by jpitney | Mar 18, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Polarization, Senate
Li Zhou at Vox: Thus far, 43 House members and eight senators have announced that they won’t be seeking another term but they’ll finish out this one. Additionally, eight House members and two Senators have left their seats early due to factors including retirement,...
by jpitney | Mar 10, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
Pablo Manríquez at TNR: As Politico’s Katherine Tully McManus reported in February, a record six rule votes have failed during the 118th Congress. For you sports fans, losing a rule vote on the House floor when you’re in the majority is like shattering your ankle...
by jpitney | Feb 28, 2024 | Congress, Deliberation, House of Representatives, Madison
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: In grappling for an appropriate analogy for this new procedural game in town, I finally settled on circle dodgeball, labeled here as “procedural dodgeball.” A large circle is drawn and, in the middle a smaller circle with five or so...
by jpitney | Feb 17, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives
☀️ THE DISASTER THAT IS HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP Just this week, @SpeakerJohnson has: → Seen Democrats win a special election in New York, narrowing the already minuscule GOP majority to two votes. → Lost a sixth rule vote on the House floor — a measure that...
by jpitney | Feb 15, 2024 | Bipartisanship, Congress, Disabilities, House of Representatives
I have an article at The Forum: “Disability Policy in the Contemporary Congress.” Abstract: The politics of disability policy in the contemporary Congress confirms the observation by James Curry and Frances Lee that lawmaking largely remains a process of...
by jpitney | Feb 4, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Public Opinion
The old saying is that voters hate Congress and love their congressman. Still true. Jeffrey M. Jones at Gallup: Fewer than four in 10 U.S. registered voters say President Joe Biden deserves to be reelected, while less than a quarter say the same about most members...