Standard methods often overlook non-linear complexities in the relationship between minority population size and substantive representation. To address this, we introduce spline regression and shap...

Tuesday marked a rough night for the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, as its members and allies fell to a slew of legislative newcomers in the Republican primary…

Before asking who will show up in November, ask who is still in the pool

John Leganski’s account of his time working for Congressman Kevin McCarthy sheds some light on why the House GOP has become so difficult to lead.

The eternal frustration of trying to get the other chamber to do what you want.

Legislative-executive relations are generally portrayed as partisan and combative. The conventional wisdom is that Senate confirmation votes follow party lines, but the reality is different. Based ...

The rules of power in Washington that Trump did – and did not – follow last week.

The rules of power in Washington that Trump did – and did not – follow last week.

Volume 53, Issue 1 of Congress & the Presidency

A running list of reforms.

Amidst an overwhelming decline in democratic institutions over the past year, political science professors are talking more about AI than the state of affairs in the US.

Attorneys have long made up a considerable percentage of Congress. While the reasons for their electoral success are understood, little is known about their impact once elected. Using a novel appli...

<p><span>Where is Congress? Why hasn’t it reined in some of the worst abuses of the Trump Administration? This Article argues that a significant part of the ans

Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, DC

Progressives are agitating against the Senate minority leader. But ousting Schumer is easier said than done.

Congress’s landmark budget process reform, post-reform adjustments, and current challenges mark significant developments in the US separation of powers system. Over the last fifty years, Congress h...

Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the corrosive feedback loops that persist today. In Company Towns, Elizabeth Mitchell Elde...

Volume 52, Issue 3 of Congress & the Presidency

Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

Former Rep Lee H. Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who went on to chair the 9/11 Commission, has died at the age of 94.

Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

What I got wrong and (arguably) got right

Democrats may have over-performed on policy and underperformed on politics.

Explaining GOP Resistance

The Senate filibuster is adored when parties are in the minority and despised when parties are in the majority. If the filibuster could talk, it wants you to think long and hard before reforming it.

Board game customers can expect higher prices and fewer offerings as publishers grapple with new tariffs on imports from China.

Some impressions of domestic politics after taking a hiatus from the news.

Some impressions of domestic politics after taking a hiatus from the news.

Why the Epstein affair has been an ideal topic for Democrats to exploit.