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Congress must reclaim its Article I powers in order to earn back public trust
Congressman Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.), chairman of the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress and former Congressman Tim Roemer (D-Ind.) penned an op-ed in The Hill about why Congress… Read More
New Report: How to Reclaim Congressional Foreign Policy Leadership in 2021
For much of the 19th century, Congress was “the center and source” for foreign policy, setting the agenda and taking the lead on many of the nation’s most important issues… Read More
Interview: Michael Stern, Point of Order, former Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives
In the last podcast episode of Season 1 of Why Public Service?, Kevin Kosar chats with Michael Stern, former Senior Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives and creator of… Read More
Divided government sometimes overperforms expectations.
In a new New York Times opinion piece, James Curry and Frances Lee make the case that a Senate majority may not be necessary for progressive to get “ambitious things… Read More
More than 30 groups call on the House to re-establish the modernization committee
In a letter to leaders on Capitol Hill, a coalition of 38 organizations and 16 experts on Congress, including former members of Congress, called on the U.S. House to… Read More
House must take the first step to modernize how Congress works
LegBranch Co-founder and AEI resident scholar Kevin Kosar penned a new piece in The Hill about why Congress must reauthorize the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. Read More
Forget ghostly apparitions…the Senate has disappeared!
In the wake of America’s scariest holiday and on the eve of what promises to be a contentious election, many people think Americans have a lot to be scared about. Read More
New report: Does the executive branch control the power of the purse?
Molly Reynolds and Philip Wallach have a new report out over at the American Enterprise Institute about the tug-of-war over the power of the purse between Congress… Read More
The Constitution ensures no one rules America
The nation’s political class is at a fever pitch with less than one week to go until Election Day. Its denizens are convinced that American self-government’s fate hinges on whether… Read More
Democrats Have Made It Easier for Republicans to Confirm Barrett
Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, announced that she intends to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to serve on the Supreme Court, reversing her prior pledge to vote no… Read More