FirstBranchForecast

Keeping an eye on Congress's self-governance. A @popvoxfdn twitter account, managed by @Taylor_J_Swift & @DanielSchuman.

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The First Branch Forecast is a newsletter published at the beginning of each week by @popvoxfdn. It focuses on transparency and governance issues being considered by Congress.

Peruse the archives and sign up today: https://t.co/p9clTamliH

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- What Linkde v. Freed means for Members of Congress on social media
- A data-centric commission proposal
- Congressional oversight of regulation
- FOIA backlogs
- and more!
https://t.co/AfmDcNVLFw

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- Hackathon details
- Digital delivery
- In-person casework help
- Continuity of Congress
- Parliamentary mystery solved
- and more!
https://t.co/ZHo4UpDF2w

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- Whistleblower Ombuds growth
- Crooked paths to innovation
- GPO modernization
- and more!
https://t.co/1uy4HY0nmG

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- New AI task force
- The evolution of Congressional internships
- A leader in decline
- Tracking Modernization
- Workplace misconduct payouts
- and more!
https://t.co/Trs8eEiyrp

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In this week’s Forecast:
- Coalition politics are rewiring Congress procedurally
- Heart-rending stories from Congressional casework during Afghanistan withdrawal
- Reflections on the House AI hearing
- Acting AOC TBA
- Preserving POTUS emails, and more!
https://t.co/bN525bOmek

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- A casework case study
- The CHA AI hearing wrapup
- Overdue J6 tributes
- Continuity of Congress
- Threats to lawmakers
- and more!
https://t.co/3DqDu7v4lJ

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- Modernization wisdom from the past
- The history of Congressional casework
- Senate Rules’ AI hearing
- Former staffers fixing Congress
- and more!
https://t.co/n7pzAB7sAn

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- A recap of Internapalooza
- Thawing discussions of the Member pay freeze
- Making Congress more family-friendly
- Updates on modernization projects
- and more!
https://t.co/MFPkZI3EC4

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- Bipartisan discussions on Congressional continuity
- Report on AI in Congress
- HSGAC hearing on AI for service delivery
- USCP hiring concerns
- Cybersecurity training
- In-person voting squeezing the House
https://t.co/ECy1RS7qaI

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In this week’s Forecast:
-A personal history of Congressional fellowships
- Digital PLUM book
- Congressional office chatbot prototype
- The latest from the Congressional Data Task Force
- AI flash report
- Capitol Police IG reports
- and more!
https://t.co/u3QGxEuvEM

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In this week's First Branch Forecast:
- Congressionally Mandated Reports (10 years in the Making!)
- “Naughty or Nice” List for Congress in 2023
- Senate issues guidelines for internal AI use
- and wishing you the best for 2024!
https://t.co/9aVENvbzH0

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In this week's First Branch Forecast:
- FOIA and the Legislative branch
- The impact of recent retirements and resignations in the House
- House Ethics sets its sights on Rep. Gaetz
- New release of J6 video footage
- and more!
https://t.co/5VVhFytq3S

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
- Should Congress tweet?
- Farewell to Rep. George Santos
- Notable departures
- How retiring Members can (responsibly) wrap up casework
- and more!
https://t.co/dwUlfsAjCS

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In this week's First Branch Forecast:
-Congressional Ethics Process Explained & The Case of Rep George Santos
-GenAI guidance for Congressional offices
-More AI policy progress in the House
-Momentum on ModCom recommendations
-the latest CR punt
-and more!
https://t.co/vYSNBsAlGX

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In this week’s First Branch Forecast:
-Structural Innovations in Congress
-Salute to a ModCom Hero
-Improving District Offices
-Approps Update
-AI 101 Webinars for Leg and Comms Staff
-Senate Movement on Military Holds
-Member Safety Concerns
-and more!
https://t.co/9JhA05yYx7

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The First Branch Forecast is back (with a bit of a refresh)!

This week:
- The Top Line: Speaker Pro Emergency
- AI in the Legislative Branch
- Senate Nomination Holds
- Leg Branch Approps
- Selection of the New House GOP Vice Conference Chair
…and more!
https://t.co/GkcbX8Mwl1

[Congressional Workers Union @Congress_Union]

Today, we celebrate the one-year anniversary of the passage of H.Res.1096. Though long overdue, this legislation extended legal protections to employees of the U.S. House of Representatives to unionize and collectively bargain. #Solidarity #CWU