The gentlemen from Arizona, with a hand from Sen. Susan Collins, could turn the chamber upside down. Lee Drutman writes at Vox: If Sen. McCain is truly serious about bringing… Read More
After 7 years, Rule 22 blog has moved to a new home. Jordan Ragusa and I now are contributors at LegBranch.com, the joint venture between R Street Institute… Read More
On August 2, Brookings brought together a panel of experts to discuss procedural politics in the early days of the 115th Congress. Focusing specifically on two of… Read More
Source: “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” Columbia Pictures Corporation, 1939. James Wallner writes at the Federalist: [S]enators have proposed various reforms over the years to clamp down on the minority’s… Read More
Source: https://jebkinnison.com/ Matt Glassman, formerly of the Congressional Research Service and soon-to-be at the Government Affairs Institute, writes: “[T]he Wilsonian model of congressional reform is a dream scenario for… Read More
Applications for the 2018 Congressional Innovation Fellowship are now open! “The second cohort built on the success of the inaugural class and went on to serve in… Read More
By Joshua McCrain The revolving door between Capitol Hill and lobbying firms is no secret in Washington. In a new working paper, I place a dollar figure on… Read More
Source: Wikipedia. James Wallner writes at the Library of Law and Liberty: “Look behind every major legislative success the U.S. Senate has had in recent years and you will… Read More
“The Bipartisan Policy Center’s Healthy Congress Index provides Americans with crucial metrics for evaluating Congress’s ability to effectively legislate and govern. It compares results against past Congresses and will… Read More
David Frulla writes in The Hill: “Congress’ power and authority to oversee the executive branch’s execution of laws date back to 1792 when then-Rep. James Madison led the… Read More
