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Sarah Binder

‘Tis the Season for the Thurmond Rule

Did Obama’s Recess Appointment Strategy Work? More Thoughts on Fed Nominees

Confirming by Supermajority: Another Look at Fed Nominations

Back to 1806: The Accidental Origins of the Senate Filibuster

All Together Now: Monetary Policy Making by Committee

Math, Senate Style

Is the President Playing Fair During Recess? The Cordray Appointment

Mapping the Super Committee

The Roberts Court: Poised to Bless the Trump Ballroom

Dead Reckoning

El-Sayed May Be Winning. But He Should Run Like He’s Losing

How American Media Is Gaslighting Europeans on Air Conditioning

Workforce Pell’s Missing Rudder

The Next Big Thing in the Ukraine War: Ground Drones

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