The 108th House and Senate will be different in major ways from the 107th House and Senate.

This issue covers the lame-duck Congress, Bush nominees, and the Supreme Court.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has triggered the so-called nuclear option--unilaterally changing Senate rules by a simple majority vote to stop the minority from forcing votes on uncomfortable amendments.

This event will discuss President Obama's health reform effort.

What should public schools teach about life’s origins? This debate erupted anew over the summer after President George W. Bush and Senator Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) endorsed the teaching of intelligent design (ID)—the theory that intelligent causes are responsible for the origin of the universe and of life in all its...

Bills considered under reconciliation cannot be filibustered, and, therefore, health reform could pass the Senate by a simple majority vote.

If Republicans unilaterally void a rule they themselves have employed in the past, they will break the back of comity in the Senate.

The health care reform summit this week should include an explanation of the core components of the plan and a lively exchange of views.