We've talked about three New Years’ resolutions for Congress. Now that the new year has started, here are some deadlines for lawmakers to keep in mind if they want to keep those resolutions.

Our top 3 New Years' Resolutions for Congress. Gridlock is so 2014.

As we approach the end of another year, the team here at National Priorities Project has been looking back at our victories and favorite moments from the past twelve months.

It is a bittersweet day for us here at National Priorities Project. While we are in festive holiday mood, and have lots of organizational accomplishments to be proud of from 2014 (did we mention we were nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize!?!), we are also saddened that today is the...

Many of our roads and bridges are close to fifty years old and desperately in need of investments for upgrades. In a 2013 report America’s Infrastructure, The American Society of Civil Engineers gave our national infrastructure a D+ - hardly sufficient.

Twelve of the more bizarre or outrageous early Christmas gifts to special groups that lawmakers delivered through policy riders in the 2015 federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.

Among the losers in the 2015 federal budget are renewable energy and the environment, while fossil and nuclear energy were winners.

Congress passes a one-year extension of tax extenders bill.

For the last 52 years, Congress has not once failed to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (or NDAA) that provides funding to the military. And in a bipartisan vote, lawmakers just made it 53 when the Senate voted to pass a House version of the bill earlier today.

Throughout the day yesterday, sources were reporting that the massive $1.1 trillion spending deal lawmakers have been negotiating for weeks would not pass because there were not sufficient votes.