Special Rules in the House

by | May 24, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives

Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Of the 138 measures with special rules so far in this  Congress, as of May 22, 49 (37 percent) make unreported measures in order. That compares to 27 percent in the 109th Congress (2005-06); 25 percent in the 114th Congress (2015-16);...

FISA Rules Vote

by | 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...

Ignoring Rules

by | May 19, 2023 | House of Representatives

Jim Jordan is making clear that there are no rules other than his whims for this committee pic.twitter.com/brHmbuiHgy — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 18, 2023