117th U.S. Congress

Race for the Senate 2016

Race for the Senate 2016: Analysis from on the ground

Monday, October 24, 2016

A view of the Capitol Building in Washington October 15, 2013.

The Primaries Project: Candidates in the two political parties don’t talk about the same issues

Alexander Podkul and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, October 21, 2016

A voter leaves a voting booth, drawing back the privacy curtain.

What should we expect to see in “down ballot” races in 2016?

Friday, October 14, 2016

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) listens to fellow lawmaker Tom Cotton (R-AR) discuss the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 on Capitol Hill in Washington October 1, 2015. REUTERS/Gary Cameron - RTS2N9Q

What’s the deal with Senate Republicans and the test ban treaty?

Monday, September 26, 2016

A view of Capitol Hill in Washington August 1, 2011. Congressional leaders scrambled to line up Republican and Democratic votes for a White House House-backed deal to raise the borrowing limit and avert an unprecedented debt default. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) - RTR2PJCG

A look at spending in the House of Representatives

Philip A. Wallach and Nicholas W. Zeppos

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington September 25, 2012. Capitol lawmakers ended their session last Saturday, the earliest pre-election exit since 1960, and they will not return until after the election on November 6. Their departure comes on the heels of another seven-week recess in August and early September.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR38EVP

Recess is over: Time to confirm judges

Russell Wheeler

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington September 25, 2012. Capitol lawmakers ended their session last Saturday, the earliest pre-election exit since 1960, and they will not return until after the election on November 6. Their departure comes on the heels of another seven-week recess in August and early September.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR38EVP

Congress: Four things to watch in the next four weeks

Molly E. Reynolds

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

U.S. Speaker of the House and Republican National Convention Chairman Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan, Donald Trump and complacency in the down-ballot races

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington September 25, 2012. Capitol lawmakers ended their session last Saturday, the earliest pre-election exit since 1960, and they will not return until after the election on November 6. Their departure comes on the heels of another seven-week recess in August and early September.
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR38EVP

What Congress Has, and Hasn’t, Accomplished on Spending Legislation

Molly E. Reynolds

Friday, August 5, 2016

Secretary of Education John B. King listens as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers remarks during a ceremony presenting the 2016 National Teacher of the Year at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Creating educational opportunity for incarcerated students

William A. Galston and Elizabeth McElvein

Friday, July 15, 2016