Any president can appoint someone to a position requiring Senate confirmation whenever the chamber is in recess. Back when the country began and traveling to and from Washington by horse or train took far longer, recess appointments were a far more urgent need. Now, with Congress able to functi...
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Sen. Diane Feinstein told “Meet the Press” that she would introduce legislation to ban assault weapons at the start of the next Congress. (She sponsored a ban on semiautomatic weapons in 1994, after a mass shooting in San Francisco’s financial district. It expired in 2004). It’s a ...
This semi-private small group tour is limited to ~12 people and does have a ticketed cost. You will see the Supreme Court and enter the Library of Congress and the US Capitol. Your guide will tour the Library of Congress with you and give you tickets to the US Capitol tour after our ...
But, Congress does, in fact, have the constitutional authority to restore integrity to the court. That’s why Indivisible Project is partnering across the movement to send a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin urging them to address these...
On the other hand, SOEs play a critical and dominant role in industries such as banking, telecommunications, aviation, railways, and energy. Enterprises, especially POEs, often get cues from the central government’s policies. They react quickly and are often able to take advantage of the ...
Due to the excessive minting of the new silver half dollars, the U.S. government ran short of silver. The shortage saw Congress pass the 1965 Coinage Act, which decreased the silver content of half dollars from 90 percent to 40 percent. ...
I went on dozens of interviews per week but rarely heard back. The extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits really helped, but when it ended in August, and Congress left for recess, it felt like a betrayal. I moved back into a one-bedroom apartment with my mom. I called every c...
namely Congress suddenly discovers the evils of debt when the opposite party holds the presidency. The scenario is that the White House changes hands in November, but the Senate does not. It is easy for politicians to remember the virtues of counter-cyclical policy if their party holds the Whi...
HELENE BARRELS ON: President Biden on Monday said he may ask Congress to return early from its preelection recess to pass supplemental disaster relief money to address the “broad and devastating impacts” of Hurricane Helene, Lauren reports.“That is something I may have to request,” Biden ...