Molly E Reynolds

Image of US Treasury Department website with definition of the debt limit, next to some 100 dollar bills.

What’s happening with the debt ceiling (again)?

Wendy Edelberg, William G. Gale, Molly E. Reynolds, David Wessel, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

People walk past the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, U.S. January 19, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The politics of the debt ceiling debate in Congress

Molly E. Reynolds and David Dollar

Monday, January 23, 2023

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-NY) holds a press conference in Statuary Hall following a vote in the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 12, 2023. This marks the conclusion of McCarthys first week as Speaker after 15 rounds of ballots, which was the first time in over 100 years that more than 1 ballot was needed. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

The McCarthy deal is guaranteed fiscal brinkmanship

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, January 12, 2023

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building at dawn, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

What to expect in the “lame duck” Congress

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

2022 elections: Results and implications 

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EST

A general view of the U.S. Capitol at dawn, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, October 19, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

House oversight of the executive branch—What did the 116th and 117th Congresses spend their time on?

Grace Zandi, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, October 21, 2022

Divided we fall: Why consensus matters

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EDT

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Shutdown politics—understanding fiscal brinkmanship

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Maryland, United States - Health professionals are participating in the coronavirus vaccination campaign at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland on December 22, 2020. The United States already has the capacity to administer the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in some 4,000 locations throughout the territory, according to official data. So far, more than 600,000 people have received the vaccine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

How has Congress responded to issues surrounding vaccinations?

Shruti Nayak, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, May 13, 2022

Members of the house depart after the first session of the 117th Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., January 3, 2021. Tasos Katopodis/Pool via REUTERS

Why members of Congress choose not to run for re-election

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, May 12, 2022