Molly E Reynolds

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Divided Government, Disruptive President: Congressional Oversight of the Executive Branch in the 116th Congress

Molly E. Reynolds and Jackson Gode

July 19, 2021

Reconciliation 101: An explainer of the budget process

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

A general view of the U.S. Capitol building in Washington February 28, 2013. Positions hardened on Wednesday between U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders over the budget crisis even as they arranged to hold last-ditch talks to prevent harsh automatic spending cuts beginning this week. Looking resigned to the $85 billion in "sequestration" cuts starting on Friday, government agencies began reducing costs and spelling out to employees how furloughs will work. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E92S1U0N01

Fostering civility and collaboration in Congress

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, June 17, 2021

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building at sunrise, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, April 30, 2021, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier this week President Biden gave his first address to Congress, as COVID-19 cases exponentially surge to unseen levels in India and confirmed case counts in America hovering above 50,000 daily. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Proxy voting turns one: The past, present, and future of remote voting in the House

Molly E. Reynolds, Kennedy Teel, and Jackson Gode

Friday, May 21, 2021

Washington, DC - January, 6 2021: Trump supporters rioting at the US Capitol | Credit: Sebastian Portillo / Shutterstock.com

Why does Congress need an independent 1/6 commission?

Molly E. Reynolds and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, May 20, 2021

Jan 6 Insurrection

What’s in the Jan. 6 Commission Bill?

Quinta Jurecic, Molly E. Reynolds, and Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare Tuesday, May 18, 2021

Wads of U.S. Dollar banknotes are stacked in piles at the Money Service Austria company's headquarters in Vienna, Austria, November 16, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Reforming Congress’s Power of the Purse

Molly E. Reynolds

Lawfare Monday, May 10, 2021

A conversation with Rep. Rosa DeLauro on priorities for congressional appropriations

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT

Analyzing Biden’s first 100 days

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT

Microphones wait for senators to speak after Senate Democratic and Republican caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 15, 2013. Republicans in the House of Democratic failed to reach internal consensus on Tuesday on how to break an impasse on the federal budget that could soon result in an economically damaging default on the country's debt. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9AG05TF01

Protecting our Democracy: Reasserting Congress’ Power of the Purse

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, April 29, 2021