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Matt and Josh discuss DOGE, USAID, Congress’s power of the purse, norms, and lots of other things. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/post-DOGE-pod-1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:03:27 — 44.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
J.D. Rackey from the Bipartisan Policy Center joins Laura, Matt, and Josh to discuss his recent report on congressional primaries and recent events in Congress. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/JD-Rackey-pod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 53:40 — 46.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
Dear Friends: Happy New Year! If you’re in the path of the winter storm, I hope you’re safe and warm. In an unusual confluence of events, Congress will be in session on a snow day today, as they convene to certify the 2024 electoral vote count. It is also a
Many political narratives on the late 1970s are incomplete, simplifying a politically complex legacy of President Carter, who died on December 29. Carter is both more nuanced and more relevant to American politics today than is commonly understood. He presages—and hurries—major shifts that would become cemented with the Reagan Revolution.
Laura, Matt, and Josh discuss the holiday CR, Democrats and Republicans organizational decisions, and things to look for in the 119th Congress. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Pre-holiday-pod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:57 — 40.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More
Dear Friends, The transition between one Congress and the next is always a fascinating time, full of not only the annual pile-up of must-pass items but also the moves and machinations of new members, new leaders, and sometimes new majorities seeking to make their mark on a new Congress. Things
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 Prompted by an inefficient, outdated workflow and historically low public trust in government,
Laura, Matt, and Josh review the 2024 Election, Congress and the 2nd Trump administration, recess appointments, leadership races in the House and Senate, the filibuster, and more. https://media.blubrry.com/twobeersin/gai.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Congress-post-2024-election-pod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS | More
Dear Friends, Election Day 2024 is behind us, but it leaves in its wake one big immediate-term question (who will control the House?) and a long list of others that will take months and years to answer. One thing we do know is the lame duck session begins next Tuesday,
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
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