Bipartisanship in Congress has decreased 30% over the past 29 years. In 1989, nearly 35% of all bills introduced in the first legislative session had bipartisan support. That number fell to an all-time low of 21% in 2011, and has stabilized around 24% in 2017. Below is a summary of this trend, among others, featured in a new report on activity and bipartisanshipacross nearly three decades of Congress.
The Most Retweeted Accounts by Members of Congress
Want to know what content Congress is amplifying most on X? We analyzed retweet activity across all Members of Congress over the past year to find the top 100 most retweeted accounts — and the results reveal a lot about where lawmakers are directing their audiences and what messages they want associated with their […]
Updated March 2026 | Originally published April 30, 2018 In a post on social media during his first term, President Trump re-endorsed his campaign promise calling for term limits on Congress. As part of his #DrainTheSwamp platform, then-candidate Trump called for congressional term limits — specifically, limiting House members to 6 years of service (3 […]
