Extemp Questions - 2026 January

•  Will Trump’s regime change in Venezuela backfire?
• Will the Trump administration’s operation in Venezuela result in successful regime change? 
• Who will take over in Venezuela?
• How will the rest of Latin America react to America’s removal of President Maduro?
• Is President Trump driving America towards war with Iran?
• Will Attorney General Bondi face any consequences for the DOJ’s failure to release the Epstein files?
• Will the Trump administration be willing to provide reliable security guarantees to get a peace deal in Ukraine?
• Will Myanmar’s election give the military junta any international legitimacy?
• Should the EU help Ukraine escalate attacks against Russia’s shadow fleet?
• Will the EU provide seized Russian funds to Ukraine?
• Will the fragile peace between Thailand and Cambodia continue to hold?
• Will Yemen split into two countries?
• How realistic is Trump’s claim that the US will run Venezuela?
• What should the federal government do to move America beyond a K-shaped recovery?
• Will Marine Le Pen be allowed to run for France’s Presidency?
• Will US military strikes in Nigeria be expanded?
• What should Congress be doing to reduce Americans’ medical debt?
• Will the Trump administration use military force to take Greenland?
• Are President Trump’s military actions abroad strengthening American security?
• How will the Iranian government deal with ongoing public protests?
• What effect will Trump’s actions in Venezuela have on Cuba?
• Is the Trump White House willing to sacrifice international alliances to acquire Greenland?
•   How much will withdrawal from the WHO set back America’s public health?
• What will European implementation of its anti-coercion measures mean for its relationship with the US?
• Is the trans-Atlantic alliance living on borrowed time?
• Will the Supreme Court further weaken the Voting Rights Act?
• Will Trump try to use the Insurrection Act to suspend elections?
• What message will China and Russia take from the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela?
• Should American businesses be more outspoken on the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions?
• Will the federal government shut down again over DHS funding?
• Will the Gaza peace deal make it through phase two successfully?
• Can Republicans keep the support of young voters in the midterms?
• Will the Trump White House take further military action against Iran?
• Can American colleges and universities do more to push back against attacks by the federal government?
• Does President Trump’s use of the pardon power undermine his claims of successfully combatting criminal fraud?
• Should the EU take steps to reduce its dependence on the US?
• Can immigration still be a winning issue for Republicans in the midterms?
• How much will mid-cycle partisan redistricting matter in the upcoming elections?
• Is it time for Senate Democrats to have new leadership?
• Do American voters care about the weaponization of the federal government by the Trump administration against the President’s political enemies?
• Does President Trump have the attention span to follow through on the Gaza peace plan?
• What should be done to hold the DOJ accountable for the release of the Epstein files?
• Will the President’s choice for a new Fed Chairman be able to maintain the independence of the Federal Reserve?
• Can President Trump convince oil companies to invest in his vision for Venezuela?
• Will divisions among top Taliban leadership change the conditions for women living in Afghanistan?
• Will snap elections secure a clear national majority for Japan’s LDP?
• Will President Trump’s board of peace replace the UN? 
• What will the expanded vision for Trump’s Board of Peace mean for organizations like the UN?
• Will Hamas disarm?
• Does the rules-based global order still exist?
• Is Canada emerging as a leader in a global movement standing up to President Trump?
• Have the Trump tariffs been a useful tool in balancing out America’s trade deficit?
• Will Jerome Powell remain on the Federal Reserve Board after his term as Chairman ends?
• Do deficit spending and the national debt still matter to Congressional Republicans?
• Was Uganda’s election fairly run?
• Will pressure from the Trump administration force major political changes in Cuba?
• Will President Maduro’s removal create a significant power vacuum in Venezuela?
• Will Maduro’s arrest fracture control of Venezuela?
• Does US intervention in Venezuela signal a willingness by the Trump White House to take big swigs with regime change in other countries?
• Will the Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar be successful?
• Should social media companies be legally liable for the content their algorithms deliver to minors?
• Is Iran’s theocracy on its last legs?
• Is Iran’s theocratic government nearing collapse?
• Has the momentum of Iran’s public protests run out?
• Will the EU use its “trade bazooka” against the US?
• Is America still seen as reliable to military allies? 
• Is the US still a trustworthy ally to the Kurds?