Lawmakers have until Oct. 1 to pass a new budget. If they don't, the federal government will shut down. Here's what that ...

The Constitution is very explicit, saying that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, but that is ...

Nuts and Bolts is a recurring series by Stephen Wermiel providing insights into the mechanics of how the Supreme Court works.

Terry Gerton Last week was a pretty tough week and a lot of tensions boiled over in Congress and a lot of members are ...

The Republican-led Senate approved the Trump Administration’s rescission package that would claw back $9 billion that was previously allocated by Congress. The vast majority—$7.9 billion—was earmarked ...

The federal government is funded by Congress through the passage of 12 appropriations bills. Appropriations committees in both the House and Senate write and move their own versions of these bills, ...

President Donald Trump is no stranger to federal government shutdowns, having presided over a record-long impasse in his first term.

Every other Tuesday, the team behind Civics 101 joins NHPR’s All Things Considered Host Julia Furukawa to talk about how our democratic institutions actually work. First off, though, Nick, can you ...

The Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets in Congress heard testimony under oath from whistleblowers, ...

Congress and the administration can prove that hard on crime means something real by piloting an outcomes-based model now and ...