Molly E Reynolds

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

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) presides ahead of the final passage in the House of Representatives of U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus disease (COVID-19) relief bill inside the House Chamber of the Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

Proxy voting takes on new meaning for Republicans

Emily Larson, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, January 20, 2022

FILE PHOTO: An explosion caused by a police munition is seen while supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump riot in front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

Around the Halls: One year since the January 6 insurrection

John Hudak, William G. Gale, Darrell M. West, Vanda Felbab-Brown, Rashawn Ray, Molly E. Reynolds, Elaine Kamarck, William A. Galston, and Gabriel R. Sanchez

Wednesday, January 5, 2022

Mug and gloves sitting atop books

12 Days of Brookings

Tanvi Madan, Tom Wheeler, Andre M. Perry, Thomas Wright, Colin Kahl, Richard V. Reeves, Michael E. O’Hanlon, David Wessel, Ryan Hass, Molly E. Reynolds, Bruce Jones, Jonathan Rauch, and Fiona Hill

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Christopher A. Wray appears before a House Committee on the Judiciary hearing Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the US Capitol Visitors Center Auditorium at the US Capitol, in Washington, DC, Thursday, June 10, 2021. Credit: Rod Lamkey / CNP/Sipa USANo Use Germany.

Amid polarization, bipartisan oversight still exists in Congress

Naomi Maehr and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

The American Flag flies at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

20 years later: The lasting impact of 9/11 on Congress

Sarah A. Binder and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, August 27, 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

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 6, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic. More than a million people world wide have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, and in the U.S. more than 300,000 people have tested positive as the Trump administration struggles to get a handle on the outbreak. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Biden’s first 100 days in Congress

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, April 27, 2021