Experts in the News

"Hanging hopes for lower oil and gasoline prices on promises from OPEC+ countries to increase production is a risky bet," wrote energy fellow Mark Finley. "The White House is missing an opportunity."

Beto O'Rourke's recently announced campaign for Texas governor will showcase an updated version of the candidate: "Beto 3.0," said fellow Mark Jones. "Beto 1.0, which almost defeated Ted Cruz, was killed off by Beto 2.0, who made a failed attempt for a Democratic presidential nomination." O'Rourke's statements during his presidential run may have alienated many Texas voters, he added.

“At the end of the day, getting back together will give the right impression,” said U.S.-Mexico Center director Tony Payan as President Biden convened a meeting Thursday with the leaders of Canada and Mexico. “The bad news is that the issues are many and thorny.”

“The thing really bedeviling people right now is this conflict between the short term and long term,” said energy fellow Jim Krane. "We still need this energy system that is basically causing climate change, even as we’re fighting climate change."

Greg Abbott is potentially vulnerable, but at this early stage, "any Republican starts off a race in Texas with somewhere between an eight or 10-point advantage," said political science fellow Mark Jones.