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Texas House Democrats end political standoff, green-light constitutional amendment proposals
Democrats had vowed to prevent the passage of any proposed constitutional amendments to try and force Republicans to amend ...
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How Much Student Loan Debt Do Members Of Congress Have?
More Members of Congress have student loan debt than ever before, but still only 13% of the House of Representatives and 1% ...
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Adam Gray practices at Merced College ahead of Congressional Baseball Game
Gray, 47, a member of the United States House of Representatives from California’s 13th congressional district, which ...
Are US flags half-staff for death of Pope Francis? When law mandates flags are lowered
President Donald Trump has not yet ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the dignitary, who was a vocal critic of the Republican leader. However, the pope met with Vice President J.D.
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GOP passes 10 Commandments-in-schools bill on same day as rollbacks of LGBTQ+ rights
Schools would be required to tell students that the Ten Commandments "shaped Western Civilization and ultimately the founding ...
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When do flags return to full-staff in Texas? Tribute for Pope Francis ends late Saturday
10 days at half-staff after the death of the vice president, the chief justice or a retired chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, or the speaker of the House of Representatives.
We the People: Constitution has a reason for House terms being only 2 years
Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives are every two years because the Framers of the Constitution wanted them to be close to the people.
State House resolution urges ending protections for gray wolves
The Michigan State House has adopted a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation reinstating the Department of Interior’s prior removal of gray wolves from the endangered species list — a step ...