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Trump is abusing this sentence in the Constitution to render Congress powerless

President Donald Trump and his allies — from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi — often accuse ...
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Trump vows to change how states run elections, but Constitution doesn’t give him that power

Trump pledged to do away with both mail-in voting — which remains popular and is used by about one-third of all voters — and ...

FactChecking Trump’s Claims About Mail-In Ballots, Voting Machines and States’ Role

President Donald Trump launched his second-term assault on mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines on Aug. 18, firing ...
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RELEASE: How Congress Cut Public Land Payments to Rural Communities

Congress has failed to reauthorize expired programs and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) ended some mandatory public land payments that rural communities have relied on since 1908—diverting ...

Texas House gives final approval to redistricting map, setting stage for Senate vote

The Texas House is set to vote on House Bill 4, which would implement new districts for Texas U.S. House members in favor of ...

Senate signals readiness to hit Russia with hard sanctions if peace deal fails

While Republicans praised President Trump's diplomatic efforts with Vladimir Putin, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle ...
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Report to Congress on Taiwan and U.S. Relations

The following is the Aug. 15, 2025, Congressional Research Service report to Congress, Taiwan: Background and U.S. Relations.  From the Report Taiwan, which formally calls itself the Republic of China ...