 January 3 - Committee Assignments, Chairmanships |
| January 3 - From Clay to Johnson: The Exercise of Power |
| January 3 - Influence on the Hill: Having It and Using It |
| January 3 - Press Coverage: It's What You Do That Counts |
| January 3 - Profiles in Power: Leaders Without Portfolio |
| January 3 - St Germain Faces Possible Challenge at Banking |
| January 3 - State Delegations: Power's Payoffs and Pitfalls |
| January 3 - The Hill Leaders: Their Places on the Ladder |
| January 3 - The Influential Committees: Money and Issues |
| January 10 - Aspin Ousted as Armed Services Chairman |
| January 10 - Lugar vs. Helms, First Round |
| January 10 - Only a Few Remain to Be Handed Out: House Leaders Make Committee Assignments |
| January 10 - Rep. Biaggi Under Investigation in New York |
| January 10 - The New South and the Democratic Senate |
| January 17 - Congressional Pay Raise Still on Track |
| January 17 - Four Battling for Armed Services Chairmanship |
| January 17 - Kennedy Off and Running With Liberal Agenda |
| January 17 - Senate Appropriations: New Subcommittee Heads |
| January 17 - Stark Holds Off Challenge at Ways and Means |
| January 17 - Taking a Look at the Four Contenders For the Armed Services Chairmanship |
| January 24 - Aspin Makes Comeback at Armed Services |
| January 24 - Ranking Republican on Foreign Relations: In Victory for Seniority System, Helms Wrests Post From Lugar |
| January 24 - Senate Debates Committee Funding |
| January 24 - Seniority System Thriving in Congress Despite Challenges in House, Senate |
| January 31 - Hot Potato Tossed to House: Senate Votes to Bar Pay Raise For Congress, Other Officials |
| January 31 - Rep. Anthony Names Regional Chairmen for DCCC |
| January 31 - Rep. Nelson Re-elected Space Panel Chairman |
| January 31 - Senate Refuses to Cut Funds for Its Committees |
| February 7 - Biden on Civil Rights: Slow Start, Strong Finish |
| February 7 - Energy Standards Bill Delayed: Byrd and Bush Clash in Senate Power Struggle |
| February 7 - Joe Biden's Record Depends on Who Plays It |
| February 7 - Pay Hike for Members of Congress Takes Effect |
| February 21 - Rep. Gordon Named to House Rules Vacancy |
| February 28 - House Committee Assignments, 100th Congress |
| February 28 - Job for Capitol Hill: Select Committees Will Try to Fill in Remaining Gaps |
| March 7 - Boner Investigation Ended |
| March 7 - Members of the 100th Congress, First Session... ...Governors, Supreme Court, Cabinet-Rank Officers |
| March 7 - Supplemental Legislative Appropriations Approved |
| March 14 - House Democrats Tighten Rules on Subcommittees |
| March 14 - Justice Department Closes Probe of Rep. Boner |
| March 14 - Karnes Sworn in to Fill Zorinsky's Senate Seat |
| March 14 - Pay Raise Foes Try New Legal Argument |
| March 21 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Making Welfare Work |
| March 21 - House Approves Committee Funding Resolution |
| March 21 - House Democrats Unveil Welfare Blueprint... ...Senate Also Has Overhaul on Fast Track |
| March 21 - Rep. Biaggi Indicted on Bribery, Fraud Charges |
| March 21 - The Hunt for Power in Jim Wright's House |
| April 4 - Lingering Ethics Controversy Surrounds... ...Six Democratic Members of the House |
| April 4 - Senate Ethics Eyes Durenberger Disclosures |
| April 4 - The Ethics Committees: Shield or Sword? |
| April 11 - House Ethics Completes St Germain Inquiry |
| April 11 - Sens. Simon, Gore to Enter Presidential Race |
| April 11 - Tax-Exempt Groups Fought Planned Restrictions: IRS' Gibbs Agrees to Review Proposed Lobby Regulations |
| April 18 - House Ethics Committee Clears St Germain |
| April 25 - Boren Campaign Finance Proposal Debated |
| April 25 - Business PACs Wary of Campaign Finance Bill |
| April 25 - Justice Department Reviewing St Germain Report |
| April 25 - Kemp to Give Up House Leadership Post |
| April 25 - Rep. Harold E. Ford Indicted |
| May 2 - Downey Takes Key Subcommittee: Leaders Say Ford Indictment Won't Slow Welfare Reform |
| May 2 - GOP Filibuster Possible on Floor: Senate Rules Committee OKs Major Campaign Finance Bill |
| May 9 - AIDS Victim Rep. McKinney Dies |
| May 9 - House Leaders Protest 'Gag Order' on Ford |
| May 9 - Sen. Karnes Given Committee Assignments |
| May 16 - Bitterness Lingers From GOP Assignments |
| May 16 - Connecticut 4th Special Election: Moderates Expected to Lead In Race to Succeed McKinney |
| May 16 - Hill Campaign Spending Hits All-Time High |
| May 16 - House GOP Prepares for Leadership Shuffle |
| May 16 - Senate Committee Lineups Set |
| May 16 - The Leading Campaign Spenders, 1985-86 (chart) |
| May 23 - 1985-86 PAC Contributions Detailed |
| May 23 - Boland Amendments: A Review |
| May 23 - Fading 'Sunshine' Reforms: Few Complaints Are Voiced As Doors Close on Capitol Hill |
| May 23 - Perspective: Speaker Style: Jim Wright and the FSLIC Bill |
| May 23 - Senate Panel Moves Bill Restricting Lobbying |
| May 23 - The Beltway Mentality: Illness or Illusion? |
| May 23 - The Other Iran-Contra Agenda: Reagan Allies Using Hearings As Platform to Boost His Policy |
| May 23 - The Power to Delay, Obstruct: Senate GOP Flexes Muscles of the Minority |
| May 23 - Two Senate Committees Shift Subcommittee Jobs |
| May 30 - Cameras an Accepted Feature Now: After One Year of Television, Senate Is Basically Unchanged |
| May 30 - Plans for New Senate Subway Advance |
| June 6 - Biaggi Again Indicted on Bribery Charges |
| June 6 - Chairman Stennis: Sharing the Workload |
| June 6 - Framework of Post-Reagan Budgeting Seen... ...In Early Jockeying for House Committee Job |
| June 6 - House GOP Elects Three Mid-Level Leaders |
| June 6 - Nunn's Record May Surprise Many Democrats |
| June 6 - Rep. Frank Says He Is a Homosexual |
| June 6 - Talk of Compromise, But None in Sight: Filibuster Threat Hangs Over Campaign Financing Debate |
| June 6 - The Senate's GOP Minority: Home at Last |
| June 13 - Common Cause's Lobbying War on PACs |
| June 13 - Digital Tape Recorders Spark Lobbying War |
| June 13 - New Member Profile: Democrat Pelosi Enters House, Filling Vacancy in California 5th |
| June 13 - Panel Boosts Legislative Appropriations |
| June 13 - Senate Caught in Filibuster: Compromise Proves Elusive In Campaign Finance Debate |
| June 20 - Byrd Vows to Keep Pressing: Partisan Standoff in Senate Stalls Campaign-Finance Bill |
| June 20 - Critics Assail Printing of Past Debates |
| June 20 - Members to Attend Philadelphia Ceremony |
| June 20 - More Money for Mailing Privilege: House Committee OKs Boost In Congress' 1988 Funding |
| June 20 - No Sanctions Recommended: Ethics Panel Cites Rep. Oakar, Will Investigate Rep. Rose |
| June 27 - Dole Hit on Public Funding for Campaigns |
| June 27 - Ethics Questions Reach Wright, Coelho: House Committee to Investigate Rep. Murphy's Payroll Practices |
| June 27 - Glenn Ordered to Repay Campaign Funds |
| June 27 - Whitten Makes Audio-Visual Improvements |
| July 4 - Byrd Struggles to Lead Deeply Divided Senate |
| July 4 - Court Dismisses Challenge to Congress' Pay Raise |
| July 4 - Ethics Challenge Rebuffed: House Votes $1.4 Billion for Housekeeping |
| July 4 - Fiscal 1988 Legislative Appropriations (chart) |
| July 4 - New Campaign Finance Proposal Unveiled |
| July 11 - Foley, Coelho Stick to What They Do Best... ...As New House Leadership Team Settles In |
| July 11 - Speaker Jim Wright Takes Charge in the House |
| July 18 - An Old Compromise, Continuing Controversy |
| July 18 - Cover Story: House 'Stars' Savvy 'Stars' Making Local TV a Potent Tool |
| July 18 - For Some, TV Has No Special Allure |
| July 18 - Move Tied to His Fight With AMA: Rep. Stark Seeking to Block Second Term for FEC Member |
| July 18 - Moving His Agenda: Metzenbaum Takes on New Role: Pragmatist |
| July 18 - Pepper Leaves Mark on Catastrophic-Care Bill |
| July 18 - Rep. Marilyn Lloyd to Retire |
| July 18 - St Germain Faces Criminal Investigation |
| July 25 - Rose Appears at Ethics Inquiry |
| August 1 - Changing South Perils Conservative Coalition |
| August 1 - GOP Rank-and-File vs. Appropriators: Loyalty Test: Party First, Committee Second? |
| August 1 - House Ethics Urged to Reopen Probe |
| August 1 - Lineups Shifting for Future Leadership Races |
| August 1 - New Leaders: National Democrats From South |
| August 1 - Sen. Byrd Scores Reagan |
| August 8 - Committee Remains Silent on Boner Case: GOP Critics of Ethics Panel Are Rebuffed Again by House |
| August 8 - Sen. Murkowski Cleared of Rules Violation |
| August 15 - Capitol Ceremonies for Constitution Bicentennial |
| August 15 - Cover Story: Legislative Summary Partisan Battles Stall Action on Capitol Hill |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Congress |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Government Operations |
| August 15 - Sen. Mitchell: The Democratic Response |
| August 22 - How Special-Interest Groups |
| August 22 - How Special-Interest Groups Rate Senators (chart) |
| August 22 - Janauary and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| August 22 - January and February 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| August 22 - Parliamentarians: Procedure and Pyrotechnics |
| August 22 - Presiding Officers in House and Senate... ...Can Get Caught in Procedural Crossfire |
| August 22 - The 99th Congress: 1986 Group Ratings |
| September 5 - 'Trivialized' Filibuster Is Still a Potent Tool |
| September 5 - Charges Dropped Against Rep. Gonzalez |
| September 5 - Dilatory Debate: A Tactic as Old as the Senate |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registations: Trade Associations |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| September 5 - March 1988 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| September 5 - Realtors Lead in 1985-86 PAC Giving |
| September 5 - Senate Freshmen's Campaign Debts Reduced (chart) |
| September 5 - Trial Begins for Rep. Biaggi |
| September 5 - Winners Have No Trouble Retiring Debts: Senate Freshmen Rewarded By Post-Election PAC Giving |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| September 12 - April 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| September 12 - Pelosi Gets Committee Assignments |
| September 12 - Veterans' Lobbies Showing New Unity on Hill |
| September 12 - Vietnam Vets a Growing Force in Congress |
| September 19 - Campaign Finance Bill Is Set Aside |
| September 19 - House Members Caught in Controversy: Traficant Owes Back Taxes; Konnyu in Trouble at Home |
| September 19 - House Republicans Stage a Protest |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| September 19 - May 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| September 19 - Mitchell Eyes Senate Leadership Bid |
| September 19 - Obey, Like Leath, Drops Out of Race: Panetta Unopposed for House Budget Post |
| September 19 - Pay Votes to Be Required: Senate Panel OKs $1.8 Billion To Operate Legislative Branch |
| September 26 - Ethics to Investigate Biaggi, Stallings, Murphy |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| September 26 - June 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| September 26 - Speaker Wright's Book Deal Revealed |
| October 3 - Fiscal 1988 Legislative Appropriations (chart) |
| October 3 - Former Rep. Hansen Released From Prison |
| October 3 - Over Threat to Cover Members of Congress: Independent Prosecutor Bill Pulled From House Schedule |
| October 3 - Rep. Synar Enters Caucus Contest |
| October 10 - Congress to Adjourn Nov. 21 - Or Later |
| October 10 - Former House Counsel Knows the Rules: Democrats Seek Brand's Help When They Get Into Hot Water |
| October 10 - GOP Chafes Under Restrictive House Rules |
| October 10 - Open and Restrictive Rules, 1977-87 (chart) |
| October 17 - Blind Trust for Wright Frees Special-Prosecutor Bill |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| October 17 - July 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| October 17 - The Reagan Presidency Fades Into Its Twilight |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Businesses and Corporations |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| October 24 - August 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| October 24 - Ethics Panel Faults Stallings, Pursues Murphy |
| October 24 - Field Is Set in Tennessee's 5th District |
| October 24 - Fighting the System: Dick Armey Tries to Go Against a Powerful Tide |
| October 24 - Judge Refuses to Overturn Biaggi Conviction |
| October 24 - Making It Work: Robert Roe: Ardent Defender of Helping Folks at Home |
| October 24 - Pork-Barreling to Win Votes Back Home... ...May Not Always Be as Easy as It Seems |
| October 24 - Pork: A Time-Honored Tradition Lives On |
| October 24 - Rep. Thomas Gets Appropriations Seat |
| October 24 - Rushing the Congressional Pork Barrel... ...Is a Practice Almost as Old as the Nation |
| October 24 - Stennis' Move May Stir Leadership Changes |
| October 24 - Stennis, Evans Retire: Several in House Cast an Eye As a Pair of Senate Seats Open |
| October 31 - Ethics Panel Also Upgrades Rose Inquiry: Del. Sunia Faces Investigation Into Alleged Payroll Violations |
| October 31 - Members Seeking Third Pay Raise in a Year |
| October 31 - Warner: Seeking Compromise, Finding Criticism |
| November 7 - Adjournment Target Moving Into December |
| November 7 - Bitterness Lingers From House Budget Votes |
| November 7 - Rep. Biaggi Sentenced to 2.5 Years, $500,000 Fine |
| November 7 - Rep. Shays Receives Committee Assignments |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Businesses and Corporations |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| November 7 - September 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| November 7 - Shaping the Trade Bill |
| November 7 - Trade, Environment Top September Interests |
| November 14 - Cases Involve Reps. Biaggi, Sundquist: Legal Protections for Members Challenged by Court Decisions |
| November 14 - House Leadership Races Turn Into Marathons |
| November 14 - Rep. Ed Jenkins: He Who Hesitates... |
| November 21 - Controversy Shoots Down Gorbachev Speech |
| November 21 - House Ethics Holds Closed Hearings on Murphy |
| November 21 - House Republicans See Insult Piled on Injury |
| November 21 - Rep. Brown Quits Intelligence Panel in Protest |
| November 21 - Rep. Duncan Sued by FSLIC in Bank Case |
| November 28 - Rep. Lott Protests Waivers of Points of Order |
| November 28 - Rostenkowski on GOP Role: Never Again |
| December 5 - End of Session Resurrects Pocket-Veto Issue |
| December 5 - Ethics Panel May Move on Reps. Murphy, Biaggi |
| December 5 - Kassebaum: Testing Support for Wider Cuts |
| December 5 - Senators Look for Ways to Increase Efficiency |
| December 5 - The Advantage of Writing the (House) Rules |
| December 12 - An Opportunity for the GOP: Florida's 'Walkin' Lawton' Strolls Away From the Senate |
| December 12 - As Others Demur, Sasser Eyes Budget Chair |
| December 12 - House Sticks to Traditional Pattern: Senate Will Try New Schedule Of Long Weeks, More Breaks |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Corporations and Businesses |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Foreign Governments |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Interest Groups |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Labor Organizations |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Miscellaneous |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: State and Local Governments |
| December 12 - October 1987 Lobby Registrations: Trade Associations |
| December 12 - Tax Provisions Sent Firms to Capitol in October |
| December 19 - Panel Considers Expulsion for Biaggi: House Punishes Rep. Murphy, Prepares to Act on Other Cases |
| December 19 - The Art of Vote-Counting Proved Crucial... ...To Eventual Success of Welfare Measure |
| December 26 - Budget Deal Enacted at Last, Congress Adjourns |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: A Productive First Session (chart) |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Congress |
