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U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson arrives for a GOP meeting at the Capitol on Nov. 7, 2023. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

November 13, 2023

As yet another deadline looms, a divided US House stumbles closer to a federal shutdown: 5 essential reads

Howard Manly, The Conversation

The threat to shut down the federal government to attain political goals appears to be an important factor in the budget negotiations.

Kevin McCarthy addresses the media during one of his earliest news conferences as speaker of the House of Representatives. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

January 20, 2023

House Speaker McCarthy’s powers are still strong – but he’ll be fighting against new rules that could prevent anything from getting done

Stanley M. Brand, Penn State

Despite all the limitations his concessions place on his speakership, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy still has a lot of power.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez making a fashion statement. Ray Tamarra/GC Images via Getty Images

September 17, 2021

‘Tax the rich’? Democrats’ plans to make the wealthy pay a little more will barely dent America’s long slide from progressive taxation

Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley and Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley

In 1950, the top 0.01% of earners paid almost 70% of their income in taxes. By 2018, the super-rich paid proportionately less than the average for all other Americans.

The Capitol on the morning after Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced the House of Representatives will vote on a resolution to affirm the impeachment investigation. AP/J. Scott Applewhite

November 1, 2019

Impeachment resolution: 3 reasons the House voted even though the Constitution doesn’t require it

Jennifer Selin, University of Missouri-Columbia

The House of Representatives voted Thursday on a resolution that laid out a process for the inquiry into the impeachment of President Donald Trump. But was the resolution constitutionally necessary?

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