Richard A. Arenberg is a Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs and a Visiting Professor of Political Science at Brown...

A Republican Senate Majority Leader called her “one of of [the Senate’s] most dedicated floor staffers” and praised “her dedication and...

Democrats in Congress are likely experiencing dejavú as 2021 mirrors their 2009 control of the White House and Congress, albeit by a...

Max Pushkin ’22.5 and Ben Lipson ’22.5 are two of the co-founders of Make Room, a grassroots political action committee. On a cloudy June...

The primary purpose of government is governance. The Senate filibuster precludes American governance. The filibuster is a method of...

A public showdown. Two empty chambers. A fortune at stake. It’s not a wild west movie—it’s the escalation of political tensions that...

The United States Senate is an institution steeped in tradition: From the filibuster to the amendment process, senators on both sides of...

Since the opening of this year’s Senate session, the body has faced an uncharacteristic amount of drama prompted by the President, the...

On February 13, 2016, the United States legal realm lost an influential and revered icon. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s...

Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...

The 113th United States Congress has earned the dubious distinction of the least popular in recent history. As recently as August 2014,...

“You see homes in New Mexico where you have a crucifix and a picture of JFK on the wall, and now, President Clinton,” says New Mexico...

Art by Emily Reif There’s a general understanding amongst the members of the American public that midterm elections are not, for most...

Art by Anisa Holmes On a recent visit to my former high school in Charlotte, North Carolina, I asked my 12th grade English teacher,...

Gay marriage bans are falling like dominos, and not just in liberal states —  first in Utah, then Oklahoma, Virginia and, most recently,...

Nearly all Brown students are familiar with the concept of mutually assured destruction. Taught in even the most cursory of Cold War...

The BPR Media Team explores myths about U.S. debt via stop-motion animation. #debtceiling #debt #Congress #senate #HouseofRepresentatives

President Obama will officially nominate Janet Yellen, Brown class of ’67, for chairwoman of the Federal Reserve this coming Wednesday....

“Drunk people ran it better!” Or as Jack Sparrow might have said, “Where has all the bipartisanship and cross-party cooperation gone?” It...

Despite all post-electoral promises to the contrary, Congressional and state Republicans last week reverted to their roots. Once again,...