 November 1 - The Primary Hurdle: While Some Incumbents Fret, For Most, the Worrying Is Over |
| November 1 - The 1986 Primaries: Losers and Close Calls |
| November 1 - Hill Fervor for Farm Bill Changes Died Slowly |
| November 1 - Reagan Leaving Conservative Mark on Courts |
| November 1 - Signs of Thrift Seen in Largest-Ever Money Bill |
| November 1 - $15 Billion for Energy, Water: Funding Measure Papers Over Differences on Nuclear Issues |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Energy/Water Funding (chart) |
| November 1 - $274 Billion Appropriation: For the Second Year in a Row, Pentagon's Buying Power Falls |
| November 1 - Military Construction Funds Pared (chart) |
| November 1 - Funding for Major Defense Programs, Fiscal 1987 (chart) |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Congressional Appropriations for Defense (chart) |
| November 1 - Final Provisions, Fiscal 1987 Labor-HHS Funding Bill (chart) |
| November 1 - Spending Boosts for Health, Education: Congress Votes $114.78 Billion for Labor-HHS |
| November 1 - Some Programs Knowingly Under-Funded: $45.2 Billion Farm Bill May Fall Short of Costs |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Appropriations Approved |
| November 1 - Controversial OMB Unit Survives: Congress Approves Increases In Treasury-Postal Spending |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Treasury, Postal Funding (chart) |
| November 1 - But Congress Yields on Key Items: Fiscal '87 Spending for Interior Will Exceed Reagan's Request |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Interior Appropriations |
| November 1 - Exceeds Request by Nearly 50 Percent: Transportation Funding Set at $10.38 Billion |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 Transportation Funds (chart) |
| November 1 - 4 Percent Cut From Last Year: Housing, Agencies' Funding Drops to $56 Billion in FY '87 |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 HUD/Agency Funds (chart) |
| November 1 - Includes Funds to Fight Drug Abuse: Commerce, Justice, State Get $12.9 Billion |
| November 1 - Funding Breakdown for Commerce/Justice/State (chart) |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1987 D.C. Appropriations (chart) |
| November 1 - Go-Ahead Given for New Prison in City: Congress Votes $560.4 Million In U.S. Funds for the District |
| November 1 - Reagan Prevails on Most Key Votes in 1986 |
| November 1 - Major Provisions of Omnibus Water Projects Bill |
| November 1 - Maritime Loan Guarantees Draw Reagan Veto |
| November 1 - Reagan's Message on Pocket Veto |
| November 1 - Differences Over Strategy: U.S. Reopening the Pipeline For Military Aid to 'Contras' |
| November 1 - Hill Highway Impasse Threatens States' Plans |
| November 1 - Federal Highway Funding (chart) |
| November 1 - Major Provisions of the Fiscal 1987 Reconciliation Bill |
| November 1 - CFTC Reauthorization Bill Cleared |
| November 1 - Congress in Brief: Second-Session Summary |
| November 1 - Fiscal 1986 Deficit Is $220.7 Billion |
| November 1 - Senate Clears Credit Union Bill |
| November 1 - Pocket Veto Possible for Clean Water Bill |
| November 1 - Process Patent Legislation Dies |
| November 1 - Reagan Signs Omnibus Anti-Drug Bill |
| November 1 - Retirees' Benefits Shielded in Bankruptcies |
| November 8 - Failed Campaign Cost Republicans the Senate |
| November 8 - Republicans Pay the Price: Lively Contests Fail to Attract Many Voters to the Ballot Box |
| November 8 - The Senate Turnout: Hardly a Groundswell (chart) |
| November 8 - The 100th Congress: An All-Democratic Show, GOP Interregnum Brought to a Close |
| November 8 - Byrd vs. Johnston for Senate Majority Leader |
| November 8 - Democrats Have Their Own Priorities: Reagan Policies Face Stiff Challenges on Hill |
| November 8 - Voters Restore Democrats to Senate Control |
| November 8 - Senate Switched Seats, Newcomers, Losers (chart) |
| November 8 - Sanford Gets an Edge in Seniority |
| November 8 - 100th Congress: New Senate Profiles |
| November 8 - Senate Freshmen, 1914-1986 |
| November 8 - Senate Agriculture Committee: Panel Returns to Center of Fray |
| November 8 - Senate Appropriations Committee: Business as Usual for Spending Bills |
| November 8 - Senate Armed Services Committee: A Careful Expert Taking the Helm |
| November 8 - Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee: Change in Banking Policy Expected |
| November 8 - Senate Budget Committee: Chiles Continues Bipartisan Tradition |
| November 8 - Senate Commerce Committee: A Shift in Style and Priorities Likely |
| November 8 - Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Johnston and McClure May Switch Jobs |
| November 8 - Senate Environment Committee: Change at Top to Have Limited Effect |
| November 8 - Senate Finance Committee: Trade, Not Taxes, Moves to the Fore |
| November 8 - Senate Foreign Relations Committee: No More Rescues for Reagan? |
| November 8 - Senate Intelligence Committee: A Backer of the Agencies' Budgets |
| November 8 - Senate Governmental Affairs Committee: Wider Sweep, More Activist Approach |
| November 8 - Senate Judiciary Committee: Kennedy Has a Choice to Make |
| November 8 - Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee: A Swing to the Left in Panel Leadership |
| November 8 - Senate Rules and Administration Committee: Holding the Line on Senate Expenses |
| November 8 - Senate Select Ethics Committee: A Return to 'The Judge' From Alabama |
| November 8 - Senate Small Business Committee: Leaders to Continue Bipartisan Tenor |
| November 8 - Senate Special Aging Committee: Post Has Distinctive Meaning for Pryor |
| November 8 - Senate Indian Affairs Committee: Melcher Likely to Take Chairmanship |
| November 8 - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee: Panel Expected to Stay on Course |
| November 8 - Senate Membership in the 100th Congress (list) |
| November 8 - Years of Expiration of Senate Terms |
| November 8 - A Year of Little Turmoil in House Elections, Most GOP Incumbents Avoid the 'Itch' |
| November 8 - U.S. House Members Defeated (chart) |
| November 8 - 1987 House Makeup, Party Gains and Losses (as of Nov. 6)(chart) |
| November 8 - House Switched Seats, Newcomers and Loses (chart) |
| November 8 - 100th Congress: Freshman Class Biographies of Harris (Ala.-7) and Rhodes (Ariz.-1) |
| November 8 - 100th Congress: Freshman Class (biographies) |
| November 8 - Retirements and Moves to the Senate: Election Brings Subcommittee Reshuffling |
| November 8 - House Membership in the 100th Congress |
| November 8 - Governorships (chart) |
| November 8 - Republicans Take Solace in Governors' Races, Wins in South Include Texas and Florida |
| November 8 - 1987 Occupants of the Nation's Statehouses (chart) |
| November 8 - Average Age, 100th Congress (chart) |
| November 8 - Women, Hispanics Hold Ground, Record Number of Blacks Elected to Congress |
| November 8 - Members' Occupations and Religious Affiliations (chart) |
| November 8 - Women, Blacks, Hispanics in Congress (chart) |
| November 8 - Returns for Governor, Senate and House (chart) |
| November 8 - Reagan's Post-Election Remarks to Staff -- Nov. 5, 1986 |
| November 8 - Reagan Message on Energy Veto -- Nov. 1, 1986 |
| November 8 - Objects to Cost: Reagan Vetoes Clean Water Bill; Members Vow to Pass It Again |
| November 8 - Pocket Veto Used on Appliance Bill |
| November 8 - Congress to Scrutinize Iran Policy |
| November 8 - Immigration Bill Signed Into Law |
| November 8 - Pakistan Certification |
| November 8 - President Vetoes Health Promotion Measure |
| November 8 - Safety Board Authorization Vetoed |
| November 15 - Gramm-Rudman Both Disappoints and Succeeds, It's Hard to Sell, But 'Law Did Some Good' |
| November 15 - Reagan Tries to Put Out Fire on Iran Dealings |
| November 15 - Organizing the House: The Schedule |
| November 15 - Senate Democrats Avert Fight, Plan Agenda |
| November 15 - But He May Eventually Give It Up: Biden Says New Job Will Help Presidential Bid |
| November 15 - Kennedy Chooses Labor Committee |
| November 15 - Committees May Change Emphasis: LaFalce, Bumpers to Head Small Business Panels |
| November 15 - Advantage of Incumbency, 1946-86 (chart) |
| November 15 - Safe Seats, Hard Work, No National Discontent: House Incumbents Achieve Record Success Rate in 1986 |
| November 15 - GOP's Ambitious Goal Is Parity by 1991: Democrats Extend Dominance in the States |
| November 15 - Partisan Lineups of State Legislatures (chart) |
| November 15 - Chance to Challenge President: Democrats Ride a Familiar Tide In the Latest Midterm Elections |
| November 15 - Counting the 1986 House Vote (chart) |
| November 15 - From Toxic Dumps to Games of Chance: Referendums Let Voters Do Their Own Legislating |
| November 15 - Promotions Quota, Women in Work Force: Court Again Wrestling With Affirmative Action Questions |
| November 15 - GOP Schism Over Administration Policies: Helms, Lugar Square Off for Committee Post |
| November 15 - The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action |
| November 15 - Partisanship Hit New High in 99th Congress |
| November 15 - Party Unity and Party Opposition: House (chart) |
| November 15 - Party Unity and Party Opposition: Senate (chart) |
| November 15 - Conservatives: A Rise in Unity but Not Victories |
| November 15 - 1986 Coalition Votes (chart) |
| November 15 - Conservative Coalition Support and Opposition: House (chart) |
| November 15 - Conservative Coalition Support and Opposition: Senate (chart) |
| November 15 - Bank Bills Not on Fast Track: Banking Chairmen in No Hurry To Give Regulators More Power |
| November 15 - Reagan Deferral Fight Harks Back to Nixon Era |
| November 15 - As Delivered Nov. 13 From the White House: Text of Reagan's Address On Arms Shipments to Iran |
| November 15 - Letters, GOP Rule on Foreign Relations Post |
| November 15 - Texts of President Reagan's Messages Accompanying Three Pocket Vetoes |
| November 15 - Continuing Resolution Gets New PL Number |
| November 15 - Proxmire Charges Evasion of Vacancies Law |
| November 15 - Reagan Signs Bill on SSI Disability Benefits |
| November 15 - Reagan Signs Omnibus Health Bill |
| November 15 - 1987 Cap on Refugees Set at 70,000 |
| November 15 - Reagan Fills Vacancies on Home Loan Bank Board |
| November 15 - Three House Races Remain Undecided |
| November 15 - Perspective -- Squaring Off Over Trade: Fears, Ironies |
| November 22 - Reagan's Iran Deal: The Skepticism Builds |
| November 22 - Should Reagan Have Done It, and Should He Have Told Hill? Secret Weapons Sale Stirs Up Legal Questions |
| November 22 - Intelligence Reporting Law: A Text |
| November 22 - Anti-Takeover Bills Pushed: Legislators React Cautiously To Wall Street Stock Scandal |
| November 22 - Democrats Moving Swiftly to Organize Senate |
| November 22 - PAC Foe Kerry Now a Fund-Raiser |
| November 22 - Beyond the Trade Hoopla, Looking for Options |
| November 22 - Seeking to Boost U.S. Competitiveness By Shoring Up Technology, Education |
| November 22 - Congress Tames Development to Keep Rivers Wide |
| November 22 - New Space Council Opposed: Reagan Vetoes NASA Measure; Lawmakers Vow 1987 Passage |
| November 22 - But Two Versions Enacted, Causing Problems: Five Child Nutrition Programs Reauthorized by Congress |
| November 22 - Text of Reagan's Nov. 19 News Conference |
| November 22 - Reagan's Pocket Veto of NASA Bill |
| November 22 - Major Provisions of Nine-Part Omnibus Health Bill |
| November 22 - Budget Deficit Is Key: Protecting Poor and Elderly Will Be Goal of Health Policy |
| November 22 - Bowen: Expand Medicare to Cover Catastrophes |
| November 22 - 'Sophomore Surge' in Lower Chamber: GOP's House Rookies Thrive As Senate Counterparts Falter |
| November 22 - GOP Freshmen on Their Own |
| November 22 - Illinois' Rep. Grotberg Dies |
| November 22 - One Close Race Done, Three to Go |
| November 22 - The 99th Congress: 1985 Group Ratings |
| November 22 - The Specific Votes Used in Interest Group Ratings |
| November 22 - How Special-Interest Groups Rate Representatives (chart) |
| November 22 - How Special-Interest Groups Rate Senators (chart) |
| November 22 - Helms-Lugar Battle Continues at Foreign Relations |
| November 22 - Senate Banking Staff Director Seeks Bank Board Slot |
| November 22 - Senate Democrats Begin Committee Assignments |
| November 29 - Iran Arms and 'Contras': A Reagan Bombshell |
| November 29 - Trade of Arms and Money Took a Long And Often Shadowy International Path |
| November 29 - Critics Unhappy With Policy Free-Lancing: Fresh Questions Raised on the Role of the NSC |
| November 29 - Several Laws Could Have Been Violated: Independent Counsel Sought For Review of Arms Dealings |
| November 29 - Military Role in Space Program Sparks Concern |
| November 29 - Scientific Missions Are Lost in Space |
| November 29 - A Change Is in Store for NASA's Oversight. . . . . . As New Committee Chairmen Take Charge |
| November 29 - No More Talk of the 'Other Body' |
| November 29 - Picking House Leaders: New Lineup Slated |
| November 29 - Delegate Votes for 1988 Top 4,000: Democratic Party Sets Count For Largest-Ever Convention |
| November 29 - Democratic Delegate Allocation |
| November 29 - Friends in High Places: Lineup in 100th Bodes Well For Civil Rights Community |
| November 29 - Reagan Immigration Comments Stir Controversy |
| November 29 - AIDS Case, 'Propaganda' Films Also at Issue: 'Creation-Science' Debate Tops December Arguments |
| November 29 - Reagan, Meese on Iran-Nicaragua Arms Deals -- Nov. 25, 1986 |
| November 29 - Group Urges Cash Payments in Place of Welfare |
| November 29 - Senate Democrats Make Committee Assignments |
| November 29 - Arkansas Anti-Abortion Referendum Fails |
| November 29 - Rep. Tauzin Enters Louisiana's Gubernatorial Race |
| November 29 - Three House Contests Still Unresolved |
| November 29 - U.S. Trade Deficit Declines in October |
| November 29 - United States Set to Violate SALT II Limits |
