While the Treasury Department's use of extraordinary measures would give Congress more time to address the debt ceiling, Trump is now urging lawmakers to take action now, before he takes office. The Constitution gives Congress the power to borrow on behalf of the U.S., and Congress has deleg...
Read moreWhat Was the Continental Congress? The term “filibuster” comes from a Spanish word meaning “pirate.” Table of Contents Filibuster Origins In the early days of the Senate, senators would use filibusters to prevent votes on bills they did not like. Today, the filibuster is used...
Perhaps it is due to special interests. Congress passed the Energy Act of 2005, which extended the length of daylight saving time an extra week in the fall, in large part due to an effort by candy producers to allow for an additional daylight hour on the night of Halloween for trick -...
Congress has so far failed to enact any of the appropriations bills that fund the government, although this is not unusual. It has only managed to pass all 12 spending bills on time in four years, and that last occurred in 1997. In most years, Congress passes some of the individual appro...
Even as Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda wrapped up a tired appearance before Congress,the head of the world's largest automaker wasn't leaving his problems behind. Toyota faces a criminal investigation by federal lawyers in New York.The company is now being investigated.Its US dealerships in difficulty...
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3, 2017, the House Chamber is seen at the close of business of the 114th Congress, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, file) By LAURIE KELLMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — They've got the keys to the offices, new paint inside, and parties to ...
the NDAA, or via executive order. However, even if additional outbound review steps are not initiated this year, there continues to be strong bipartisan interest in pursuing a broad outbound investment regime and it is likely to be a priority n...
In ancient Rome, this position was known as coitus more ferarum, which in Latin means "sexual intercourse in the manner of wild beasts.” The ancient Indian text Kama Sutra refers to it as the “cow position” or the “congress of a cow.” Today you’re likely to hear it called ...
They couldn’t put a big enough chip on my shoulder to keep me from my social scene and by the time we left eight grade, I was (in my eyes) King of the freakin’ World! Middle School is a time of separating the wheat from the chaff academically and I established myself as one ...