How Republicans can turn the House’s lights back on
But electing a speaker won’t resolve the crisis.
Everything you should know about the House speakership battle
Four political scientists have a ‘good chat’ about what happened – and what comes next.
Members of Congress have lost control over spending
Package deals over budgets mean that individual members find it hard to make a mark.
Congress is arguing over federal spending again. This explains why.
Nobody wants another shutdown. But what to do when the parties really, really disagree?
Be startled by how the Senate rebuked Trump
Here are three reasons.
There might not be a government shutdown this year. This is big news.
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Yes, Congress could shut the government down tomorrow. It probably won’t.
Back in December 2017, Sarah Binder, John Sides and I
This is why the congressional budget process is broken
The Republican House and Senate have now adopted their annual