How Republicans can turn the House’s lights back on Sarah Binder - October 24, 2023 But electing a speaker won’t resolve the crisis.
Everything you should know about the House speakership battle Sarah Binder, Ruth Bloch Rubin, Matt Glassman, and Molly Reynolds - October 10, 2023 Four political scientists have a ‘good chat’ about what happened – and what comes next.
What does it take to depose the House speaker? Sarah Binder - September 25, 2023 Hint: There’s a secret list of speakers in waiting
What will Congress do on abortion post-Roe? Michele Swers - May 9, 2022 Here’s what Democrats and Republicans will probably do
Here’s how Republican and Democratic party leaders reward the faithful and punish wayward members SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor - December 13, 2021 Watch what they give, not what they say.
How to decode the party politics that led to Rep. Gosar’s censure Michele Swers - November 22, 2021 Mostly Democrats voted to censure him for tweeting an animated video of an attack on Ocasio-Cortez. Republicans promise payback.
Congress might require women to register for the draft. Where do Republicans and Democrats stand? Robert Ralston and Jen Spindel - November 14, 2021 The parties are deeply divided among themselves, aligning in unusual ways.
Republican women are becoming key party messengers. Here’s how it happened. Catherine Wineinger - February 15, 2021 Just ask Reps. Liz Cheney and Marjorie Taylor Greene, now standing for the GOP’s two opposing poles
How Liz Cheney survived the attempt to oust her from House leadership Matthew N. Green - February 5, 2021 The vote on Cheney was a big moment in the GOP’s battle over whether to be the Party of Trump
Trump is at the NRA today. It didn’t used to be a Republican ally. Matthew Lacombe - April 25, 2019 The organization was nonpartisan before the 1970s. What happened?
How the House Freedom Caucus found an unlikely ally: Donald Trump Matthew Green - April 14, 2019 A minority within a minority needs a friend in the White House.
Will Nancy Pelosi be the next speaker of the House? Here are 4 lessons for her challengers. Ruth Bloch Rubin - November 27, 2018 [caption id="attachment_80694" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)
Immigration boiled over last week. Here’s what Congress did — and why. Sarah Binder - June 25, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74905" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Immigrants line up outside a bus
Three things we learned from the omnibus spending bill Sarah Binder - March 23, 2018 Nearly six months behind schedule, Congress voted last night to pass
Yes, Congress could shut the government down tomorrow. It probably won’t. Molly Reynolds - January 18, 2018 Back in December 2017, Sarah Binder, John Sides and I
Trump just praised earmarks. Here’s what the fuss is about. Travis Johnston and Peter Hanson - January 12, 2018 President Trump’s surprising endorsement of congressional earmarks this week spooked
President Trump is trying to reach across the aisle. Good luck with that. Chris Baylor - October 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_65027" align="alignnone" width="960"] President Trump meets with Senate Majority
Watch out, Republicans. Tax reform could be just as hard as health care. Sarah Binder - September 27, 2017 [caption id="attachment_64166" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks during a meeting
These 3 things help make sense of the dangerous Minnesota measles outbreak Mark Joslyn - June 1, 2017 [caption id="attachment_59132" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Tahlil Wehlie speaks with his son
This is why Trump’s legislative agenda is stuck in neutral Mark Spindel and Sarah Binder - April 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57242" align="alignleft" width="960"] The U.S. Capitol. (John Kelly/The Washington
Is Ivanka Trump an effective ambassador for her father’s presidency? It depends on the audience. Lauren Wright - April 7, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56507" align="alignright" width="960"] German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens as
This is why the Senate is at a nuclear brink Sarah Binder - April 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_27560" align="alignleft" width="1024"] Will Senate Republicans pursue the nuclear
Trump is tweeting threats at the Freedom Caucus. Good luck with that. Andrew Clarke - April 5, 2017 [caption id="attachment_56455" align="aligncenter" width="960"] (iStock)[/caption] Following the Republican failure to
Americans don’t like it when men (and only men) make decisions about women Jennifer Piscopo, Diana O'Brien, and Amanda Clayton - April 4, 2017 https://twitter.com/VP/status/844977432713146370 Last month, the White House released a photo of
This is why Trump’s ‘Art of the Deal’ doesn’t work in politics George Tsebelis / Managing Editor - March 29, 2017 Let's count the ways that business and governing are different.
This is why the Freedom Caucus called the shots on Trump’s health-care bill Ruth Bloch Rubin - March 27, 2017 The Republicans’ failed strategy to repeal and replace the Affordable
The GOP’s health-care failure is no one-off event. Welcome to our fragmented politics. Richard Pildes - March 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_55861" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-
President Trump couldn’t pass Obamacare repeal. This is why. Andrew Rudalevige - March 24, 2017 The decision to pull the American Health Care Act (AHCA)
This is why the Republicans struggle over Obamacare Sarah Binder - March 9, 2017 [caption id="attachment_54494" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A woman holds an Obamacare sign
This is how Paul Ryan can bring House Republicans together Scott Meinke - December 12, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50970" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President-elect Donald Trump and House Speaker
These four reasons explain why bipartisanship is breaking out all over. Will it last? Sarah Binder - December 17, 2015 Congress will close out 2015 with a raft of bipartisan accomplishments. Hill
The House Freedom Caucus wants looser party control on the floor. This is what would happen if they got it. Kevin Kosar and Anthony Madonna - November 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_28754" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post)[/caption] Former House
Here are four (and a half) takeaways from the new budget deal Sarah Binder - October 28, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31408" align="aligncenter" width="908"] U.S. House Speaker John A. Boehner
Can Paul Ryan disarm the Freedom Caucus? Sarah Binder - October 26, 2015 Last week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reached detente with the House
By insisting on the ‘Hastert Rule,’ the House Freedom Caucus is endangering the GOP Jesse Richman - October 20, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29972" align="aligncenter" width="908"] House Speaker John Boehner announces his
This is how the Freedom Caucus has taken the House hostage Sarah Binder - October 12, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30503" align="aligncenter" width="982"] House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of
What John Boehner and Kevin McCarthy understand about the art of war John Patty - October 9, 2015 In "The Art of War," the Chinese general and strategist
Could Nancy Pelosi be the next speaker of the House? Joshua Tucker - October 9, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30467" align="aligncenter" width="908"] The next Speaker of the House? (AP
Would Kevin McCarthy face a revolt as Speaker of the House? It depends on this. Justin Buchler - October 5, 2015 If John Boehner’s fall heralds a new period of chaos
What happened to John Boehner hasn’t happened in a century. No one knows what comes next. Jeffery Jenkins and Charles Stewart III - September 30, 2015 John A. Boehner’s resignation from the House, and thus the
How divided government and party polarization brought down John Boehner Justin Buchler - September 27, 2015 [caption id="attachment_29972" align="aligncenter" width="908"] House Speaker John Boehner announces his
This is why John Boehner’s resignation might not matter much at all Sarah Binder - September 25, 2015 The surprise news that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) will resign
This is why some Republicans keep threatening to take the government hostage Sarah Binder - September 16, 2015 [caption id="attachment_18115" align="aligncenter" width="660"] (Alex Wong/Getty Images)[/caption] Asked in the