Katie Dunn Tenpas

How do we safeguard democracy? | Brookings Democracy is upheld not by one president or the powerful few, but by democratic actors at every level—individual, local, state, and national. In this episode, host Katie Dunn Tenpas and Jonathan Katz,...

Democracy is imperiled in the U.S. & globally—but democratic actors can stop backsliding. On @brookings.edu Democracy in Question with @kdunntenpas.bsky.social I delve into the 2025 Democracy Playbook, discuss the 7 pillars to defend domestic and global democracy. www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

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@kdunntenpas.bsky.social and Michael O’Hanlon explore how the history of U.S. foreign and military policy has interacted with democracy at home and abroad.
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Marco Rubio will soon have four jobs in the Trump administration: Secretary of State, National Security Adviser, acting Archivist of the United States and Administrator of USAID. He’s wearing four hats—a record that will be tough to beat. Hard to fathom how this juggling act can succeed.

Tracking President Trump's second-term Cabinet and appointees Scholar Katie Dunn Tenpas tracks the pace and diversity of appointments in the first 100 days of Trump's second administration.

I’m tracking how fast President Trump’s second-term Cabinet and top appointees are being confirmed by the Senate. The new tracker sheds light on the pace, makeup, and implications of early staffing decisions in a divided government. www.brookings.edu/articles/tra...