Why the House Speaker finally greenlit Ukraine aid

There are underappreciated factors behind Rep. Mike Johnson’s shift.

What the Trump/Biden dueling rhetoric at the U.S. border tells us

Both presidential campaigns want to make immigration policy a top issue in the 2024 election.

Good to Know: U.S. war powers

Does the president or Congress have the power to go to war?

How the next Congress could overturn House elections

If election deniers challenge losses, the new House majority will decide who gets seated. Here’s the history behind such challenges.

Why Congress’s 2023 was so dismal

And be ready for a repeat in 2024.

Senators dumped stocks amid the coronavirus crisis. Here’s what we know about Congress and financial self-interest.

Senators’ investments influence their votes in normal times as well. Here’s how we know.

Good to Know: Impeachment

With House Republicans holding an impeachment inquiry against Pres. Biden, here's what to know about this constitutional tool.

How did Congress avert a shutdown?

Just-in-time legislating is Congress’s specialty.

House Democrats are sending dead-on-arrival bills to the Senate. There’s a good reason.

They’re not just scoring political points; they’re setting up their agenda for a Democratic win in November.

The Republican Senate went nuclear again to speed up confirming conservative judges.

Here are four takeaways from the Senate’s shift toward majority rule.

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