Extemp Questions 2025 May

• Can Congressional Republicans find common ground on a budget conciliation bill?
• What will happen to the cost-cutting efforts of DOGE without Elon Musk?
• Will the Trump White House move to suspend habeas corpus?
• Does Ukraine face a long-term demographic crisis?
• What steps should the federal government be taking to make American air travel safer?
• What will Daniel Noboa’s re-election mean for Ecuador's future?
• Will the Trump Executive Order be successful in lowering American’s pharmaceutical costs?
• Will states be able to make up for federal spending cuts without making significant cuts to services?
• Will the ceasefire between India and Pakistan hold?
• Will disagreement over the Indus Water Treaty reignite the fighting between India and Pakistan?
• Is President Trump’s patience with Vladimir Putin wearing thin?
• Is RFK Jr’s tenure at HHS doing long-term damage to America’s public health infrastructure?
• Will the trade deal between the EU and the UK lead to a reset for Brexit?
• Has Britain’s Reform UK Party reached a tipping point?
• Will the new EU trade deal drive up support for the Reform UK Party?
• Are American consumers starting to feel the effects of President Trump’s trade tariffs?
• Do Congressional Republicans still take deficit spending and the national debt seriously?
• Will the Trump Administration be willing to increase pressure on Netanyahu to improve humanitarian conditions in Gaza?
• Is the Trump Administration's plan for a Golden Dome too ambitious to succeed?
• Will Netanyahu’s plans for Gaza aid be successful?
• Will Netanyahu face trial for war crimes in Gaza?
• Is Israel close to achieving its stated objectives in Gaza?
• What will the PKK disarming mean for the future of Turkey’s Kurdish population?
• Will there be any accountability for the accusations against British Special Forces in Afghanistan?
• How will direct election reshape Mexico’s judiciary?
• Will the new Pope continue the Catholic Church’s work fighting climate change?
• Is the Senate ready to end the filibuster?
• Is Donald Trump’s theory of the power of the American Presidency failing?
• Can President Trump get a nuclear deal with Iran?
• Is it too late for a deal to keep Iran from developing nuclear weapons?
• Can Trump muscle his big beautiful bill through the Senate?
• Can China drive an economic wedge between the US and Europe?
• Can the American economy withstand the whiplash of President Trump’s tariff policies?
• How quickly will Trump be able to push his tax cut and spending bill through Congress?
• Is the US electrical grid up to the task of powering an AI-driven economy?
• What should Europe be doing to wean itself off of Russian oil and gas?
• How quickly can the US and China reach a trade deal?
• Who will succeed Trump in leading the Republican Party?
• Is China on track to overtake the US in the development of AI?
• Do the Democrats have a national leader who can take them into the midterms and beyond?
• Is global regulation over cryptocurrencies needed?