116th U.S. Congress

A frieze of an American Eagle is seen during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2MOD9A4T41

FixGov

What is and what is not an impeachable offense? This week in impeachment

Friday, December 6, 2019

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

Policy 2020

Improving congressional capacity to address problems and oversee the executive branch

Molly E. Reynolds

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) speaks to reporters, alongside Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the weekly policy lunch in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Sarah Silbiger - RC14FA101E80

Impeachment

The Lawfare Podcast: Senator Kaine on War Powers and the Coming Impeachment Trial

Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare December 3, 2019

From left, Sen. Ron Johnson, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Energy Secretary Rick Perry and Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker. (Mykola Lazarenko / The Presidential Administration of Ukraine)

Impeachment

We Wrote a Starr Report! An Account of the Record in L’Affaire Ukrainienne

Scott R. Anderson, Margaret L. Taylor, and Benjamin Wittes

Lawfare November 26, 2019

Reports

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) addresses the U.S. House of Representatives during the start of the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 3, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1A13FFE820

Regulatory Policy

Member comments: The other (less visible) way Congress oversees rulemaking

Rachel Augustine Potter

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Microphones wait for senators to speak after Senate Democratic and Republican caucus luncheons at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, October 15, 2013. Republicans in the House of Democratic failed to reach internal consensus on Tuesday on how to break an impasse on the federal budget that could soon result in an economically damaging default on the country's debt. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E9AG05TF01

U.S. Politics & Government

Acting leaders: recent practices, consequences, and reforms

Anne Joseph O’Connell

Monday, July 22, 2019

A voting official hands back an early voter his ID in Valdosta, Georgia, U.S., October 24, 2018. Photo taken October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lawrence Bryant - RC1540DF0C50

Demographics & Population

2018 voter turnout rose dramatically for groups favoring Democrats, census confirms

William H. Frey

May 2, 2019

A woman looks at her Apple iPhone X at an Apple store in New York, U.S., November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC1AE432FB10

Privacy

Breaking down proposals for privacy legislation: How do they regulate?

Cameron F. Kerry

Friday, March 8, 2019

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS - RC111FD41E00

116th U.S. Congress

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

Friday, March 8, 2019

Blog Posts

The U.S. Capitol building is pictured on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Loren Elliott - RC2ZJD9XHAGW

TechTank

Game on: What to make of Senate privacy bills and hearing

Cameron F. Kerry

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Democratic U.S. presidential candidates Senator Amy Klobuchar, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Senator Bernie Sanders pose at the start of their fifth 2020 campaign debate at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Chris Aluka Berry - HP1EFBL060A07

Order from Chaos

Would a Democratic president mean the end of the US special relationship with Saudi Arabia?

Monday, November 25, 2019

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) with other Republican congressmen speaks to the media outside a secure area as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper testifies in a closed-door deposition as part of the U.S. House of Representatives impeachment inquiry into U.S. President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC192AB1A240

FixGov

Republicans backing Trump: This week in impeachment

Monday, November 25, 2019

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Events

Supreme ambition: Brett Kavanaugh and the conservative takeover

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

What do the GDPR and CCPA mean for privacy in America?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

What’s next in the impeachment process?

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EST

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Experts

Women eat watermelons at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California April 10, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - GF10000055583

Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Mar 17, 2019; Nashville, TN, USA; A member of the Bridgestone Arena crew sweeps confetti off the court after a win by the Auburn Tigers over the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC conference tournament championship game at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports - 12368716

Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Multimedia

Sen. Chris Van Hollen speaks at Brookings.

Order from Chaos

Highlights: Sen. Van Hollen discusses US defense and foreign policy at Brookings

Adam Twardowski

Friday, November 15, 2019

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Global Trade

Sen. Rob Portman on the importance of a fair global trading system

Rob Portman and David Dollar

Monday, October 28, 2019

U.S. House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) joins Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to speak about Democratic legislative priorities and impeachment inquiry plans during her weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 2, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC198FE9B500

Podcast Episode

What are the politics of impeachment?

John Hudak and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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