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Dysfunction
April 23, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Mike Johnson Steps Smack Into a Major House Intra-GOP Foodfight
Republicans are fighting after one representative called some of his colleagues “scumbags.”
April 9, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Marjorie Taylor Greene Is Ramping Up Her Attacks on Mike Johnson
The Georgia representative is ramping up her attack on the House speaker.
August 3, 2020
Matt Ford
How to Save Congress From Itself
While the pain of legislative dysfunction has never been more keenly felt, reforms that all sides agree upon are still possible.
September 26, 2014
Danny Vinik
Politico's Crash Course in How Not to Write About Leadership
December 13, 2013
Nora Caplan-Bricker
Congress Fails on Food Stamps with Little Fanfare
July 22, 2013
Alec MacGillis
HUD to Detroit: We're Closed, Come Back Tomorrow
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