117th U.S. Congress

U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan speaks about healthcare at his weekly press briefing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S, April 27, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas - RTS147A7

Bipartisan support for spending complicates life for GOP

William A. Galston

Friday, April 28, 2017

People stand outside the federal courthouse during the arraignment of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S. January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joe Penney - RTSWIAR

The end of the filibuster paves the way for more diverse courts

Anne Joseph O’Connell

Thursday, April 13, 2017

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to reporters after the weekly Republican caucus policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Thayer - RTX34336

Filibuster: Republican friend or foe?

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, April 6, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Neil Gorsuch sits for a third day of his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX3261U

Filibustering Gorsuch: Right action, wrong reasons

Richard Lempert

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

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

What does the ACA repeal fight tell us about the upcoming battle over tax reform?

Molly E. Reynolds and Vanessa Williamson

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump holds up an executive order on "energy independence," eliminating Obama-era climate change regulations, during a signing ceremony at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, U.S., March 28, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTX333NH

Is the Congressional Review Act about to supercharge deregulation?

Philip A. Wallach and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Tuesday, April 4, 2017

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

Vital Stats: The widening gap between corporate and labor PAC spending

Friday, March 31, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to journalist at the Oval Office of the White House after the AHCA health care bill was pulled before a vote, accompanied by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price (2nd R) and Vice President Mike Pence (not pictured), in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTX32M39

In wake of AHCA failure, will Trump turn to states to revise ACA?

Molly E. Reynolds and Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speak about the American Health Care Act, the Republican replacement to Obamacare, at the Republican National Committee in Washington, U.S., March 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RTS11ZLG

Why did the GOP have such a hard time repealing and replacing Obamacare?

Friday, March 24, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a meeting with House Republicans at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - RTSYZT7

Constituents and the GOP party brand put pressure on health care vote

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, March 21, 2017