Invitational A Extemp Topics

Informative Speaking: Prelims

1. How have NIL payments affected major university athletic programs?

2. What divides the political landscape between the Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill?

3. What are the details of fraud allegations related to Minnesota’s social services system?

4. What factors led to the resignation of Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress?

5. What key world elections are upcoming in the year 2026?

6. Why are influenza cases on the rise in the United States this year?

7. What have investigators learned about the 2025 shooting on the Brown University campus?

8. What is the nature of federal legal charges facing Brian Cole, Jr.?

9. What issues will Senator John Cornyn likely run on as he seeks reelection?

10. What priorities has the Trump administration set for America’s superiority in space?

11. What dangers do microplastics pose to the health of Americans?

12. What are the latest developments regarding cancer research?

13. Why did the U.S. downsize its humanitarian aid package to the United Nations?

14. What is the current state of India’s economy?

15. What are the primary geopolitical aspects of Middle East water supplies?

16. What is the status of U.S. diplomatic relations with Syria?

17. Why is Canada’s auto manufacturing sector becoming a major component of the nation’s economy?

18. Why was Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?

19. What challenges are Italian authorities facing while preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics?

20. What does the election of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mean for Japan’s political future?

Informative Speaking: Finals

1. Who are the influential Democratic Party leaders in the Texas Legislature?

2 What do recent political developments in Bolivia reveal about the nation’s political direction?

3. What questions still need to be answered concerning the recent US major military strike on Venezuela?

4. What factors have contributed to political upheaval in France?

5. What were the political highlights of 2025?

6 United States Senate or the White House: What are the political ambitions of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?

7. Which US cities are currently home to the highest levels of violent crime?

8. What are the benefits of the Affordable Care Act to working-class Americans?

9. Why was the 6 – 7 number combination the 2025 Dictionary.com word of the year?

10. Why did Zohran Mamdani appoint Lillian Bonsignore to head the New York Fire Department?

11. What factors have affected Argentina’s President Javier Milei’s popularity?

12. In what ways is the U.S. federal government supportive of high school vocational education programs?

13. What are the more noteworthy achievements in the realm of artificial intelligence technology?

14. How has computer technology changed the lives of U.S. middle-class households?

15. What is climate anxiety?

16. What is the current state of the U.S. renewable energy sector?

17. With respect to state-mandated standardized testing, what changes are in store for Texas public schools?

18. What is the current state of the U.S. agriculture industry?

19. How have Denmark’s political leaders responded to President Trump’s expressed interests in Greenland?

20. According to the White House, why did the U.S. launch Christmas Day airstrikes against Nigerian targets?

Persuasive Speaking: Prelims

1. Are vast regions of Texas facing a potential water shortage crisis?

2. Has Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum become one of the most popular world leaders?

3. Should the Trump administration change its anti-crime policy?

4. Has President Trump become an ardent supporter of lower interest rates in the United States?

5. Should Mitch McConnell step down from or finish the remainder of his congressional term?

6. Does Vice President Vance have a major voice regarding current White House decision-making?

7. Should states enact more rigorous requirements for commercial driver’s licenses?

8. Is the United States facing a potential shortage of air traffic controllers?

9. Are State-level regulations of artificial intelligence application and development in Texas warranted?

10. On balance, is legacy media a valuable source of news information for the American public?

11. Is artificial intelligence technology having a major impact on U.S. secondary school education?

12. Has Internet technology become an integral component of the U.S. retail sector?

13. Is the United States leading the world in the realm of satellite technology?

14. Should the Three-Mile Island nuclear facility be returned to operation?

15. What will be the fastest-growing industries in 2026?

16. Are major changes in store for Berkshire Hathaway following the retirement of Warren Buffett?

17. Do fluctuating interest rates have a formidable effect on the U.S. economy?

18. Has U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff made progress in efforts to end the war in Ukraine?

19. Should the United States use caution in dealing with Syrian leaders?

20. Is illegal drug trafficking on the rise in Peru?

Persuasive Speaking: Finals

1. Is the renewable energy industry in Texas on the decline?

2. Has Jasmine Crockett become a major Texas political figure?

3. Have President Trump’s policies resulted in increased US domestic economic growth?

4. Are White House East Wing renovations beneficial?

5. Is the Democratic Party in the midst of a substantial ideological shift?

6. Should Republican Party officials be alarmed about 2025 off-year election results?

7. Is the American public receiving mixed messages regarding vaccines?

8. Is criticism of Robert Kennedy Jr.’s “Make America Healthy Again” agenda valid?

9. Does the National Football League give serious consideration to prevention of major player injuries?

10. Are U.S. voters growing concerned about the erosion of civility in political discourse?

11. Would substantial salary increases attract more individuals to the teaching profession?

12. Does the U.S. Education Department play a vital role for the nation’s children?

13. Should British leaders give serious consideration to a return to the European Union?

14. Do major U.S. cities currently face a potential water shortage crisis?

15. Are U.S. energy and environmental policies in a state of transition?

16. Have the days of the Green New Deal come to an end?

17. Is the U.S. economic condition, at the close of 2025, a cause for optimism for middle class Americans?

18. Is the political pendulum beginning to swing toward the right in South America?

19. Is diplomatic friction between the United States and Venezuela growing at an alarming pace?

20. Should the United States increase its diplomatic presence in sub-Saharan Africa?