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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion Contributor

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Former foe of Ukraine assistance helps move aid bill with broad bipartisan support 

Speaker Mike Johnson has gained the respect of his conference, not only by listening for hours on end to his colleagues’ advice and complaints, but...

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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion Contributor

FISA renewal’s long and winding road to passage in the House

The overwhelming vote of 273-147 on final passage of the FISA bill affirmed that the leadership had struck the right chord with the new procedural...

18.04.2024 10

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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion Contributor

Is there any hope for Congress? 

The central question Congress should be asking itself is, “What can be done to reconnect with the people and earn their respect by addressing some...

11.04.2024 9

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Has televising Congress dumbed it down? 

With public approval ratings of Congress dipping into the teens, the warning lights are already flashing red. A wake-up call is long overdue for...

04.04.2024 7

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Celebrating 45 years of C-SPAN

The first day of C-SPAN, March 19, 1979, was the day the House began televising its proceedings to the public — hence the cable company’s 45th...

28.03.2024 4

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Biden’s emergency aid request crumbles in Hill pile-up

The president may have thought that combining four disparate matters into a single bill would be strategically wise since most members could support...

21.03.2024 4

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Court minority worries majority opinion could block future challenges

The court minority’s particular lament is that, lacking an enforcement law, the judiciary is being shut-out from any action to enforce or remove the...

14.03.2024 4

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A continuing resolution circus under a big top dome

There are some hardline fiscal conservative members who openly advocate for a government shutdown: “Bring it on! Shut it down!” Their thinking is...

07.03.2024 3

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Procedural dodgeball pits House majority against itself 

It's difficult to predict when or whether all this will end. But it is a far cry from James Madison’s ideal of a Congress in which various competing...

26.02.2024 4

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Insurrection clause cases are up for grabs 

If the plain meaning interpretation of section 3 is accepted by the Supreme Court and ruled on accordingly, it should also avoid new challenges being...

18.01.2024 2

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The Disqualification Clause: An undemocratic diversion or trap?

The big question remains, where is all this going? How will the Supreme Court rule?

06.01.2024 20

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Wither Congress? The incredible shrinking dome

Whether this Congress will rival the do-little Great Depression’s 72nd Congress for a paucity of laws remains to be seen. But it is bound to take...

28.12.2023 3

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Members behaving badly erodes respect for Congress 

One of the principal challenges of the new House Speaker should be to find ways to re-educate members and instill in them a greater respect for the...

27.11.2023 3

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Government shutdowns are not deficit reduction devices 

The Washington Post recently reported Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) as saying, “We should not fear a government shutdown. Most of what we do up here is bad...

13.11.2023 5

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What can Speaker contests tell us? 

If we have learned anything from the history of the speakership, it is that both intra- and inter-party divisions can turn an election of Speaker into...

30.10.2023 4

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Legislative breakdown imperils governance 

“Legislative Breakdown” could be the title of a catchy Bluegrass tune. Instead, unfortunately, it’s the current state of inactivity in Congress...

19.10.2023 2

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The motion to vacate the speakership is a rare and shaky check on power 

Whoever said, “I’d rather study history than be a part of it,” must relate to how now-former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) feels...

06.10.2023 1

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Don Wolfensberger, Opinion Contributor

Can the Supreme Court assert selective legal compliance? 

When Supreme Court Justice Samual A. Alito, Jr. recently declared in a Wall Street Journal interview that, “No provision in the Constitution gives...

25.09.2023 1

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