Quinta Jurecic

The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Tuesday morning after the federal government was shutdown when the House and Senate failed to pass a budget in Washington October 1, 2013. The lawmakers who shut down the U.S. government on Tuesday have the best view of the result from their perch in the U.S. Capitol: a two-mile stretch of museums, monuments and federal buildings along the National Mall that were closed for business. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9A11QZF01

The Utter Ridiculousness of the U.S. Senate

Benjamin Wittes and Quinta Jurecic

The Atlantic Monday, January 27, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC14C8CDA810

Trump’s Impeachment Brief Is a Howl of Rage

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Monday, January 20, 2020

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

The Senate Trial Will Be Totally Predictable—With One Potential for Surprise

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Monday, January 13, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott - RC1EDB0ED010

Pelosi and McConnell Are Playing High-Stakes Poker

Benjamin Wittes and Quinta Jurecic

The Atlantic Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Acting U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Bill Taylor arrives to testify at a closed-door deposition as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry led by the House Intelligence, House Foreign Affairs and House Oversight and Reform Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso - RC1225F461D0

The Ukraine Transcripts Are a Road Map for Impeachment

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic November 11, 2019

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump stands with former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani before their meeting at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, U.S., November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - S1AEUNZGGLAB

Trump Is Running Out of Defenses

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Monday, November 4, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC14C8CDA810

Trump’s Tantrums Won’t Make Impeachment Go Away

Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes

The Atlantic Tuesday, October 29, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in welcome ceremony for Defense Secretary Mark Esper at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., July 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1F50049D40

So you want to impeach the president

Susan Hennessey, Quinta Jurecic, and Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare September 24, 2019

U.S. Attorney General William Barr's signature is seen at the end of his four page letter to U.S. congressional leaders on the conclusions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian meddling in the 2016 election after the letter was released by the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, U.S. March 24, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1B4EB05810

What to make of Bill Barr’s letter

Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, Mikhaila Fogel, Quinta Jurecic, and Matthew Kahn

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Special Counsel Robert Mueller departs after briefing members of the U.S. Senate on his investigation of potential collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC18CD8B4890

Four principles for reading the Mueller Report

Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, Mikhaila Fogel, and Quinta Jurecic

Thursday, February 21, 2019