Videos

Lawrence Hurley previewed key cases in the new Supreme Court term which begins on October 2, 2017. Among the cases Mr. Hurley discussed were Gill v. Whitford, on Wisconsin’s 2011 redistricti…

The American Constitution Society for Law and Policy hosted a discussion on the 2017-18 Supreme Court term. Closely watched cases on the docket covered issues including gerrymandering, voter…

John Donnelly talked about 2017 defense spending legislation the House would be taking up that week.

Interior Secretary Sally Jewell testified on her department’s fiscal year 2017 budget request, which includes $2 billion for improving coastal resilience to climate change. Secretary Jewell …

John Donnelly talked by video from Capitol Hill about key amendments to fiscal year 2017 defense spending legislation being debated on the House floor and the new House rules limiting amendm…

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Armed Services Committee Chair John McCain (R-AZ) debated the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorizati…

Kellie Mejdrich talked about the House vote to defeat H.R. 5055, a water and energy appropriations bill that included Zika virus funding, and the appropriations process for fiscal year 2017.

At his weekly briefing with the press, Speaker Paul Ryan said it was “unfortunate” the House did not pass the fiscal year 2017 energy and water spending bill because it was a “good bill.” He…

House Armed Services Chair Mac Thornberry (R-TX) talked about the National Defense Authorization Act, passed by the House earlier that week, and issues associated with it such as the debate …

Reporter Cristina Marcos talked about Representative Sean Maloney’s (D-NY) amendment to the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act intended to rev…

The House Armed Services Committee continued its markup of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2017. Follo…

John Donnelly reported by video from Capitol Hill about the fiscal year 2017 Defense Authorization bill set for consideration in the House the next week and how the House measure compares wi…

The House Armed Services Committee continued its markup of H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act, authorizing Defense Department programs and policies for fiscal year 2017. Pa…

State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials testified at a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing on the United State’s human rights and diplomati…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) briefed reporters and responded to questions on his party’s legislative agenda. He said the House was getting “very close” to passing legislation on the Puerto…

A discussion by the Senate majority and minority leaders on fiscal year 2017 federal spending turned into a debate on funding to deal with the Zika virus in the U.S. The pending bill provide…

The House Armed Services Committee reviewed subcommittee reports and debated amendments to the Defense Authorization Act of 2017. During this portion of the markup, committee members debated…

The Senate blocked advancement of an energy and water spending bill for fiscal year 2017, its first appropriations bill of the year. The issue behind the failed vote was an amendment offered…

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) briefed reporters and responded to questions on his party’s legislative agenda, including tax reform proposals, the federal budget for fiscal year 2017, and fu…

Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), chair and ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, introduced an energy and water…