The 2023 Week In One Song mixtape: recap + remix ▶️ Christopher Federico - December 28, 2023 From climate change to George Santos, in song.
Why Congress’s 2023 was so dismal Sarah Binder - December 26, 2023 And be ready for a repeat in 2024.
Five things that didn’t happen in the world in 2023 Elizabeth N. Saunders - December 22, 2023 We missed some breakthroughs, but we dodged some disasters.
How Republicans made a U-turn on impeachment Andrew Rudalevige - December 16, 2023 2023 isn’t 2019, it turns out.
Will Congress shut down the government over aid to Israel and Ukraine? Elizabeth N. Saunders, Sarah Binder, Michael Tesler, Jordan Tama, and Andrew Payne - November 14, 2023 Four experts examine how U.S. foreign policy is dividing both Republicans and Democrats.
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.
Sex Pistols, ‘Pretty Vacant’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - October 6, 2023 Don't ask us to attend, because we're not all there.
Republicans dislike their congressional leaders. Democrats like theirs. Michael Tesler - October 5, 2023 The Republicans' drama in Congress accurately reflects their constituents' opinions.
How did Congress avert a shutdown? Sarah Binder - October 2, 2023 Just-in-time legislating is Congress’s specialty.
What does it take to depose the House speaker? Sarah Binder - September 25, 2023 Hint: There’s a secret list of speakers in waiting
Liberal Democrats are more hawkish than you might think Emily Sullivan and Dina Smeltz - November 16, 2022 They’re the ones who endorse military support for Ukraine, Taiwan and other places when there’s a threat to human rights or democracy.
Yes, McCarthy is still House Republican leader. Who’s the new GOP whip? Matthew Green and Douglas Harris - November 16, 2022 Congressional leadership elections can have surprising results
Liz Cheney is extremely conservative. That won’t win over conservatives. Yphtach Lelkes, Mark Pickup, Erik Kimbrough, and Eric Groenendyk - August 2, 2022 Donald Trump could change the meaning of ‘conservative’ because, our research finds, ideological labels are group identities as much as reasoned political beliefs
How D.C. could decide the next presidential election Clarence Lusane - July 19, 2022 Washington’s lack of representation reveals several cracks in American democracy
Why is the Jan. 6 committee holding televised hearings? Sarah Binder - June 13, 2022 The committee wants to get Americans off the sidelines and into the fight to hold Trump accountable for the unprecedented attack on the Capitol
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are united in confronting Russia. That unity won’t last. Jordan Tama - March 3, 2022 Americans generally oppose Russia and support freedom, no matter their party.
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.
Rep. Boebert labels Rep. Omar a jihadist. Why don’t GOP leaders condemn the slur? Maneesh Arora - December 6, 2021 Many Republican voters endorse anti-Muslim sentiments, my research finds
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.
Pelosi just rejected two Republicans for the Jan. 6 investigation. Here are three takeaways. Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - July 23, 2021 Yes, the speaker can do that.
4 reasons the GOP wouldn’t vote for a Jan. 6 commission Sarah Binder - May 27, 2021 It wasn’t the first filibuster of the year, and it won’t be the last
House Republicans kept a woman in their third-highest post. What stops GOP women from climbing higher? Catherine Wineinger - May 19, 2021 Let us count the obstacles that keep women from rising in the party hierarchy
Why Liz Cheney didn’t survive the second effort to oust her from leadership Matthew N. Green - May 12, 2021 As Cheney grows more defiant, the GOP congressional caucus moves closer to Trump.
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
Members of Congress want a commission to investigate the Capitol invasion. Here’s when these work. Jordan Tama / Managing Editor - January 19, 2021 Some commissions kick the can down the road. Some prompt real change.
A violent mob overran Congress. 3 takeaways for the weeks ahead. Sarah Binder / Managing Editor - January 11, 2021 Did American electoral institutions survive the stress test?
What’s next after the Supreme Court’s birth control ruling? Rachel VanSickle-Ward and Kevin Wallsten - July 17, 2020 Last week’s decision won’t end the fight over contraception coverage.
Will the coronavirus make conservatives love government spending? Yphtach Lelkes, Howard Lavine, Christopher Federico, Christopher D. Johnston, Christopher J. Soto, and Ariel Malka - April 14, 2020 People with conservative personalities are more open to such intervention than you might think.
Romney’s not really alone. Republican senators were ready to oust Nixon in 1974. von Hippel - February 11, 2020 That’s why Nixon resigned first.
Congress has NATO’s back, despite Trump’s unilateralism Joshua Kertzer, Joshua Busby, Jordan Tama, Jonathan Monten, and Craig Kafura - April 3, 2019 Surveys show deep bipartisan support for the alliance.
What will it take to end the shutdown? Watch these three things. Sarah Binder - January 7, 2019 For the third week in a row, the government remains
Is Obama breaking norms as a former President? Not really. Nicholas Jacobs - September 25, 2018 As former president Barack Obama has begun campaigning for Democrats
There’s an old conservative idea behind Donald Trump’s threat to regulate Google Henry Farrell - September 4, 2018 [caption id="attachment_77325" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The logo of Google is pictured
This explains why there are so few Republican women in Congress Michele Swers and Danielle Thomsen - June 20, 2017 [caption id="attachment_60079" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump shakes hands with Senate
People love to hate Congress. This new book reminds us why we should treasure it. - April 29, 2017 [caption id="attachment_57526" align="aligncenter" width="960"] The Capitol dome is illuminated before
The GOP plan to fund Medicaid through block grants will probably weaken it Ryan LaRochelle - January 18, 2017 [caption id="attachment_52647" align="aligncenter" width="960"] House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.)
Trump’s 35 percent tariff wouldn’t keep jobs in the U.S. Here’s why. Joshua Tucker - December 8, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50866" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A container area at the Yangshan
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
No, Congressional Republicans haven’t become more polarized. Patrick Egan - October 30, 2015 [caption id="attachment_31501" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Newly elected Speaker of the House
Can Paul Ryan disarm the Freedom Caucus? Sarah Binder - October 26, 2015 Last week, Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) reached detente with the House
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
Fear, ‘Chaos’: The Week In One Song Christopher Federico - October 9, 2015 The effort to find a new speaker of the House
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
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
‘The Newsroom’ was a fitting coda to ‘The West Wing’ Stephen Dyson - December 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19067" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Jeff Daniels in a scene from
'The Newsroom' was a fitting coda to 'The West Wing' John Sides - December 15, 2014 [caption id="attachment_19067" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Jeff Daniels in a scene from
Why Pete Sessions quit the race for House majority leader Matthew Green - June 13, 2014 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Tex.) withdrew
An Anti-Establishment Vote? Erik Voeten - August 2, 2011 This image from Keith Poole's Voteview blog displays how members
Follow-Up: Did Converse et al. Get It Wrong about New Hampshire in 1968? - January 9, 2008 In an e-mail message responding to my post earlier today