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Sarah Binder was featured in a piece discussing Republicans’ new voter ID bill from The New Republic.Â
E.J. Dionne was interviewed on the New York Times Opinions podcast about the impacts of Trump’s war in Iran.Â
Elaine Kamarck’s analysis on federal staffing cuts was cited in an article on DOGE’s impact one year later by PBS.Â
William A. Galston spoke about the impact of the war in Iran on Democratic primary races with Reuters.Â
Vanessa Williamson discussed Democrats’ middle-class tax cut strategy with Vox.
This is a typical guns-versus-butter argument. The more money the U.S. spends on the Iran war, the less they have for health care, education, and transportation.
Members of Congress in both parties have been willing to give up their institutional power to the executive branch because it is hard to legislate in Congress.
Scott R. Anderson was cited in an article discussing the limits of Trump’s executive power to enact military operations in Iran from The Atlantic.Â
The majority needs more than votes to prevail during a ‘talking filibuster.’ Intensity, commitment, and energy matter just as much…If you lose your quorum, the Senate adjourns and the..."
William A. Galston discussed changes within President Trump’s support base and midterm election outcomes in an article from The Hill.