The Senate’s Making a Big Mistake on Burris By Madison Powers and CQ Guest Columnist Posted January 7, 2009 at 1:00am Facebook Twitter Email Reddit Could Have Been Different Obama’s Mistake, Too Madison Powers is Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His column appears weekly in CQ Politics on Wednesday. Recent Stories Organizations wrestle with Justice Department grant cuts Trump’s false claims about gas, egg prices Former Rep. George Santos sentenced to 87 months in prison Trump vague on tariffs after Norway PM meetings Judge halts Trump push for proof of citizenship to register to vote Federal judge blocks US funding freeze for sanctuary jurisdictions