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Sarah Binder

Sarah Binder is professor of political science at George Washington University and Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. She studies American political institutions, especially Congress. Her most recent book (co-authored with Mark Spindel) is The Myth of Independence: How Congress Governs the Federal Reserve (Princeton University Press, 2017).


SCOTUS stays Cook slaughter

What Trump v. Cook means for the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve is still playing defense

Four takeaways from the latest bouts between Trump and the Federal Reserve.

Three big takeaways from that “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Republican tactics seem likely to weaken the Senate – and make fiscal crisis more likely.

Can the GOP pass Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’? 🎧

Sarah Binder and John Sides talk budget politics in the latest episode of “Where’s Congress?”

Could the Supreme Court kill the Fed’s independence?

Maybe, but keep your eyes on politics – and the markets.

Where’s Congress? 🎧

John Sides and Sarah Binder address the big question Americans are asking.

Could the U.S. government shut down in March?

Here’s why Democrats are especially reluctant to let that happen.

Trump can use recess appointments to bypass the Senate

But why would he want to?

Abolishing Chevron could undermine, not empower, Congress

A short history of why Congress writes vague laws.

Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid

There are underappreciated factors behind Rep. Mike Johnson’s shift.