The Trump administration’s new challenge to the Affordable Care Act
Mar 27, 2019
Christen Linke Young, a fellow in the USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy, provides an overview of the legal challenges the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has faced since its enactment, recent developments in a lawsuit regarding the ACA’s constitutionality, and what the latest claims could mean for the...
Why did Democrats choose Milwaukee for 2020 DNC convention?
Mar 14, 2019
Senior Fellow William Frey uses U.S. demographics and voting records to explain why the Democratic Party chose Milwaukee as the site of the 2020 DNC convention over other contenders like Miami and Houston, and discusses the potential impacts this decision may have on minority voters and candidates.
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Is Trump’s 2020 defense budget excessive?
Mar 12, 2019
Senior Fellow Michael O’Hanlon discusses President Trump’s $750 billion defense budget request for the upcoming fiscal year and recommends more efficient spending with the goal of creating a more modern and ready—but not larger—force.
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Lessons from the second Trump-Kim summit
Mar 4, 2019
Jung Pak, a senior fellow and the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies at Brookings Institution’s Center for East Asia Policy Studies, discusses the lessons learned from the second summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and outlines suggestions for future U.S.-North Korean...
Netanyahu to be indicted for bribery. What’s next?
Mar 1, 2019
Natan Sachs, director of the Center for Middle East Policy at Brookings, explains the recent charges against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and how they could affect the upcoming elections there.
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