117th U.S. Congress

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) departs after U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a closed Senate Republican policy lunch while a partial government shutdown enters its 19th day on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1FB988EBB0

Yes, Senate Republicans could still confirm Barrett before the election

Sarah A. Binder

The Washington Post Monday, October 5, 2020

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Improving antitrust law in America

Thursday, October 1, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The American Flag flies at the U.S. Capitol Building, as Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a State of Emergency due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

How a proposed House reform would flow federal funding into communities

Molly E. Reynolds and John Hudak

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

The Future of Defense Task Force’s final report: Reviewing the nation’s defense assets and capabilities

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

President Donald Trump argues with debate moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News Channel during the first 2020 presidential campaign debate with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden held on the campus of the Cleveland Clinic at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., September 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Was the first debate of 2020 also the last?

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

CMS Administrator Seema Verma speaks during an event about senior citizens and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 30, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Congress finds success targeting private actors for information on executive branch actions

Jackson Gode and Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Cvr: Trump and Federalism

Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism

By Frank J. Thompson, Kenneth K. Wong, and Barry G. Rabe

2020

A group of people rally outside the United States Supreme Court in Washington, DC, USA on Thursday, June 18, 2020. The Court ruled on Thursday that United States President Donald J. Trump could not immediately end the DACA program. Photo by Stefani Reynolds/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Our Nation of Immigrants: Solving the immigration challenge

Friday, September 25, 2020

The Ohio Clock Corridor outside the Senate Chamber sits empty after it was announced the U.S. Senate would delay its recess and work next week on a coronavirus relief bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 13, 2020. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Vacancies, acting officials and the waning role of the U.S. Senate

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to the media after the Republican policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

McConnell’s fabricated history to justify a 2020 Supreme Court vote

Russell Wheeler

Thursday, September 24, 2020