Could a GOP president take over independent government agencies? Andrew Rudalevige - November 7, 2023 Here's what the law actually says.
Trump won’t cooperate with congressional oversight. Here are Congress’s options. Liz Hempowicz and Anne Tindall - September 14, 2020 The legislature’s powers of inherent contempt might allow it to punish non-compliers.
The Supreme Court just took aim at Congress’s ability to protect federal agencies from partisan politics Patrick Schmidt and Margaret Moran - July 1, 2020 The conservative legal community has been playing a long game aimed at overturning New Deal decisions.
Trump fired a federal prosecutor investigating his allies. Can he do that? Anne Joseph O’Connell - June 24, 2020 Here’s what you need to know about this Friday night massacre — and why it matters
The Supreme Court said LGBT discrimination in the workplace should be illegal. Roughly 70% of Republicans agree. Stephen Jessee, Neil Malhotra, and Maya Sen - June 16, 2020 Republican-appointed justices are more conservative on LGBT discrimination than ordinary Republicans.
Trump named a loyalist to head intelligence. Will Richard Grenell eliminate dissent? Brent Durbin - February 24, 2020 The incoming director of national intelligence will have a limited tenure
No one is surprised that Jeff Sessions is out. But is his replacement’s appointment unconstitutional? Andrew Rudalevige - November 10, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80040" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in
The Trump administration might be deregulating more than you know (or could know) Susan Yackee and Simon Haeder - August 24, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77075" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A coal-fired power plant in Glenrock,
Congress is about to loosen the reins on the banking industry. Here’s why. Christopher Mitchell - May 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_73603" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Souvenir license plates for sale at
Will Republicans be able to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Mallory SoRelle - February 13, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/politics/the-battle-for-control-of-the-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/2017/11/27/acefba7e-d39f-11e7-9ad9-ca0619edfa05_video.html Since November, the Trump administration has taken steps to
It’s the Game of Vacancies at the CFPB. Watch out for the bureaucratic duel of conflicting statutes. Andrew Rudalevige - November 29, 2017 It’s not exactly “Game of Thrones” — federal budget procedures
The Cabinet was the easy part. Staffing (and steering) the bureaucracy takes much more work. Andrew Rudalevige - January 10, 2017 [caption id="attachment_51814" align="aligncenter" width="858"] Excerpts of H.R. Haldeman's notes from
8 questions about the future of banking regulation under Trump Brent Sutton - November 23, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38035" align="aligncenter" width="908"] (Mark Lennihan/AP)[/caption] One of President Obama’s
Is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau constitutional? The D.C. Circuit says no. Here’s why. Andrew Rudalevige - October 19, 2016 [caption id="attachment_48011" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was the
How Wall Street became a big chunk of the U.S. economy — and when the Democrats signed on Christopher Witko - March 29, 2016 [caption id="attachment_38035" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A Wall Street sign outside the New
Is Recess Over? Andrew Rudalevige - January 13, 2014 [caption id="attachment_5237" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] The Senate, indisputably in session.
Will nuclear winter come to the Senate this fall? - October 31, 2013 [caption id="attachment_2452" align="aligncenter" width="260" special=""] Nuclear winter, with sleds (Washingtonpost.com)[/caption]
The Nuclear Senate, Defused - July 21, 2013 All three senators of the Great Triumverate of Senate history
Speak softly … and carry a nuclear stick - July 14, 2013 The Teddy Roosevelt-Harry Reid analogy ain't great, I know. But
The New Political Bubble Nolan McCarty - June 26, 2013 At the end of this summer, the world will mark
Is nuclear winter coming to the Senate this summer? - May 20, 2013 It seems the Senate could have a really hot summer.
Recess is Over? Andrew Rudalevige - January 27, 2013 You will recall that in January 2012, President Obama named
The Failure of Plan B Gregory Koger - December 21, 2012 After the House Republicans punted on legislation to extend the
Did Obama’s recess appointment strategy work? More thoughts on today’s Fed nominees - May 17, 2012 Jon Bernstein has an interesting post up today about the
Those Recess Appointments Nolan McCarty - January 6, 2012 Almost fifteen years ago, Rose Razaghian and I wrote a
Is the president playing fair during recess? The Cordray appointment - January 4, 2012 President Obama today will give a recess appointment to Richard
Why Don’t People Hedge their Vacations? Joshua Tucker - July 24, 2011 I’ve been thinking about tourists on the East Coast this