Is Congress Willing to Assert Responsibility for Trade?

CongressJames WallnerFebruary 4, 2020Trade Policy, Separation of PowersComment

No, the Senate can't have a trial before the House sends articles of impeachment

CongressJames WallnerJanuary 10, 2020Impeachment, Separation of Powers, Bicameralism, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, Nancy Pelosi, Donald TrumpComment

Your Guide To What Happens Next With Impeachment

Now that they’ve passed an impeachment bill, Democrats are slow-walking the process in a bid to secure procedural guarantees from Senate Republicans on how the trial will unfold.

Congress, SenateJames WallnerDecember 29, 2019Impeachment, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer Comment

Restoring Fiscal Conflict

CongressJames WallnerNovember 22, 2019Budget Process, ConflictComment

Why the Electoral College Should be Preserved

Congress, Political TheoryJames WallnerSeptember 23, 2019Electoral College, Elizabeth Warren, Tyranny, Popular Vote, Birch Bayh, Al Gore, George W. Bush, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, James A. Michener Comment

Can Congress curb its spending?

CongressJames WallnerAugust 13, 2019Budget Process, Budget Process Reform, Spending CapsComment

Who Reaches the Pinnacle of Power in Congress, and Why?

CongressJames WallnerJune 26, 2019Leadership ElectionsComment

GOP overreaction to Justin Amash suggests it's a party for the party, not for the people

CongressJames WallnerMay 24, 2019Political Parties, Impeachment, Freedom Caucus, Justin Amash Comment

Congress hates Trump's tariffs, yet sits by idly instead of acting

CongressJames WallnerMay 21, 2019Trade, Resolutions of Disapproval, Trade PolicyComment

Congress Has a Duty to Intervene in Trump’s Trade War

Legislators started giving away their power to regulate trade almost a century ago. It’s time to take it back.

CongressJames WallnerMay 16, 2019Trade Comment

Mitch McConnell said the 115th Congress was 'the best,' but it's more dysfunctional than ever

“Most accomplished” Senate in decades avoided most important issues

Congress, SenateJames WallnerFebruary 1, 2019Legislative ProcessComment

Partisan competition is not the cause of Congress’s dysfunction

Partisans work together to shut down the Senate

GOP Leadership Claims the Senate Is Working. Here’s How the Numbers Really Add Up.

CongressJames WallnerJuly 19, 2016Mitch McConnell, Senate, Senate dysfunction, Republicans, ObamacareComment