Pew Research Center46m
Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
Women make up 28% of voting members in the 119th Congress – on par with their share in the last Congress, but a considerable ...
PBS4h
Senate Republicans approve budget framework over Democratic objections after all-night vote
Republican senators pushed a $340 billion budget framework to passage over Democratic objections after a nearly all-night ...
Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
The moment that local officials in our nation’s capital have been dreading for months is finally here. President Donald Trump ...
The Heritage Foundation22h
An Education Reconciliation Agenda for the 119th Congress: 12 Reforms
The budget reconciliation process, introduced in 1974 as part of the Congressional Budget Act, functions as a supplementary tool to the annual budget process.REF Reconciliation in ...
"Gravedigger of American Democracy": McConnell gave us the do-nothing Congress
McConnell reshaped the Senate forever, taking the wind out of two Presidents' sails with a playbook for obstruction ...