This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update We’re one year into President Obama’s second term and, as
This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update We’re one year into President Obama’s second term and, as
This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update The biggest challenge in the House belongs to John Boehner.
This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update This talk took a look at the fiscal situation in
This is one of a series of posts from the Congressional Update Marian Currinder opened the Congressional Update with a status report
Let me start with this: yes, America hates Congress. With few exceptions Congress very rarely enjoys high job approval. Job disapproval is
The new year gave reasons for hope that the 113th Congress may finally find its stride. Four bills appear to be on
Competition for power, gerrymandering, disappearing marginal districts define Congress’s electoral landscape. Today, the American electorate is both closely divided and increasingly uncompetitive.
On January 13, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a much-watched case interpreting the president’s appointment power. Written at a time when
Just this afternoon, the Washington Post ran a story on their web site titled “Senate Moves to Extend Jobless Benefits.” Most readers
Both parties electoral fortunes reached highs and lows October 2013. During the government shutdown it was obvious to many commentators that Democrats
Don Wolfensberger wrote a nice piece on the parallels between Majority Leader Reid’s nuclear option and Speaker Reed’s ruling in 1890 that eliminated dilatory
In a rare moment of cooperation, Congress looks ready to pass a bipartisan budget bill that will ease sequester cuts and keep
Since Democrats invoked the nuclear option, reducing cloture on judicial and executive nominations, there are serious concerns that those actions would result
Since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid used the so-called “nuclear option” to essentially end the filibuster on most presidential nominations on Thursday,
On Thursday, the Senate agreed to lower the amount of votes needed to break a filibuster from 60 to 51. Reid says
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