117th U.S. Congress

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) leads Democrats in introducing proposed government reform legislation, which they've titled the For the People Act, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1D8861B9A0

Why Democratic ‘disarray’ is not a disaster

Morley Winograd and Michael Hais

Thursday, March 14, 2019

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

More productive, more diverse: What ‘Vital Stats’ tells us about the new Congress

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

FBI Director Robert Mueller listens to questioning while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)," on Capitol Hill in Washington September 17, 2008. REUTERS/Molly Riley (UNITED STATES) - GM1E49I05ES01

The Special-Counsel Regulations Were Never Intended to Deny Congress Information

Thomas E. Mann, Norman Ornstein, and Michael Davidson

The Atlantic March 7, 2019

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

Congressional investigations: Presidential harassment or constitutional duty?

Friday, March 8, 2019

A woman looks at her Apple iPhone X at an Apple store in New York, U.S., November 3, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC1AE432FB10

Breaking down proposals for privacy legislation: How do they regulate?

Cameron F. Kerry

Friday, March 8, 2019

FEBRUARY 5, 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump delivered the State of the Union address, with Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, at the Capitol in Washington, DC on February 5, 2019. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS - RC111FD41E00

How the House should investigate the Trump administration

Friday, March 8, 2019

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Why is federal infrastructure policy so difficult?

Thursday, February 28, 2019

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

How does a divided government impact the congressional budget process?

Molly E. Reynolds

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, is sworn in to testify before a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1942B18160

Michael Cohen testifies to ‘high crimes and misdemeanors,’ but will it matter?

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

White House adviser Jared Kushner attends a plenary session at the Middle East summit in Warsaw, Poland, February 14, 2019. Agencja Gazeta/Slawomir Kaminski via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. POLAND OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN POLAND. - RC1F9B11F600

Why Trump’s Middle East peace plan needs Congress

Hady Amr and Scott R. Anderson

Wednesday, February 27, 2019