Tag: US Congress
A brief history of congressional oversight, from Revolutionary War financing to...
Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University
Routine congressional oversight hearings usually don’t make headlines....
The shutdown – and the House’s inaction – helps pave Congress’ path...
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
Many Americans will be voting on Election Day – or have already cast votes...
Shutdowns are as American as apple pie − in the UK...
Garret Martin, American University School of International Service
When it comes to shutdowns, the U.S. is very much an...
How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power...
Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston
President Donald Trump’s penchant to act first, ask later was on full display...
Boosting timber harvesting in national forests while cutting public oversight won’t...
Courtney Schultz, Colorado State University; Forrest Fleischman, University of Minnesota, and Tony Cheng, Colorado State University
The western United...
Florida plan to deputize National Guard officers as immigration judges at...
Raquel Aldana, University of California, Davis
Seeking to expand Florida’s role in federal immigration enforcement, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis...
‘Big’ legislative package shifts more of SNAP’s costs to states, saving...
Tracy Roof, University of Richmond
The legislative package that President Donald Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025,...
Conservatives notch 2 victories in their fight to deny Planned Parenthood...
Rachel Rebouché, Temple University
Conservatives have won two important battles in their decades-long campaign against Planned Parenthood, a network...
EXPLORING NATURE
Giant ground sloths’ fossilized teeth reveal their unique roles in the...
Larisa R. G. DeSantis, Vanderbilt University and Aditya Reddy Kurre, University of Pennsylvania
A two-toed sloth at the...
