116th U.S. Congress

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All roads lead to Putin: This week in impeachment

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, October 18, 2019

Impeachment

How Should the House Handle Impeachment?

Susan Hennessey, Molly E. Reynolds, and Margaret L. Taylor

Lawfare Friday, October 11, 2019

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FixGov

Some anti-Trump voters are ambivalent about impeaching him

William A. Galston

Friday, October 11, 2019

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FixGov

Abandoning the Kurds, tax returns, and counternarratives: This week in impeachment

Elaine Kamarck

Friday, October 11, 2019

Reports

Microphones wait for senators to speak after Senate Democratic and Republican caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 15, 2013. Republicans in the House of Democratic failed to reach internal consensus on Tuesday on how to break an impasse on the federal budget that could soon result in an economically damaging default on the country's debt. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9AG05TF01

U.S. Politics & Government

Acting leaders: recent practices, consequences, and reforms

Anne Joseph O’Connell

Monday, July 22, 2019

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Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 2019

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Privacy

Breaking down proposals for privacy legislation: How do they regulate?

Cameron F. Kerry

Friday, March 8, 2019

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS - RC111FD41E00

116th U.S. Congress

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

Paul C. Light

Friday, March 8, 2019

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

U.S. Politics & Government

Responsiveness and durability: An analysis of the Accountability and State Plans rule

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Blog Posts

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to speak about Democratic legislative priorities and impeachment inquiry plans during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC198FE9B500

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Navigating the complex politics of impeachment

John Hudak

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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Five takeaways from early polls on impeachment

William A. Galston

Monday, October 7, 2019

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Five impeachment questions

Elaine Kamarck

Monday, October 7, 2019

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Events

2019

Sep

Past Event

Impeachment: What happens now?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

How will a national data privacy law affect connected devices, applications, and the cloud?

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Protecting information privacy: Challenges and opportunities in federal legislation

9:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Washington, DC

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2015

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Fellow - Governance Studies

Senior Editor and Counsel - Lawfare

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

What are the politics of impeachment?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Podcast Episode

Why is the Trump-Ukraine whistleblower complaint so important?

Margaret L. Taylor

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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WATCH: Brookings scholars address 21st-century policy issues ahead of 2020

Amanda Waldron

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

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