by jpitney | Apr 11, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Scott Wong, Sahil Kapur, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca Kaplan at NBC: A band of hard-right agitators, backed by former President Donald Trump, revolted against GOP leaders Wednesday, blocking renewal of a powerful surveillance program that is set to expire next week and...
by jpitney | Apr 10, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Lee Drutman et al. at Politico: The House should immediately vote to change its rules — not to eliminate the motion to vacate, but to defang it, and even turn it into something constructive. What would that look like? It would be almost exactly like the current...
by jpitney | Apr 7, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization
At Newsweek, Peter Weichlein explains why so many members and staff are leaving: The current dysfunction on daily display in the House—and to a lesser degree the Senate—has resulted in a toxic workplace that is simply no longer worth the sacrifice. How many of us want...
by jpitney | Apr 5, 2024 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives, Social Media
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Theme-team messaging is reflected not only in floor speeches but in the type of legislation brought to the floor, often in “sense of the House” resolutions that go nowhere in the Senate. There is little evidence that House televised...
by jpitney | Apr 2, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Uncategorized
Nahal Toosi at Politico: There are few bastions of bipartisanship left in Congress, but the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission was one. That is, until the fight over Brazil.More than a year after supporters of right-wing former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro...
by jpitney | Apr 1, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Civility, Congress, Uncategorized
From the Congressional Management Foundation: A new survey confirms what many Americans already believe: Congress is not doing well. State of the Congress 2024 was based on a survey of senior congressional staff conducted by the Congressional Management Foundation...
