117th U.S. Congress

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) sits beside U.S. President Donald Trump during a leadership lunch at the White House in Washington, U.S. March 1, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTS110D7

Mitch McConnell and Trump’s unlucky number 13

Thursday, August 10, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts after delivering his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives iin Washington, U.S., February 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool - RTS10VWF

President Trump needs friends in the Senate

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for travel to New Jersey from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S. August 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTS1AGGU

Are Trump’s strongest supporters having second thoughts?

William A. Galston

Monday, August 7, 2017

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

Reconciliation isn’t the only rule to watch in Congress

Friday, August 4, 2017

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

Republicans learn the limits of reconciliation with failed ACA repeal

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, July 28, 2017

A still image from video shows U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), who had been recuperating in Arizona after being diagnosed with brain cancer, speaking on the floor of the U.S. Senate after returning to Washington for a vote on healthcare reform in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. SENATE TV/Handout via REUTERS - RTX3CVPP

Ever-courageous John McCain returns to D.C., battling both cancer and malignant politics

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, accompanied by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), speaks with reporters following the successful vote to open debate on a health care bill on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX3CVWW

The Obamacare repeal and the illusion of public opinion

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

A lone worker passes by the U.S. Capitol building in Washington

What to expect when you’re expecting a reconciliation bill

Molly E. Reynolds

Monday, July 24, 2017

Voting booths are seen during the New York primary elections at a polling station in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, U.S., April 19, 2016.

Does the opening predict a wave?

Michael J. Malbin

Monday, July 24, 2017

The U.S. Capitol Building is seen shortly before sunset in Washington, U.S. May 17, 2017. REUTERS/Zach Gibson - RTX36B6A

Problems with the ‘committee tax’ in Congress

Friday, July 21, 2017