117th U.S. Congress

People walk by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

The budget deal: The center holds

Alice M. Rivlin

Friday, February 9, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen (L), holds a meeting at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's National Targeting Center in Sterling, Virginia, U.S. February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1DC1FFCA00

Voters to Trump: You’re on thin ice with immigration policy

William A. Galston

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Demonstrators rally during oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, a case about partisan gerrymandering in electoral districts, at the Supreme Court in Washington

Gerrymandering and how to fix it

Friday, February 2, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - HP1EE1V08SSXQ

Trump cites achievements, calls for unity in 1st State of the Union

William A. Galston

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump turns to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos (L) during his remarks to reporters before a workforce apprenticeship discussion at Trump's golf estate in Bedminster, New Jersey U.S. August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC164E2DD650

Trump’s 1st State of the Union: Will he reinforce his push for school choice?

Elizabeth Mann Levesque, Jon Valant, and Michael Hansen

Monday, January 29, 2018

U.S. Capitol building in Washington.

Brookings books that will help you understand how the legislative process is supposed to work

Friday, January 26, 2018

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stand during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring former Senate majority leader Bob Dole (R-KS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC154A11A3F0

“President Chaos” and a return to Congressional government

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

The United States Capitol is seen prior to an all night round of health care votes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX3D88D

The 2018 shutdown: Reopening the government will be a heavy lift

Molly E. Reynolds

Saturday, January 20, 2018

The U.S. Capitol building is lit at dusk ahead of planned votes on tax reform in Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC12EC274A10

Five reasons to oppose congressional term limits

Thursday, January 18, 2018

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen at sunset in Washington

Earmarks: The one thing Trump gets right about Congress

Wednesday, January 17, 2018