Life, Liberty, and Happiness: A guide for yesterday and today? | Brookings

In this episode of Democracy in Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas asks Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library, about the origin of this phrase and why it s...

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What do the Declaration’s “self-evident truths” mean today? | Brookings

In this episode of Democracy In Question, host Katie Dunn Tenpas discusses the history, legacy, and meaning of the "self-evident truths" from the Declaration of Independence with senior fellow Vanessa...

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Assessing President Trump’s second-term staffing record | Brookings

This analysis examines Trump’s second-term staffing record, focusing on turnover, executive appointments, and governance implications.

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Less personnel drama but still sky high turnover one year into Trump's new term

A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.

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300 days into the Trump administration: Mixed progress in filling senior leadership posts | Brookings

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas takes a look at where the Trump administration stands with staffing of the executive branch at the 300-day mark.

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Will the new Senate rule make it easier for presidents to confirm their teams? | Brookings

En bloc voting will not significantly speed up the overall process, but can have an impact at the final stage, the floor vote.

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How do we safeguard democracy? | Brookings

Democracy is upheld not by one president or the powerful few, but by democratic actors at every level—individual, local, state, and national. In this episode, host Katie Dunn Tenpas and Jonathan Katz,...

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Tracking President Trump's second-term Cabinet and appointees

Scholar Katie Dunn Tenpas tracks the pace and diversity of appointments in the first 100 days of Trump's second administration.

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