Biden’s Next Judicial Appointments, European Drug Markets, and More

September 7, 2022

Joe Biden delivers remarks as he attends a Labor Day celebration at the United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin

Likely prospects for Biden’s two-year judicial appointment total

While the Biden administration pushed through a record number of first-year judicial appointments, the president’s second year in office may not be as groundbreaking. Russell Wheeler discusses Biden’s confirmations pace compared to his predecessors and what’s ahead for the remainder of the year.

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Europe’s cocaine and meth markets

Competition between the two largest Mexican cartels, the Sinaloa cartel and Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación, has spread around the globe. Vanda Felbab-Brown explores the changing presence and increasing drug-product diversification of these enterprises in Europe.

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Listen: Do you know where your spectrum is? America’s never-ending quest for more bandwidth

From enabling daily tasks found on phone apps to federal necessities such as maritime navigation, spectrum is an indispensable part of life. Yet it is a finite critical resource, and ensuring its equal access is a major challenge. On the latest episode of TechTank, Nicol Turner Lee, Andrew Von Ah, Shane Tews, and Kathleen Burke discuss spectrum policy.

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