How Congress Works
The Role of the Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives and is second in the presidential line of succession, after...
Analysis, reporting, and contributed commentary on Republican leadership, policy, and governance.
The Speaker of the House is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives and is second in the presidential line of succession, after...
The process by which a bill becomes a law in the United States is defined by the Constitution and shaped by centuries of congressional procedure.
Gerrymandering is the practice of drawing electoral district boundaries in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage over the other.
The debt ceiling, also known as the debt limit, is the maximum amount of money that the United States Treasury is authorized to borrow to meet the governme...
A government shutdown occurs when Congress fails to pass appropriations legislation or a continuing resolution to fund federal government operations, resul...
A continuing resolution, commonly referred to as a CR, is a temporary spending measure passed by Congress to fund the federal government when the regular a...
Cloture is the procedural mechanism in the United States Senate used to end debate on a matter and bring it to a vote.
A filibuster is a procedural tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on legislation, nominations, or other matters by extending de...
Budget reconciliation is a special legislative process in the United States Congress that allows certain tax, spending, and debt limit legislation to pass ...
Republican Leaders affirms the importance of the 2026 election cycle as a defining moment for the future direction of American governance.