While the cable networks wrapped up their most recent Republican debate coverage, House Speaker Paul Ryan released the details on legislation that would keep the lights on in the federal government through 2016. The late-night release of what is supposed to be the first major legislative accomplishment under the newly minted speaker may have been […]
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Policy wonks often grumble about the negligible role policy plays in the election process. Events like debates and speeches do little to encourage candidates to talk in detail about their policy proposals or give voters the tools to judge which proposals are most effective. The 2016 Republican primary may signify the low point of policy’s […]
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Last week’s GOP debate again reshaped the field of candidates vying for the Republican nomination. Political pundits and polls largely agreed that Carly Fiorina is on the rise while Jeb Bush is fading as voters look towards outsider candidates. But beneath the headlines, Carly Fiorina made a subtle shift in how she defines herself as […]
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Tonight, American University’s SPA Policy Forum will host Ambassador-at-Large Luis CdeBaca for a discussion on Human Trafficking, an increasingly important international human rights issue in a globalized world. Here’s five things you might not know about this issue to warm up for tonight’s discussion. 1. There are nearly twice as many slaves today as were brought […]
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It was a tough Election Day for the President and his party.
Last week, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul issued a unique characterization of his own party just days before the midterm elections when he said that the Republican brand sucks.
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As midterm season hits its final stretch, voter turnout is first on the minds of both Democrats and Republicans. The issue even seems to have the attention of the President, who made one of his most dramatic moves of election season this week. On Monday, President Obama weighed in on Democratic Senate candidates in red states […]
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The Affordable Care Act was built largely on the premise that the current health care system in the United States is broken. One piece of that brokenness is embodied in the way in which the uninsured received health care. Given the high cost of care, in most cases the uninsured only interacted with the health […]
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The Obamacare Medicaid expansion became less of a political football last month as Pennsylvania Republican Governor Tom Corbett struck a deal with the Obama administration to expand the state’s low income health care program. Pennsylvania is the latest in a series of Republican-led states to accept one of the central aspects of Obamacare after negotiating […]
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