The 114th Congress was a whirlwind of activity compared to its predecessors. Accomplishments like trade promotion authority, a Medicare “doc-fix” solution, a
The 114th Congress was a whirlwind of activity compared to its predecessors. Accomplishments like trade promotion authority, a Medicare “doc-fix” solution, a
Members in the House are calling for regular order. If you have no idea what “regular order” means, don’t worry. You’re not
Many of the news stories that covered last week’s passage of the two-year, 2015 Bipartisan Budget Act had headlines similar to the
By Laura Blessing and Josh Huder, Senior Fellows Speaker John Boehner finally succumbed to the four-year pressure campaign waged by House conservatives.
This is the week Speaker John Boehner will supposedly face a vote to remove him from the speakership on the House floor.
(Hail Mary, noun, 2. (FOOTBALL) a very long, typically unsuccessful pass made in a desperate attempt to score late in the game.)
Put this in the “it’s not really nuclear” category. Despite several accounts reporting that Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) plans to go nuclear,
It’s been a very good week for the former constitutional law professor currently in the White House. The Supreme Court has upheld
Short answer: Yes. There are a couple reasons cited as to why it was not a filibuster. However, neither disqualifies Paul’s 10-hour
Last week, there was a story (pay wall) in Congressional Quarterly on the Military Construction-VA Appropriations bill. I was intrigued when Rep.
Teagan Goddard asked the question, can politics be “unbundled” from political parties? In other words, if there is a market where we
I love Jon Stewart and believe the information that the Daily Show puts out, while satirical, is often more accurate than the
Many in the media are beginning to notice that Congress is, in fact, working again. It’s negotiating deals, passing significant compromises, voting
Bipartisan deals were the big theme this week on the Hill. This was a welcomed contrast to the last two Congresses where
Disapproval of a governmental action isn’t sufficient to get your day in court, no matter how intense that disapproval may be. Back
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