U.S. Politics & Government

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Podcast Episode

After the Mueller report, will President Trump be impeached?

Margaret L. Taylor

Friday, April 19, 2019

Donald Trump signing executive order to roll back Dodd-Frank

Regulatory Policy

Tracking deregulation in the Trump era

Friday, April 19, 2019

U.S. Attorney General William Barr, flanked by Edward O'Callaghan, Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General (L) and Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, speaks at a news conference to discuss Special Counsel Robert Muellers report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential race, in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC120324E830

FixGov

Sorry, Mr. Barr—it is up to the public now

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, April 18, 2019

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Campaigns & Elections

The coming showdown over government reform

Paul C. Light

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Reports

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Campaigns & Elections

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Vanessa Williamson

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Infrastructure

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Monday, March 18, 2019

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116th U.S. Congress

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

Paul C. Light

Friday, March 8, 2019

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Campaigns & Elections

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

William H. Frey

Monday, March 4, 2019

U.S. Politics & Government

The Democrats’ choice: The midterm elections and the road to 2020

William A. Galston and Clara Hendrickson

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Blog Posts

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Education Plus Development

Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Rebecca Winthrop

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

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FixGov

Why there will be a woman on the 2020 Democratic ticket

Elaine Kamarck

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Betsy DeVos’s support of charters spells disaster for their Democrat backers

Andre M. Perry

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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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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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

The roots of America’s divided politics

Camille Busette, Darrell M. West, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

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Brookings Now

WATCH: Brookings experts on the Mueller report, Barr’s letter, and what’s next

Chris McKenna

Friday, March 29, 2019

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U.S. Politics & Government

Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?

William H. Frey

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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U.S. Politics & Government

After the Mueller report, will President Trump be impeached?

Tracking deregulation in the Trump era

Sorry, Mr. Barr—it is up to the public now

The coming showdown over government reform

Reports

The Filer Voter experiment: How effective is voter registration at tax time?

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

A vast majority of counties showed increased Democratic support in 2018 House election

The Democrats’ choice: The midterm elections and the road to 2020

Blog Posts

Selling civic engagement: A unique role for the private sector?

Why there will be a woman on the 2020 Democratic ticket

Betsy DeVos’s support of charters spells disaster for their Democrat backers

Events

The Mueller report and the Barr letter: What happens now?

Divided politics, divided nation: Hyperconflict in the Trump era

Defense spending in the 50 states

Related Books

Bit Player

What We Owe

Inside Congress

Experts

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

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

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Founding Director - Center for Technology Innovation

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