Why Trump ended the shutdown – for now
Jan 25, 2019
After 35 days of a partial shutdown, Senior Fellow Molly E. Reynolds discusses President Trump’s decision to reopen the federal government for three weeks and previews what to expect from upcoming negotiations to fund the border wall.
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Can Venezuela’s new president restore democracy?
Jan 24, 2019
Brookings Fellow Dany Bahar explains what’s happening in Venezuelan politics, as several countries including the United States have recognized Juan Guaidó as the country’s new president.
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An update on trans-Atlantic relations
Jan 18, 2019
Senior Fellow Thomas Wright describes how U.S.-European relations have changed since the first edition of the Trans-Atlantic Scorecard was published by the Brookings Center on the United States and Europe. Wright also describes the scorecard’s methodology and key events that experts will be watching in the months...
A federal judge ruled against the census citizenship question. What’s next?
Jan 16, 2019
Senior Fellow William H. Frey discusses a U.S. district judge’s ruling against Trump administration efforts to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census and the potential ramifications of the citizenship question if it is included.
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Can Trump declare a national emergency to build a border wall?
Jan 7, 2019
Senior Fellow William Galston discusses whether President Trump can legally declare a state of emergency to build a border wall and the obstacles he would face in attempting to do so.
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