Trump's first week: Congress, courts consider their "checks and balances"
In his first week back in office, Trump wasted no time shattering norms – from a blizzard of transformative executive orders, ...
'That's life with Trump': Congress rides the first waves of the new administration
During their first news conference since Trump took office, House Republican leaders were effusive about the new ...
Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes ...
Trump warns he'll adjourn Congress to make recess appointments. How would that work?
No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the ...
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Age and generation in the 119th Congress: Somewhat younger, with fewer Boomers and more Gen Xers
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 ...
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Congress passes migrant detention bill that DHS said it can’t enforce without more resources
The Laken Riley Act is set to be the first bill Trump signs into law after it passed the House and Senate with bipartisan ...
‘A Bounty on My Head’: Congress’s First Transgender Member Faces the Trump Era
Representative Sarah McBride did not run for Congress emphasizing L.G.B.T.Q. issues. But since her arrival in Washington, her ...
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119th Congress brings new growth in racial, ethnic diversity to Capitol Hill
Overall, 139 of today’s senators and representatives identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian American or Native American.
With Democrats barred as committee chairs, Texas House is looking more like Congress
The Texas Legislature is looking more like the U.S. Congress. Last week the Republican-controlled state House approved new ...