Thursday, December 18, 2025

ARTICLES BY LEE HAMILTON

Congress says, 'War powers? What war powers?'

A few weeks ago, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, made a small splash in the press when he took Congress to task for failing to authorize our nation’s ongoing war against Islamic militants.
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Congress says, 'War powers? What war powers?'

A few weeks ago, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, made a small splash in the press when he took Congress to task for failing to authorize our nation’s ongoing war against Islamic militants.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO

The way forward for Congress

There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’ long slide into irrelevance may be slowing.
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The way forward for Congress

There have been encouraging signs on Capitol Hill of late that Congress’ long slide into irrelevance may be slowing.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Money and politics: We need change now

I’ve seen a lot over my decades in politics, and not much alarms me. But I have to be blunt: Money is poisoning our political system.
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Money and politics: We need change now

I’ve seen a lot over my decades in politics, and not much alarms me. But I have to be blunt: Money is poisoning our political system.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Governing by crisis isn't governing at all

After Congress came a hair’s breadth from shutting down the Department of Homeland Security a few weeks ago, members of the leadership tried to reassure the American people.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Governing by crisis isn't governing at all

After Congress came a hair’s breadth from shutting down the Department of Homeland Security a few weeks ago, members of the leadership tried to reassure the American people.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Learning to be a citizen

The question usually comes toward the end of a public meeting. Some knotty problem is being discussed, and someone in the audience will raise his or her hand and ask, “OK, so what can I do about it?”
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Learning to be a citizen

The question usually comes toward the end of a public meeting. Some knotty problem is being discussed, and someone in the audience will raise his or her hand and ask, “OK, so what can I do about it?”
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

With the budget, the President calls the shots

It may not be obvious from the news coverage, but a good bit of Congress’s 2015 agenda just landed on Capitol Hill with a thud. I mean this literally. The federal budget that President Obama recently submitted runs to 2,000 pages.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

With the budget, the President calls the shots

It may not be obvious from the news coverage, but a good bit of Congress’s 2015 agenda just landed on Capitol Hill with a thud. I mean this literally. The federal budget that President Obama recently submitted runs to 2,000 pages.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Can we have a regular Congress?

You probably didn’t notice but the U.S. Senate passed a milestone a couple of weeks back. Before 2015 was a month old, senators had already had a chance to vote up-or-down on more amendments than they did in all of 2014.
HUNGRY HORSE NEWS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Can we have a regular Congress?

You probably didn’t notice but the U.S. Senate passed a milestone a couple of weeks back. Before 2015 was a month old, senators had already had a chance to vote up-or-down on more amendments than they did in all of 2014.
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Now it's time to focus on growing the economy

Recent economic news has been broadly reassuring. Retail sales are strong, November saw the best job gains in three years, the federal deficit is shrinking, the stock market is robust, and the Fed is expressing enough faith in the economy that an interest rate bump next year is considered a …
BIGFORK EAGLE | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

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