Congress Used to Work. What Happened?

The New Yorker: Politics and More by The New Yorker

Jul 25, 202650:45News & Politics

The Washington Roundtable is joined by Carl Hulse, the New York Times’ chief Washington correspondent, to discuss Congress’s dwindling role in the American political system. Why are Congress members passing fewer bills t...

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