Molly E Reynolds

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

Improving congressional capacity to address problems and oversee the executive branch

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

U.S. President Trump delivers first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington

Brookings experts on Trump’s first State of the Union

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Senators look on at a testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill

Considering the budget resolution in the Senate: Challenges and consequences of reform

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, May 11, 2017

President Barack Obama meets with House Speaker John Boehner about the debt limit

The fiscal fights of the Obama administration

Molly E. Reynolds and Philip A. Wallach

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Assessing the 110th Congress, Anticipating the 111th

Sarah A. Binder, Thomas E. Mann, Norman J. Ornstein, and Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, January 8, 2009

One Year Later: Is Congress Still the Broken Branch?

Sarah A. Binder, Thomas E. Mann, and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Is the Broken Branch on the Mend? An Early Report on the 110th Congress

Molly E. Reynolds, Sarah A. Binder, and Thomas E. Mann

Tuesday, September 4, 2007