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+Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies
+- Lots of partisanship around future nomination
+    - Republicans could successfully confirm new justice
+    - Democrats will still attempt to block new justice, but they
+      probably won't succeed
+        - Would need to flip 4 senators to block, but conservatives
+          don't have good motivations
+    Currently, Biden has polling advantage, but can be close fight if
+    Trump mobilizes
+        - Senate seats will likely fall out 50/50, so pres important
+        - Electorate tie could happen
+
+Leadership in Congress
+- House (Unique): Speaker of the House --- Most powerful of any Congress
+    - Legislative power vested, voted in by caucus of house
+    - Currently Pelosi in front of Dems
+- Senate (Unique): President of Senate AND President Pro Tempore
+    - Pres. of Senate = VP of US
+        - Only needs to attend State of Union and break ties
+    - Pres. Pro Tempore
+        - Most senior member of the majority party
+- Majority and Minority Leaders
+    - Mitch McConnell in Senate has this power
+    - Whips collaborate voting and keep a pulse on party's vote
+
+Committee Structure
+- Standing committees critical to legislation process
+    - Small committees => easier legislation discussion, credit-claim
+- Select committees accomplish specific tasks
+    - Often transient investigative, reporting committees
+- Joint committees
+    - Both parties, both chambers
+    - Budgetary, taxation
+    - Really want to catch potential problems beforehand
+- House rules committee
+    - Type of standing committee
+    - Creates "rules for floor action inside House"
+
+"How a bill becomes a law"
+- This is not a real, singular process because bills can become laws in
+  many many ways
+House side of process
+    - Introduce (submit) legislation to get a "house resolution number"
+    - Committee Stage - referred to appropriate Standing Committee
+        - Speaker of House does this
+        - Can refer to one or many committees
+            - Multiple referral means it's more likely to die/change
+    - Standing Commitee refers to subcommittee
+        - Marked up for changes, can die (get buried)
+    - Full Committee discusses and votes on marked up version
+    - Rules Committee -- sets rules for debate on bill
+    - Floor Action - scheduled by Speaker (time limit, position)
+        - (Germane) amendments can get added and get debated separately