Tag: US Senate
What is reconciliation − the legislative shortcut Republicans are using to...
Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard Kennedy School
The word “reconciliation” sounds benign, even harmonious.
But in Washington,...
Cory Booker’s long speech offers a strategy for Trump opponents in...
Erik Johnson, Stetson University and Matthew deTar, Ohio University
Sen. Cory Booker’s record-breaking, 25-hour Senate floor speech, which began...
Citizenship voting requirement in SAVE Act has no basis in the...
John J. Martin, University of Virginia
The Republican-led House of Representatives passed on April 10, 2025, the Safeguard American...
Why was it hard for the GOP – which controls Congress...
Charlie Hunt, Boise State University
Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to...
Jan. 6 hearing gives primetime exposure to violent footage and dramatic...
Mark Satta, Wayne State University; Claire Leavitt, Grinnell College, and Ken Hughes, University of Virginia
A violent mob of...
Appealing to Trump (and his base) might have worked in Pennsylvania...
Daniel J. Mallinson, Penn State
The Pennsylvania primaries of May 17, 2022, proved a good night for Donald Trump,...
Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed as Supreme Court justice: 4 essential reads
Matt Williams, The Conversation
The phrase “in a historic vote” gets thrown around a lot in journalism – and...
Ketanji Brown Jackson set for historic Supreme Court confirmation vote: 3...
Matt Williams, The Conversation
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are scheduled to vote April 4, 2022, on Ketanji...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
