Our framers assumed Congress would conduct investigations like the House of Commons where  members were considered “grand inquisitors of the realm.” When the U.S. House convened in 1789, it established a legislative process that included investigations. Thanks to @ushousehistory.bsky.social!

Georgetown Law & Levin Center Scholar Dave Rapallo's new piece notes that AG Bondi’s #EpsteinFiles redactions violate federal law & House Oversight Committee's subpoena that compel their production. Congress must insist on the transparency required by law.

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Check out Dr. Claire Leavitt's new piece on The Conversation US! Dr. Leavitt was our 2025 Excellence in Oversight Research award winner.

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📘New from Brookings Press: The Folkways of Congress examines changing congressional norms—and what that means for U.S. democracy. Includes a chapter by the late Elise Bean, “Norms in Congressional Oversight Investigations: Problem Solving vs. Partisan Messaging.”

What is oversight? Check out the new content from our civic ed team, Learning by Hearings!

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And so it begins…

The first congress of the United States, representing 12/13 colonies (- Georgia) convened in Philadelphia on Sept. 5th in 1774 and met for 6 weeks. It tried to negotiate a relationship with Great Britain that acknowledged the rights of colonists.
#Congress250 #America250 #USA250

"Congress needs to fight harder than it has so far to defend this independent voice that brings to light facts that Congress and the American people need to know," following Trump's firing of more than a dozen, argues Levin Center director @jim-townsend.bsky.social.

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Thanks to all who helped us celebrate our 10th anniversary!

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Thanks to all who helped us celebrate our 10th anniversary!

@slotkin.senate.gov @waynelawschool.bsky.social

Levin Center’s Congressional Oversight Records Database (CORD) has expanded its collection by adding oversight reports from the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources! This addition brings the collection to 1,400 oversight reports.

www.cord-levin-center.org

This Fourth of July, while celebrating American independence, we must also confront threats to our democratic system and recommit to protecting checks and balances in government.

Read the latest on our blog!

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“Denying members of Congress access to facilities is a direct assault on our system of checks and balances. What [they] are trying to do now is to be part of a proud bipartisan tradition of...oversight by showing up," @jim-townsend.bsky.social told @latimes.com.

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"Denying members of Congress access to facilities is a direct assault on our system of checks and balances," said @levincenter.bsky.social director @jim-townsend.bsky.social.

www.latintimes.com/dozens-dems-...

Director @jim-townsend.bsky.social joins POGO, AEI, R Street Institute, Partnership for Public Service, AGI, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, & POPVOX Foundation in calling on Congress to restore funding to important congressional services, including GAO and CRS.

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Looking forward to joining former Congressman Dave Trott on the radio at 10:35 am this morning to talk about the mission and work of the Levin Center!