Naomi Maehr

A general view of the U.S. Capitol Building, in Washington, D.C., on Friday, January 27, 2023. (Graeme Sloan/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Defense oversight in the 117th Congress

David Ton, Naomi Maehr, and Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, February 3, 2023

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

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

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

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