Sarah Binder
April 23, 2024
Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid
There are underappreciated factors behind Rep. Mike Johnson’s shift.
Andrea Silva, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, and Eric Gonzalez Juenke
March 25, 2024
What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us
Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.
Andrew Rudalevige
February 22, 2024
Good to Know: U.S. war powers
Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?
Jeffery Jenkins
November 2, 2022
How the next Congress could overturn House elections
If election deniers challenge losses, the new House majority will decide who gets seated. Here’s the history behind such challenges.
Caleb Ziolkowski
March 25, 2020
Senators dumped stocks amid the coronavirus crisis. Here’s what we know about Congress and financial self-interest.
Senators’ investments influence their votes in normal times as well. Here’s how we know.
Andrew Rudalevige
January 13, 2024
Good to Know: Impeachment
With House Republicans holding an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Biden, here's what to know about this constitutional tool.
Sarah Binder
October 2, 2023
How did Congress avert a shutdown?
Just-in-time legislating is Congress’s specialty.
Jeremy Gelman
July 3, 2020
House Democrats are sending dead-on-arrival bills to the Senate. There’s a good reason.
They’re not just scoring political points; they’re setting up their agenda for a Democratic win in November.
Sarah Binder
April 5, 2019
The Republican Senate went nuclear again to speed up confirming conservative judges.
Here are four takeaways from the Senate’s shift toward majority rule.