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Our results indicate that although a veto can cast the president in a negative light for some, there are conditions under which Congress decision to pass legislation it knows the president would veto can backfire. Citizens who are informed that Congress provoked a veto and those who are more ...
s electoral votes. However, in Nebraska and Maine, the setup is different, and electoral votes can be split between candidates. Congress counts the electoral votes, now merely a formality, on January 6. The presidential candidate who receives a majority (270) of the 538 Electoral College votes...
Secretary of Agriculture Edwin T. Meredith and the District Federation of Women’s Clubs plant a tree in honor of J. Sterling Morton in May 1920. Photo courtesy of The Library of Congress. Fun Fact:Arbor Day was almost called Sylvan Day, which means “wooded.” Several members of the Nebr...
In 1953 townspeople in Emporia, Kansas called the holiday Veterans’ Day in gratitude to the veterans in their town. Soon after, Congress passed a bill introduced by a Kansas congressman renaming the federal holiday to Veterans’ Day. Beginning in 1954, the United States designated November 11 ...
"This ritual of changing time twice a year is stupid. Locking the clock has overwhelming bipartisan and popular support. This Congress, I hope that we can finally get this done," Rubio, a Republican,said in a statement. Rep. Vern Buchanan, also a Republican from Florida, introduced similar...
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In 1926, Congress passed a resolution making November 11 an annual observance and “Armistice Day” was celebrated for a few decades. In 1953, following World War II and the Korean War, the day was changed from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor U.S. veterans and victims of all wars...