The rise and fall of a Texas Democrat: “A definitive, richly detailed biography [and] an engrossing history that sheds light on our own fractious times.” �

A New York Times Notable Book! A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice The story of how Newt Gingrich and his allies tainted American politics, launching a

On cover: The fall of Jim Wright: a true story of Washington.

Jim Wright made his mark on virtually every major public policy issue in the later twentieth century—energy, education, taxes, transportation, environmental p

One of the most important changes in Congress in decades were the extensive congressional reforms of the 1970s, which moved the congressional budget process int