MISCHIEFS OF FACTION

House Republicans wrestle with an age-old dilemma: cooperation versus confrontation.

Experiment shows Republicans' fealty to Trump overrides their desire for stimulus money

The House Freedom Caucus is not only highly influential in Congress; it has inspired state lawmakers to form caucuses of their own. Why?

Majority party members often get punished for being part of a productive party, not rewarded.

How the House Freedom Caucus abandoned its constitutional conservatism and led an effort to subvert the 2020 presidential election.

The violent attack on the U.S. Congress put a glaring spotlight on two disturbing features of contemporary American politics.

Nancy Pelosi and House Democrats will be tested by their party’s smaller size.

House Democrats’ smaller majority will likely have a counterintuitive effect on Speaker influence.

Reelection concerns motivated many House Republicans to support the anti-democratic Texas lawsuit -- but ideology did too.

A lowdown on upcoming races for leadership posts in the U.S. House -- and why the speakership isn’t among them.

The plan underscores the Caucus' support for Trump – and how a recent rule change may make the Speakership more partisan.

The recent GOP brouhaha is indicative of how closely the House Freedom Caucus and its allies have tied themselves to Trump.

The political science literature on term limits is almost uniformly negative.

Pelosi says she is not whipping this week’s impeachment vote. The truth is more complicated.

Aversion to loss, fueled by polarization, explains why a disgraced Trump is better for Republicans than President Pence

Republicans' defense of presidential conduct and complaints about unfair proceedings are par for the course for a House minority party.

The Hill resignation is not an isolated incident. Chasing female legislators from Congress based on their husband's behavior is a tradition.

Two recent congressional resolutions suggest that certain Republicans are less than enthusiastic about the president.

When a party loses power in the House, lobbying firms associated with that party lose revenue. It's different with the Senate.

An example of how social norms cement party discipline in Congress.