Alicia Reynolds holds a Bachelor's degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in American Studies from Columbia University. Alicia is a keen writer and consultant for ConstitutionUS.com, creating engaging content that demystifies complex constitutional concepts...
More than a dozen sitting presidents have faced Congressional censure, but the official reprimands do not carry the weight of law. Read more Controversial Supreme Court Nominations Through History Presidents dating back to George Washington have faced opposition to their nominees for the nation’s high...
This outcome resulted in the decline of support for the Liberal Party as a force in New York politics, and part of why New York is predominantly Democratic today is that the Liberal Party no longer exists to throw a spanner into the works. When it comes to measuring the ideology of Javits...
On the South’s side there could be no common government unless its slave population was counted in the calculation of the number of representatives to be assigned its congressional districts. On the North’s side, there could be no common government unless Free states would always exceed Slave ...
” Many critics of the phrase argue that it is antisemitic because it amounts to a call for the destruction of Israel; 70 Democratic lawmakers explicitly called it “a rallying cry … for the genocide of the Jewish people” in advance of a Republican-led congressional vote to censure Rep....
Trump’s administration has cut the Census count short, so that he can certify a congressional reapportionment that omits millions of Americans. The GOP has also deprived the public of relief from the Trump-coronavirus recession, which will saddle the incoming government with an economic emergency....
Rep. Elise Stefanik, who represents New York's 21st congressional district, recently called for Shafik to resign over the controversy. "It is crystal clear that Columbia University -- previously a beacon of academic excellence founded by Alexander Hamilton -- needs new leadership," Stefanik posted...
"Censure is a slap in the face of the Constitutionthat lets everybody off the hook," Pelosi said. "Oh, these cowardly senators who couldn't face up to what the president did and what was at stake for our country are now going to have a chance to give a li...
Outside involvement from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee suggests Meijer is right, and Democrats agree with him that Gibbs is the weaker candidate. The DCCC, in a similar trend to other Democratic groups advertising in GOP primaries, spent ...
Rep. Kay Granger in the 12th Congressional District. There are also a number of runoffs for U.S. House nominations, the most prominent of which is the Republican race in the 23rd Congressional District, where U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales seeks a third term in the sprawling, West Texas-based...