Kamala Harris has a chance to win—which Joe Biden did not after his disastrous debate with Donald Trump rippled through the Democratic electorate and party leaders, says William Galston. But despite the Democratic Party’s surge of enthusiasm, Harris begins her race for the presidency as an underdog. To prevail, she will need a strong offense against Trump, coupled with an effective defense against the Republican attacks that have barely begun, Galston argues.
The Brookings Governance Studies program created a new interactive report to monitor candidate favorability, public opinion on the economy, immigration data, and more.
School re-entry in Uganda. The high rate of teenage pregnancy in Uganda prompted the government to approve guidelines for facilitating the safe return of girls to school post-pregnancy. However, there is a disparity between policy and the actual practice of re-entry, particularly for refugee and host communities. Susan Opok calls on stakeholders to prioritize the educational needs of marginalized populations.
Outcomes under the No Surprises Act. To settle disagreements about what insurers must pay providers for certain out-of-network health care services, the No Surprises Act created an arbitration process called the independent dispute resolution (IDR). Matthew Fiedler and Loren Adler provide an update on IDR.
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