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 ...

The Supreme Court's chief 'originalists' seem more like monarchists

The yearning for a king's paternal guidance suffuses the conservative justices' push to affirm the "unitary executive" theory ...

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 ...

‘I walk the halls:’ What it means that Congress has gone dark

The U.S. House has left the building, having worked only 17 of the past 100 days. And with Congress away, President Trump can ...

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 ...
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Erice calls ICI a ‘paper tiger’ over weak authority

House Senior Deputy Minority Leader Edgar Erice criticized the Independent Commission on Infrastructure (ICI), calling it a “paper tiger” due to its lack of sufficient authority to investigate ...

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 ...