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How They Voted (Congress)
H ere is how our House members and New York’s two senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Feb. 14, as reported by Targeted News Service. Click here fo ...
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 ...
Where U.S. adults think the government is spending too much and too little, according to AP-NORC poll
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans, think the country is spending too little on major government programs ...
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs
Workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration ‘s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal ...
Alabama makes history with two Black Representatives in Congress
For the first time in the state’s 205 years, two Black Alabamians are serving in the House of Representatives.