Tag: Senate

The “yeas and nays” is a recorded roll call vote of members of the House or Senate.

Populists on both the left and the right sides of the political spectrum share an imagined geography of the U.S. based on the Capital Beltway, the highway that loops around…

A caucus is an informal meeting of local party members to discuss candidates and choose delegates to their party’s convention.

A “codel,” or congressional delegation, is a group of members of the United States Congress who travel together on official business.

The term “ex officio” comes from the Latin phrase “from the office,” and in politics it refers to someone who is part of a political body just by virtue of…

Impeachment is the process by which a public official, such as the President of the United States, can be removed from office for committing “treason, bribery, or other high crimes…

“Riddick’s Senate Procedure” is a comprehensive reference work that serves as the definitive guide to the rules, practices, and precedents governing the United States Senate.

The term “sine die” is a Latin phrase that literally means “without a day” or “without setting a day.”