Fellow Molly Reynolds discusses the federal budget fight which centers around funding for President Trump’s border wall.

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Brookings Fellow Scott R. Anderson discusses President Trump’s sudden decision to withdraw U.S. military personnel from Syria, ending their involvement in the military campaign against ISIS that the United States has led since 2014.

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Senior Fellow Tamara Cofman Wittes discusses the United States Senate’s recent vote to advance a measure that would cut support for Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen, a reaction to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi despite President Trump’s unwavering support of Saudi Arabia and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

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 Natan Sachs, director for Middle East Policy, discusses how recent events in Israeli politics, including corruption accusations against Prime Minister Netanyahu, a controversial ceasefire with Hamas, and the cancelled resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, will impact the upcoming Israeli elections and Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ for Middle East peace.

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Visiting Fellow Celia Belin discusses Trump’s recent visit to France, the Twitter rant that followed it, and the future of Franco-U.S. relations.

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David M. Rubenstein Fellow Dany Bahar explains why a group of several thousand Central Americans have fled their home countries for Mexico and are potentially headed to the United States. Bahar further describes how these migrants could seek asylum in the U.S. and the significance of President Trump’s plan to send additional military personnel to the southern border.

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David M. Rubenstein Fellow Dany Bahar discusses President Trump’s intention to end birthright citizenship—protected by the 14th Amendment—and how this policy change fits into America’s larger immigration debates.

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Foreign Policy Senior Fellow Frank Rose discusses the Trump administration’s recent decision to withdraw the United States from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Rose addresses the likelihood of Russia coming back into compliance with the agreement and offers his thoughts on whether the administration handled the announcement correctly.

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David M. Rubenstein Fellow Randall Akee discusses how the recent Supreme Court decision upholding North Dakota’s voter identification requirement could ultimately disenfranchise much of the state’s Native American population and impact the outcome of a close Senate race.

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Reid Wilson, author of “Epidemic” (Brookings Institution Press, 2018), explains why violence, political instability, and distrust in government will make the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo difficult to contain.

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