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Protecting Congress Starts With Police Reform
Minnesota’s Tragedy Should Spur Further Reform at the Heart of Congressional Security
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Sen. Padilla Was Assaulted on Camera. Congress Must Defend Itself
Law enforcement’s violent treatment of Sen. Padilla at DHS Secretary Noem’s press conference demands an immediate congressional response
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Firewall or Fault Line?
Congress Faces Executive Overreach, Internal Ethics Cracks, and Institutional Drift
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Dethroning Congress
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What Congress Should Do
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The New Years' Eve Ethics Massacre
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A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
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Calendars for the Senate and House of Representatives
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Republicans Propose Rules for the 119th Congress
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Closing the Door on Executive Branch Surveillance of Congress's Calls
Sen. Wyden Highlights Cell Phone Use Risks, Urges Fixes
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A Functional Map of Congressional Independence
A side-by-side look at the First and Second branches on how they perform similar administrative roles
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Congress Under Siege
The White House probes for Congressional weakness
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A Constitutional Confrontation at the Library of Congress
Monday was a tumultuous day for the Library of Congress, the broader Legislative Branch, and our system of government.
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Congress's Librarian, Fired by the President
The presidential firing of Dr. Hayden raises serious questions about legislative independence
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The Rules Don't Apply
Speaker Johnson’s quiet subversion of checks on Trump’s economic volatility
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The Bottom Falls Out
Donald Trump crashed our democracy and is actively dismantling the economy.
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