In "It’s Even Worse Than It Looks," congressional scholars Thomas Mann of the Brookings Institution and Norman Ornstein of AEI identify two overriding problems that have led Congress — and the United States — to the brink of institutional collapse. Mann and Ornstein call on the media as well as the public at large to focus on the true causes of dysfunction.

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In just a few months, Jim Lockhart, the new director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), has shown himself to be a nonpartisan administrator, a quick study, and a practical man. Since taking office, he...

We have been studying Washington politics and Congress for more than 40 years, and never have we seen them this dysfunctional. In our past writings, we have criticized both parties when we believed it was warranted. Today, however, we have no choice but to acknowledge that the core of the problem lies with the Republican Party.

The history of Democratic competitiveness instatewide races gives Democrats hope in this Republican stronghold.

Chuck Hagel and a number of internationally recognized policymakers and experts discussed on November 30 how we can best harness that opportunity in the war on terrorism.

The second event in a series examining the governing qualities and experiences of the presidential candidates.

In the Committee's view, limiting GSE mortgage portfolios to the amount necessary to facilitate securitization is a good policy.