The FY2018 appropriations process in Congress—which will provide funding for the federal government from October 1, 2017, until September 30, 2018—is once
The FY2018 appropriations process in Congress—which will provide funding for the federal government from October 1, 2017, until September 30, 2018—is once
The Republican Party has become a victim of its own success. Given their legislative, administrative, and impending electoral challenges, this may sound
There is a common adage in national security and foreign policy debates that “partisan politics stop at the water’s edge.” This famous
November 16, 2017, will be a day long remembered in the annals of Congressional history. Not because of the Franken picture or
Since the New York Times and New Yorker dropped their bombshell reporting on Harvey Weinstein last month, sexual harassment and assault allegations
As we noted in our last newsletter, September was, perhaps, the cruelest month. A bevy of high stakes deadlines (and potential crises)
The 2016 election was a near universal shock. President Trump beat (nearly) all prognosticators. House Republicans only lost 6 seats, retaining their
There’s a lot of talk about the broken processes in the House and Senate, particularly around the health care bill. Extraordinary secrecy
The House and Senate efforts to repeal and replace versions of the Affordable Care Act have relied on an amazingly convoluted, opaque,
Sequestration put into place by the Budget Control Act in 2011 (BCA) is still on the books. But Congress, with the acquiescence
We are living in interesting times. In order to bring you more insight on the issues of the day, we thought we’d
House and Senate leaders pushed through an omnibus spending package last week. The bill combines 11 appropriations bills for the final months
House and Senate leaders will push through an omnibus spending package this week. The bill combines 11 appropriations bills for the final
Next week, the government will run out of money to stay open. And in typical fashion, Congress has left itself an insanely
It’s a nuclear week in the Senate. Majority Leader McConnell has hinted that he has the votes to go “nuclear” on Judge
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