The Latest on the Government Shutdown

The Week in Review Donald Trump significantly outperformed his standing in most public opinion polling, crashing through Hillary Clinton’s supposed Rust Belt “firewall” to win key battleground states including Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Clinton called Trump to concede early Wednesday morning. In Congress, Republicans won most of the closely contested Senate races and will […]

Not much policy-making is expected in the first week of the lame-duck session. Orientation is scheduled to begin today for newly elected members of Congress. Leadership elections are expected to occur this week, though not all have been scheduled. Senate Democrats are scheduled to pick their leaders on Wednesday. Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York […]

In a Biz Philly article entitled 5 Concerns Philly Business Leaders Have about the 2016 Election, Thorn Run Partner’s Richard White weighs why none of the Presidential or congressional candidates have a finalized tax plan. “They’re politicians, and they’re putting out what will appeal to the base,” he says. The article notes that it is […]

The Week in Review A Friday announcement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) over Hillary Clinton’s emails as Secretary of State has shifted the narrative in the presidential campaign, which has spent much of the last month focused on controversies within Donald Trump’s campaign. FBI Director James Comey wrote to inform Congress it had […]

The Week in Review In a week dominated by headlines about Donald Trump’s bawdy remarks and Hillary Clinton’s leaked emails, both candidates appear to be focused more on driving up the unfavorability of their opponents than driving a positive message in the campaign’s final weeks. Several Congressional Republicans rescinded their support for Trump last week, […]

The Week in Review   In a presidential debate on Sunday night that focused on personality more than policy, both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump briefly addressed their competing healthcare proposals in response to a question on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Clinton said she would take steps to build on the ACA, and urged […]

The Week in Review   A bipartisan deal ensuring that funding for Flint, Michigan’s water crisis will be handled during the lame duck session allowed lawmakers to quickly approve a continuing resolution (CR) last week maintaining current levels of government funding through Dec. 9, plus packages to provide Zika virus response and flood aid to […]

With Congress officially out of session until Nov. 14, policymakers are looking ahead to the legislative action that will unfold after the dust settles from Election Day. The recently-passed continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 5325) expires on Dec.9, meaning that lawmakers will need to either pass eleven appropriations bills, an omnibus combining those eleven measures, or […]

A bipartisan deal ensuring that funding for Flint, Michigan’s water crisis is handled during the lame-duck session allowed lawmakers to quickly approve a continuing resolution (CR) maintaining current levels of government funding through Dec. 9, plus packages to combat the Zika virus and send flood aid to Louisiana and other states affected by natural disasters. […]

Our Take While the 2016 Presidential election has felt like it has been going on for an entirety, hopefully it will all be over soon (though perhaps not soon enough).   Since the beginning, we have been arguing that the 2016 race will be seen as the “Facebook election” meaning that for the first time the […]

After a fiery presidential debate last night, the Senate convenes today for a key vote on the continuing resolution (CR) proposed by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) to fund the government through Dec. 9. Democrats, including Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA), are expected to vote against the measure in an effort to increase […]

Our Take After months of waiting this past week saw the return of what so many in our nation follow so closely.   That’s right, the NFL is back!    Oh yeah, and Congress returned from a seven-week recess, much to the chagrin of staff, K Street, and perhaps even some of the Members themselves.   With […]