Holding the Senate: Rules Versus Presidential Pressure
How Senate leaders defend chamber rules and norms when a president demands they bend, and why intra-party fights over the filibuster keep resurfacing.
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Justice on the BrinkLinda GreenhouseLinda Greenhouse’s account of the Supreme Court and institutional politicization helps readers situate Senate rule...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
InjusticeCarol Leonnig, Aaron C. DavisCarol Leonnig and Aaron Davis trace presidential efforts to bend institutions, providing context for why senators...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Tyranny of the MinoritySteven Levitsky, Daniel ZiblattLevitsky and Ziblatt offer a framework for understanding how minority-protecting rules like the filibuster can become...Shelf signal: National Government
Mad HouseAnnie Karni, Luke BroadwaterMad House gives a reporting-rich view of congressional dysfunction and intra-party warfare that explains the practical...Shelf signal: Congress & Legislatures
Why We're PolarizedEzra Klein, Simon & Schuster AudioWhy We're Polarized explains structural polarization and media incentives that drive conflicts between presidential...Shelf signal: Political Parties
Why We Did ItTim Miller, Josh BloombergTim Miller’s insider perspective illuminates why Republican operatives and senators sometimes resist more extreme...Shelf signal: Political Lives