117th U.S. Congress

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen, following a Senate vote on the coronavirus relief bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 26, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

How Congress can address the international dimensions of the COVID-19 response

George Ingram and Jeffrey L. Sturchio

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Webinar: Protecting elections during the coronavirus pandemic

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM EDT

FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders departs after he and his wife Jane O'Meara Sanders voted in the Vermont primary at their polling place in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. March 3, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Bernie talks about a revolution. Does he act on it?

Charles Hunt, Casey Burgat, and Trey Billing

Thursday, April 9, 2020

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

Could Democrats and Republicans both benefit from bringing back earmarks?

Thursday, April 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: The final numbers of the day are displayed above the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. New York, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

How COVID-19 could push Congress to start reining in vulture capitalism

Thursday, April 9, 2020

Webinar: What’s being done to address the growing US digital divide

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

U.S. President Donald Trump signs the $2.2 trillion H.R. 748 CARES Act coronavirus aid package bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

In administering the COVID-19 stimulus, the president’s role model should be Joe Biden

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Webinar: The effects of the coronavirus outbreak on marginalized communities

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM EDT

A census sign is planted in the median in front of the Tarrytown train station, Mach 31, 2020.Census Sign Tarrytown

Congressional census oversight: Underprepared for COVID-19 digital challenges?

Scarlett Neely and Jackson Gode

Thursday, April 2, 2020

An advisory sign urges motorists to stay home on Interstate 84 near the Providence Medical Center in Portland, Ore., on March 26, 2020. Oregon is enforcing a statewide executive order to stay home except for essential needs as more extreme social distancing measures aim to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and flatten the curve. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Careful or careless? Perspectives on the CARES Act

Grace Enda, William G. Gale, and Claire Haldeman

Friday, March 27, 2020