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GOP House can't claim to speak for America

October 7, 2013, Thomas E. Mann

The Government Shutdown with Elaine Kamarck from Reddit's AskMeAnything

October 4, 2013, Elaine Kamarck

Congress, the Affordable Care Act, and the Myth of the 'Exemption'

October 4, 2013, John Hudak

Shutting Down the Government Shutdown: The Discharge Petition in the House

October 4, 2013, Molly Jackman

Time to Change the Way We Elect Congressional Leaders

October 3, 2013, William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Brookings Scholars on Government Shutdown Crisis

October 2, 2013, Fred Dews

Save the Pandas! Don't Close Government Videos and Websites

October 1, 2013, Darrell M. West

Sequestration, Political Settlement, and Effective Government

September 30, 2013, Philip A. Wallach

How Clinton Won the Government Shutdown Fight & Why Obama Will Too

September 25, 2013, Elaine Kamarck

Congress Writes the Recipe for Another Housing Crisis

September 24, 2013, Robert C. Pozen

Obama-Bashing: Today’s Most Fashionable Pursuit

September 23, 2013, Marvin Kalb

Striking Syria? Obama, Congress and Military Action

September 5, 2013

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No Way To Launch a War in Syria...or a Punitive Action

September 3, 2013, Steven Pifer

Replaying History, Both Political Parties Debate Acting Against Syria

September 3, 2013, William A. Galston

Our Fantasy: A Congress that Gets Stuff Done

September 3, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein

Congress and the Use of Force In Syria

September 2, 2013, Sarah A. Binder

Letting Majorities Rule: The Potential Impact of the Discharge Rule on the Fate of Immigration Reform

August 29, 2013, Molly Jackman

Two Thoughts On Syria and Kosovo

August 27, 2013, Wells C. Bennett

How the Discharge Petition Can Help Congress Move on Immigration Reform

August 19, 2013, Molly Jackman

Congress and the President Should Compromise on the Budget

August 5, 2013, Michael E. O'Hanlon and David Petraeus

Taxpayer Funded Congressional "Boondoggles" Are Much More Than A Vacation, A Joke, Or An Irritant

August 1, 2013, Bill Frenzel

Vital Statistics on Congress: A Sampling of Your Analysis from Around the Web

July 23, 2013, Thomas E. Mann and Raffaela L. Wakeman

The Promise: The Families of Sandy Hook and the Long Road to Gun Safety

July 15, 2013, Matt Bennett

Getting our House in Order on Immigration

July 10, 2013, Jill H. Wilson and Kelly Bies

Vital Statistics on Congress

July 2013, Norman J. Ornstein, Thomas E. Mann, Michael J. Malbin and Andrew Rugg