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Members of Congress need an annual schedule with a regular cadence. Shared expectations support policy development, coalition building, and healthy competition on a wide range of priorities.
This series aims to illustrate how Congress can become the empowered, yet bounded, legislature that America needs.
This series is intended to be useful for both those deeply engaged in policy and anyone interested in how foundational principles translate into real‑world reforms. We also see this as an invitation to engage, ask questions, and better understand how incremental reforms connect to long-standing American ideals.
On December 4, 2025, the Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy. This Congressionally-mandated document is the authoritative statement of how an administration wants the policy community and foreign governments to understand its intentions. This most recent edition, however, represented a stark departure from previous strategies, drawing a polarized reception across media outlets, think tanks, and the foreign policy community. It is not difficult to see why.
This week is national school choice week, a yearly tradition that educates parents on the principles of school choice and educational freedom.
With data now available showing the value of independent agencies following the processes set forth in E.O. 12866, there is no doubt that consistency across the government in regulatory procedures and analysis only improves certainty and transparency of the process. It is now time for Congress to codify E.O. 12866 and require independent regulatory agencies to conduct robust cost-benefit analyses of their significant rules and subject their analysis to third-party review through OIRA, just as Executive agencies have for decades.
What share of federal health subsidies are “discretionary” spending and therefore part of the annual appropriations bills? 10.8 percent.
The House Judiciary Committee had planned – now delayed – to mark up a balanced budget amendment (BBA) following a hearing last month. Most BBAs would require spending and revenue to balance. Ideally, that would happen over the medium term, not each year.
This week’s conversation is a golden opportunity for our elected representatives to identify real solutions that make health much more affordable for working families.
