Tag: US Senate
Trump sidelined Congress’ authority over war on Iran – and lawmakers...
Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology; Institute for Humane Studies and Robert Haswell, Carleton University
Lawmakers in the U.S....
How a largely forgotten Supreme Court case can help prevent an...
Derek T. Muller, University of Notre Dame
The recent FBI search of the Fulton County, Georgia, elections facility and...
For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House...
Robert A. Strong, University of Virginia
Now that the 2026 midterm elections are less than a year away, public...
I wrote a book on the politics of war powers, and...
Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology
Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES MADURO,...
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...



















