The end of the opening month of the 118th Congress is near, and all eyes are laser-focused on what will be a months-long battle to raise the debt ceiling. House Republicans are vowing to hold the debt ceiling hostage in an effort to force massive, unspecified spending cuts—a deadly game we’ve seen before.  In […]

View as Webpage The 118th Congress is behind schedule due the drawn-out process of electing the House speaker. We still don’t have a complete list of all committee assignments.  One thing is clear, however: Big battles over raising the debt ceiling are coming—and soon. The U.S. government reached the ceiling last week and is taking […]

View as Webpage Members, The wheels of the 118th Congress have been turning slowly since the initial circus to elect a speaker. Kevin McCarthy finally prevailed after 15 rounds—the most protracted vote since the Civil War.  The leaders of House committees, ratios of Republicans to Democrats on committees, and actual committee members are still being […]