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Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
Women make up 28% of voting members in the 119th Congress – on par with their share in the last Congress, but a considerable ...
Under the Constitution there is no substitute for Congress
It is a bitter irony that the Speaker of the House — the leader of the legislative branch — would surrender the power of the ...
Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...
Trump calls Ukrainian President Zelenskyy a dictator in social media post
President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "a dictator without elections" Wednesday in a Truth ...
California Gov. Newsom requests nearly $40 billion in wildfire recovery funding in letter to Congress
The aid would go toward “immediate and long-term recovery work needed to rebuild lives and properties,” according to the ...
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Congress, not the president, decides on government spending − a constitutional law professor explains how the ‘power of the purse’ works
Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...
Congress must push back against administration’s unilateral moves to usurp powers
President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing a “department of government efficiency” (DOGE) to downsize government ...
Gov. Newsom requests $39 billion in federal aid from Congress following Los Angeles area wildfires
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday penned a letter to Congress, outlining how California would use billions in federal aid for Los ...
USAID row: Congress slams BJP, demands white paper
The grand old party also said that the “white paper” should not only focus on USAID funding, but all such agencies which fund ...
Is Presidents' Day celebrated in all states in the United States?
This Monday, February 17, is Presidents' Day in the United States. Also called Washington's Birthday, this is a holiday that ...