
Ending the Penny and Permanent Daylight Saving | July 14, 2026
This episode of Congress in Context explores how the House uses procedural "rules" to bundle life-altering changes—from making daylight saving time permanent to eliminating the production of the penny...
16 Heinä 22min

Trillion dollar shields and winter terror drills | July 13, 2026
This episode of Congress in Context explores how the House of Representatives utilized the "suspension of the rules" procedure to bypass political gridlock and advance a wave of bipartisan legislation...
15 Heinä 21min

Federal Restructuring and Syria's Terror Status } July 9, 2026
This episode of Congress in Context reveals how the pro-forma sessions of July 9, 2026, far from being empty rituals, act as a critical conduit for the legislative machinery that sustains American lif...
13 Heinä 23min

Anchoring the Supreme Court: | July 6, 2026
This episode explores how the legislative machinery moves past political rhetoric to advance permanent safeguards for the safety and institutional stability of everyday Americans. The formal advanceme...
10 Heinä 20min

Keeping the Lights On for the 250th | July 2, 2026
This episode of Congress in Context explores how the legislative engine hums quietly behind the scenes, ensuring that essential public services—from traumatic brain injury research to small business c...
3 Heinä 36min

Forcing hospitals to post prices on walls | June 30, 2026
The House of Representatives experienced a significant breakdown in its legislative machinery when a procedural maneuver to attach the controversial SAVE America Act to the $1.15 trillion National Def...
2 Heinä 53min

AI tax audits and the energy crisis | June 29, 2026
This episode of "Congress in Context" pulls back the curtain on how the legislative machinery, from "shot clocks" on insurance claims to the suspension of the rules, translates high-level policy into ...
1 Heinä 59min

The hidden engine room of Congress | June 25, 2026
This episode of Congress In Context examines how the legislative machinery of the "ten-day rule" affects the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a measure designed to lower costs for families...
30 Kesä 21min



















