(to be clear, I was also acting that way)

RIP Eliot Engel. I still remember seeing him at a DC reception featuring MLB players signing baseballs - he was like a little kid, in awe of the players & trying to get signatures from all of them. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/10/n...

The next Congress, Dems repealed the rule allowing any one MC to demand a full reading of the Journal, which was what started the whole thing.

Basically, yes. The “equal time” rule.

I wrote about this mini-filibuster in my book on the House minority party. The GOP wanted to kill a bill making it possible for Nixon to debate George Wallace. The session lasted 32 (!) hours.

If folks are interested, I've just posted an updated draft of The Chadha Presidency, with revisions accounting for the Supreme Court tariffs case, Iran WPR resolutions of disapproval, and more. ssrn.com/abstract=536...

Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, DC

Now on our website: a link to last year's winner of the James A. Thurber Article of the Year award. The article, by Dr. Huchen Liu's, is entitled "Interbranch Competition Over Control of Federal Agencies and the Selection of Career Executives." See here: www.american.edu/spa/ccps/jou...

I recommend it. If done politely and respectfully, it helps signal to the editor that these things matter (& is especially useful if the editor is new/unaware of expected editorial practices).

This happened to me not long ago. I ended up writing a (polite) letter of complaint to the editor. Desk rejections should not take two months!

Finally, Bade identifies several advantages Schumer has -- personal ties and shared policy preferences w/Dems, campaign donations to his colleagues, etc. -- that will likely outweigh anger/frustration by the base. 5/5

When incumbent leaders are replaced, it is more often through retirement -- and/or after facing 1+ prior intraparty challenges (as happened to John Chafee, victim of the 3rd successful challenge we study, in 1990). 4/5

We examine 5 attempted revolts in the Senate between 1965 and 2000. 3 were successful -- but none were against majority leaders, and 2 of the 3 involved the same person and occurred a half century ago (Kennedy's successful revolt vs. Long in 1969, then his ouster as whip by Byrd 2 years later). 3/5

Doug Harris and I are writing a follow-up to our book on House leadership races, looking this time at the Senate. Revolts, let alone successful ones, are rare. 2/5

The steep hurdles of the "chuck Chuck" movement. Progressives are agitating against the Senate minority leader. But ousting Schumer is easier said than done.

Confirming what Rachel Bade writes here -- that it's hard, and very uncommon, for Senate leaders to be ousted by their own party. 1/5

rachaelbade.substack.com/p/the-steep-...

Congressional Budget Act at 50: Institutional Ambition to Abdication Congress’s landmark budget process reform, post-reform adjustments, and current challenges mark significant developments in the US separation of powers system. Over the last fifty years, Congress h...

The Congressional Budget Act passed a half-century ago. How has the federal budget process changed since then, and how might it be reformed? Jasmine Farrier discusses the CBA at 50 in our latest issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Company Towns Reveals the deep, historical roots of public distrust in former mining areas in the US, shedding new light on the corrosive feedback loops that persist today. In Company Towns, Elizabeth Mitchell Elde...

I just finished this excellent new book by @elizabethelder.bsky.social. She uses both old and new data to show the lasting political and social legacy of coal company domination in Appalachia. Great read!

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Congress & the Presidency Volume 52, Issue 3 of Congress & the Presidency

Our latest issue is now available on-line! Featuring new articles by Mitchel Sollenberger and @markjrozell.bsky.social, Melissa Burgess, Jasmine Farrier, and Michael Bednarczuk, plus new book reviews!

www.tandfonline.com/toc/uctp20/c...

Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs

“Presidents employ prerogative power out of weakness rather than strength.” - Richard Pious, The American Presidency (1979)

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/u...

ICYMI: I'm honored to be joining Jeff Crouch as co-editor of Congress & the Presidency. If you're doing any research on the American legislative and/or executive branches, please consider submitting it to C&P!

This was Mike Johnson's third failed rule vote of the 119th Congress, bringing him closer to tying the modern era record for rule failure in the House.

Which is currently held by... Mike Johnson, from the 118th Congress

Anatomy of a vote Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

ICYMI: @mattngreen.bsky.social writes about how the close House vote on the special rule to consider a government funding bill went down: misofact.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...

Lee Hamilton, Indiana Democrat and vice chair of 9/11 Commission, dies at 94 Former Rep Lee H. Hamilton, an Indiana Democrat who went on to chair the 9/11 Commission, has died at the age of 94.

The rare member who was widely respected as a genuine expert in foreign affairs. When I worked on the Hill, if I ever had a question about a major foreign policy matter, the answer was often "go ask Hamilton's office." rollcall.com/2026/02/04/l...

Anatomy of a vote Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

Absolutely gripping play-by-play from @mattngreen.bsky.social on @misofact.bsky.social on the nail-biter House vote yesterday.
open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Anatomy of a vote Watching House Republicans seize victory from the jaws of defeat.

Offering some play-by-play on yesterday‘s unusually long rule vote in the house. My latest on @misofact.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

The "five minute vote" on the rule has been open for 30 minutes and counting.

Excellent piece by @joshhuder.bsky.social on the multiple challenges facing Speaker Johnson.

My thoughts on the state of House GOP leadership, with data on discharge petitions and links to good stuff from @mattglassman312.bsky.social @joshhuder.bsky.social @sarahbinder.bsky.social & others.

My take on why Mike Johnson's speakership is one of the most fraught in recent and not so recent memory. open.substack.com/pub/joshhude...

The speakership has been a less secure leadership post since the mid-1980s. Johnson is no less safe than his predecessors. My latest at @misofact.bsky.social.

Lessons from the longest shutdown ever What I got wrong and (arguably) got right

Following up from my September post on shutdown politics - what I got wrong and (I think) right. My latest @misofact.bsky.social. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...