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Should the bill pass one chamber of Congress, it is then passed to the other to go through the same process. Once again, the other chamber may approve, reject, ignore or amend the bill. However, if the bill is changed considerably by the second chamber, a 'conference committee,' made u...
On Jan. 19, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sent a letter to Congress stating that the federal government's debt had reached its ceiling of 31.4 trillion U.S. dollars. Ten days have passed, and the U.S. Congress hasn't passed a bill to raise the debt ceiling, leaving the govern...
The president, as the chief formulator of public policy, often proposes legislation to Congress. The president can also veto any bill passed by Congress. The president can appoint federal judges as vacancies occur, including members of the Supreme Court. All such court appointments are subject to...
The First Amendment is the first of the original 10 amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution which were designed to protect a number of fundamental rights for Americans. It reads: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohib...
Jan. 6: Congress counts the electoral votes. Typically, this process formally certifies a winner. But if no candidate wins a majority of electors, the House votes to determine who becomes president. This procedure is laid out in the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Each st...
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Americans caught a break when the Fed lowered interest rates to near zero in an emergency cut amid coronavirus concerns two years ago, but today borrowing is about to get more expensive. For the millions of credit cardholders, this could mean having a higher bill in the upcoming months. Here...
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