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Podcast: Presidential powers, and why Robert Jackson matters
Louis Fisher. Source: University of Kansas Press. In this LegBranch.org podcast, Kevin Kosar of the American Enterprise Institute speaks with Dr. Louis Fisher about his new article on presidential… Read More
Event: Understanding and Misunderstanding the Filibuster – James Wallner in Conversation
Click here to RSVP for the event. The filibuster is one of the great bugbears of American politics. Democrats and Republicans routinely blame the infamous practice when the… Read More
Can Congress reclaim authority it has handed over to the president? It’s trying.
Source: Defense.gov Over the past 18 months, members of Congress have introduced resolutions and bills aimed at reasserting congressional authority. On Dec. 12, 2018, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Mike Lee… Read More
Podcast: Getting rid of the filibuster?
Could it happen? How would it happen? And what exactly is meant by “getting rid of it”? Listen to a discussion about the filibuster between Brookings Institution’s Molly Reynolds and… Read More
Speaking up for the filibuster
The filibuster is one of the great bugbears of American politics. Democrats and Republicans have routinely blamed the infamous practice when the Senate fails to act on their policy priorities. Read More
Review: A Case for the American People: The United States v. Donald J. Trump by Norman Eisen
This book offers important insights into the unsuccessful effort of House Democrats to impeach and remove Donald Trump. Norman Eisen previously served as the White House special counsel for ethics… Read More
Podcast: Interview with the Chairmen of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Listen: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/fedtalk/2020/08/making-congress-modern/ FEDTalk interviewed Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress co-chairs, Derek Kilmer (D, WA) and Tom Graves (R, GA), along with Daniel Schuman (Demand Progress) and… Read More
LegBranch.org gets a new editor – Lauren Rollins
Lauren Rollins of the R Street Institute takes over the editorship of Legbranch.org effective today (August 24, 2020). Lauren joined R Street in 2017 and has been the Director of… Read More
Book review: Julian Zelizer on the rise of Newt Gingrich
Julian Zelizer, Burning Down the House: Newt Gingrich, The Fall of a Speaker, and the Rise of the New Republican Party (Penguin, 2020) Philip Wallach, for LegBranch.org The Princeton… Read More
Congress and foreign affairs: Reasserting the power of the first branch
Article I of the U.S. Constitution assigns Congress many significant authorities over foreign policy. The legislature may “regulate commerce with foreign nations,” and “define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed… Read More