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Director’s Desk

Kristin Nicholson | January 6, 2025

Dear Friends: Happy New Year! If you’re in the path of the winter storm, I hope you’re safe and warm. In an unusual confluence of events, Congress will be in session on a snow day today, as they convene to certify the 2024 electoral vote count. It is also a somber anniversary for many

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Signaling the Right Turn: How to Understand Jimmy Carter

Laura Blessing | January 6, 2025

Many political narratives on the late 1970s are incomplete, simplifying a politically complex legacy of President Carter, who died on December 29. Carter is both more nuanced and more relevant to American politics today than is commonly understood. He presages—and hurries—major shifts that would become cemented with the Reagan Revolution. In many ways, the public

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The Holiday CR, Organizing Congress, and what to look for in the 119th

Josh Huder | December 18, 2024

Laura, Matt, and Josh discuss the holiday CR, Democrats and Republicans organizational decisions, and things to look for in the 119th Congress.

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Director’s Desk

Kristin Nicholson | December 12, 2024

Dear Friends, The transition between one Congress and the next is always a fascinating time, full of not only the annual pile-up of must-pass items but also the moves and machinations of new members, new leaders, and sometimes new majorities seeking to make their mark on a new Congress. Things are playing out fairly predictably

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