As we might expect, Democrats have returned to less cohesive voting patterns while in the minority this Congress, particularly as members in competitive districts have moderated to break more often with the president. Looking back to Trump's presidency, there's also precedent for a majority party...
The 2024 Formula 1 season wraps up this weekend in Abu Dhabi and in many ways nothing is different, but at the same time, everything has changed. First off, you have Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver wrapped up his fourth straight title a couple weeks ago. But his team, Red Bull, has...
This trend has been building over the past few decades, culminating in recent incidents that have raised concerns about the state of Congress. Some analysts argue that lawmakers who prioritize attention and personal platforms over serious governing are incentivized to engage in such behavior. The ...
Congress did not always receive a gold-plated pension. Before 1942, members of Congress did not receive a taxpayer-funded retirement plan. This early system was quickly scrapped after public outcry, however. Apensionwas put into place after World War II and eventually replaced by FERS in the...
"Those are his words, his thoughts, just minutes after Congress had been forced to stop its work," McCullough said. "They did what they'd set out to do." And while Tarrio himself wasn't at the Capitol on the day of the insurrection, he messaged with members thro...
False. Approximately 31 percent of the world's population professes belief in Christianity. Read More: How Many Religions Are There? Which Are the Most Influential? 5. Which famous stone is known as the "Great Star of Africa." Cullinan I Hope Diamond Koh-i-Noor Tiffany Yellow Diamond The ...
All of this would be on the table by the next morning, at the dawn of Advocacy Day 2023, when the Restoring Artistic Protection Act was reintroduced by Congressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), alongside Recording Academy leaders and members at a press conference on Capit...
Congress passed a law called the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act that forbids the import of products made by North Korean labor. Yet as many as 80,000 North Korean workers are currently employed in factories in northeastern China, including at seafood processing plants. Throu...
These federal funds are designed to encourage progress toward extending affordable, reliable, high-speed broadband access, which Congress has declared as “essential to full participation in modern life in the United States.”10 But the money alone will not be enough to eradicate the digital di...
The Library of Congress offers a wide variety of internships in and around Washington, D.C., some of which are open to high school students, as well as a paid work-study program. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh has a limited number of unpaid internships open to high schoolers at its four...