It’s well known that any Republican attempt to reverse Obama’s executive action would be an uphill battle. Because any congressional response required a legislative fix, Republicans face
It’s well known that any Republican attempt to reverse Obama’s executive action would be an uphill battle. Because any congressional response required a legislative fix, Republicans face
Institutional power is more of an academic topic. Nonetheless, it has enormous ramifications. The current immigration debate is a great example of
Republicans’ flirtation with a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security intensified over the weekend. Boehner appears entrenched and suggested Sunday that
Frustrated House Republicans lashed out against their Senate colleagues Thursday cialis dosierungen. Without a clear path forward on the DHS funding bill,
Obama had some interesting things to say about polarization and the filibuster in his interview with Vox. When the question of if government
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell received a fair amount of flak this week for his attempts to move forward on the DHS funding
This piece was co-written with Mark Harkins, a Senior Fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. He worked on Capitol
For federal departments and agencies, the most important issue in the First Session of the 114th Congress will be the shape of
For the past week, Majority Leader McConnell experimented with an open amendment process in the Senate. Members offered amendments on everything from
Can decades of dysfunction reverse course in a single Congress? No. But despite the general pessimism surrounding Congress there are several reason
The 113th Congress may very well go down in history as the least democratic in our nation’s history. Except it probably not in
A lot is being said about the historic nature of Republicans flipping 8-9 Senate seats and beating four incumbent Democrats (and possibly
New House Republican Conference rules prevent members seeking higher office to hold committee and subcommittee chairs. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK) said, the “idea
There’s an old adage in American politics that campaigns boil down to a choice between one of two simple messages: “It’s time
Democrats are searching for explanations to Tuesday’s thorough defeat. Aside from obvious considerations – low turnout, 6th year election, etc. – there are
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