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Republicans are responsible for confirmation process slowdown
A review of the Senate confirmation process in the 115th and 116th Congresses indicates that President Trump’s judicial nominees received more Democratic support than the standard view assumes. In short,… Read More
Filibusters and cloture
The standard account of Senate obstruction goes something like this: The Senate’s lax rules of procedure empower its increasingly polarized members to obstruct the majority party as it tries to… Read More
Podcast: How do democratic self-governments respond to extremism?
Listen here. In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Mike Signer joins Julia Azari, Lee Drutman, and James Wallner to consider how democratic self-governments respond to extremism… Read More
Congress Overwhelmed: The Decline in Congressional Capacity and Prospects for Reform
Edited by Timothy M. LaPira, Lee Drutman, and Kevin R. Kosar Congress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of… Read More
House bill passed with proxy votes becomes law
President Donald Trump signed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (HR 7010) into law on June 5. Among its provisions, HR 7010 increases… Read More
Video: Money in the House of Representatives
Former Reps. Steve Israel (D, NY) and Zach Wamp (R, TN) joined Kevin Kosar to discuss how and why legislators fundraise, and the troubling effects money-getting has on Congress. Read More
Congress should reassert its ‘power of the purse’
Source: WashingtonPost.com President Trump recently escalated a brewing battle over funding for the World Health Organization. In a letter to the WHO, he threatened a permanent funding freeze and reconsideration… Read More
What are House staffers doing during the pandemic?
RollCall’s Katherine Tully-McManus writes: House members on both sides of the aisle responded with disbelief when asked by CQ Roll Call if they too were considering layoffs while the… Read More
Today at noon: Money in the House of Representatives
Source: WashingtonPost.com Money—it is a fact of life for the legislator. It is widely understood that elected officials raise money for reelection. Less well known is how fundraising affects… Read More