rally at Southport High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. November 2, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RC1E86AB4B90

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Trump endorsed 75 candidates in the midterms. How did they fare on Election Day?

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

An Occupy Wall Street movement activist raises his fist while protesting in front of a digital flag of the United States in Manhattan's Time Square in New York on July 17, 2012. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY) - GM1E87I0W6M01

Technology & Innovation

Malevolent soft power, AI, and the threat to democracy

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Democratic party supporters react as TV news first predict that the Democratic Party will control the U.S. House of Representatives at a midterm election night party for the Democratic Party in Washington, November 7, 2006. Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, force a change of direction in Iraq and shape the legacy of a president with two years left in office. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - GM1DTWXXFFAA

Brookings Now

What to expect from the 2018 midterm elections

Monday, September 24, 2018

A man votes as District of Columbia voters head to the polls in the final 2016 U.S. Democratic primary in Washington, DC.

Campaigns & Elections

Should US political parties interfere in primaries?

Monday, May 7, 2018