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This is a joint post with Beth Schwanke. On Capitol Hill, this time of year is marked by hot, sticky weather and a mad scramble (or is it more of a leisurely stroll this year?) to advance the appropriations process before Members of Congress head back to their districts for the August recess. There...

As budget hearings wind down, the Senate Foreign Relations International Development Subcommittee is holding a complementary hearing titled "Different Perspectives on International Development Assistance" and CGD's own Todd Moss is testifying. Also testifying are Bill Lane from Caterpi...

Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) will join his fellow members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for a routine confirmation hearing on January 24, but this time he won’t be holding the gavel.  Instead, as President Obama’s nominee to be the next secretary of state, Sen. Kerry will take questions from t...