Tag: House of Representatives

In The Postrider Roundup‘s inaugural episode, Michael Lovito and Lars Emerson discuss the impending elections for president, Senate, the House of Representatives, and a handful of governor’s mansions. They discuss what an odd last few weeks of the campaign it’s ...

2024 will be the largest election year in history. For the first time ever, nations consisting of over four billion people will participate in elections – including eight of the ten most populous countries and the three largest democracies: India, ...

Let's get the controversial stuff out up front: members of Congress are not paid enough, they work far more than headlines indicate, their work/life balance is brutal, and they probably work harder and longer than you do.

An accurate -- if misunderstood -- critique of Congress is that the House floor and committee meetings are largely empty when business is being conducted.

We recently ran an opinion piece by Robert Palmer arguing that the rules changes in the House of Representatives for the 118th Congress, which came about due to a change in party control and a tumultuous speaker election, would help ...

As created by our Founding Fathers, America is a republic with laws made by elected representatives of the people and held accountable by the people. It has never been – nor will it ever be – considered an efficient form ...

If you didn’t watch C-SPAN this week, you missed out. The speaker of the House election turned into some of the most thrilling television on cable news in years. After 15 rounds of voting – the most since before the ...

Barring any shocking developments, deaths, or party-switches, Republicans will hold 222 seats in the House of Representatives when the 118th Congress convenes in January. A caucus of 222 is notable for two reasons: first, it gives Republicans only four members ...

Whether or not you agree with every one of its components, the Constitution provides a backbone to the entire existence of the United States. It is the holiest of rules we agree to disagree on and helps us build consensus ...