Effort Underway to Undermine the House’s Ethics Watchdog

Congressional Reactions to Charlottesville: An Analysis of 327 Tweets and Statements

Today we remember Aaron.

Today, as is our tradition, we write to mark the anniversary of the passing of Demand Progress’s cofounder, Aaron…

Why I Came To Believe CRS Reports Should be Publicly Available (and Built a Website to Make it Happen)

I first started working for Congress as a senate intern in September 2001. I was 23 years old and had no experience working on policy. I found myself…

President Obama’s Top 12 Failures on Money in Politics

By Kurt Walters

So Long, THOMAS

The Library of Congress announced that the legislative information website THOMAS is scheduled to stop functioning on July 5, with Congress.gov to replace its functionality. This will allow the Library to focus all its energy on Congress.gov instead of having also to maintain a very awkward…

Choosing The Next Librarian of Congress

Criteria the President should consider when deciding who to…

House Bills with the Majority of Members Co-Sponsoring Are More Likely to Make an Impact

Remembering Aaron

“What is the most important thing you could be working on in the world right now? … And if you’re not working on that, why aren’t you?”

Previewing the House’s Rules for the 115th

On the first legislative day of a new Congress, the House of Representatives operates virtually in a state of nature, governed only by the Constitution. The first order of business is electing a Speaker, and after the Speaker swears in the Members, they…