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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
Video: Congress vs. Courts: An Article I Debate | Spotlight on Freedom
In a special Article I Coalition debate, scholars from the R Street Institute, Cato Institute, and Heritage Foundation discuss the proper role of Congress versus the role of the courts… Read More
LegBranch.org Beach Read: Congress at War
A great read that shows the critical role Congress played in getting President Abraham Lincoln to take a tougher stand on slavery, and how our national legislature acted to build… Read More
ICYMI: Improving congressional oversight
The power to investigate is key to Congress’ ability to inform the public, legislate wisely, and carry out other duties assigned to it by the Constitution. The Supreme Court described… Read More
Defender in Chief: Donald Trump’s Fight for Presidential Power
The title of this publication gives the impression that John Yoo is a strong supporter of President Donald Trump, but the book must be judged by the content and analysis… Read More
Legbranch.org Beach Read: The Reports of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress
Reports Adopting Standardized Formats for Legislative Documents Assignment of Unique Identifiers for Reports Filed by Registered Lobbyists Comparative Print Project Feasibility of Establishing a Congressional… Read More
ICYMI: Zoom web conferencing platform available for House offices
Sending Office: Chief Administrative Officer of the HouseSent By: caocommunications@mail.house.gov Dear Colleague, Effective Monday, July 27, the Zoom for Government Web Conferencing platform will be available for Member, Committee, and… Read More
What’s really driving the national debt?
Last week, Bloomberg reporter Steven Dennis tweeted an idea for a “fun data project:” “For every senator give them a deficit score. / What is the net deficit as scored by… Read More
ICYMI: The House Modernization Committee keeps on keepin’ on
The Modernization Committee held three virtual discussions with guest speakers to discuss staffing reform, the congressional schedule and calendar, Congressional Member Organizations (CMO’s), and staff diversity. Video of the… Read More
Want to be an innovation fellow for Congress?
TechCongress is building its next class of paid fellows. Hurry—there is less than 3 weeks to apply! See https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-fellows for details and instructions. Read More