Joint Center Updates
Biden To Endorse A Filibuster “Carve-out” In Senate Voting Rules, Fourth Lawsuit Filed To Fight Congressional Redistricting in Georgia & More: Jan. 13 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President Biden supports changing Senate voting rules to advance voting rights legislation: President Biden endorses changing Senate rules to pass new legislation to protect voting rights, The Washington…
Joint Center Joins Open Gov Hub Panel on Lack of Transparency in Congressional Staff Diversity
Joint Center Senior Researcher Dr. LaShonda Brenson appeared on an Open Gov Hub panel discussing the need to modernize Congress, “From Contested to Continuity to Collaborative? The Silver Lining of…
Joint Center Welcomes Three New Board Members
The Joint Center grows its Board of Governors with experts on voting rights, education, and tech policy Washington, D.C. – The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is pleased…
Biden Challenged to Defend Democracy, Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush Announces Plans to Leave Congress & More: Jan. 6 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Anniversary of assault on the U.S. Capitol building fuels calls for the president to defend democracy: President Biden is facing mounting concerns from other world leaders about the…
December 2021 End of the Year Video
In December, the Joint Center summarized our 2021 work in a 4-minute video.
Biden Nominates Black Woman to Lead Federal Housing Finance Agency, Congress Urged to Help Students Complete Degrees & More: Dec. 16 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Biden nominates Sandra L. Thompson for Federal Housing Finance Agency director: President Biden nominated acting Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Sandra L. Thompson to lead the regulator…
Biden Pressed to Bring Diversity to the Fed; Brian Nelson Confirmed to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence & More: Dec. 9 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration President pressed to honor pledge to bring diversity to the Federal Reserve: President Biden’s pledge to bring diversity to the currently all-white Federal Reserve will be tested as…
JOINT CENTER TO SENATE: Help Black Workers, Extend Expanded Earned Income Tax Credit in Build Back Better Act
America’s Black think tank releases brief recommending the EITC be made permanent, expanded to help childless Black workers in BBB Washington, D.C. — Today, as part of their new Economic…
White House Faces New Omicron Threat, HBCU Leaders Send Letter to Senate Supporting Build Back Better & More: Dec. 2 Joint Center Roundup
Biden Administration Emergence of Omicron variant sparks new concerns: The emergence of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus, Omicron, sparked new concerns at the White House about the impact…
Our November 2021 Work: Discussing AI Bias, Talking Hill Diversity on MSNBC & More
Economic Studies Protecting civil rights in AI: The Joint Center and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy co-hosted a virtual discussion, Advancing Equal Protections & Civil Justice in…