The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path to irrelevance

With major shutdown impacts beginning to set in, a scholar of Congress says the House has all but abdicated its position as ...

While America's pocketbook is shut down, Trump is taking over the purse strings

President Donald Trump is taking control of America's bank account. As the government shutdown hits week four and Congress is ...

How Trump Could End the Shutdown on His Own

President Donald Trump’s theory of executive power does not lend much weight to the views of his predecessors—especially ...
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Democratic Lawmakers Urge Supreme Court to Check Trump’s Tariff Authority

Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says ...

What is the filibuster and why does Trump want to get rid of it during the shutdown?

Seemingly frustrated by the government shutdown and Democrats' unwillingness to accept a Republican funding bill, President Donald Trump is once again demanding that the Senate eliminate the ...

What is Gov. Gavin Newsom's role in the California Capitol Annex project?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to push state lawmakers leading the California Capitol Annex project to be more transparent ...

SC’s Norman said Evette presides over the state Senate. But what’s Lt. Gov’s role?

Congressman Ralph Norman has called on South Carolina to join the mid-decade redistricting fights, but state leaders have shown no desire to do so.
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Congress must take the REINS

The REINS Act offers a necessary path forward, restoring accountability, reining in regulatory overreach, and putting lawmaking authority back where it belongs.