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We've received multiple questions about Congressional Caucuses, what are they, how are they formed, and what is their purpose? We asked Colleen Shogun,…

NHPR, in partnership with NH Civics and New Hampshire PBS, is thrilled to invite you to attend the Civics 101 Summit.

The National Debt and The Deficit: two terms that are often used interchangeably, but take on different meanings when it comes to the government. Louise…

We've received a LOT of questions about how the budget process works and honestly, we had a lot of our own! It should come as no surprise that the budget…

With more than 500 members of Congress, parties have to coordinate members and keep them on the same page. Enter: party whips. But what do they actually…

Article II of the U.S. Constitution gives the President the power to grant pardons. Does this power have limits? Or did the founders give the the…

When Congress imposed the first personal income tax on Americans in 1861, nothing happened – because there was no agency to collect it! The following year…

The Army-McCarthy hearings, Watergate, the Iran-Contra affair, the Select Committee on Benghazi, the Russian hacking probe. Congressional investigations…

One of our listeners sent in a question asking about “the ethics clause”, which forbids presidents from receiving foreign gifts. As it turns out, there…

We do our best to answer your questions about how American democracy works, but many of you have also told us you like to get the insider's view from…