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Here we go again. To keep the government funded past the start of the fiscal year on October 1st, Congress passed a

Anyone who watched School House Rock knows how bills become law. From a numbers standpoint, it is straightforward.  It needs 218 votes

Last week, following a whistleblower complaint about certain foreign affairs actions taken by the White House, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Congress is back in session, and all eyes are on the impending budget negotiations.  The past month has not provided a respite

In politics, we often learn the lesson of the last time. When President Obama came into office, he and his advisors read

House Democrats and President Trump are on a collision course. Democrats demand the administration and others comply with their subpoenas and document

Early last week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies released its draft FY2020 bill, and subsequently

Dear Friends: Happy spring! While cherry blossoms steal the show outdoors, a buzz of activity continues inside the Capitol complex. A slew

Procedurally, the House and Senate could not be more different. The House is subject to absolute majority rule. Conversely, the Senate is

Congressional oversight in the 116th Congress has gotten off to a roaring start.  After two years of unified government in the Trump administration,

The FY2019 appropriations process in Congress—which will provide funding for the federal government from October 1, 2018, until September 30, 2019—is once

After a moment of pomp and circumstance to accompany the swearing-in of the new Congress, the 116th Congress quickly pivoted to the

Finally! Nearly fourteen months after a cascade of #MeToo revelations led to fresh scrutiny of Congress’s opaque and antiquated process for handling sexual harassment

Another election cycle has washed over our nation’s capital.  As outgoing members clear out their desks and incoming members eye their new

Dear Friends, Greetings from post-midterms Washington. A lot has changed since we last caught up! This month Senior Fellow Laura Blessing walks