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The Pickpocket Veto
Trump’s rescission gambit would lift billions from Congress’s purse
Sep 2
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Daniel Schuman
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Chris Nehls
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Cartographers of Power
States Rewrite the House Map
Aug 25
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Daniel Schuman
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From Self-Government to Presidential Rule By Decree
The People's Branch Must Police the Rules of Law
Aug 18
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Daniel Schuman
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Dethroning Congress
Mar 10
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Daniel Schuman
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What Congress Should Do
Feb 19
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Daniel Schuman
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The New Years' Eve Ethics Massacre
Dec 31, 2024
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Daniel Schuman
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A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
May 13
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Daniel Schuman
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House Bill Would Lay Waste to Congress's Watchdogs and Information Experts
Jun 22
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Daniel Schuman
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Calendars for the Senate and House of Representatives
Jan 7
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Daniel Schuman
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Structural Failures
Deferred maintenance to congressional buildings and our system of checks and balances makes failure likely
Aug 11
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Daniel Schuman
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Leg Branch Approps Bill Passes Senate
Next step: reconciling the chambers
Aug 2
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Daniel Schuman
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Submission Accomplished
The House GOP’s Systematic Surrender of Congressional Power
Aug 1
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Daniel Schuman
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Jet Fumes
Here's what else is happening as the House seeks to jump start the August recess.
Jul 23
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Daniel Schuman
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Leg Branch Bill Advances in Senate
The House and Senate's competing visions for the Legislative Branch
Jul 22
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Daniel Schuman
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Vandalizing the First Branch
Will the Senate take a more measured approach to Legislative Branch Funding?
Jul 9
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Daniel Schuman
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House Republicans Advance Plan to Halve GAO's Funding
Provisions Would Curbs GAO’s Authorities on Impoundment and Oversight and Prevent GAO from Serving Non-Appropriators & Non-Defense Committees
Jun 25
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Daniel Schuman
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