In a first, House Democrats elected a Black leader. Here’s what that means. Jennifer Garcia, Katherine Tate, and Christopher Stout - November 30, 2022 Hakeem Jeffries will be the next House minority leader. That could affect national politics in these four ways.
What happened to that ‘blue wave’? Sam Rosenfeld, Daniel Galvin, and Daniel Schlozman - November 10, 2020 Democratic Party moderates and progressives are blaming each other. Here’s what our research suggests.
Pelosi will get more out of today’s impeachment inquiry vote than Republicans. Here’s why. Sarah Binder - October 30, 2019 She’s undercutting the GOP’s complaints about process — and daring them to defend the president on substantive grounds.
Pelosi finally called for an impeachment inquiry. Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes. Sarah Binder - September 26, 2019 Four insights into why now — and what’s next
Congress is back in town. Here’s why lawmakers will struggle to get much done. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman - September 11, 2019 As party leaders have taken power away from committee chairs, fewer members of Congress have the clout — or incentive — to find solutions.
Nancy Pelosi said ‘the Squad’ was just ‘four people.’ But here’s why they might succeed. Jeffrey S. Lantis - July 24, 2019 Generational turnover and new technologies pose new challenges
How did Congress pass humanitarian aid for migrant children so quickly? Here are 3 takeaways. Sarah Binder - June 29, 2019 Congress knows a must-pass bill when it sees one.
Here’s why Pelosi won’t allow the House to pursue impeachment — at least not yet Sarah Binder - June 14, 2019 But the speaker is giving investigating committees more freedom — and that matters.
Democrats want to modernize the House. Good luck with that. Joshua Huder - January 18, 2019 When Democrats adopted a new set of House rules for
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