While members of Congress are not subject to term limits, 16 state legislatures currently are, and another six previously were. In this brief, we explore how term limits sometimes affect behavior and outcomes in these legislatures.

Considerable news attention in recent months has focused on crime rates in major urban areas, including Washington, San Francisco, New York, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Baltimore. The current administration has suggested that National Guard deployments to these cities might be an appropriate way to address this problem.

As the government shutdown stretches into its fourth week, Americans are hearing two very different stories about who is to blame and what is at stake. Official communications from members of Congress express how each side is attempting to shape public opinion on the shutdown.