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 credibility of the Department of Justice.

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Testimony on Texas v. U.S.: The Republican lawsuit and its impacts on Americans with pre-existing conditions

The Trump administration side-stepped rulemaking processes on the ACA’s State Innovation Waivers—and it could make their new section 1332 guidance invalid

Want states to have health reform flexibility? The ACA already does that

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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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In selecting Milwaukee for their 2020 convention, Democrats embrace their demographic past

How do conventions actually work?

Re-inserting peer review in the American presidential nomination process

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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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The $650 Billion Bargain

How much should the United States spend on defense?

How will the new Congress approach the defense budget?

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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 diplomacy.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly at the US-North Korea summit in Hanoi

Managing risk: Nuclear weapons in the new geopolitics

The North Korean nuclear program

The Education of Kim Jong-un (Brookings Essay)

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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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Ending Gaza’s perpetual crisis: A new U.S. approach

Iran’s revolution, 40 years on: Israel’s reverse periphery doctrine

How to fix Gaza

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Senior Fellow John Mukum Mbaku discusses the results of the Nigerian presidential election, which declared incumbent Muhammadu Buhari the winner and have been rejected by opponent Atiku Abubakar. He explains the importance of this election to the prosperity of Nigeria and the international issues it has been outspoken on.

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A pragmatic approach to violence and state fragility

Made by Maduro: The Humanitarian Crisis in Venezuela and US Policy Responses

Winning in Africa’s fintech: The Ovamba way

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Senior Fellow Molly E. Reynolds discusses the vote in the House of Representatives’ against President Trump’s national emergency declaration for border wall funding, explains the procedures behind this congressional review process, and predicts what will happen next.

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A president’s national emergencies are in the eye of the beholder

Can Trump declare a national emergency to build a border wall?

Trump’s bogus justifications for the border wall

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Fellow Samantha Gross discusses the Green New Deal, spearheaded by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, explaining that the ambitious proposal reads more like guidelines for an ideal society than a policy proposal.

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To save the planet, the Green New Deal needs to improve urban land use

The Green New Deal promises jobs, but workers need to be ready to fill them

The time for a “New Deal” for climate change is now

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Senior Fellow Eswar Prasad discusses David Malpass, the Trump administration’s nominee for president of the World Bank, the consequences for the World Bank’s effectiveness, and recommends that the World Bank executive board nominate additional candidates.

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The leader the World Bank needs

As the trade war worsens, the trade deficit increases

The World Needs a Stronger World Bank

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Senior Fellow Frank A. Rose provides an overview of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, the reasons behind the Trump administration’s withdrawal from the agreement, and the priorities for creating a new arms control framework in its place.

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The consequences of US withdrawal from the INF treaty

The Future of the INF Treaty

Is there a glimmer of hope for the INF Treaty?

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