A Gun Control Paradox? Four Reasons Why Congress Does Not Adopt Stricter Gun Laws
Source: Pew Research Center, 2013. By Jordan M. Ragusa In the days and weeks after any mass shooting, journalists, pundits, and other political observers often note a paradox on the… Read More
New LegBranch.com Resource: How Wealthy Are Our Representatives?
Graphic created by Trey Billing, @TreyBilling It likely wouldn’t surprise anyone, much less a congressional scholar, to learn that most members of Congress are wealthier… Read More
How Tuesday’s Primary Election in Alabama Could Shape the Future of the Senate—For the Worse
By Jordan M. Ragusa Member adaption vs. member replacement. Source: prof. Jordan M. Ragusa. A rare off-year special election in underway in Alabama to fill the Senate seat vacated by Jeff… Read More
ICYMI: House Goes to Court to Protect Secrecy of Records
Politico’s Josh Gerstein reports: “The House of Representatives is taking legal action to make sure that federal agencies don’t release congressional records to the public through the Freedom of… Read More
ICYMI: Why Are Moderates Disappearing from Congress?
Source: Prof. Danielle M Thomsen. Whither moderates? Well, analysis by Danielle M. Thomsen, an assistant professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University, finds that fewer moderates… Read More
AEI Event: The Senate Filibuster: Tool of Mass Obstruction or Key to Deliberation?
Cots in the U.S. Senate, 1960. Source: Senate.gov Thursday, September 28, 2017 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm AEI, Auditorium1789 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 The Senate filibuster… Read More
Event: Launch of the Center for Effective Lawmaking
The Launch of the Center for Effective LawmakingAgenda WHEN: Tuesday, September 26, 2017 8:00 AM – 9:00 AMWHERE: 2043-2044 Rayburn Banquet Room, 45 Independence Ave SW,… Read More
BPC Event: Evidence-Based Policymaking: Next Steps
The final report is available at https://www.cep.gov/content/dam/cep/report/cep-final-report.pdf . Wednesday, September 20, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Bipartisan Policy Center, 1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington,… Read More
From Staff Cuts to Lagging Technology, Congress Has a Capacity Problem
Casey Burgat writes at Brookings Institution’s FixGov Blog: “Congress has convened for one of the busier sessions it has faced in decades. But can it do its job? “A… Read More
Republicans’ Inability to Do Routine Things Is Scuttling Their Big Plans
Source: Gallup . By Joshua C. Huder The 2016 election was a near universal shock. President Trump beat (nearly) all prognosticators. House Republicans only lost 6 seats, retaining their 4th… Read More