Executive Branch

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FixGov

What do Americans want from government reform?

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Constitution

FixGov

The pardon power and original intent

Wednesday, July 25, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RC145902DE10

FixGov

Putin’s Russia becomes Trump’s America

Tuesday, July 24, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the start of a meeting with members of the U.S. Congress at the White House in Washington, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1C1DA39DE0

FixGov

After Helsinki, can Trump count on protection from the GOP Senate?

Thursday, July 19, 2018

Reports

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Make America Great Again rally in Great Falls, Montana, U.S., July 5, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1908AFAD00

Regulatory Policy

Regulatory lobbying has increased under the Trump administration, but the groups doing the lobbying may surprise you

Rachel Augustine Potter

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his first State of the Union .

Regulatory Policy

How the Trump administration can legally delay Obama-era regulations

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Defense Secretary James Mattis and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, holds a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Politics & Government

Why is Trump’s staff turnover higher than the 5 most recent presidents?

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Friday, January 19, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded by business leaders as he delivers remarks before signing an executive order on regulatory reform at his desk in the Oval Office at the White House, U.S. February 24, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1B6DF7B3F0

Regulatory Policy

What does “deregulation” actually mean in the Trump era?

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order.

Regulatory Policy

Evaluating the Trump administration’s regulatory reform program

Ted Gayer, Robert E. Litan, and Philip A. Wallach

Friday, October 20, 2017

Blog Posts

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FixGov

Under the radar: The Supreme Court decision Brett Kavanaugh is most likely to overrule

William A. Galston

Tuesday, July 10, 2018

The White House is seen on election day in Washington

FixGov

With the revelation of Marc Short’s impending departure, President Trump has lost the vast majority of Tier One staff members

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks during a visit to the U.S. Mexico border wall for a press conference with Immigration and Customs Enforcement Deputy Director Thomas D. Homan, discussing immigration enforcement actions of the Trump Administration near San Diego, California, U.S. May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - HP1EE571L6BQV

FixGov

Amid turmoil on the border, new DOJ policy encourages immigration judges to cut corners

Russell Wheeler

Monday, June 18, 2018

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Events

How to create a better, more efficient approach to infrastructure

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

What’s next for Trump’s regulatory agenda: A conversation with OIRA Administrator Neomi Rao

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EST

Can Trump’s ambitious deregulatory agenda succeed?

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

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Related Books

Inside Congress

By Trevor Corning, Reema Dodin, and Kyle Nevins

2017

Calling the Shots

By Daniel P. Gitterman

2017

The Presidential Appointee’s Handbook

By G. Edward DeSeve

2016

Multimedia

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - HP1EDAD1B8T9R

Unpacked

President Trump and the power to pardon

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Computer chips on credit cards

Executive Branch

Why Americans should care about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Makada Henry-Nickie

Monday, November 27, 2017

OMB Director Mick Mulvaney

Executive Branch

Trump exerts executive power in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership battle

Monday, November 27, 2017

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More on Executive Branch

A view of inside U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detention facility shows children at Rio Grande Valley Centralized Processing Center in Rio Grande City, Texas, U.S., June 17, 2018. Picture taken on June 17, 2018. Courtesy CBP/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC174C9B4E40

As Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy backfires, Republicans are in jeopardy

William A. Galston

Monday, June 18, 2018

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and National Security Advisor John Bolton applaud as President Donald Trump presents the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the U.S. Military Academy football team in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 1, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1DAD60CB00

Can Pompeo and Bolton coexist?

Thursday, June 7, 2018

An armed U.S. Marshall stands outside federal court in Brooklyn before the court appearance of Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, of Neptune, New Jersey, in the borough of Brooklyn in New York

Senate obstructionism handed a raft of judicial vacancies to Trump—what has he done with them?

Russell Wheeler

Monday, June 4, 2018

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

Trump’s executive order on unions will hurt federal employees

Darrell M. West

Tuesday, May 29, 2018

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson - RTX36B6A

Union time on the people’s dime: A closer look at official time

Darrell M. West

Thursday, May 24, 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

Trump lags behind his predecessors on economic growth

Thursday, May 17, 2018