If the US government uses the authorization provided by the US Congress to conduct further interference in Hong Kong, China will surely raise its retaliation, Lü said. China could investigate US diplomats connected to the listed NGOs, or even directly involved with their local funding targets and...
Trump wanted to build the wall, but Democrats in the US Congress oppose it. Such a situation leads to procrastination and public complaints. Various interest groups often have different demands and goals on major issues. Thus, the US is often inefficient in resolving problems, including the sprea...
A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule means consumers’ hospital and doctor bills can no longer weigh down their credit scores. Dawn PapandreaJan. 9, 2025 Will You Benefit From Trump Tax Cuts? Tax breaks were a big issue on the campaign trail, and Congress will be focusing on ways...
In the wake of the Florida recount, Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002, which mandated higher standards for the voting equipment used in federal elections. “The Help America Vote Act assumed that touch screen technology was going to be the future of voting,” says Jones, “...
The House committee will be at the center of next year's big debate over President-elect Donald Trump's tax plans.
DREs rose to prominence after the hanging-chad controversy in Florida in the 2000 presidential election, but the use of paperless DREs has fallen from 23 states in 2008 to 15 in the upcoming election. The problem for states is the cost of replacing thousands of DREs. Congress allocated money...
Former Officials to Congress: Stop Trump A letter signed by more than 200 former humanitarian and national security officials urges Senate and House leadership to get President Donald Trump to end his foreign aid freeze. Elliott Davis Jr.Feb. 13, 2025 Key Themes From the McMahon H...
Two groups own the Congress and White House: super-rich individuals and single-issue lobbies. The world watched agape as Elon Musk, the world’s richest person (and yes, a brilliant entrepreneur and inventor), played a unique role in backing Trump’s election victory, both through his vast ...
Proposed "Trade act of 1969" as submitted to the Congress and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means on November 18, 1969 : including message of the President, draft bill and section-by-section analysis, together with the Trade expansion act of 1962, as amended U.S. G.P.O., 1970...
The President led the government budgeting process from 1921 through 1974. President Nixon then signed the Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 so Congress could reclaim power over spending.3The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) publishes the long-term projections of the federal budget and the...