Political dysfunction. Partisanship at record levels. Attack politics run amok. And public approval of Congress scraping the single digits (Sen. John McCain is fond of saying it's down to blood rlatives and paid staff).

At this AEI event, experts will discuss the future of the CFPA bill in the House and Senate and whether it has the potential to effectively reform the financial system.

When normal people judge what constitutes a tax increase, they compare what they will pay tomorrow to what they are paying today. If that number goes up, it's a tax increase. That is not how the Gang of Six did its tax calculations.

After accusing the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of using foreign funding for election ads, Democrats should answer the same charges about whether organized labor is using foreign money to elect Democrats this November.

There has never been more than a 2.8-year difference in the average age of House Republicans and House Democrats, but the difference in this Congress is 5.3 years--almost double that.

Representative Nancy Pelosi is the strongest House speaker in a century.

Patients would be better off if states were able to tailor the benefits that Medicaid covers—targeting resources to sicker people and giving healthy adults cheaper, basic coverage.

There is so muchpromise for effective cooperation in Congress, especially in the committee structure.