The Senate just made it easier for Trump to appoint federal judges
Nov 28, 2017
Sarah Binder, senior fellow in Governance Studies, explains the Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee’s upcoming hearing on President Trump’s nominee for a seat on the Federal Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit. By holding this hearing, the chair of the committee is ignoring the “blue slip” practice....
Why Americans should care about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Nov 27, 2017
Makada Henry-Nickie, a David M. Rubenstein Fellow in Governance Studies and formerly a senior analyst with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), says that in the six-year history of the CFPB, its work has resulted in $12 billion in refunds and cancelled debts to more than 29 million consumers. As a battle...
Trump exerts executive power in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau leadership battle
Nov 27, 2017
John Hudak, senior fellow in Governance Studies and deputy director of the Center for Effective Public Management, comments battle between competing interim leaders at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Hudak looks at the competing authorities that govern who can be interim director of the agency following...
Why the FCC’s net neutrality reversal is a “sham”
Nov 21, 2017
Tom Wheeler, visiting fellow in Governance Studies and the Center for Technology Innovation, discusses the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to eliminate the Open Internet rules that promote net neutrality and the implications that decision would have for internet users and providers.
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Bipartisanship makes for better tax reform
Nov 21, 2017
William Galston, senior fellow in Governance Studies, discusses the lack of bipartisanship in Congress’s recent tax reform deliberations, compares it to the bipartisan tax reform enacted under President Reagan in 1986, and explains why legislation passed on a bipartisan basis is not only more effective, but also...