Nancy Pelosi
A Modest Proposal
Paul Rosenzweig, Benjamin Wittes Thu, Sep 29, 2022, 3:26 PM
The first thing Nancy Pelosi should do if she retains her position as speaker of the house.
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Water Wars
Water Wars: U.S. Counters Beijing's Reaction to Pelosi Visit With $1.1 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan
Teresa Chen, Alana Nance, Han-ah Sumner Wed, Sep 28, 2022, 9:10 AM
U.S.-China tensions continue to simmer over Taiwan; Solomon Islands delays general election in what some call a power grab linked to China’s influence; North Korea reaffirms commitment to nuclear weapons; and more.
The January 6 Project
The Jan. 6 Select Committee Isn't Just a Formality
Quinta Jurecic Mon, Jul 19, 2021, 9:01 AM
In the House of Representatives, the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is getting ready to begin its work, but the committee finds itself in an odd position.
Congress
On Appeal, House Republicans Press Forward With Legal Challenge to Proxy Voting
William Ford Mon, Nov 16, 2020, 8:01 AM
House Republicans urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to reverse the district court’s dismissal of their legal challenge to the House’s proxy voting system during oral argument on Nov. 2.
Congress
What’s in the D.C. District Court’s Proxy Voting Decision?
William Ford Mon, Aug 17, 2020, 2:19 PM
Judge Rudolph Contreras held that the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause bars House Republicans’ challenge to the constitutionality of the House of Representatives’ proxy voting system.