In all likelihood, Tenth Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch will replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. How he gets
In all likelihood, Tenth Circuit Judge Neil Gorsuch will replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court. How he gets
The Senate passed a budget yesterday. It lacked some of the typical hallmarks of a budget resolution. Namely, the chamber did not
When the 115th Congress convened last week it was immediately faced with a range of important issues: the promised repeal of Obamacare,
With the election over and cabinet hopefuls parading to Trump Tower, political prognosticators are looking towards 2017. What will the incoming presidential
How do we justify our military actions and what is Congress’s role? Legend has it that the late Congressman Charlie Wilson from
The budget process created in 1974 put into place a mechanism to limit the power of appropriators and try to slow down
When Paul Ryan accepted the nomination for the Speakership he promised his colleagues that he would deliver a more regular process. He
Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, and all around Washington the daffodils are just beginning to poke out of the ground. Most of
The optimism following the 2-year budget deal struck last October is officially over. Many House majority members who were unhappy with the
“The Constitution is pretty clear about what’s supposed to happen now. When there is a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the President
The passing of Justice Antonin Scalia this past weekend throws a new wrinkle into Senate politics. As if things were difficult enough
Tax reform, particularly genuinely comprehensive tax reform, seems to be the great white whale of American politics. Given that it tends to
During the Republican retreat two weeks ago Speaker Ryan doubled down on his commitment open the process in the House. The original
Saw a great tweet yesterday from Paul Singer (@singernews). In reply to Lisa Dejardins’ (@lisaDNews) tweet on the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO)
Like last year, when Republicans held majorities in both the House and the Senate, it’s generally assumed that Congress will pass a
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