Congress in Context

In this episode of Congress in Context, we go behind the scenes of a high-volume legislative week to explore how the House and Senate are attempting to "future-proof" America by balancing the rapid in...

26 Jul 21min

This episode of Congress In Context explores how the "suspension of the rules" maneuver in the House functions as a high-speed legislative conveyor belt, moving past political noise to pass over a doz...

25 Jul 21min

This episode examines how the technical machinery of committee markups and federal standard-setting directly shapes the daily costs and safety of American life. By analyzing a broad slate of legislati...

24 Jul 21min

This episode explores how legislative "pay-fors" and the codification of agency rules create tangible trade-offs for millions of veterans and seniors. By exercising its Article I power to capture $57 ...

22 Jul 18min

This episode of Congress in Context examines how the legislative machinery of appropriations and specific procedural maneuvers, such as "suspending the rules," directly shape the services provided to ...

21 Jul 20min

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 Jul 22min

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 Jul 21min

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 Jul 23min