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Restoring the First Branch

The Governance team tackles how to modernize and improve our electoral system to elect a government worthy of public trust, and addresses how to run a government and ensure effective policymaking. Specifically, the Governance team examines the issues created by unfettered government growth, mismanagement and waste of taxpayer funds, and how to restore the proper balance of power between Congress, the executive branch, and the judiciary. Sign up for updates here.

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Analysis Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Gerrymandering and the Corruption of the People’s House

Jonathan Madison April 24, 2026
Analysis Budget and Spending Reform, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Don’t Let the “War on Fraud” Become Another DOGE

Nan Swift March 9, 2026
In the News Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Awkward? What to expect from Trump-Supreme Court beef at State of the Union

Jeremy Dalrymple Feb 24, 2026 USA Today
News Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Statement on Supreme Court ruling overturning President Trump’s tariffs

Corie Whalen Feb 20, 2026
Analysis Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

It’s Time to Reform the Appointment Process

Jeremy Dalrymple Feb 12, 2026
Op-Eds Executive Branch, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Left’s teachable moment about perils of unlimited government

Steven Greenhut Jan 23, 2026 The Orange County Register
Analysis America 250, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch

Common Sense in 1776 and 2026

Jonathan Madison Jan 10, 2026
In the News Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Policing, Restoring the First Branch

Cross-Ideological Coalition to Congress: Rein in Trump’s National Guard Deployments

Sarah Anderson Dec 22, 2025 Demand Progress
Coalition Letters, Congressional Letters, Letters Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Policing, Restoring the First Branch

Coalition asks Congress to rein in National Guard deployments to U.S. cities

Sarah Anderson Dec 18, 2025
Op-Eds California, Federal Government Affairs, Governance, Restoring the First Branch, State Policy

What Sacramento can teach Washington about the filibuster

Jeremy Dalrymple Dec 2, 2025 The Orange County Register

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