Since Congress returned from its Fourth of July recess, it's back to business as usual. One long-time observer calls it a "wrecking ball factory." He's David Hawkings, former managing editor at CQ ...

The nonpartisan nonprofit political reform advocacy organization Issue One is launching an independent digital news publication with former CQ Roll Call staffers, David Hawkings and David Meyers.

After threatening a government shutdown last spring and provoking a debt-limit crisis, House Republicans are now laying the groundwork for another attack on federal spending. Targets include ...

The uphill climb to enact HR 1, legislation that's become the democracy reform Holy Grail, has begun. Rep. John Sarbanes, author of the resolution to advocates say would expand voting ...