Tren de Aragua and the Use of Military Force
On Sept. 19, 2025, the Congressional Study Group on Foreign Relations and National Security convened over Zoom to…
The civic consensus beneath America’s political divide
Nearly three-quarters of Americans—74%—believe their fellow citizens have more in common than what divides them. That finding from…
Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, rejects Trump order
In the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln affirmed what America’s founders believed—that the “new nation” began with the…
Black and Latino voters face an affordability gap before the midterm
Affordability is a top issue for Americans and will be a key component in the 2026 midterms. Racial and ethnic…
Shock, awe, and economic fallout
Executive summary The current administration’s 2025 interior immigration enforcement campaign has been promoted, in large part, as a…
States of Affordability: A series on where and why US households struggle to make ends meet
On Election Day this November, voters will head to the polls to elect 36 governors and hundreds of…
Metro Monitor 2026: The relationship between immigration and regional economic performance over the past decade
Editor’s note: This analysis accompanies Metro Monitor 2026, a data interactive that provides decisionmakers in the nation’s 196…
How factional primaries could turn a Democratic wave into a trickle
Over the next seven months, most states will hold primary elections to determine congressional candidates for their respective…
How the Big Beautiful Bill hurts the care economy
Building an economy centered on caring for people begins with valuing those who support the physical, emotional, and…
Lessons from Germany’s family leave policies for the US care economy
The United States has an aging population that is expected to grow around 14% in the next five…
Policy concerns in an era of low fertility
“Momfluencers” and other social media phenomena that encourage parents to compare their children to other parents’ children are…
Early warning signs for the DC region’s economy amid federal downsizing
Key takeaways: Since January 2025, the DMV region has shed federal jobs at a faster rate than the…