Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) has represented the 5th District of Tennessee since 2003 and previously the 4th District of Tennessee from 1983 to 1995. In Congress, he’s known for his work on the federal budget, health care, and government refor...
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Congressman Jim Cooper (D-TN) has represented the 5th District of Tennessee since 2003 and previously the 4th District of Tennessee from 1983 to 1995. In Congress, he’s known for his work on the federal budget, health care, and government refor...
Congressman Elijah Cummings has represented the 7th District of Maryland since 1996. A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, he is currently the ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. You titled y...
Congressman Elijah Cummings has represented the 7th District of Maryland since 1996. A former chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, he is currently the ranking Democratic member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. You titled y...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
In a 2012 survey by FindLaw.com, only 34 percent of respondents were able to name even one of the nation’s Supreme Court Justices. But as Americans are known to demonstrate, a lack of information doesn’t necessarily mean a lack of an opinion. Wit...
“Climate change was once a bipartisan issue,” according to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in an email interview with BPR. In the 2000s, senators on both sides of the aisle sponsored cap-and-trade bills, vocally emphasizing the impor...
“Climate change was once a bipartisan issue,” according to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) in an email interview with BPR. In the 2000s, senators on both sides of the aisle sponsored cap-and-trade bills, vocally emphasizing the impor...
Theodore Olson served as legal counsel to President Ronald Reagan during the Iran-Contra affair and as United States Solicitor General under President George W. Bush. In 2000, Olson represented Bush in Bush v. Gore. In 2013, Olson successfully argued...
Theodore Olson served as legal counsel to President Ronald Reagan during the Iran-Contra affair and as United States Solicitor General under President George W. Bush. In 2000, Olson represented Bush in Bush v. Gore. In 2013, Olson successfully argued...
This past week, the Koch brothers announced that they were pledging roughly $900 million to back select conservative candidates during the 2016 election cycle. Being a staunch liberal myself, the news ignited white-hot flames of fury and fear in my s...
This past week, the Koch brothers announced that they were pledging roughly $900 million to back select conservative candidates during the 2016 election cycle. Being a staunch liberal myself, the news ignited white-hot flames of fury and fear in my s...
In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...
In liberal circles, unregulated campaign finance is often portrayed as the “Big Bad Wolf” blowing down the house of American democracy. The Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission and the subsequent creation ...
Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building, among a wave of other well-groomed Hill staffers and interns. As we checked our phones and strutted expeditiously...
Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building, among a wave of other well-groomed Hill staffers and interns. As we checked our phones and strutted expeditiously...
Hello from Arlington! There might be snow on the ground, but it is indeed late March — and that means that the Supreme Court has finally heard oral arguments for Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius...
Hello from Arlington! There might be snow on the ground, but it is indeed late March — and that means that the Supreme Court has finally heard oral arguments for Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. and Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. v. Sebelius...
How much does it cost to win a gubernatorial election? Or to kick out an incumbent Republican Senator? How much does it cost to save the environment? Answers to these questions may become clearer in coming years. The 2010 Supreme Court Citizens Unite...
How much does it cost to win a gubernatorial election? Or to kick out an incumbent Republican Senator? How much does it cost to save the environment? Answers to these questions may become clearer in coming years. The 2010 Supreme Court Citizens Unite...
One morning last month, Rhode Islanders woke up to the news that the National Rifle Association had been charged with the second-largest campaign finance ethics violation in state history. In a settlement reached by the Rhode Island Board of Election...
One morning last month, Rhode Islanders woke up to the news that the National Rifle Association had been charged with the second-largest campaign finance ethics violation in state history. In a settlement reached by the Rhode Island Board of Election...
Starting the Conversation on College Hill. The event is a discussion of the impact of the Citizens United Supreme Court case and what role students can (and should) have in determining public policy. Sponsored by the Brown Political Forum. Lending...
Starting the Conversation on College Hill. The event is a discussion of the impact of the Citizens United Supreme Court case and what role students can (and should) have in determining public policy. Sponsored by the Brown Political Forum. Lending...