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Women account for 28% of lawmakers in the 119th Congress – unchanged from the last Congress
Women make up 28% of voting members in the 119th Congress – on par with their share in the last Congress, but a considerable ...
California governor requests nearly $40 billion from Congress for fire aid
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is seeking funding to help Los Angeles recover from the wind-driven fires that swept across the Pacific ...
A Compliant Congress Earns High Marks, but Probably Not for Long
A major public poll indicates that Americans’ approval for Congress has soared, powered by a surge in positive assessments by ...
Murkowski urges Congress to "stand up" and assert authority if Trump withholds funding
"It requires speaking out. It requires saying, 'That violates the law. That violates the authorities of the executive,'" Sen.
DOGE told IRS to audit scores of members of Congress? No, that's satire | Fact check
The agency did not, however, refer scores of members of Congress to the IRS to be audited. There is no record of that ...
Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump’s priorities through Congress
Senate Majority Leader John Thune has teed up a vote on a budget plan that sets the stage for a massive boost in defense and ...
Americans’ approval of Congress increases in February, but still falls short of majority support
The latest Gallup poll, conducted among 1,004 adults, found that Americans’ approval of Congress’ job performance this month ...
Staff at multiple agencies instructed not to speak to Congress, says Democrat
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) sent several letters on Thursday to various federal agency heads seeking answers regarding directives banning employees from speaking to Congress. “The ...
Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
As an indication of just how personal and petty this dynamic has become, the bill previously introduced in Congress proposing ...
GOP senator on Musk’s cuts: ‘Congress can’t do anything except complain’
Senate Judiciary Chair Chuck Grassley suggested Congress is powerless to stop cuts by DOGE. That’s plainly untrue.
Trump Issues Order to Expand His Power Over Agencies Congress Made Independent
The president has already challenged statutory protections against summarily firing officials overseeing such agencies ...
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Congress used to evaluate emerging technologies. Let’s do it again.
A look back at the Office of Technology Assessment, the Congressional think tank that detected lies and tested tech.