Next is the JCCIC congressional luncheon at the Capitol's Statuary Hall, which is attended by the president and vice president and their guests, Senate leaders and members of JCCIC. After lunch, the new president and vice president head to the east fro...
The longest government shutdown happened between 2018 and 2019 when then-President Trump and congressional Democrats entered a standoff over his demand for funding for a border wall. The disruption lasted 35 days, through the holiday season, but was also only a partial ...
Trump warned that the members of the congressional committee that investigated Jan. 6 could face criminal charges, as could Biden himself. Biden shot back: “The only person on this stage who’s a convicted felon is the man I’m looking at.” Trump didn’t back down from his vow to s...
The inauguration is about two and a half months after Election Day. It begins with a procession to the Capitol, according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The vice president recites his oath of office and is sworn in first. Around noon, the president recites his...
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The Basics of the U.S. House of Representatives: Arizona presently has nine congressional districts. Who is the current leader of the House of Representatives? The current House speaker is Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California. She was elected to a fourth (second consecutive) term as speaker on ...
The address falls as Biden is in the thick of primary election season, just two days after Super Tuesday. And it is later than usual, given the House’s battle for a Speaker, the congressional calendar and looming government shutdown deadlines. ...
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that extending the Trump tax cuts for the next 10 years wouldadd $4.6 trillion to the deficit. $4.6 trillion deficit and debate over whether tax cuts pay In traditional conservative economic circles, there is an argument often made that tax cut...
"We keep those personal conversations with congressional leadership private," she said. The White House said as recently as last month that "the filibuster is, of course, a Senate legislative tool, not a tool controlled by the president" and that Biden "has not chan...
It was the second day in a row that Powell's semiannual round of congressional hearings, ostensibly to discuss the economy and monetary policy, was infused with detailed discussions of Fed independence - a concept Powell often preaches, something members of both parties in both cha...