117th U.S. Congress

U.S. Representative Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, talks to reporters as he arrives for U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats to brief the U.S. House of Representatives in a classified members-only briefing on election security at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1F64BD7DB0

Congress in 2019: The many challenges facing Adam Schiff and the House Intel Committee

Margaret L. Taylor

Thursday, January 3, 2019

FILE PHOTO: A sign declares the National Archive is closed due to a partial federal government shutdown in Washington, U.S., December 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo/File Photo - RC137B87FED0

How to shut down future shutdowns

William G. Gale

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Clouds pass over the U.S. Capitol at the start of the third day of a shut down of the federal government in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12F4FE0800

Congress in 2019: A brief history of congressional investigations

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

A man walks a dog past a row of vacant houses on Crandall Street, a street that became a hub for narcotics activity according to local media and police, in Binghamton, New York, U.S., April 8, 2018. Picture taken April 8, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly - RC166673BE20

Congress in 2019: The challenge of left-behind places

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

The U.S. Capitol dome in Washington

Congress in 2019: What’s ahead for tax and fiscal policy?

William G. Gale and Mark Mazur

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, U.S., February 8, 2018. REUTERS/ Leah Millis - RC13737E70C0

Congress in 2019: What are the alternatives to impeachment?

Monday, December 31, 2018

A "I Voted" sticker is shown by a keyboard in the Voting Machine Hacking Village during the Def Con hacker convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on July 29, 2017. REUTERS/Steve Marcus - RC118719DD00

Congress in 2019: The need for bipartisan action on voting rights and election integrity

Nicol Turner Lee

Sunday, December 30, 2018

Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee confirmation hearing to be next Secretary of Education on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RC1D5B7B0CF0

Congress in 2019: Democrat-led House oversight is likely in store for DeVos

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Saturday, December 29, 2018

The U.S. Capitol Building. Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis - RC1CA8A95B60

Congress in 2019: The 2nd most educated and least politically experienced House freshman class

Casey Burgat and Charles Hunt

Friday, December 28, 2018

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