Congress also approved boosts to Social Security payments and disaster aid
The federal government avoided a shutdown. Here are some notable takeaways from legislation that cleared the House and Senate ...
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Congress Sneaks Massive Pay Raise For Itself Into Spending Bill As Americans Struggle To Make Ends Meet
Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who is leading the fight among conservative House Republicans to tank the CR, also ...
US Speaker of the House Doesn't Have To Be a Member of Congress
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is not required to be a member of Congress. The U.S. Constitution does not ...
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Some final thoughts from one of the leading reformers of Congress
"Congress as an institution has seen tremendous turnover. It has struggled to recruit and retain and develop staff," said ...
House Weaponization panel releases 17,000-page report exposing 'two-tiered system of government'
The House Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government released a more than 17,000-page report ...
Why is Congress funding the failing Department of Education?
Congress created the Department of Education, and it can and must abolish it. Doing so is fiscally responsible and morally ...
Ceremony commemorates 200th anniversary of Lafayette's address to Congress
House Speaker Mike Johnson and minority leader Hakeem Jeffries hosted a ceremony Tuesday at the U.S. Capitol to mark the ...
What to Know About the Debt Ceiling Debate at the Center of the Government Shutdown Saga
A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a ...
How Trump could undo portions of Biden's climate legacy
Biden's most recent climate initiatives are all but certain to be short-lived, mostly thanks to an obscure law that tends to ...
The bald eagle isn't actually America's national bird — but that's poised to change
After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk.