The Incomes of Same-Gender Relationship Households, Proxy Voting, and More

Reducing civilian casualties during drone strikes, new data on proxy voting, and family incomes and compositions of same-gender couples.

View in browser January 21, 2022 Examining the economic status of same-gender relationship households   Thanks to recent changes made by the U.S. Census Bureau, researchers now have nationally-representative data on same-gender relationship households. Using this new data, Lauren Bauer, Veronica Clevenstine, and Moriah Macklin shed light on the family incomes and compositions of same-gender couples.   Read more How Biden can reduce civilian casualties during US drone strikes   Last summer, President Biden announced the adoption of a counterterrorism strategy that would rely on drones to respond to terrorism threats around the world without deploying American troops on the ground. Sarah Kreps, Paul Lushenko, and Shyam Raman share findings to help shape drone policy and reduce unnecessary deaths going forward.   Read more Proxy voting takes on new meaning for Republicans   "Despite its initial rejection by the House GOP, new data on proxy voting indicates that roughly 80% of all House members used the option through mid-December 2021, suggesting that this rule is now welcomed by both parties as a reform of traditional voting procedures and raising questions about its potential in the future," write Emily Larson, Naomi Maehr, and Molly Reynolds.   Read more Help support Brookings with a donation   Brookings is committed to making its high-quality, independent policy research free to the public. Please consider making a contribution today to our Annual Fund to support our experts' work. The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Unsubscribe Manage your newsletter preferences | Receive the Brookings Brief less often