Revise & Extend
Congress’s Power of the Purse?
Josh Huder | April 14, 2025
Congressional appropriations are having a year. The second Trump administration kicked things off by engaging in a spree of unconstitutional impoundments of congressionally appropriated funds. The Republican Congress followed that up with a rarity: a full-year Continuing Resolution to finish out the fiscal year: unusual in itself, but in covering all appropriations bills,
FY25 Appropriations Politics: Why a Potential Full-Year CR is Relevant to the Fight over Trump Impounding Funds
Matt Glassman | March 6, 2025
On Friday, President Trump endorsed a full-year CR for the FY25 appropriations, which will likely end the appropriations process for this fiscal year. After its failure to enact full year appropriations bills by October 1, Congress has passed a series of continuing resolutions (the first through December 20; a second through
Mister Chairman: Reversing Trends for Women Chairing House Committees
Katina Slavkova | February 12, 2025
Last December, shortly before House Majority Leader Steve Scalise released the Republican Steering Committee’s recommendations for committee chairs in the incoming 119th Congress, former Republican representative from Virginia, Barbara Comstock, objected strongly to initial reporting that no women were being selected for these positions. Two days later when the majority leader’s office formally
Josh Huder | December 18, 2024 Laura, Matt, and Josh discuss the holiday CR, Democrats and Republicans organizational decisions, and things to look for in the 119th Congress. GAI | December 12, 2024 Guest Post by Lorelei Kelly , Research Faculty Lead on Congressional Modernization at GeoDES, Georgetown Democracy, Education + Service, McCourt School of Public Policy Hidden beneath divisive campaign season headlines, Congress has a positive story to share. Prompted by an inefficient, outdated workflow and historically low public trust in government, Democrats and Republicans have worked Laura Blessing | November 7, 2024 Election Day 2024 is behind us. The country is taking stock of who we are and where we might be going. The final calls on some congressional races are still forthcoming, as predicted. There are many ways of viewing the political moment we’re in, but any reading of political history shows precursors to phenomena of Josh Huder | October 3, 2024 Congress has once again missed its annual deadline to fund the federal government for the entire fiscal year. This has become an all-too-familiar dance on Capitol Hill: Congress fails to adopt a budget; the House and Senate draft very different spending bills; nothing happens for a few months; then we watch as Congress fumbles around Matt Glassman | September 4, 2024 Both the House and Senate will return from their annual summer recess next week. Given the paltry amount of legislation produced during the 118th Congress—just 78 laws enacted, almost none of them notable–you might think Members were gearing up for a strong finish to the second session. But almost nobody expects Congress to do Susan Sullivan Lagon | July 24, 2024 It seems the Founders are out of fashion. Alexander Hamilton’s language could use some updating—but not in the rhythmic style of the eponymous musical. Rather, a core principle of governance, his views of the judiciary as a branch showing “neither force nor will, merely judgement”, are out of step. It is now impossible to see GAI | June 24, 2024 By Professor Mark Richardson, Georgetown University The Supreme Court is expected to hand down rulings on a number of major cases during the last week in June. The past few years have brought major decisions reshaping jurisprudence and law – including those that overturn long standing precedents – and this year is expected to be
The Holiday CR, Organizing Congress, and what to look for in the 119th
Modernization in Congress: Keeping the Momentum Going
The Government We Deserve?
The Annual Appropriations Dance
What to Expect When You Are Expecting Nothing
Eroding Checks and Balances: The Immunity Decision
Delegation and Deference in the Administrative State: The Fate of Chevron Deference