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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

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.