Understanding Congress
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Congress is the least liked and perhaps least understood part of government. But it’s vital to our constitutional government. Congress is the only branch equipped to work through our diverse nation’s disagreements and decide on the law. To better understand the First Branch, join host Kevin Kosar and guests as they explain its infrastructure, culture, procedures, history, and more.
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Special Book Edition: The Price of Power: How Mitch McConnell Mastered the Senate, Changed America, and Lost His Party (with Kevin R. Kosar)
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Should the House of Representatives Change Its Rules?” (with Philip Wallach)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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What Does the House Ways and Means Committee Do? (with Fmr. Rep. Tom Reed)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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How Can the House of Representatives Better Prepare New Members? (with Rep. Stephanie Bice)
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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How Does Media Affect Our Perceptions of Congress? (with Rob Oldham)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Special Books Edition: An Interview with Michael Johnson, Author of Fixing Congress: Restoring Power to the People
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Does Congress Still Suffer from Demosclerosis? (with Jonathan Rauch)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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What Is Congress’ Role in a Contingent Presidential Election? (with John Fortier)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Special Books Edition: An Interview with Bradley Podliska, Author of Fire Alarm: The Investigation of the U.S. House Select Committee on Benghazi
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Why Can’t Congress Budget Responsibly? (with Rep. David Schweikert)
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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What Is Legislative Effectiveness? (with Craig Volden)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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What Is the State of the Union Address, and Why Does Congress Host It? (with Matt Glassman)
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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What Is Congressional Capacity, and Why Does It Matter? (with Kevin Kosar)
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Delegates to the House of Representatives: Who Are They and What Do They Do? (with Elliot Mamet)
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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How Is Congress Involved in Foreign Policy? (With Jordan Tama)
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Can Congress Access Classified Information? (with Daniel Schuman)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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What Does the U.S. Government Accountability Office Do? (with Gene Dodaro)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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What Is the Congressional Research Service, and What Does It Do? (with Kevin Kosar)
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Does the Senate Still Work? (with Marty Gold)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Why Is Congressional Oversight Important, and How Can It Be Done Well? (with Elise Bean)
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May 01, 2023 |
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What Are the Job Descriptions of Representatives and Senators? (with Casey Burgat)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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What Is the Congressional Debt Limit? (with Phil Wallach)
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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What Do Congressional Committees Do? (with Maya Kornberg)
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Partisan Polarization: Is It Crippling Congress? (with Frances E. Lee)
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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What Are the Duties of the Speaker of the House of Representatives? (with Paul Ryan)
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Are Elections Fueling Polarization in the House of Representatives? (with Andrew B. Hall)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Are Members of the House of Representatives Legislating in the Dark? (with James M. Curry)
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Who Was the Meanest Man in Congress? (with Timothy J. McNulty)
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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What Role Should Congress Have in Foreign Affairs? (with Alissa Ardito)
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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What Are the Goals of Congressional Budgeting? (with Paul Winfree)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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What Is a Conference Committee and Why Are They So Rare Today? (with Josh Ryan)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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What Is the Relationship between Lobbyists and Congress? (with Timothy LaPira)
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May 02, 2022 |
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What does the Congressional Budget Office do? (with Philip Joyce)
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Should we expand the membership of the House of Representatives? (with Yuval Levin)
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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What is wrong and right with the House of Representatives? (with Dan Lipinski)
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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What differences do women make in Congress? (with Michele Swers)
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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What is the role of the Senate’s majority leader? (with James Wallner)
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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What is the Congressional Review Act? (with Bridget Dooling)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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How has Congress evolved as an institution? (with Eric Schickler)
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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How do legislators raise money to run for Congress? (with Weston Wamp)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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How can a new staffer survive Congress? (with Mark Strand)
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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What does the Committee on House Administration do? (with Rep. Rodney Davis)
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Are earmarks good or bad? (with Zach Courser)
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Can Congress budget? (with Allen Schick)
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May 03, 2021 |
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How does Congress fund itself? (with Daniel Schuman)
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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What does the House Rules Committee do? (with Don Wolfensberger)
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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How Congress tricks Americans (with David Schoenbrod)
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Is Congress broken? (with John J. Pitney)
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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How does the budget process work and not work? (with Tori Gorman)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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What is the filibuster and does it have a future? (with Molly Reynolds)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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How does the House of Representatives organize itself for a new Congress? (with Matthew Green)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Reforming Congress for the 21st Century (with Rep. Derek Kilmer)
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Do we need a Congress? (with Phil Wallach)
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Dec 02, 2020 |