In Federalist 78, published in the spring of 1788, Alexander Hamilton famously referred to the judiciary as “the least dangerous” branch of
In Federalist 78, published in the spring of 1788, Alexander Hamilton famously referred to the judiciary as “the least dangerous” branch of
By Matthew Green, Professor, Department of Politics (The Catholic University of America) The past seven months have made it abundantly clear that
Normally, we remember what we were doing when great triumphs or tragedies take place on the world stage. Fiscal policy is not
The partisan and intra-branch posturing on the debt ceiling, on display since January, has finally yielded actual legislative text. Last week Speaker
President Biden released the President’s Budget last week and with it, the federal appropriations process has lurched to a start. In the
As Kevin McCarthy brokered with conservatives to win the speakership, he made a series of promises to significantly revamp the budget and
Guest Post by Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Cabana For the national security community, the calendar year has dawned with an $858 billion National
Why walk when you can fly? As the 117th Congress pushes into its lame duck session, party leaders consider an ambitious array
Every even-numbered year in the U.S., some politician or pundit will proclaim that “this is the most important election in our lifetimes!”
A bar graph haunts Washington. You know the one. Its jagged teeth notch losses for the President’s party in every post-WWII midterm
On August 24th, President Biden announced a plan to provide student loan debt relief. The policy will include debt cancellation of up
By Professor Julia Azari, Marquette University Presidential power is a bit at odds with democracy. Presidency scholars have noted this for
Sometime in the last ten years the congressional budget process died. The precise moment is hard to pinpoint because it is not
Defense officials are already busy making the obligatory annual rounds on Capitol Hill in support of the President’s preferred spending priorities. The
It’s time. Time to talk about the L word. As the cherry trees blossom in Washington and legislators’ minds turn towards reelection,
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