In the time since the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the judicial obsession afflicting both parties is at an all-time high. Immediately following the reporting of Justice … READ MORE
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Congress’s Love Affair with Judicial Supremacy Continues
“I love the tax bill and a lot of the other things we did...but I think lifetime appointments — not only to the Supreme Court but to the circuit courts … READ MORE
Should it stay or should it go? The filibuster and the Senate’s continuing identity crisis
Retired Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recently made waves in political circles with his call for the Senate to get rid of the legislative filibuster — the requirement that … READ MORE
The United States Senate: World’s Greatest Lunch Club
The United States Senate has a hallowed reputation as the place where big national debates would be carefully considered through its unique structure of preserving minority rights when compared to … READ MORE
Time to Denuclearize the Senate
The Senate is about to go nuclear again. Last week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) reportedly confirmed that he now has the votes to once again override Senate rules … READ MORE
New Year, Same Shutdown Theatrics
As this week ushers in both 2019 and the start of the 116th Congress, it can hardly be ignored that parts of the U.S. federal government remain shut down. The … READ MORE
Bipartisan Senators Seek to Eliminate Beerbots, Edible Insects, and Peanut Stockpiles
Senators Jeff Flake (R-AZ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) just introduced the Removing Excessive Dollars to Uproot and Cut Expensive Government Waste Act - or the easier to say title: … READ MORE
Tariffs Beg the Question to Administration: Do You Even Econ, Bro?
In what is bound to be the least surprising headline of the year, it would seem that the tariff war between the United States and her trading partners is not … READ MORE