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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) approved the 2024 presidential primary calendar, replacing Iowa with South Carolina as the very first state in Democrats' primary elections. Before…

The Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee approved a proposal from President Biden for South Carolina to be the first state in the 2024 presidential primaries, marking a…

Members of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules & Bylaws Committee discussed changing the schedule of which states first hold primaries and caucuses in the 2024 presidential race. At the start of the meeting,…

Political operatives, election reform advocates, and legal experts, including former Republican National Committee national counsel and election law attorney Benjamin Ginsberg, discussed…

Members of the Democratic National Committee’s Rules and Bylaws Committee reviewed, debated, and voted on changes in regulations. The regulations cover various facets relating to the…

Election experts analyzed the implications of the 2022 midterm election results during a Brooking Institution discussion. Topics included undetermined races, the balance of power in…

Retired military officials and other panelists discussed the role of veterans in promoting democracy during a Brookings Institution event. They talked about the extent to which veterans…

The Democratic National Committee Rules and Bylaws Committee held a meeting to discuss the presidential primary calendar.

How has the presidency changed in the first two decades of the 21st century -- under Presidents Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden? The Bipartisan Policy Center convened presidential scholars and…

The Brookings Institution held a discussion on the 2021 election results and their impact on the Biden administration’s agenda. They talked about how results from the Virginia and New…

The Brookings Institution held a discussion on President Biden’s first 100 days in office. The panelists, who were all policy experts from Brookings, discussed the administration’s…

Elaine Kamarck talked about why 100 days was adopted as a gauge of the start of administrations and how the Biden administration is doing so far.

The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the role of presidential debates. The event occurred on the eve of the first debate between President Donald Trump and 2020 Democratic…

The Brookings Institution held a discussion on threats to the U.S. political system and how best to safeguard the 2020 presidential election. Panelists discussed public opinion over the…

Panelists at the Brookings Institution discussed the whistleblower complaint against President Trump and the impeachment inquiry. Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne moderated the…

Elaine Kamarck talked about presidential impeachments, the history, the precedent, and speculation around the current impeachment situation. This program is available as a C-SPAN Podcast.

Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution on primary politics, talked about how the primary process continues to evolve with American politics. Note: Some language may be…

Elaine Kamarck talked about congressional investigations and what power Congress has when investigating the President of the United States. This program is available as a C-SPAN Podcast.

The Brookings Institution held a discussion on how the makeup of the new 116th Congress could impact the upcoming defense budget and priorities. Panelists included policy experts as well as…

The Brookings Institution hosted a discussion on the results of the 2018 midterm elections and its lasting political impact. Panelists talked about the issues on which Democrats and…