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Democrats are eyeing the wrong approach to Tuberville’s blanket hold
CongressJames WallnerTommy Tuberville, Chuck Schumer, JD Vance, Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley, Debbie Stabenow, Ted Cruz, Mitch McConnell, Mike Lee, Rule XIX, Senate Holds, Rule XXII, Confirmation Process
Why many arguments are misleading in the debt limit debate
Why this year’s contest for Speaker is how Congress should operate
Why the lame-duck Congress is a threat to democracy
Judicial sortition helps Congress and the Supreme Court
The Senate's Latest Gun Bill Will Fail, but Not Because of the Filibuster
CongressJames Wallnergun control, Senate, Filibuster, filibuster, cloture, motion to proceed, Rule XIX, Rule XIV, Chuck Schumer, Chris Murphy, Kyrsten Sinema
The Senate Does Not Serve the President
Democrats Still Have a Way To Pass Their Voting Rights Legislation
Democrats Can Beat a GOP Filibuster Without Wrecking Senate Rules
Senate Democrats should avoid taking the easy, undemocratic way out.
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CongressJames WallnerSenate, Senate Rules, Filibuster, Rule XXII, Rule XIX, Biden, Kamala Harris, cloture, Harry Reid, Presiding Officer
How Harry Reid Broke the Senate
Earmarks Will Not Fix A Congress That Habitually Ignores Its Own Rules
Taking Ownership of Congressional Leadership
Democrats Are Avoiding Open Debate With Their Budget Reconciliation Scheme
Will Democrats Really Nuke the Filibuster—and What Happens If They Do?
The Senate's Problem Isn't the Filibuster, It's a Lack of Open Debate
Winning Elections Won’t Fix Our Broken Legislature
Elections, Congress, Political Theory, Political ScienceJames WallnerSenate, Polarization, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, James Madison, Federalist 48
McConnell is not all-powerful against Biden's Cabinet nominees
Elections, CongressJames WallnerSenate, Joe Biden, 2020 Election, Georgia Special Elections, Majority Leader, Senate Rules, Confirmation Process, Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell
If Democrats take the Senate, here's how the GOP can still stop their agenda
Forget ghostly apparitions…the Senate has disappeared!
In Congress, assembled: A virtual Congress creates more problems than it solves
