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Measuring the Storm: A Legislative Response Scale for Executive Overreach
On the anniversary of the election that returned Donald Trump to the presidency, it’s worth widening the lens.
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Congress In Suspense
Speaker Johnson's First Branch Freeze
Oct 27
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The Speaker Who Silenced the House
Thirty-one Days Later, the President Fills the Void
Oct 20
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Chris Nehls
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What Congress Should Do
Feb 19
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Dethroning Congress
Mar 10
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The New Years' Eve Ethics Massacre
Dec 31, 2024
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A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
May 13
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House Bill Would Lay Waste to Congress's Watchdogs and Information Experts
Jun 22
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Calendars for the Senate and House of Representatives
Jan 7
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The Queen of Hearts Shutdown
Through the looking glass on conventional CR wisdom as the House is late—late—for a very important vote
Oct 14
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The Quiet Shutdown Becomes Loud
Appropriations rupture exposes the constitutional stakes
Oct 6
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VOUGHT OF NO CONFIDENCE
Russ Vought’s Shutdown Wasn’t an Accident. It Was the Plan.
Sep 29
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Congressional Hackathon 7.0: Coding, Collaboration, and Culture Change on Constitution Day
Meanwhile, Congress debates its own security while members negotiate over whether and how to push back on Trump's incursion on Congressional powers
Sep 22
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The Quiet Shutdown Is Already Underway
Many Congress-watchers we admire weighed in on the strategery of Senate Democrats declining to support a Republican-drafted Continuing Resolution, which…
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Sep 8
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The Pickpocket Veto
Trump’s rescission gambit would lift billions from Congress’s purse
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