Roy Blunt: Playing the Inside Game and Scoring
Dismantling This Senate Jargon [jwp-video n=”1″] President Donald Trump wants a similar “nuclear option” to create a simple-majority threshold on legislation, but GOP leaders have ruled that out
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Ryan: Liberated Deficit Hawk or Lame Duck Whose Quack Won’t Be Heard?
Watch: Three Questions About Ryan’s Future [jwp-video n=”1″] He is the most powerful apologist and enabler of an embattled and unpopular president whose judgment and polarizing temperament
Republicans Need Another Legislative Success to Avoid Midterm Woes
Democrats Have At Least 20 House Takeover Opportunities in These 4 States [jwp-video n=”1″] The spirit of productively acquiescent deal-cutting with the Democrats they just fostered, plus
Blue and Purple States Set to Lose Clout Under Trump Census Move
Watch: The Many Ways to Draw a Gerrymander [jwp-video n=”1″] Gains and losses Census findings have long been the coin of the realm when it comes to allocating tens of billions of dollars
Republican Lawmakers Missed Opportunity to Save Trump From Trump
Watch: McConnell, Schumer Defend Mueller [jwp-video n=”1″] But the idea of adding such a rider was dropped early on in the final frenzy of haggling this week, before the final $1.3 trillion
Heard On The Hill · 115th Congress
From Assistant to Chief, Women Heading Hill Offices
Watch: Pelosi — Lamb Win in Republican District a ‘Tremendous Victory’ [jwp-video n=”1″]
Politics · 115th Congress
Podcast: How We Determine the Wealth of Congress
Check out the Wealth of Congress interactive.Congress: Richer Than Ever, but Mostly at the Very Top Watch: Wealth of Congress’ Principle Researcher Talks Key Takeaways From the Study [jwp-video n=”1″
How Vulnerable Senate Democrats Have Pushed to the Center
Watch: Behind the Scenes of Race Ratings: The Candidate Interview [jwp-video n=”1″] “Reach across the aisle,” “seek common ground” and “put the people I represent ahead of my party” may be
Politics · 115th Congress
Nebraska Democrats Ask Ethics Office to Review Rep. Bacon Tweets
Don Bacon (@RepDonBacon) November 18, 2017var rcrdTwitter = 1; On January 22, Bacon took another swipe at Ashford.
Politics · 115th Congress
At the Races: The Wheels on McDaniel’s Bus Go ’Round and ’Round
We broke down the 14 vulnerable incumbents who are worth at least $1 million. So far only one of them has spent money on his congressional race. More on the millionaires here.
Wealth of Congress: Richer Than Ever, but Mostly at the Very Top
Watch: A Guide to Roll Call’s Wealth of Congress [jwp-video n=”1″] Beyond that grand total, the median minimum net worth (meaning half are worth more, half less) of today’s senators and House
When the Deal Precedes the Bid, Time to Change the Rules?
Watch: McConnell, Schumer Discuss Trump Budget [jwp-video n=”1″] Growing apart Here are some ways in which the rules and the reality have veered far apart in recent years.
Politics · 115th Congress
Senators Prepare for Messaging and Uncertainty From Immigration Debate
Watch: McConnell, Schumer Announce They’ve Reached Budget Agreement [jwp-video n=”1″] While members praised the “neutral” approach, some Republicans criticized the decision not to use a base
Politics · 115th Congress
At the Races: Who Says You Can’t Go Home?
But after President Donald Trump carried his affluent suburban district by just 1 point in 2016, Democrats were hoping to change that.
Trump Faces the Audience That Matters More: Hill Republicans
[jwp-video n=”1″] What happens after any Trump release of the secret House GOP memo alleging FBI abuses at the outset of the Russia investigation, and then how he handles his compulsory interactions
Gardner as Trump Scold? Why It Makes Sense — and Why It Doesn’t
Watch: Your Guide to the 2018 Midterms [jwp-video n=”1″] Getting crosswise The son of a farm implement dealer, Gardner kept with family tradition and registered as a Democrat at age 18, but
When a Shutdown Amounts to a Mulligan
Working the Weekend: Highlights from the Shutdown Floor Debate [jwp-video n=”1″] Congressional Democratic leaders are clearly counting on this working in their favor.
Politics · 115th Congress
There Are Just Hours Left Before a Government Shutdown. This Is Totally Normal.
[jwp-video n=”1″] The far-right House Freedom Caucus has also proved to be a headache for leaders in their efforts to pass spending bills.
Why Congress Won’t Touch the 25th Amendment
[jwp-video n=”1″] As such, there’s next to no chance the amendment will get applied to the point where this Congress would play a part — at least given what’s currently known, or even conjectured
Inside the House Republican Brain Drain
[jwp-video n=”1″] The narrative behind this exodus has been mainly about experienced political canaries deciding their time is ripe for fleeing the congressional coal mine.