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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 ...
US agency staff told not to speak with Congress, lawmaker says
Staff at the U.S. farm, environment and interior agencies have been instructed by the Trump administration not to speak with ...
Republicans in Congress Could Kill 400,000 Energy Jobs | Opinion
New EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin made headlines last week bragging that he could rescind billions in loans for clean energy.
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 ...
America’s Enabling Act moment: Congress’ coming denouement and the Reichstag test
N early one month into Donald Trump’s second term, the courts, the Congress, and the American people are facing the ...
Is there a State of the Union in 2025? Technically no, but here’s what happens instead.
Typically, a State of the Union is delivered to a joint session of Congress inside the House of Representatives chamber. That ...
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Lawmakers warn Hegseth against political firings of generals
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked Hegseth for justifications and transparency before any decisions to dismiss senior ...
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Congress, not the president, decides on spending—a constitutional law professor explains the 'power of the purse'
Because of the Trump administration's efforts to cut staff and spending, Congress' "power of the purse" has been in the news ...
Adams Sues Trump Administration for Return of $80 Million It Seized
The money, Biden-era federal funds for sheltering migrants, disappeared from a city bank account without warning. New York ...
DHS sued over stripping of deportation protections for Venezuelans
Immigration advocates have filed two suits challenging the Trump administration’s stripping of deportation protection for ...
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 ...