The recent spending fight over ICE could be a sign that Congress is getting assertive in defending its power of the purse.It has ceded this power for decades, a process Trump accelerated. Spending power is a major way Congress can and should exert leverage in its fight against executive overreach.

This month marks the anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Citizens United ruling, which opened the floodgates to unlimited money in politics. Here's how it still impacts us today and solutions to restore transparency and accountability.

Surreal to receive first copies of my book today! Pre-order a copy ahead of the March 10 pub date and RSVP to book events in NYC/SF/DC here: linktr.ee/mayakornberg

Starved of legislative power and pressed to fundraise, members of Congress are turning to social media to raise money and raise awareness. Read more about the implications of this dynamic- www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

“A useful explanation of political stalemate-and a cry for reform to let younger voices have their say” - Kirkus Review of "Stuck." Read the full review here www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

The publication of my book "Stuck" is less than 2 months away. I'll be speaking about the book at events in DC, SF Bay Area, and NYC this Spring. For details and tickets: linktr.ee/mayakornberg

A new bill introduced this week drastically weakens a bipartisan, consensus proposal to ban stock trading by members of Congress. It lets lawmakers keep and profit from existing stocks. Congress should return its focus to the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act. 1/2

"The shutdown made it clearer than ever that our system is stuck in a campaign finance system that excludes most Americans from power," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social wrote in an op-ed in @thehill.com. Reform is needed for Congress to actually "represent the people it serves."

Welcome, Maya Kornberg, to P1M!  @kornbergmaya.bsky.social is a Senior Research Fellow at the Brennan Center, and her new book, STUCK: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress (March 2026) is about how political violence and astronomical campaign costs keep democracy paralyzed.

The House Administration Committee is holding a hearing today on a proposed ban on stock trading by lawmakers and their families. Read our explainer on congressional stock trading and the proposed reforms. 1/2

New blood, economic upheaval, and executive overreach are the recipe for overcoming congressional paralysis. Congress has the ingredients to catalyze action on tech. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...

One tool that would help Congress rein in the technology industry: a centralized tech committee in the House or the Senate. bit.ly/3K76Pjr

"The longest government shutdown in history....threatened food assistance for 43 million Americans, a stark reminder that the people affected are often not those in the halls of power," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social, author of forthcoming book Stuck, wrote in @thehill.com. bit.ly/3Xz0obS/

"This shutdown made it clearer than ever that our system is stuck in a campaign finance system that excludes most Americans from power," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social, author of forthcoming book Stuck, wrote in @thehill.com The people's branch should represent the people. #[bit.ly/3WVAC1o  

"Members from working-class backgrounds comprise only two percent of Congress," @kornbergmaya.bsky.social wrote in an op-ed in @thehill.com. That's because "our current campaign finance system prevents [working-class Americans] from even getting on the ballot.” #[bit.ly/3Xz0obS

Nothing spookier than AI and misinformation. Was great to have a Halloween chat with @kcbsradio.bsky.social yesterday. You can listen to the interview here: www.audacy.com/podcast/kcbs...

An excerpt from my forthcoming book "Stuck" on the ways political violence is distorting American lawmaking 👇

Author of forthcoming book Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress @kornbergmaya.bsky.social spoke with Forbes about the importance of having "conversations that are about solutions, about reimagining Congress . . . as something to understand and improve."

Thank you @forbes.com for featuring my forthcoming book "Stuck" and for the opportunity to explain my vision for reform, which is "rooted in inviting smarter conversations — not louder ones." www.forbes.com/sites/jeanne...

Last week, I spoke with @houseinsession.bsky.social @newsday.bsky.social about why the public has a right to know when Members of Congress trade stocks, especially when so many Members fail to disclose trades www.newsday.com/long-island/...

Momentum is building to restrict stock trading by members of Congress. Here's why it's an ethics concern and why current rules haven’t been enough to fix the problem: bit.ly/4nBiNjB

A new House bill would ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks. It’s a step forward on an ethics reform that Americans across the political spectrum support.

Placing stricter rules on congressional stock trading is an ethics reform that’s critical to restoring public trust in Congress. In this piece I explain why, in light of recent momentum on this issue, we must take action: www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...