Naomi Maehr

Nov 3, 2024 | brookings.edu | Molly Reynolds |Naomi Maehr

Vital Statistics began as a joint effort undertaken by Thomas E. Mann of Brookings and Norman J. Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute, in collaboration with Michael Malbin of the Campaign Finance Institute. The datasets were published in print until 2013 when the project migrated online for the first time. This year, Brookings scholar Molly E. Reynolds spearheaded Vital Statistics’ most recent update.

Sep 23, 2024 | brookings.edu | Sarah Binder |Naomi Maehr |Sarah Devendorf

The curtain has not yet closed on the 118th (2023-24) Congress. However, President Biden’s nearly four years in the White House offer a window to compare his record of confirming federal judges against those of former President Trump and his predecessors. Focusing on appointments to the federal trial and appellate courts, these new data drive home the impact of party control of the White House and the Senate in a period of polarized parties.

Jul 31, 2023 | brookings.edu | Molly Reynolds |Naomi Maehr

When the 117th Congress convened on Jan. 3, 2021, President Donald Trump—who, along with other members of his administration, had been the subject of significant fact-finding efforts by the House of Representatives over the previous two years—had just weeks left in his term. Before he left office, however, the U.S. Capitol saw its worst acts of violence since the War of 1812 during the insurrection that disrupted the counting of the Electoral College votes on Jan. 6.