Alice Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and senior fellow in the Center for Health Policy in Economic Studies, examines Trump's bold budget proposal and its position within the larger political climate. 

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David Wessel, senior fellow in Economic Studies and director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, reviews the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike and considers how the Trump administration will engage. 

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William Gale, co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and senior fellow in Economic Studies, contextualizes the controversy surrounding President Trump's released tax returns through the alternative minimum tax and Trump's proposed tax reforms.

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Samantha Gross, fellow in the Cross-Brookings Initiative on Energy and Climate, offers insight into the energy industry's attitude on climate and the relationship with the new administration. 

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Matt Fiedler, fellow with the Center for Health Policy in Economic Studies, anticipates how the Congressional Budget Office will foresee the effects of new health care legislation on coverage loss, rising premiums, and the federal budget.

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Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, analyzes the rift in Republican support for Trump's "Obamacare" replacement bill and outlines which interest groups will likely continue to cause problems for its passage.

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Jessica Brandt, associate fellow in Foreign Policy and special assistant to the president in the Executive Office, reviews Trump's revised travel ban and what it signifies to the international community. 

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Jonathan D. Pollack, the Interim SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies in the Center for East Asia Policy Studies and senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center, dives into the controversy surrounding U.S. deployment of THAAD anti-missile systems to South Korea in light of increasing North Korean missile tests, prompting outrage from the Chinese government.

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Henry J. Aaron, the Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, breaks down the challenges Trump will face in keeping his campaign promises and dealing with opposition from Congress while drafting a replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act.

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Molly Reynolds, fellow in Governance Studies, and Susan Hennessey, fellow in National Security in Governance Studies and the managing editor of Lawfare, dive into the options available to Congress for investigating the Trump-Russia connection in light of Jeff Sessions' meetings with the Russian ambassador to the United States. 

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