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Why the News Gives Us the Wrong Idea About Congress
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February 10, 2026
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9:53Now PlayingWhy can't members of Congress put aside their differences and solve problems? Well, they do! Why does it feel like they don't? It has a lot to do with the frequency with which we get news about what's going in Congress.
Today's video is based on the really excellent paper, "On the Congress Beat: How the Structure of News Shapes Coverage of Congressional Action," by Jim Curry, Frances Lee, and Robert Oldham.
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