Congress

Philanthropy
A Conversation With Symposium Contributor Joanne Florino
In her contribution to the Giving Review's symposium “Conservatism and the Future of Tax-Incentivized Big Philanthropy,” Joanne Florino argues that the best way for conservative grantmakers to pursue their core…
by Michael E. Hartmann on March 1, 2023

Philanthropy
Three Vie to Chair Powerful House Ways and Means Committee
After last month’s elections, the majority party in the U.S. House of Representatives will shift from Democrats to Republicans in the Congress beginning next year, just as it did after…
by Michael E. Hartmann on December 12, 2022

Special Report
Lessons from the 2022 Midterms: Playing to Win the Game
Despite recapturing the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans were disappointed by the outcome of the midterm elections. Instead of a “red wave” sweeping GOP candidates into offices…
by Michael Watson on December 7, 2022

Philanthropy
Senate Finance Committee Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on Tax-Exempt Nonprofits and Politics
The U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight has announced that it has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, May 4, to examine “Laws and Enforcement Governing…
by Michael E. Hartmann on May 2, 2022

Philanthropy
Leaders of Aggressive Congressional Investigations of Philanthropy—Past, and Potential Future?
Progressive and populist, and academic and popular, critiques of grantmaking certainly seem to be on the rise of late. These is an increasing intensity to them. Congressional curiosity, it sure…
by Michael E. Hartmann on February 28, 2022

Labor Watch
Congressional Staff Unionization: A Class Analysis
Congress is periodically prone gazing at its own navel, and the latest example is a budding debate over whether congressional staff should unionize. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader…
by Michael Watson on February 14, 2022

Philanthropy
A Conversation with EO Tax Journal Editor Paul Streckfus (Part 2 of 2)
Paul Streckfus is editor of the EO Tax Journal, a daily e-mail update of information, with commentary and analysis, for practitioners and scholars of exempt organizations (EO) tax law. It is thus…
by Michael E. Hartmann on November 27, 2020

Organization Trends
Hijacked! How Obama and the Left Killed NASA: The journey from the Moon to radical activism
Organization Trends, July 2016 (PDF here) Summary: American leadership in space exploration helped create and fuel the high-tech boom that led U.S. global competitiveness since the early 1960s. NASA…
by Art Harman on July 1, 2016