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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

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

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