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This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

Congress in 2019: Why the first branch should bring back earmarks

Thursday, December 27, 2018

The U.S. Capitol and (from L to R) Rayburn House Office Building, Longworth House Office Building, and Cannon House Office Building, photographed from the U.S. House of Representatives side of Capitol Hill from a U.S. Marine helicopter, February 10, 2006. REUTERS/Larry Downing - RP3DSFDKHLAB

Congress in 2019: Five things to watch for in the budget battles to come

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, December 27, 2018

The U.S. Capitol building is seen from behind trees.

Congress in 2019: Why members should prepare for a likely recession

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

A tourist gazes up towards the dome of the U.S. Capitol in Washington January 25, 2010. On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama will deliver his first State of the Union speech in the House Chamber of the Capitol. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - GM1E61Q0DZO01

Congress in 2019: A vital check on presidential power

Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Protesters wearing yellow vests gather in front of the Opera House as part of the "yellow vests" movement in Paris, France, December 15, 2018. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann - RC180E57DFC0

What France’s Yellow Vest protests reveal about the future of climate action

Vanessa Williamson

Thursday, December 20, 2018

Students hold signs while rallying in the street during the "March for Our Lives" demanding stricter gun control laws at the Miami Beach Senior High School, in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Javier Galeano - RC1C60279010

Six years after Sandy Hook, House Democrats can build on grassroots gun reform

Friday, December 14, 2018

A thriving marijuana plant is seen at a grow operation in Denver, Colorado December 31, 2013. REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo - RTSJ4EC

The Farm Bill, hemp legalization and the status of CBD: An explainer

Friday, December 14, 2018

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly arrives for the Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons annual meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1AF68C68D0

In search of a third chief of staff, Trump sets a record

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Monday, December 10, 2018

A sign points towards voting booths during the midterm election at Philomont Fire Station, in Purcellville, Virginia, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Al Drago - RC1C4591A6A0

Understanding the election scandal in North Carolina’s 9th district

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, December 7, 2018

A general view of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington May 27, 2015. Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed American consumers. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - GF10000109446

When does better policy information change minds?

Vanessa Williamson

Friday, December 7, 2018

An armed U.S. Marshall stands outside federal court in Brooklyn before the court appearance of Tairod Nathan Webster Pugh, of Neptune, New Jersey, in the borough of Brooklyn in New York

Appellate Court vacancies may be scarce in coming years, limiting Trump’s impact

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, December 6, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) makes remarks a day after the Midterm Elections, in which the Senate Republicans retained their majority as the House saw Democrats sweep into control, and a possible return as Speaker for Pelosi, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Theiler - RC1EAA04BEA0

Four key questions about Nancy Pelosi’s bid to be the next speaker of the House

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi celebrates the Democrats winning a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in the U.S. midterm elections during a Democratic election night party in Washington, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC15D633D420

The challenge of opposition leadership in the age of Trump

Linda Peek Schacht

Wednesday, November 21, 2018

Pump jacks operate in front of a drilling rig in an oil field in Midland, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. Picture taken August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford - RC1B5EE7E390

Unhappy anniversary: U.S. withdrawal from the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative, one year later

Kelsey Landau and Norman Eisen

Friday, November 16, 2018

Pensions sign

2 million people hope Congress can compromise on pensions

Thursday, November 15, 2018