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Georgetown Democracy Initiative to Host Conversation Following 2026 Midterm Elections on November 6

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The Georgetown Democracy Initiative supports research, teaching, and programming on democracy across the university, fostering the generation of new knowledge about democracy's futures in the United States and around the globe, and serving as a platform to disseminate that knowledge.

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Nov
6
2026

What Just Happened: The 2026 U.S. Midterms and Why They Matter

Expectations for the midterm elections on November 3, 2026 are that the Democratic Party will win control of the U.S. House of Representatives and possibly the Senate, setting up a divided government for the second half of President Donald Trump’s second term. On the Friday after the election, the…

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Gabriela Ramos, Dewey Murdick, Will Fleisher, and Matthew Hamilton discussing AI and democracy

AIDC and GDI Host Events to Address AI’s Intersections with Democracy

On March 25 and 26, 2026, the Georgetown Democracy Initiative and Georgetown Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Democratic Citizenship, with support from the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service, hosted two events addressing the intersection of democracy and artificial intelligence.